The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is long and treacherous, with 206 countries competing through various pathways across six confederations for a spot at the sport's biggest event.

Discover the 48 teams taking part in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Canada, Mexico, USA™, including host cities, game dates and qualifiers. Learn more with FIFA.

The semi-finals for both the UEFA and FIFA confederation playoffs take place on Tuesday, March 26, while the finals will be ...

FIFA will host draws on November 20 in Zurich for playoff brackets to decide the last six entries at the 48-team 2026 World ...

Countries from around the world will compete in FIFA's Intercontinental Playoffs for a chance to make the final two spots in ...

Al Jazeera answers all the key questions around football’s 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Of the 48 spots in the expanded World Cup 2026 field, 42 have been secured. Two additional spots will be determined in an intercontinental playoff.

A little more than six months remain before the FIFA World Cup 2026, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With this scenario, the vast majority of participating teams ...

42 teams have already qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 33 of them are ranked in the Top 50. Spain has topped the rankings since overtaking Argentina in September 2025. Four of the remaining six ...

Africa's hopes of having an unprecedented three teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockouts are firmly on course after an ...

These are the highlights of the FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers where Belgium crushed a struggling Kazakhstan at the Lotto Park in Anderlecht on Sunday, September 7. Kazakhstan's hopes of getting ...

Erling Haaland says Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo remain the benchmark for sustained excellence as he heads to his first ...