The following countries will take part at the 2026 World Cup, to be hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19.
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* UNITED STATES
Taking part as hosts
Best performance: Third (1930)
* MEXICO
Taking part as hosts
Best performance: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
* CANADA
Taking part as hosts
Best performance: Group stage (1986, 2022)
* JAPAN
Qualified on: March 20
Best performance: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)
* NEW ZEALAND
Qualified on: March 24
Best performance: Group stage (1982, 2010)
* IRAN
Qualified on: March 25
Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018,
2022)
* ARGENTINA
Qualified on: March 25
Best performance: Winners (1978, 1986, 2022)
* UZBEKISTAN
Qualified on: June 5
Best performance: Never previously qualified.
* SOUTH KOREA
Qualified on: June 5
Best performance: Fourth place (2002)
* JORDAN
Qualified on: June 5
Best performance: Never previously qualified.
* AUSTRALIA
Qualified on: June 10
Best performance: Round of 16 (2006, 2022)
* BRAZIL
Qualified on: June 10
Best performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
* ECUADOR
Qualified on: June 10
Best performance: Round of 16 (2006)
* URUGUAY
Qualified on: September 4
Best performance: Winners (1930, 1950)
* COLOMBIA
Qualified on: September 4
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2014)
* PARAGUAY
Qualified on: September 4
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)
* MOROCCO
Qualified on: September 5
Best performance: Semi-finals (2022)
* TUNISIA
Qualified on: September 8
Best performance: Group Stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018,
2022)
* EGYPT
Qualified on: October 8
Best performance: Round of 16 (1934)
* ALGERIA
Qualified on: October 9
Best performance: Round of 16 (2014)
* GHANA
Qualified on: October 12
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)
* CAPE VERDE
Qualified on: October 13
Best performance: Never previously qualified
* SOUTH AFRICA
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Group stage (1998, 2002, 2010)
* QATAR
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Group stage (2022)
* ENGLAND
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Winners (1966)
* SAUDI ARABIAÂ
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Round of 16 (1994)
* IVORY COAST
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)
* SENEGAL
Qualified on: October 14
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2002)
* FRANCE
Qualified on: November 13
Best performance: Winners (1998, 2018)
* CROATIA
Qualified on: November 14
Best performance: Runners-up (2018)
* PORTUGAL
Qualified on November 16
Best performance: Third place (1966)
* NORWAY
Qualified on November 16
Best performance: Round of 16 (1938, 1998)
* GERMANY
Qualified on November 17
Best performance: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
* NETHERLANDS
Qualified on November 17
Best performance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)