Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria secured Europe's remaining automatic spots.
A total of 43 teams will earn places through continental qualifying tournaments. Another two will secure places in the intercontinental playoffs featuring six teams and scheduled for March in Mexico. The three host countries automatically qualify.
THE BREAKDOWN
Asia has eight direct places and one in the intercontinental playoff.
Africa has nine direct spots plus one for the intercontinental playoff.
North and Central America and the Caribbean get three direct berths (plus the three host nations) and another two spots in the intercontinental playoffs.
South America has six direct spots and will send another team to the intercontinental playoffs.
Oceania for the first time has a guaranteed spot — New Zealand clinched that in March. It could add another with New Caledonia going into the intercontinental playoffs.
Europe will have 16 teams sure to play in the World Cup.
ALREADY QUALIFIED
* United States, Mexico, Canada (automatically as hosts)
* AFRICA: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
* ASIA: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan
* EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland
* OCEANIA: New Zealand
* SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay
* CONCACAF: Curacao, Panama, Haiti
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