List of qualified teams for 2026 World Cup

Following are teams that have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, to be hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada from Jun 11 to Jul 19:

UNITED STATES

Taking part as hosts

Best performance: Third place (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: Mar 20

Best performance: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)

NEW ZEALAND

Qualified on: Mar 24

Best performance: Group stage (1982, 2010)

IRAN

Qualified on: Mar 25

Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)

ARGENTINA

Qualified on: Mar 25

Best performance: Winners (1978, 1986, 2022)

UZBEKISTAN

Qualified on: Jun 5

Best performance: Never previously qualified

SOUTH KOREA

Qualified on: Jun 5

Best performance: Fourth place (2002)

JORDAN

Qualified on: Jun 5

Best performance: Never previously qualified

AUSTRALIA

Qualified on: Jun 10

Best performance: Round of 16 (2006, 2022)

BRAZIL

Qualified on: June 10

Best performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

ECUADOR

Qualified on: Jun 10

Best performance: Round of 16 (2006)

URUGUAY

Qualified on: Sept 4

Best performance: Winners (1930, 1950)

COLOMBIA

Qualified on: Sept 4

Best performance: Quarter-finals (2014)

PARAGUAY

Qualified on: Sept 4Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)

MOROCCO

Qualified on: Sept 5

Best performance: Semi-finals (2022)

TUNISIA

Qualified on: Sept 8

Best performance: Group Stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022)

EGYPT

Qualified on: Oct 8

Best performance: Round of 16 (1934)

ALGERIA

Qualified on: Oct 9

Best performance: Round of 16 (2014)

GHANA

Qualified on: Oct 12

Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010)

CAPE VERDE

Qualified on: Oct 13

Best performance: Never previously qualified

SOUTH AFRICA

Qualified on: Oct 14

Best performance: Group stage (1998, 2002, 2010)

QATAR

Qualified on: Oct 14

Best performance: Group stage (2022)

ENGLAND

Qualified on: Oct 14

Best performance: Winners (1966)

SAUDI ARABIA

Qualified on: Oct 14

Best performance: Round of 16 (1994)

IVORY COAST

Qualified on: Oct 14

Best performance: Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)

SENEGAL

Qualified on: Oct 14

Best performance: Quarter-finals (2002)

FRANCE

Qualified on: Nov 13

Best performance: Winners (1998, 2018)

CROATIA

Qualified on: Nov 14

Best performance: Runners-up (2018)

PORTUGAL

Qualified on: Nov 16

Best performance: Third place (1966)

NORWAY

Qualified on: Nov 16

Best performance: Round of 16 (1938, 1998)

GERMANY

Qualified on: Nov 17

Best performance: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)

NETHERLANDS

Qualified on: Nov 17

Best performance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)

BELGIUM

Qualified on: Nov 18

Best performance: Third place (2018)

AUSTRIA

Qualified on: Nov 18

Best performance: Third place (1954)

SWITZERLAND

Qualified on: Nov 18

Best performance: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)

SPAIN

Qualified on: Nov 18

Best performance: Winners (2010)

SCOTLAND

Qualified on: Nov 18

Best performance: Group stage (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)

PANAMA

Qualified on: Nov 19

Best performance: Group stage (2018)

HAITI

Qualified on: Nov 19

Best performance: Group stage (1974)

CURACAO

Qualified on: Nov 19

Best performance: Never previously qualified

SWEDEN

Qualified on: Mar 31

Best performance: Runners-up (1958)

TURKEY

Qualified on: Mar 31

Best performance: Third place (2002)

CZECH REPUBLIC

Qualified on: Mar 31

Best performance: Runners-up (1934, 1962)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Qualified on: Mar 31

Best performance: Group stage (2014)

DR CONGO

Qualified on: Mar 31

Best performance: Group stage (1974)

IRAQ

Qualified on: Mar 31

Best performance: Group stage (1986)