A total of 18 teams have now qualified for the FIFA World Cup 26™.
With qualifying action continuing across the world, FIFA looks at the teams closest to adding their names to the list of participants.
Africa: Who will join Morocco and Tunisia?
In the CAF region, where Morocco have led the way and Tunisia also punched their ticket, October could bring celebrations in a host of other nations.
Algeria will guarantee their place on Matchday 9 if:
Cabo Verde will clinch qualification if:
Côte d’Ivoire will seal their place if:
Egypt will qualify if:
Ghana will clinch qualification if:
Senegal will seal their spot if:
South Africa will qualify on Matchday 9 if:
Europe: Giants closing in as Norway eye return
October seems likely to bring the first qualifiers from UEFA’s preliminary competition, although each of the hopefuls requires a combination of results to confirm their participation.
Croatia will clinch qualification on 12 October if:
France will seal a World Cup return on 13 October if:
Slovakia will qualify on 13 October if:
Switzerland will seal their spot on 13 October if:
England will clinch qualification on 14 October if:
Norway will secure their long-awaited World Cup return on 14 October if:
Portugal will clinch qualification on 14 October if:
Spain will clinch qualification on 14 October if:
North America, Central America and the Caribbean: Duo in focus
October could also bring the first qualifiers from the Concacaf Zone, with two of the confederation’s heavyweights in with a chance of securing their spots.
Honduras will clinch qualification on 14 October if:
Jamaica will seal their place on 14 October if:
Asia: Six remain in the hunt
With Australia sealing their spot on the final day of third-round action, all eyes now turn to October and the fourth round of AFC qualifying.
This consists of the six sides that finished third and fourth respectively across the third-round groups: Indonesia, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. They have been drawn into two groups of three, with the winners of these groups qualifying for the finals.
Finally, the fifth round will pit together the two sides which finished as runners-up in the fourth-round group in a two-legged contest. The winner of these meetings will advance to the FIFA Play-Off Tournament.
Oceania
While they were beaten by New Zealand in the OFC qualifying final, New Caledonia still have a chance to reach the World Cup. They will compete in the FIFA Play-Off Tournament.
South America
With all six of CONMEBOL’s automatic berths now having been claimed, Bolivia will hope to become the seventh when they join New Caledonia and four other hopefuls in the FIFA Play-Off Tournament.
