2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification (Caleb Culmer)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will be the qualifying process which will decide the teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
==Qualified Countries==
Team 	Method of qualification	Total times qualified	Last time qualified	Current consecutive appearances	Previous best performance
Canada 	Hosts 	3 	2022 	2 	Group stage (1986, 2022)
Mexico 	Hosts 	18 	2022 	9 	Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
United States	Hosts 	12 	2022 	2 	Third place (1930)
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
==Qualification Process==
On 9 May 2017, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation scheme for the new 48-team final format.
===Summary of qualification===
Confederation	Direct slots	Play-off slots	Teams started	Teams eliminated	Teams qualified
AFC 	8 	1 	46+1 	0+1 	0
CAF 	9 	1 	54 	0 	0
CONCACAF 	3+3 	2 	32+3 	0 	0+3
CONMEBOL 	6 	1 	10 	0 	0
OFC 	1 	1 	11 	0 	0
UEFA 	16 	0 	55 	0 	0
Total 	45+3 	10 	208+1+3 	0+1 	0+3
==Confederation qualification==
===AFC===
The qualification process involves five rounds; the first two double as the qualification for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
*First round: 22 teams (ranked 26–47) will play home-and-away over two legs. The 11 winners advance to the second round.
*Second round: 36 teams (those ranked 1–25 and the 11 first-round winners) are divided into 9 groups of 4 teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The 18 group winners and group runners-up advance to the third round.
*Third round: The 18 teams that advance from the second round are divided into 3 groups of 6 teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top 2 teams of each group qualify for the World Cup, while the third-placed and fourth-placed teams of each group advance to the fourth round.
*Fourth round: The 6 teams that advance from the third round are divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each to play a single round-robin. The winners qualify for the World Cup.
*Fifth round: The group runners-up in the previous round will compete in a play-off tie to determine the Asian representation at the inter-confederation play-offs.
====First Round====
Team 1 	Agg.	Team 2 	1st leg	2nd leg
Afghanistan 	2-0 	Mongolia 	1-0 	1-0
Maldives 	2-3 	Bangladesh 	1-1 	1-2
Singapore 	3-1 	Guam 	2-1 	1-0
Yemen 	4-1 	Sri Lanka 	3-0 	1-1
Myanmar 	5-1 	Macau 	5-1 	0-0
Cambodia 	0-1 	Pakistan 	0-0 	0-1
Chinese Taipei	7-0 	Timor-Leste	4-0 	3-0
Indonesia 	12-0	Brunei 	6-0 	6-0
Hong Kong 	4-2 	Bhutan 	4-0 	0-2
Nepal 	2-1 	Laos 	1-1 	1-0
====Second Round====
=====Group A=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Qatar 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	India 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	Kuwait 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Afghanistan	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
=====Group B=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Japan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	Syria 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	North Korea	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Myanmar 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
=====Group C=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	South Korea	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	China 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	Thailand 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Singapore 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
=====Group D=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Oman 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	Kyrgyzstan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	Malaysia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Chinese Taipei	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
=====Group E=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Iran 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	Uzbekistan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	Turkmenistan	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Hong Kong 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
=====Group F=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Iraq 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	Vietnam 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	Philippines	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Indonesia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
=====Group G=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Saudi Arabia	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round 		–	 	 	
2 	Jordan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	Tajikistan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Pakistan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
=====Group H=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	United Arab Emirates	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	Bahrain 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	Yemen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Nepal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
=====Group I=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Australia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	Lebanon 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Third Round and Asian Cup 		 	–	 	
3 	Palestine 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	–	
4 	Bangladesh	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Asian Cup qualifying third round		 	 	 	–
====Third Round====
=====Group A=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		 	-	 	 	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Fourth Round 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Fourth Round 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group B=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		 	-	 	 	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Fourth Round 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Fourth Round 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group C=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		 	-	 	 	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Fourth Round 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Fourth Round 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
====Fourth Round====
=====Group A=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Fifth Round
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
----
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=====Group B=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Fifth Round
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
----
----
====Fifth Round====
Team 1	Score	Team 2
 	 	
===CAF===
*First round: 9 groups of 6 teams will play in a home-and-away round-robin matches. Group winners will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
*Second round: The 4 best group runners-up will be drawn into play-offs to determine the CAF representative at the inter-confederation play-offs.
====First Round====
=====Group A=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Egypt 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	Burkina Faso 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Guinea-Bissau	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Sierra Leone 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Ethiopia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	Djibouti 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group B=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Senegal 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	DR Congo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Mauritania 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Togo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Sudan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	South Sudan	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group C=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Nigeria 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	South Africa	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Benin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Zimbabwe 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Rwanda 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	Lesotho 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group D=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Cameroon 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	Cape Verde	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Angola 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Libya 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Eswatini 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	Mauritius 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group E=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Morocco 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	Zambia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Congo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Tanzania	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Niger 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	Eritrea 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group F=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Ivory Coast	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	Gabon 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Kenya 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Gambia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Burundi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	Seychelles 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group G=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Algeria 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	Guinea 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Uganda 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Mozambique	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Botswana 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	Somalia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group H=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Tunisia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	Equatorial Guinea 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Namibia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Malawi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Liberia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	São Tomé and Príncipe	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Group I=====
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Mali 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	 	
2 	Ghana 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	 	
3 	Madagascar 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	 	
4 	Central African Republic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	 	
5 	Comoros 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–	
6 	Chad 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	–
=====Ranking of second-placed teams=====
Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
====Second Round====
===CONCACAF===
*First round: 4 CONCACAF teams, ranked 29 to 32 based on the FIFA rankings of November 2023, will be divided into two matchups, played on a two-legged home-and-away basis. The 2 winners will advance to the second round.
*Second round: 30 teams, (ranked 1-28 and the 2 first-round winners) will be drawn into six groups of five teams. They will play single round-robin matches (two home and two away), with group winners and runners-up qualifying for the third round.
*Third round: The 12 teams advancing from the second round will be drawn into 3 groups of 4 teams. They will play double round-robin home-and-away matches, with the 3 group winners qualifying for the World Cup. The 2 best-ranked runners-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
====First Round====
Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
====Second Round====
=====Group A=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 						
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
=====Group B=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 						
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
=====Group C=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 						
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
=====Group D=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 						
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
=====Group E=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 						
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
=====Group F=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 						
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round						
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
====Third Round====
=====Group A=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs		 	–	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
=====Group B=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs		 	–	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
=====Group C=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		–	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs		 	–	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
=====Ranking of second-placed teams=====
Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===CONMEBOL===
All 10 CONMEBOL will play each other in a league on a home-and-away basis. Top 6 teams in the league will directly qualify for the World Cup. 7th place in the league will go to the inter-confederation play-offs.
====Standings====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		–	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		 	–	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		 	 	–	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		 	 	 	–	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		 	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	 	
6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 		 	 	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	
7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs		 	 	 	 	 	 	–	 	 	
8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	–	 	
9 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	–	
10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	–
===OFC===
*First round: The four lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA Men's World Rankings will play a three-match knockout round in September 2024. The winner advances to the second round.
*Second round: The winning team from the first round will join the 7 highest-ranked teams in two four-team groups in October and November 2024. The top 2 teams from each group will advance to the third round.
*Third round: The 4 teams advancing from the second round will play a three-match knockout round in March 2025 with the winner qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and the runner-up advancing to the inter-confederation play-offs
====First Round====
=====Bracket=====
=====Matchday 1=====
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=====Matchday 2=====
====Second Round====
=====Group A=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round		–	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round		 	–	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
=====Group B=====
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round		–	 	 	
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to third round		 	–	 	
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
====Final stage====
===UEFA===
*First round (group stage): 12 groups of either 4 or 5 teams with group winners qualifying for the World Cup finals.
*Second round (play-offs): 16 teams (12 group runners-up and the best 4 Nations League group winners), were drawn into 4 play-off paths, playing 2 rounds of single-match play-offs, with the 4 path winners qualifying for the World Cup.
====First Round====
=====Seeding=====
{| class="wikitable"	
Team 	Rank
France 	1
England 	2
Netherlands	3
Italy 	4
Portugal 	5
Spain 	6
Belgium 	7
Croatia 	8
Germany 	9
Switzerland	10
Denmark 	11
Ukraine 	12
{| class="wikitable"	
Team 	Rank
Kosovo 	37
Luxembourg 	38
Armenia 	39
Northern Ireland	40
Belarus 	41
Bulgaria 	42
Azerbaijan 	43
Lithuania 	44
Latvia 	45
Estonia 	46
Moldova 	47
Cyprus 	48
=====Groups=====
======Group A======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Portugal	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	
2 	Serbia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	
3 	Georgia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	Moldova 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
======Group B======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Italy 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	
2 	Scotland	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	
3 	Israel 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	Estonia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
======Group C======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Spain 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	
2 	Czech Republic 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	
3 	Republic of Ireland	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	Latvia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
======Group D======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	France 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	
2 	Turkey 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	
3 	Romania	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	Cyprus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
======Group E======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Belgium 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	
2 	Hungary 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	
3 	Kazakhstan	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	Bulgaria 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
======Group F======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	
1 	Switzerland	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	
2 	Norway 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	
3 	Albania 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	
4 	Luxembourg 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–
======Group G======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	
1 	Netherlands 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	
2 	Wales 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	
3 	Slovakia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	
4 	Kosovo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	
5 	Faroe Islands	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–
======Group H======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	
1 	Croatia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	
2 	Slovenia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	
3 	North Macedonia	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	
4 	Lithuania 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	
5 	Andorra 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–
======Group I======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	
1 	England 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	
2 	Sweden 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	
3 	Iceland 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	
4 	Belarus 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	
5 	San Marino	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–
======Group J======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	
1 	Germany 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	
2 	Greece 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	
3 	Montenegro	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	
4 	Armenia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	
5 	Gibraltar 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–
======Group K======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	
1 	Denmark 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	
2 	Poland 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	
3 	Finland 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	
4 	Northern Ireland	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	
5 	Malta 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–
======Group L======
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification 		 	 	 	 	
1 	Ukraine 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup		–	 	 	 	
2 	Austria 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Advance to play-offs 		 	–	 	 	
3 	Bosnia and Herzegovina	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	–	 	
4 	Azerbaijan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	–	
5 	Liechtenstein 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	–
====Second Round====
=====Ranking of second-placed teams=====
Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seeded in semi-final draw
2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seeded in semi-final draw
3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seeded in semi-final draw
4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seeded in semi-final draw
5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seeded in semi-final draw
6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seeded in semi-final draw
7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seeded in semi-final draw
8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Seeded in semi-final draw
9 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Unseeded in semi-final draw
10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Unseeded in semi-final draw
11 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Unseeded in semi-final draw
12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Unseeded in semi-final draw
====Path A====
====Path B====
====Path C====
====Path D====
==Inter-confederation play-offs==
The 6 teams going to the inter-confederation play-offs will be drawn into two paths by their World Rankings, 2 of the teams will be seeded based on the rankings, and these seeded teams will play for a FIFA World Cup berth against the winners of the first two knockout games involving the 4 unseeded teams.
===Path A===
Team 1 	Score 	Team 2
Semi-finals	Semi-finals	Semi-finals
 	 	
Final 	Final 	Final
 	 	
===Path B===
Team 1 	Score 	Team 2
Semi-finals	Semi-finals	Semi-finals
 	 	
Final 	Final 	Final
 	 	
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