As these nations prepare for 2026 World Cup qualification -- one where six direct spots (and one inter-confederation play-off slot) are up for grabs due to its expansion to 48 teams -- I begin this week's column to celebrate everything that comes with CONMEBOL's Worl...
CONMEBOL: 6 OFC: 1 UEFA: 16 The host country will also automatically qualify and its slot will be taken from the quota of its confederation. In the event of co-hosting, the number of host countries to qualify automatically will be decided by the FIFA Council. The last two berths will be...
FIFA on Tuesday also unveiled additional details of its expandedClub World Cup, which will become a quadrennial, 32-team tournament in 2025 (it’s now an annual, seven-team event.) Here’s how qualification will work: UEFA (Europe) - 12 teams CONMEBOL (South America) - Six teams Concacaf...
The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, world soccer governing body FIFA announced on Sunday for the tournament being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, world soccer governing body FIFA announced on Sunday. The United States men's national team begins its 2026 World Cup journey in Los Angeles, playing its first group-stage game at SoFi ...
Argentina will look to defend its title come 2026, and is off to a strong start as CONMEBOL joined the Asian Football Confederation in starting World Cup qualification early, with Africa kicked off in the autumn of 2023 and both CONCACAF and Oceania in the fray now. It’ll still be a hal...
FIFA World Cup 2026 Teams Qualification ConfederationTeams to Qualify UEFA16 CAF9+ (1 team inter-confederation playoffs) CONMEBOL6 + (1 team inter-confederation playoffs) AFC8 + (1 team inter-confederation playoffs) CONCACAF6 + (2 teams inter-confederation playoffs) ...
FIFA confirmed that the "United Bid", as it was styled, had defeated the rival bid from Morocco in 2018. It will be the third time that Mexico has hosted a World Cup and the second time that the U.S. has done so. For Canada, it will be the first time the men's Wo...
How many teams have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Since the qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup only started in September 2023, as of October 2023 only three teams have qualified for the next senior men’s World Cup. Those are the three hosts, the United States of America, Can...