How many European teams qualify for the 2026 World Cup? As mentioned, a total of 16 UEFA nations will qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The 12 group winners qualify directly, with the four remaining berths determined by play-offs involving the 12 group runners-up. How...
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For the 2022 World Cup and a number of tournaments previously, FIFA has divided the 32 teams into four pots and drawn one team from each pot. The FIFA rankings were used to set up each pot, with a few minor exceptions. With the World Cup format changing in ...
What about the qualifying process for the 2026 World Cup? Confederations are starting to confirm how qualifying will work. CONCACAF Three nations will qualify, with the first round to take place in March 2024. The final round, which will decide the three automatic qualifiers an...
Those matchups determined the final two qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup: Asia vs. South America, and North America vs. Oceania. Asia vs. South America: Australia (3rd in Asian qualifying group) beat Peru (5th in South America) in a penalty shootout on June 13 to claim a pl...
This was the first World Cup to be hosted by more than one country, the second being the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. This is also the first ever World Cup to be hosted in Asia, the other being the 2022 FIFA World Cup twenty years ...