30 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup

As of November 15, 30 out of 48 teams participating in the World Cup in North and Central America have been revealed.

Europe (3 teams) England, France, Croatia: Other giants of the old continent such as the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal all have to wait until the final round of matches to decide their fate. Of these, the Netherlands has a 99% chance of participating in the World Cup because all indicators are superior to Poland.

South America (6 teams): Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay: The CONMEBOL regional qualifiers ended quite early, so strong teams such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay,... are actively looking for friendly opponents to train their troops before the World Cup finals.

Asia (8 teams): Australia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Uzbekistan: Asia has a chance to have 9 teams in the World Cup, if Iraq or UAE pass the intercontinental play-off round, although the chance is quite low.

Africa (9 teams): Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and South Africa: Cape Verde, the island nation nicknamed "Blue Sharks", also made history with its first World Cup ticket in history.

Oceania (1 team): New Zealand easily qualified with consecutive big wins to attend the World Cup after 14 years of waiting.

Co-hosts (3 teams): USA, Canada and Mexico: Playing at home could be an opportunity for the USA team to repeat their achievement of reaching the World Cup quarterfinals more than 2 decades ago.

Source: https://znews.vn/30-doi-gop-mat-o-world-cup-2026-post1602913.html