34 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup

On the morning of November 18, fans confirmed that Germany and the Netherlands were the next two European representatives to win tickets to North and Central America.

Europe (7 teams): England, France, Croatia, Portugal, Norway, Germany Netherlands: Germany is a rare representative of European football that has never been absent from the World Cup for technical reasons. The only time "Die Manschaft" did not participate in the World Cup was in 1950 due to the effects of war.

Asia (8 teams): Australia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Uzbekistan: At 11pm tonight (November 18), Iraq and UAE will compete in the play-off match to win a ticket to the intercontinental round.

Africa (9 teams): Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and South Africa: Fans could see up to 10 teams from the black continent at the 2026 World Cup, if the Republic of Congo, who just defeated Nigeria in the play-off, make it through the intercontinental round. This has upset Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso, who believes FIFA has given Africa too many World Cup spots.

South America (6 teams): Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay: Argentina has maintained stable performance after the 2022 title, while Brazil has also gradually regained its position as king in the world arena under coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Oceania (1 team): New Zealand: Chris Wood and his teammates 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/34-doi-gop-mat-o-world-cup-2026-post1603580.html