22 teams have early tickets to the World Cup
Host (3 teams): USA, Mexico, Canada
Asia (6 teams): Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan.
South America (6 teams): Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay.
Oceania (1 team): New Zealand
Africa (6 teams): Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde
Before the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Africa, Cape Verde was not highly rated when they were in the same group with Cameroon. However, in the context of the "big guy" Cameroon constantly stumbling, Cape Verde took full advantage of this advantage to create a miracle when they won a ticket to participate in the biggest football festival on the planet.
Cape Verde celebrates their ticket to the 2026 World Cup (Photo: Getty).
Before the final match took place last night, Cape Verde only needed to win against weak team Eswatini to qualify, regardless of the result of the match between Cameroon and Angola.
Finally, Cape Verde completed the task when winning 3-0 against Eswatini with goals from Livramento, Willy Semedo, Stopira. Meanwhile, in the match at the same time, Cameroon disappointed when being held to a 1-0 draw by Angola.
Thus, after finishing Group D of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Africa, Cape Verde topped the table with 23 points, 4 points more than Cameroon.
This is the first time in history that Cape Verde has qualified for the World Cup. This is truly a miracle for a football country that is not highly regarded in Africa. Meanwhile, Cameroon can participate in the play-off round to choose the only representative of Africa to participate in the Intercontinental play-off (if it is among the four best second-placed teams). If Cameroon is absent from the 2026 World Cup, it will be a pity.
Cape Verde fans took to the streets to celebrate their ticket to the 2026 World Cup (Photo: Getty).
Thus, Cape Verde is the 6th team in Africa to participate in the 2026 World Cup after Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Tunisia. In tonight's series of matches, Africa will determine the last 3 representatives to win direct tickets to the tournament in the US, Canada, Mexico.
As of October 13, FIFA has determined the 21 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup: the US, Canada, Mexico (host), Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde (Africa), Japan, Iran, Australia, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan (Asia), New Zealand (Oceania), Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay (South America).
The 2026 World Cup will have a total of 48 participating teams, of which Asia has 8 direct slots and 1 play-in slot; Europe has 16 slots; Africa has 9 direct slots and 1 play-in slot; South America has 6 direct slots and 1 play-in slot; North, Central and South America and the Caribbean have 6 direct slots (including 3 co-host teams USA, Canada, Mexico) and 2 play-in slots; Oceania has 1 direct slot and 1 play-in slot.
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