Determining 28 teams that have qualified for the 2026 World Cup

(Dan Tri) - After last night's matches, FIFA has determined the 28 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup. Europe has the first team to win a ticket.

28 teams have early tickets to the World Cup

Host (3 teams): USA, Mexico, Canada

Asia (8 teams): Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar.

South America (6 teams): Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Europe (1 team): England

Oceania (1 team): New Zealand

Africa (9 teams): Egypt, Senegal, South Africa, Cape Verde, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Tunisia, Ghana.

The 2026 World Cup qualifying round in Europe took place the latest, but after last night's matches, the Old Continent has determined the first team to participate in the biggest football tournament on the planet, which is the England team.

In last night's match, England won 5-0 against Latvia with goals from Harry Kane (2 goals), Anthony Gordon, Maksims Tonisevs (own goal) and Eberechi Eze.

England is the first European representative to qualify for the 2026 World Cup (Photo: Getty).

With this victory, the "Three Lions" firmly consolidated their top position in Group K with 18 points after 6 wins, 7 points more than the second-placed team Albania while there are only two rounds left in the qualifying round.

The fact that England qualified for the 2026 World Cup is not a surprise, but during the past journey, coach Thomas Tuchel has still received a lot of criticism for his unconvincing playing style.

Asia has confirmed two more places to attend the 2026 World Cup: Qatar and Saudi Arabia. In the decisive match, Qatar won 2-1 against UAE to take the lead in Group A of the 4th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia also drew 0-0 with Iraq, just enough for them to top Group B.

Meanwhile, Iraq and the UAE will meet in the 5th qualifying round to compete for a ticket to the Intercontinental play-off round. The opportunity to participate in the 2026 World Cup is still not over for these two teams.

In the African region, the last three teams participating in the 2026 World Cup are determined to be South Africa, Senegal and Ivory Coast. Meanwhile, 4 teams are Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo will compete for 1 ticket to the Intercontinental play-off round. The fact that Nigeria and Cameroon had to fight to the death in this round made fans extremely regretful.

Despite being deducted 3 points by FIFA, South Africa still won a ticket to the 2026 World Cup (Photo: Reuters).

The CONCACAF region (North America and the Caribbean) has yet to determine any representatives to attend the World Cup, except for the three host teams: the United States, Canada and Mexico.

As of October 15, FIFA has determined the 28 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup as the US, Canada, Mexico (host), Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Senegal, Ivory Coast (Africa), Japan, Iran, Australia, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Asia), New Zealand (Oceania), Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay (South America), England (Europe).

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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