World Cup 2026: Which countries have qualified for the tournament?

Ghana are the 21st team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup – and at least six more of the 48 places will be decided this week.

Asia and Africa are where all of the latest guaranteed spots will come from, with two from Asia and four more from Africa up for grabs.

Ghana booked their spot thanks to a 1-0 win over Comoros with Tottenham’s Mohammed Kudus claiming the only goal.

Mohamed Salah scored twice on Wednesday as Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 to seal their place at a fourth World Cup.

Algeria joined them on Thursday with Riyad Mahrez scoring in a 3-0 Group G win over bottom side Somalia.

While no countries in North and Central America or Europe are guaranteed to qualify this month, it is mathematically possible for some countries to do so.

Four European nations could book their place this week – England, Portugal, Switzerland and France.

Thomas Tuchel’s men will qualify with victory over Latvia on Tuesday, while the other three must rely on other results too.

Croatia are all but there, sitting three points above the Czech Republic with a far superior goal difference.

Joint-hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States were all granted automatic qualification for the World Cup.

Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea and Uzbekistan have already qualified from Asia.

Oceania’s one direct qualification spot has been taken by New Zealand.

Tunisia and Morocco were the first two African sides to go through, before three more joined them this week.

Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay and Colombia are the South American nations currently guaranteed a place.

Uzbekistan and Jordan will also be playing at a World Cup finals for the first time.

While they have not qualified for the tournament in full, Bolivia and New Caledonia are two of the six nations confirmed to take part in the inter-confederation play-offs in March 2026.

Teams through to 2026 World Cup

Hosts: Canada, Mexico, United States.

Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan.

Oceania: New Zealand.

South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia.