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Conmebol (South America) and OFC (Oceania) are the only two federations that have already decided on all their spots, including those for teams who will compete for the remaining two World Cup spots through intercontinental repechage (see below for full list of ads). Bolivia and New Caledonia will join the conflict in March, along with representatives from CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia) and Concaf (North and Central America).

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All nine of Africa’s World Cup spots have already been filled (see full list below), but CAF (Confederation of African Football) may register one more team to compete in the international play-offs. The selected teams will advance from a single-game tournament starting Thursday in Morocco, with the semi-finals being Nigeria x Gabon and Cameroon x Congo. The winners will compete on Sunday the 16th to determine who will get another chance to get their passport stamped.

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Concacaf, the governing federation for soccer in Central and North America, has the right to select at least six representatives for the World Cup. In addition to the three host countries, the leaders of the three regional qualifying groups also have direct qualification. Suriname, Jamaica and Honduras currently lead the group and will need to maintain their lead in the final two rounds this week.

If any of these teams lose their position, the dream of qualifying for the World Cup does not end. The top two places will move on to the world repechage match. El Salvador, Guatemala, Curacao, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama and Nicaragua are also in the running.

Like Africa, Asia has already filled its direct World Cup spots, with FIFA’s calendar aimed at selecting players to participate in the international play-offs. In the round-trip matches, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq will play against each other on their home soil this Thursday and next Tuesday (18th). The winner will have another chance to have their passport stamped at an intercontinental tournament in March.

Europe, the continent with the most World Cup representatives (16), will conclude its FIFA schedule with a further 11 qualified teams (only England has been confirmed so far), and a further 16 teams will take part in the European Repechage, which will determine the final four teams from the Old Continent.

For Belgium, Portugal, France, Croatia and the Netherlands, a simple win in the first FIFA match of the day will be enough to secure a spot. Spain, Norway, Austria and Switzerland also qualify after just one match, but this is determined by a combination of performances within the group. Group A leaders Germany have a chance, but they have the same nine points as Slovakia and will need both games to stamp their passports.

Italy, which has not played in a World Cup since 2014, is in a more complicated situation. They are second in Group I and need to overcome a three-point gap with leaders Norway. The two teams will meet in the decisive clash next Sunday at San Siro. The team that finishes second will have the opportunity to play in the European play-offs along with at least the other 11 second-place teams and the top four teams in the Nations League.

Teams that qualified for the 2026 World Cup