The Athletic's guide to who's qualified, how many places each confederation gets, and what stage qualification is at ...

This edition will bring a major change with the expansion to 48 teams, organized into 12 groups of four. With more matches ...

Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their ...

The World Cup returns to the United States for the first time since 1994. The USMNT, Canadian and Mexican national teams were ...

FIFA World Cup 2026 will make history, and qualifying has already begun for the tournament hosted by Canada, USA, and Mexico.

Although many countries have not even played a single match in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, one country has ...

Who makes a combined XI between Argentina and Brazil when these two countries face off in World Cup qualifying action?

Co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico are already in, but the list is growing for the 2026 World Cup field ...

FIFA World Cup will feature 48 teams. Many teams are vying to make it to the expanded tournament for the first time.

The participating nations in 2026 will come from all six FIFA confederations: UEFA (Europe), CONMEBOL (South America), AFC ...

The FIFA 2026 World Cup will be the first to feature 48 countries, expanded from the usual 32-team tournament. Sixteen cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico will combine to host 104 games ...

The 2026 World Cup will feature a record 48 teams. New Zealand qualified on Monday, five days after Japan. The tournament ...