Английская Википедия:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches of the CONMEBOL zone played that day.[1] The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian player Rafael Santos Borré.
Slot allocation
On 30 March 2017, the Bureau of the FIFA Council (composed of the FIFA president and the presidents of each of the six confederations) proposed a slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The recommendation was submitted for the ratification by the FIFA Council.[2][3]
On 9 May 2017, two days before the 67th FIFA Congress, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation in a meeting in Manama, Bahrain. This includes an intercontinental play-off tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup spots.[4]
The ratification of slot allocation also gives the OFC a guaranteed berth in the final tournament for the first time in FIFA World Cup history: the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first tournament in which all six confederations have at least one guaranteed berth.
Qualified teams
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last time qualified |
Current consecutive appearancesШаблон:Refn |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Fb | Hosts | 14 February 2023Шаблон:Refn | 3rd | 2022 | 2 | Group stage (1986, 2022) |
| Шаблон:Fb | Hosts | 14 February 2023Шаблон:Refn | 18th | 2022 | 9 | Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) |
| Шаблон:Fb | Hosts | 14 February 2023Шаблон:Refn | 12th | 2022 | 2 | Third place (1930) |
Notes Шаблон:Reflist
Qualification process
On 9 May 2017, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation scheme for the new 48-team final format.[4]
Summary of qualification
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| Confederation | Direct slots | Шаблон:Nowrap slots | Teams started | Teams eliminated | Teams can still qualify | Teams qualified | Qualifying start date | Qualifying next match date | Qualifying end date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | 8 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 12 October 2023 | 21 March 2024 | November 2025 |
| CAF | 9 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 15 November 2023 | 3 June 2024 | 18 November 2025 |
| CONCACAF | 3+3 | 2 | 32+3 | 0 | 32 | 0+3 | March 2024 | March 2024 | November 2025 |
| CONMEBOL | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 September 2023 | 2 September 2024 | September 2025 |
| OFC | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | September 2024 | September 2024 | March 2025 |
| UEFA | 16 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | March 2025 | March 2025 | March 2026 |
| Play-offs | 2 | Шаблон:N/a | (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | March 2026 | March 2026 | March 2026 |
| Total | 45+3 | 6 | 207+3 | 10 | 197 | 0+3 | 7 September 2023 | March 2024 | March 2026 |
Withdrew
Eritrea withdrew before matches began.[5][6]
Format
Each confederation is responsible for its own qualification tournament, which will consist of at least one round of competition using the following formats (Regulations Article 11.3):[7]
- A league format in which each team in a group plays all other teams in their group twice – once at home and once away.
- A single round-robin format in which each team in a group plays all other teams in their group once, with the venues either drawn at random or assigned by the confederation with the agreement of the playing associations.
- A knockout format in which each team in a round plays one other team twice – once at home and once away.
- With FIFA's permission, a tournament held in one of the participating nations or in neutral territory.
- With FIFA's permission, a single-leg knockout format.
Tiebreakers
In the two round-robin formats, the tiebreaker criteria are as follows (Regulations Article 11.5):[7] Шаблон:Olist Should two or more teams still have equal rank after criteria 1-3 are applied, then the following criteria are used: Шаблон:Olist If the tournament is being held in a single host nation or in neutral territory, then criterion 7 will not be applied (Regulations Article 11.6).[7]
In the home-and-away knockout format, the team scoring more goals over two matches wins the tie and advances. In the Шаблон:Nobreak knockout format, the team scoring more goals in a single match wins and advances. If the teams are tied after regulation, then two Шаблон:Nobreak periods of extra time will be played. If the teams are still tied after extra time, then a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty Шаблон:Nobreak]] will decide the winner (Regulations Articles 11.9, 11.10).[7]
Confederation qualification
AFC
On 1 August 2022, the Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee approved the qualification format for Asia's road to the 2026 World Cup, as well as the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, in preparation for the eight direct spots and the single intercontinental Шаблон:Nobreak slot allocated to the AFC by FIFA following the expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams.[8] The draw for the first round was held on 27 July 2023 at 14:00 MST (UTC+8) at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[9] The draw for the second round took place two hours later.
The qualification structure is as follows:
- First round:[note 1] Twenty teams (ranked 27–46) played Шаблон:Nobreak over two legs.[10] The ten winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round:[note 2] Thirty-six teams (those ranked 1–26 and the ten Шаблон:Nobreak winners) were divided into nine groups of four teams to play Шаблон:Nobreak [[Round-robin tournament|Шаблон:Nobreak]] matches. The eighteen group winners and group Шаблон:Nobreak advance to the third round.
- Third round:[note 3] The eighteen teams that advance from the second round will be divided into three groups of six teams to play Шаблон:Nobreak Шаблон:Nobreak matches. The top two teams of each group will qualify for the World Cup, while the Шаблон:Nobreak and Шаблон:Nobreak teams of each group will advance to the fourth round.
- Fourth round:[note 4] The six teams that advance from the third round will be divided into two groups of three teams each to play a single Шаблон:Nobreak. The winners will qualify for the World Cup.
- Fifth round:[note 4] The fourth round group runners-up will compete in a two-legged Шаблон:Nobreak tie to determine the Asian representation at the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|Шаблон:Nobreak Шаблон:Nobreak]].
Sri Lanka were suspended in January 2023[11] and they did not appear in the draw information the AFC released in early July.[12] However, they were re-added with the condition that their federation hold elections at least ten days before qualification starts.[13]
Second round
CAF
Шаблон:Main The draw was held on 13 July 2023 at 15:00 GMT (UTC±0) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[14][15] All 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from CAF entered qualification, however Eritrea withdrew before matches began.[16]
The CAF Executive Committee announced a new African qualification format on 19 May 2023.[17][18]
The qualification structure is as follows:
- First round: Teams were drawn into nine groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winner of each group will qualify for the World Cup.
- Second round: The four best-ranked group runners-up will participate in a play-off to determine which team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
First round
| Ranking of runners-up |
|---|
| Шаблон:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF group tables |
CONCACAF
Three nations in CONCACAF—Canada, Mexico and the United States—automatically qualified as host nations. On 28 February 2023, CONCACAF announced the qualifying format for 2026 World Cup qualification.[19]
- First round: Four CONCACAF teams, ranked 29 to 32 based on the FIFA rankings of November 2023, will be divided into two matchups, played on a [[Two-legged tie|Шаблон:Nobreak]] Шаблон:Nobreak basis. The two winners will advance to the second round.
- Second round: Thirty teams, the two winners from the first round and CONCACAF teams ranked 1 to 28 based on the FIFA rankings of November 2023, will be drawn into six groups of five teams. They will play single [[round-robin tournament|Шаблон:Nobreak]] matches (two home and two away), with group winners and Шаблон:Nobreak qualifying for the third round.
- Third round: The twelve teams advancing from the second round will be drawn into three groups of four teams. They will play double round-robin home-and-away matches, with the three group winners qualifying for the World Cup. The two Шаблон:Nobreak Шаблон:Nobreak will advance to the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|Шаблон:Nobreak Шаблон:Nobreak]].
CONMEBOL
Шаблон:Main On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL petitioned FIFA to keep the qualification format which had been used since the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, viz. all CONMEBOL members play Шаблон:Nobreak [[round-robin tournament|Шаблон:Nobreak]] matches against each other.[20][21][22][23] This was approved, with the first games of the qualifiers played in September 2023.[24]
Before the qualification competition began, Ecuador were deducted 3 points for falsifying birth documents for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle.[25]
Шаблон:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL table
OFC
Шаблон:Main 2026 marks the first time OFC will be granted one guaranteed slot in the World Cup, as well as a possible second slot via the inter-confederation play-offs.
The qualification structure is as follows:[26]
- First round: The four lowest-ranked teams will play a Шаблон:Nowrap knockout round in September 2024. The winner will advance to the second round.
- Second round: The winning team from the first round will join the seven Шаблон:Nowrap teams in two four-team groups in October and November 2024. The top two teams from each group will advance to the third round.
- Third round: The four teams advancing from the second round will play a Шаблон:Nowrap knockout round in March 2025 with the winner qualifying for the World Cup and the runner-up going to the Шаблон:Nobreak Шаблон:Nobreak.
UEFA
Шаблон:Main The UEFA Executive Committee announced a new European qualification format on 25 January 2023. Teams will be drawn into twelve groups of four or five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The group winners will qualify for the World Cup, while the Шаблон:Nobreak will participate in Шаблон:Nobreak matches.[27]
Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's national team is currently suspended and their participation is yet to be confirmed.
- First round (group stage): Twelve groups of either four or five teams with group winners qualifying for the World Cup finals.
- Play-off stage: 16 teams (twelve group runners-up and four best Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group) will be drawn into four Шаблон:Nobreak paths, playing two rounds of Шаблон:Nobreak Шаблон:Nobreak (Шаблон:Nobreak with the seeded teams to host, followed by finals, with the home teams to be drawn). The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup finals.[28]
Inter-confederation play-offs
A play-off tournament involving six teams will be held to decide the last two FIFA World Cup berths:[2] these consist of one team per confederation, except for UEFA, and one additional team from the confederation of the host countries (CONCACAF).
Two of the teams will be seeded based on the World Rankings, and these seeded teams will play for a FIFA World Cup berth against the winners of the first two knockout games involving the four unseeded teams.
The four-game tournament is to be played in one or more of the host countries and to be used as a test event for the FIFA World Cup.
Top goalscorers
Below are goalscorer lists for all confederations and the inter-confederation play-offs: Шаблон:Div col
Notes
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Notelist
References
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