Twenty-eight groups have secured their place within the World Cup finals subsequent summer time, together with the three co-hosts, and lots of extra will be part of them over the following 10 days.
Defending champions Argentina, Brazil and England lead the heavyweight nations to have already certified for the worldwide showpiece in the USA, Canada and Mexico in seven months’ time however who could also be subsequent to hitch them?
Right here, we look at the state of play:
EUROPE (16 direct spots)
How the teams look heading into the worldwide break.
The 12 group winners qualify robotically. Runners-up qualify for a 16-team play-off competitors that additionally consists of the 4 best-ranked Nations League part winners who didn’t end within the prime two of their World Cup qualifying teams.
The 16 groups might be drawn into 4 play-off paths, every that includes 4 groups, with single-leg semi-finals and finals happening in March 2026. The 4 winners will qualify.
Solely England have certified from the group part up to now, Thomas Tuchel’s males cruising by means of Group Okay with six wins from six.
Who could also be subsequent?
FRANCE: will qualify in the event that they beat Ukraine on Thursday.
SWITZERLAND: will qualify in the event that they beat Sweden, and Kosovo fail to defeat Slovenia. OR, they draw towards Sweden, and Kosovo lose to Slovenia.
BELGIUM: will qualify in the event that they beat Kazakhstan.
NETHERLANDS: will qualify in the event that they beat Poland.
AUSTRIA: will qualify in the event that they beat Cyprus, and Bosnia and Herzegovina fail to defeat Romania.
PORTUGAL: will qualify in the event that they beat Republic of Eire. OR, they draw towards Republic of Eire, and Hungary fail to defeat Armenia.
NORWAY: will qualify in the event that they beat Estonia, and Italy fail to defeat Moldova. OR, they draw towards Estonia, and Italy lose to Moldova.
SPAIN: will qualify in the event that they beat Georgia, and Turkey fail to defeat Bulgaria.
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA (Six direct spots + two Play-Off Event locations)
How the teams look heading into the worldwide break.
No group has certified as but.
Who could also be subsequent?
HONDURAS: will qualify in the event that they beat Nicaragua, and Costa Rica draw versus Haiti.
JAMAICA: will qualify in the event that they beat Trinidad and Tobago, and Curaçao lose to Bermuda.
AFRICA (9 direct spots + one Play-Off Event place)
How the group stage completed.
Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Senegal, Tunisia, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast and South Africa have certified.
The 4 greatest group runners-up – Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon and DR Congo – play off this week to find out the one nation that may take part within the Play-Off Event.
ASIA (Eight direct spots + one Play-Off Event place)
How the group stage completed.
Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan have certified.
Iraq and the United Arab Emirates play-off this week to find out the one nation that may take part within the Play-Off Event.
SOUTH AMERICA (Six direct spots + one Play-Off Event place)
How the group stage completed.
Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay have certified.
Bolivia will take part within the Play-Off Event.
OCEANIA (One direct spot + one Play-Off Event place)
How the group stage completed.
New Zealand have certified.
New Caledonia will take part within the Play-Off Event.
What’s the Play-Off Event?
A newly created occasion designed that may decide the final two qualifiers.
Six groups will take part with the 4 lowest nations within the FIFA World Rankings assembly within the semi-finals. The 2 highest-ranked groups will go immediately into the finals.
The winners of the 2 finals will safe a spot within the US, Mexico and Canada.