Who has qualified for World Cup 2026

Who has qualified for World Cup 2026? Japan joins United States, Mexico and Canada with qualifying underway

Japan became the first national team to qualify through the World Cup qualifiers

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Japan becomes the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after host nations

Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium

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Japan first nation to qualify for 2026 World Cup

Japan become the first nation to book their place in the 2026 World Cup through qualifying after defeating Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama.

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🏆 The 2026 World Cup has its first qualified nation 🌏

Japan have become the first team to book their place at the 2026 World Cup.Or at least, the Blue Samurai are the first nation to punch their ticket to the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer via the ...

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Oceania (OFC) 2026 World Cup qualifying latest: Schedule, results, table, how it works

The World Cup is guaranteed a contestant from Oceania for the first time since 2010 as 2026 World Cup qualifying is off and running.

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An increasingly multicultural Japan have qualified for the 2026 World Cup

The rise of the Samurai Blue has gone hand-in-hand with increased integration of ‘haafu’ into society, although things are still not perfect. Through Japan’s previous seven World Cup appearances, ...

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Asian (AFC) 2026 World Cup qualifying schedule, scores, results, table

There is so much going on in the AFC region, with long fights for one of eight automatic places at the 2026 World Cup

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African (CAF) 2026 World Cup qualifying schedule, results, table

Will Mohamed Salah, Andre Onana, and other Premier League stars be at the 2026 World Cup in North America? Their road to the tournament is here.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

'Relieved' Japan first team to qualify for 2026 World Cup

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday."This here is not our goal -- ...

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Pick your England XI for World Cup qualifiers

Who would you select to start for England in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers in Thomas Tuchel's first matches in charge?

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Injured Neymar out of Brazil World Cup qualifiers

Brazil star Neymar was on Friday ruled out of upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina after a thigh injury scuppered his recall to the national team.With Brazil down in ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Japan become 1st side to qualify for '26 World Cup

Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

ESPN - 16h

Chris Wood backs automatic World Cup qualifying for Oceania minnows

New Zealand captain Chris Wood says it's “only fair” that FIFA’s smallest confederation, Oceania, has been given direct qualification to the 2026 World Cup. New Zealand will play Fiji and Tahiti ...

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CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualifying schedule, results, table: Argentina top; Brazil rebound

Reigning World Cup champions Argentina join Brazil, eight others in race for 2026 World Cup berths

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Injury-hit Socceroos ring changes for crunch World Cup qualifiers

Australia coach Tony Popovic rang the changes Friday for the Socceroos' crunch World Cup qualifiers, calling up six uncapped players and turning to two others who have not seen international action ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

USMNT World Cup roster big board: Who will make the 26 for 2026?

Over the next 15 months, USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino will decide which 26 players will represent the U.S. in the 2026 World Cup. Who will he choose?

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Cameroon held to shock draw by Eswatini in World Cup qualifying

Minnows Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Pick your England XI for World Cup qualifiers using Tuchel's squad

Who would you select to start for England in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers in Thomas Tuchel's first matches in charge?

BBC News - Mar. 14

Five talking points on Nations League, World Cup qualifiers in Europe

International football gets underway in Europe for the first time in 2025 as the Nations League moves into the quarter-finals stage and the continent's 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign gets ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Road to the 2026 World Cup: how is it shaping up with 48 places at stake?

With more teams to qualify than ever we take a look at the situation in the six confederations, from Japan being close to securing their place to Brazil’s struggles. The road to the 2026 World Cup, ...

The Guardian - 2d

Argentina without Messi wins at Uruguay, needs a draw with Brazil to qualify for 2026 World Cup

Argentina didn’t miss Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and other key players as it beat Uruguay away 1-0 in their South American World Cup qualifying match

ABC News - 2h

NI 'have to aspire' for World Cup qualification - O'Neill

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says the "target" for his side is to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.

Yahoo Sports - 21h

Neymar ruled out of Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers, Endrick named as replacement

Brazilian superstar Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup qualifying games this month due to a thigh injury, confirmed by La Selecao.The Santos star was named in Brazil’s squad for the World ...

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Marcus Rashford earns England recall for World Cup qualifiers

Marcus Rashford has been called up to the England squad for their upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.Thomas Tuchel is preparing for his first games as England manager and ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

🌏 Watch this week's AFC World Cup qualifiers LIVE on OneFootball 📺

Qualification for the 2026 World Cup continues this week, with a host of mouthwatering clashes coming our way from the Asian Football Confederation.Once again, users in the United States, Canada, ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Endo urges fans to believe Japan can win World Cup

Wataru Endo said Japan can win the 2026 World Cup after becoming the first team to qualify and the Liverpool ace urged fans to buy into the ambitious target."Qualifying for the World Cup is an ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Australia 5-1 Indonesia: World Cup 2026 qualifier – live reaction

Indonesia left to rue early missed penalty as Socceroos romp to win Man of the match Jackson Irvine scores twice at Allianz Stadium The players are in place and here we go … peeeeep!. Now it’s ...

The Guardian - 1d

England 2-0 Albania: World Cup 2026 qualifier – live reaction

Lewis-Skelly and Kane on target in Wembley victory Live scores | Read Football Daily | And you can ">email Scott The teams are out! England in white, Albania black and red. We’ll be off ...

The Guardian - 6h

Messi out of Argentina's next World Cup qualifiers

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is left out of Argentina's squad for their next two World Cup qualifiers.

BBC News - 4d

New Caledonia beats Tahiti 3-0 and advances to the Oceania World Cup qualifying final

New Caledonia's 36-year-old striker Georges Gope-Fenepej scored twice in his team's 3-0 win over Tahiti in an Oceania qualifying semifinal Friday which left it one step away from the 2026 World ...

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How the 2026 World Cup is tackling its turf problem with the ‘most micromanaged grass in the world’

The quest to solve the 2026 World Cup's turf problem has led to a high-stakes experiment, with the solution set to debut at next week's CONCACAF Nations League matches at SoFI Stadium.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13

“It’s not ideal he’s in newspapers” – Thomas Tuchel explains Jack Grealish absence from England World Cup Qualifiers Squad

Thomas Tuchel has pointed to the noise around Jack Grealish off the pitch to explain the Manchester City forward’s exclusion from England’s World Cup qualifiers squad.Grealish was snubbed by Garet...

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