FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Table: Standings, Results & All 48 Teams
ByHenry Jack
The road to the FIFA World Cup 2026 has been one of the most dramatic in modern football history. With an expanded 48‑team tournament, confederations around the world have battled through new formats, intense group races, and knockout playoffs to stake their claim on football’s greatest stage. With many qualifiers already decided and a handful of playoff tickets still to be resolved, this guide gives you everything you need to understand the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers table, how each region’s standings look, and what lies ahead.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Table Overview
The 2026 World Cup qualification campaign has been historic in scale and structure. FIFA expanded the finals from 32 to 48 teams, leading to more direct qualification slots and more complex playoff pathways. Although automatic qualification was granted to the three host nations, Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the remaining slots have been contested across six confederations: UEFA (Europe), CONMEBOL (South America), CONCACAF (North & Central America and Caribbean), AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), and OFC (Oceania).
At this stage, a majority of World Cup berths have already been clinched, and several more are being decided through playoff tournaments in March 2026 and inter‑confederation play‑offs. As of the latest international window, more than 40 teams have secured their place in the finals across all regions.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Table
Europe Qualifiers Table | UEFA
UEFA mein 12 group winners ne direct qualify kiya, jabke 4 teams playoff route se World Cup berth tak pohanchi. The Guardian ke final UEFA qualifying table mein group-by-group standings GP, W, D, L, GF, GA, GD aur Points ke format mein listed hain.
CONMEBOL used one league table. Top six qualified directly, while seventh went to the inter-confederation playoff. Ecuador had a three-point deduction, which is reflected in the final table.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Argentina
18
12
2
4
31
10
+21
38
Qualified
2
Ecuador
18
8
8
2
14
5
+9
29
Qualified
3
Colombia
18
7
7
4
28
18
+10
28
Qualified
4
Uruguay
18
7
7
4
22
12
+10
28
Qualified
5
Brazil
18
8
4
6
24
17
+7
28
Qualified
6
Paraguay
18
7
7
4
14
10
+4
28
Qualified
7
Bolivia
18
6
2
10
17
35
-18
20
Inter-confederation playoff
8
Venezuela
18
4
6
8
18
28
-10
18
Eliminated
9
Peru
18
2
6
10
6
21
-15
12
Eliminated
10
Chile
18
2
5
11
9
27
-18
11
Eliminated
Asia Qualifiers Table | AFC
AFC qualification had multiple rounds. In the third round, the top two teams from each group qualified directly. Third and fourth placed teams moved into the fourth round, where Qatar and Saudi Arabia won direct places, and Iraq later progressed through the playoff route.
CAF had nine groups. Each group winner qualified directly. The best runners-up entered the CAF playoff route, with DR Congo eventually going on to qualify through the inter-confederation playoff path.
CAF Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Egypt
10
8
2
0
20
2
+18
26
Qualified
2
Burkina Faso
10
6
3
1
23
8
+15
21
Eliminated
3
Sierra Leone
10
4
3
3
12
10
+2
15
Eliminated
4
Guinea-Bissau
10
2
4
4
8
10
-2
10
Eliminated
5
Ethiopia
10
2
3
5
9
14
-5
9
Eliminated
6
Djibouti
10
0
1
9
5
33
-28
1
Eliminated
CAF Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Senegal
10
7
3
0
22
3
+19
24
Qualified
2
DR Congo
10
7
1
2
15
6
+9
22
Later qualified via playoffs
3
Sudan
10
3
4
3
8
6
+2
13
Eliminated
4
Togo
10
1
5
4
5
10
-5
8
Eliminated
5
Mauritania
10
1
4
5
4
13
-9
7
Eliminated
6
South Sudan
10
0
5
5
3
19
-16
5
Eliminated
CAF Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
South Africa
10
5
3
2
15
9
+6
18
Qualified
2
Nigeria
10
4
5
1
15
8
+7
17
Playoff route
3
Benin
10
5
2
3
12
11
+1
17
Eliminated
4
Lesotho
10
3
3
4
9
12
-3
12
Eliminated
5
Rwanda
10
3
2
5
5
9
-4
11
Eliminated
6
Zimbabwe
10
0
5
5
5
12
-7
5
Eliminated
CAF Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Cape Verde
10
7
2
1
16
8
+8
23
Qualified
2
Cameroon
10
5
4
1
17
5
+12
19
Playoff route
3
Libya
10
4
4
2
12
10
+2
16
Eliminated
4
Angola
10
2
6
2
9
8
+1
12
Eliminated
5
Mauritius
10
1
3
6
7
17
-10
6
Eliminated
6
Eswatini
10
0
3
7
6
19
-13
3
Eliminated
CAF Group E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Morocco
8
8
0
0
22
2
+20
24
Qualified
2
Niger
8
5
0
3
11
10
+1
15
Eliminated
3
Tanzania
8
3
1
4
6
7
-1
10
Eliminated
4
Zambia
8
3
0
5
10
10
0
9
Eliminated
5
Congo
8
0
1
7
4
24
-20
1
Eliminated
6
Eritrea
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Withdrew
CAF Group F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Ivory Coast
10
8
2
0
25
0
+25
26
Qualified
2
Gabon
10
8
1
1
22
9
+13
25
Playoff route
3
Gambia
10
4
1
5
27
18
+9
13
Eliminated
4
Kenya
10
3
3
4
18
14
+4
12
Eliminated
5
Burundi
10
3
1
6
13
13
0
10
Eliminated
6
Seychelles
10
0
0
10
2
53
-51
0
Eliminated
CAF Group G
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Algeria
10
8
1
1
24
8
+16
25
Qualified
2
Uganda
10
6
0
4
14
9
+5
18
Eliminated
3
Mozambique
10
6
0
4
14
17
-3
18
Eliminated
4
Guinea
10
4
3
3
11
8
+3
15
Eliminated
5
Botswana
10
3
1
6
12
16
-4
10
Eliminated
6
Somalia
10
0
1
9
3
20
-17
1
Eliminated
CAF Group H
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Tunisia
10
9
1
0
22
0
+22
28
Qualified
2
Namibia
10
4
3
3
13
10
+3
15
Eliminated
3
Liberia
10
4
3
3
13
11
+2
15
Eliminated
4
Malawi
10
4
1
5
11
10
+1
13
Eliminated
5
Equatorial Guinea
10
3
2
5
8
15
-7
11
Eliminated
6
São Tomé and Príncipe
10
1
0
9
5
26
-21
3
Eliminated
CAF Group I
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Ghana
10
8
1
1
23
6
+17
25
Qualified
2
Madagascar
10
6
1
3
17
12
+5
19
Eliminated
3
Mali
10
5
3
2
17
6
+11
18
Eliminated
4
Comoros
10
5
0
5
12
13
-1
15
Eliminated
5
Central African Republic
10
2
2
6
11
24
-13
8
Eliminated
6
Chad
10
0
1
9
5
24
-19
1
Eliminated
North America Qualifiers Table | CONCACAF
Canada, Mexico and the United States qualified automatically as hosts. In CONCACAF qualifying, the three group winners qualified directly, while the two best runners-up went to the inter-confederation playoff.
CONCACAF Final Round Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Panama
6
3
3
0
9
4
+5
12
Qualified
2
Suriname
6
2
3
1
9
6
+3
9
Inter-confederation playoff
3
Guatemala
6
2
2
2
8
7
+1
8
Eliminated
4
El Salvador
6
1
0
5
2
11
-9
3
Eliminated
CONCACAF Final Round Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Curaçao
6
3
3
0
13
3
+10
12
Qualified
2
Jamaica
6
3
2
1
11
3
+8
11
Inter-confederation playoff
3
Trinidad and Tobago
6
1
4
1
7
6
+1
7
Eliminated
4
Bermuda
6
0
1
5
4
23
-19
1
Eliminated
CONCACAF Final Round Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
Haiti
6
3
2
1
9
6
+3
11
Qualified
2
Honduras
6
2
3
1
5
2
+3
9
Eliminated
3
Costa Rica
6
1
4
1
8
6
+2
7
Eliminated
4
Nicaragua
6
1
1
4
4
12
-8
4
Eliminated
CONCACAF Best Runners-Up
Pos
Team
Pts
Status
1
Jamaica
11
Inter-confederation playoff
2
Suriname
9
Inter-confederation playoff
3
Honduras
9
Eliminated
Oceania Qualifiers Table | OFC
OFC used group play followed by a knockout third round. New Zealand won the OFC route and qualified directly, while New Caledonia went into the inter-confederation playoff.
OFC Second Round Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
New Caledonia
3
2
1
0
7
4
+3
7
Third round
2
Fiji
3
1
2
0
5
4
+1
5
Third round
3
Solomon Islands
3
1
0
2
4
5
-1
3
Eliminated
4
Papua New Guinea
3
0
1
2
5
8
-3
1
Eliminated
OFC Second Round Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Status
1
New Zealand
3
3
0
0
19
1
+18
9
Third round
2
Tahiti
3
2
0
1
5
3
+2
6
Third round
3
Vanuatu
3
1
0
2
5
11
-6
3
Eliminated
4
Samoa
3
0
0
3
1
15
-14
0
Eliminated
OFC Third Round Knockout Results
Round
Match
Result
Outcome
Semi-final
New Caledonia vs Tahiti
3-0
New Caledonia reached final
Semi-final
New Zealand vs Fiji
7-0
New Zealand reached final
Final
New Zealand vs New Caledonia
3-0
New Zealand qualified, New Caledonia to playoff
Inter-Confederation Playoff Results
The final playoff tournament decided the last two World Cup places. DR Congo and Iraq secured the final berths after beating Jamaica and Bolivia respectively.
Path
Round
Match
Result
Status
Path 1
Semi-final
Jamaica vs New Caledonia
Jamaica won 1-0
Jamaica advanced
Path 1
Final
DR Congo vs Jamaica
DR Congo won 1-0 AET
DR Congo qualified
Path 2
Semi-final
Bolivia vs Suriname
Bolivia won 2-1
Bolivia advanced
Path 2
Final
Iraq vs Bolivia
Iraq won 2-1
Iraq qualified
Final Qualified Teams Summary
Confederation
Qualified Teams
Hosts
Canada, Mexico, United States
UEFA
England, France, Croatia, Portugal, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Scotland, Austria, Switzerland, Turkey, Sweden, Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq
CAF
Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal, DR Congo
CONCACAF
Panama, Curaçao, Haiti
OFC
New Zealand
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers table? A: It’s the standings list showing how teams across all confederations rank in qualification competitions, typically including points, wins, draws, losses, and goal figures.
Q: How many teams qualify for the 2026 World Cup? A: 48 teams will participate, with 3 automatic hosts and 45 through qualification, including playoff slots.
Q: Where can I see live qualification standings? A: FIFA’s official website provides up‑to‑date standings for each confederation’s qualifiers.
Q: What are intercontinental playoffs? A: These are matches between teams from different continents to determine the final World Cup berths.
Conclusion
The FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers table captures the near‑completion of one of the most expansive and competitive qualification cycles in football history. From the epic battles in South America’s round‑robin to Europe’s tense playoff showdowns, each confederation delivered intrigue and high stakes.
Whether your team has already qualified or is fighting for a playoff route, understanding the standings, formats, and scenarios is key for fans tracking the road to World Cup 2026. The qualifiers may be winding down, but the drama and anticipation are only building as June’s grand tournament approaches.
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