FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

USA

As co-hosts, USA have automatically qualified for a second consecutive World Cup and will be looking to better their Round of 16 performance at Qatar 2022.It will be the States’ 12th World Cup and their second on home soil after USA ’94, with their 1930 runto the semi-finals the nation’s best showing at the tournament to date.

MEXICO

As the second co-host, Mexico automatically qualify for a record 18th World Cup. It will be their third time hosting after 1970 and 1986. El Tri have reached the Round of 16 in each of the last eight tournaments but are still chasing a first-ever quarter-final on foreign soil.

CANADA

Canada completes the trio of hosts, and the tournament will be the first time that the Maple Leafs have ever reached back-to-back tournaments. Their only previous visits to the competition came in 1986 and 2022, which brought winless group stage exits.

JAPAN

The Samurai Blue eased through qualifying to secure their place at the global showpiece. Japan booked their ticket with three group games left to spare in the third round of the AFC preliminaries and will compete in their eighth successive World Cup.

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand booked their spot at the World Cup by overcoming New Caledonia 3-0 in the OFC qualifying final. The All Whites will compete at the tournament for the third time, having previously qualified for the 1982 and 2010 editions.