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\u26bd Our<\/strong> fellow football fans, the international break is finally over.<\/strong> Domestic leagues in Egypt and Europe return to action this weekend, but the qualifying results of the 2026 World Cup are still the talk of the town.<\/p>\n

Multiple teams from Europe and North and Central America sealed their spots in the <\/strong>World Cup yesterday and earlier today<\/strong>, and global playoff participants are now confirmed. This brings the tally to 42 nations heading to the next World Cup, with 22 more competing for the six remaining spots: 16 teams in the European playoffs, and six in the global playoff.<\/p>\n

Qualified teams from Africa: <\/strong>Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Senegal, Ghana, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, South Africa, and Cape Verde.<\/p>\n

Qualified teams from Europe: <\/strong>Spain, France, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Croatia, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, Scotland, and Austria.<\/p>\n

Qualified teams from South America: <\/strong>Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador, and Colombia.<\/p>\n

Qualified teams from Asia:<\/strong> Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Japan, South Korea, Iran, Australia, and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n

Qualified teams from North and Central America:<\/strong> Panama, Haiti, and Curca\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n

The participating hosts:<\/strong> The US, Mexico, and Canada.<\/p>\n

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Four teams from the 16 competing nations in the European playoffs will qualify for the <\/strong>World Cup finals:<\/strong> Italy, Denmark, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Albania, Ireland, Kosovo, Bosnia, Sweden, Romania, Northern Ireland, and North Macedonia.<\/p>\n

The teams are split into four groups of four, and will be playing in a knockout format<\/strong>, with each group sending one team to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Two teams from the following six nations in the global playoffs will qualify for the <\/strong>World Cup finals:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • From Africa: DR Congo<\/li>\n
  • From Asia: Iraq<\/li>\n
  • From South America: Bolivia<\/li>\n
  • From CONCACAF: Jamaica and Suriname<\/li>\n
  • From Oceania: New Caledonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The top two teams in FIFA rankings \u2014 DR Congo and Iraq \u2014 will be skipping the first <\/strong>round of playoffs, and the other four will meet in the semifinals. <\/strong>The victors will face Congo and Iraq in two finals to determine which two nations reach the World Cup.<\/p>\n

    FIFA will conduct the draw for both the global and European playoffs tomorrow, <\/strong>Thursday, 20 November, at their headquarters in Switzerland.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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