All Goals. One Cup. 2026.
CONMEBOL qualified 6 teams for the 2026 World Cup through an 18-match, single-table South American qualifying campaign from September 2023 to September 2025. Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay secured direct qualification, while Bolivia advanced to the Inter-Confederation Playoffs.
AFC Qualified 8 Teams for the 2026 World Cup through a five-round campaign that sent Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia directly to the 2026 tournament, while Iraq advanced to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament. Here’s the complete Asian qualifying guide, from Japan becoming the first non-host nation to qualify to the controversy of Round 4 and Iraq’s final route through Monterrey.
CONCACAF qualified 6 teams for the 2026 World Cup through automatic host berths for the USA, Canada and Mexico, plus earned qualification for Panama, Curaçao and Haiti. This complete guide explains the format, final-round drama, playoff path, and what it all means for World Cup 2026.
Explore all 12 groups at the 2026 World Cup, including every team, the expanded 48-team format, group-stage dates, key matches, venues, and how qualification to the Round of 32 works.
Erling Haaland heads into the 2026 World Cup as Norway’s biggest weapon and one of the tournament’s most dangerous strikers. After scoring 16 goals in 8 qualifying matches to fire Norway back to the World Cup for the first time since 1998, Haaland now faces a brutal Group I test against France and Senegal. This guide breaks down his records, playing style, Norway’s tactical system under Ståle Solbakken, key supporting players like Martin Ødegaard and Alexander Sørloth, and whether Haaland can turn Norway into a genuine knockout-stage threat.