FACTBOX-Soccer-List of qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup

Oct 8 (Reuters) – The following is a list of teams that have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19. UNITED STATES Taking part as hosts Best performance: Third place (1930) MEXICO: Taking part as hosts Best performance: Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) CANADA: Taking part as hosts Best performance: Group stage (1986, 2022) JAPAN Qualified on March, 20. Best performance: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) NEW ZEALAND Qualified on March, 24. Best performance: Group stage (1982, 2010) IRAN Qualified on March, 25. Best performance: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022) ARGENTINA Qualified on March, 25. Best performance: Winners (1978, 1986, 2022) UZBEKISTAN Qualified on June, 5. Best performance: Never previously qualified. SOUTH KOREA Qualified June, 5. Best performance: Fourth place (2002) JORDAN Qualified June, 5. Best performance: Never previously qualified. AUSTRALIA Qualified June, 10. Best performance: Round of 16 (2006, 2022) BRAZIL Qualified June, 10. Best performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) ECUADOR Qualified June, 10. Best performance: Round of 16 (2006) URUGUAY Qualified September, 4. Best performance: Winners (1930, 1950) COLOMBIA Qualified September, 4. Best performance: Quarter-finals (2014) PARAGUAY Qualified September, 4. Best performance: Quarter-finals (2010) MOROCCO Qualified September, 5. Best performance: Semi-finals (2022) TUNISIA Qualified September, 8. Best performance: Group Stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022) EGYPT Qualified October, 8. Best performance: Round of 16 (1934) (Compiled by Tommy Lund in Gdansk)

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