<p>We’re almost there.</p> <p>The November international window is over, and 42 teams have now qualified for the biggest FIFA World Cup ever, to be held in June and July in the USA, Canada and Mexico.</p> <p>Six spots are still open and will be decided in March of 2026.</p> <p>We’ll get to that in a second, but first, let’s see who’s made it.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Who’s In?</h2> <h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>AFC (Asia)</h3> <p><em>Qualified (group winners)</em></p> <p><strong>Iran</strong></p> <p><strong>Japan</strong></p> <p><strong>South Korea</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Qualified (group runners-up)</strong></p> <p><strong>Australia</strong></p> <p><strong>Jordan</strong></p> <p><strong>Uzbekistan</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Qualified (playoffs)</em></p> <p><strong>Qatar</strong></p> <p><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>CAF (Africa)</h3> <p><em>Qualified (group winners)</em></p> <p><strong>Algeria</strong></p> <p><strong>Cape Verde</strong></p> <p><strong>Cote d’Ivoire</strong></p> <p><strong>Egypt</strong></p> <p><strong>Ghana</strong></p> <p><strong>Morocco</strong></p> <p><strong>Senegal</strong></p> <p><strong>South Africa</strong></p> <p><strong>Tunisia</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>CONMEBOL (South America)</h3> <p><em>Qualified (top 6 teams)</em></p> <p><strong>Argentina</strong></p> <p><strong>Ecuador</strong></p> <p><strong>Colombia</strong></p> <p><strong>Uruguay</strong></p> <p><strong>Brazil</strong></p> <p><strong>Paraguay</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>CONCACAF (North &amp; Central America)</h3> <p><em>Qualified (host nations)</em></p> <p><strong>Canada</strong></p> <p><strong>Mexico</strong></p> <p><strong>USA</strong></p> <p><strong>Qualified (playoffs)</strong></p> <p><strong>Curacao</strong></p> <p><strong>Haiti</strong></p> <p><strong>Panama</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>UEFA</h3> <p><em>Qualified (group winners)</em></p> <p><strong>Austria</strong></p> <p><strong>Belgium</strong></p> <p><strong>Croatia</strong></p> <p><strong>England</strong></p> <p><strong>France</strong></p> <p><strong>Germany</strong></p> <p><strong>Netherlands</strong></p> <p><strong>Norway</strong></p> <p><strong>Portugal</strong></p> <p><strong>Scotland</strong></p> <p><strong>Spain</strong></p> <p><strong>Switzerland</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>OFC (Oceania)</h3> <p><em>Qualified (tournament winner)</em></p> <p><strong>New Zealand</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Who’s Almost In - The Playoffs</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>UEFA Playoffs</h3> <p>The 12 group winners have already booked their places.</p> <p>The 12 group runners-up have been joined by the four best-ranked group winners from the UEFA Nations League who didn’t finish 1st or 2nd in their groups.</p> <p>These 16 teams have been broken up into four ‘paths’, with a semifinal and a final for each path. The four winners of each path qualify for the World Cup.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Path A Semifinals:</strong></p> <p>Italy v Northern Ireland</p> <p>Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina</p> <p><em>(Winners play for World Cup spot)</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Path B Semifinals:</strong></p> <p>Ukraine v Sweden</p> <p>Poland v Albania</p> <p><em>(Winners play for World Cup spot)</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Path C Semifinals:</strong></p> <p>Turkey v Romania</p> <p>Slovakia v Kosovo</p> <p><em>(Winners play for World Cup spot)</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Path D Semifinals:</strong></p> <p>Denmark v North Macedonia</p> <p>Czech Republic v Ireland</p> <p><em>(Winners play for World Cup spot)</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Intercontinental Playoffs</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>These will also be held in March of 2026 and will determine the final two qualifiers for the World Cup.</p> <p>Six nations will take part.</p> <p>UEFA does not have a representative because it has its own playoff.</p> <p>Four other confederations have one country in the playoffs, but CONCACAF (the host confederation) has two.</p> <p>The two nations with the best FIFA World Rankings – Iraq and DR Congo – have been seeded and go straight into one of the two finals.</p> <p>The four other countries have been drawn into semifinals, with the winners meeting the two seeded teams for the final World Cup places.</p> <p>The Intercontinental playoffs will be held in Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico, both World Cup host cities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Semifinal 1:</strong></p> <p>New Caledonia v Jamaica</p> <p><em>(Winner plays DR Congo for World Cup spot)</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Semifinal 2:</strong></p> <p>Bolivia v Suriname</p> <p><em>(Winner plays Iraq for World Cup spot)</em></p>