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Posted By Udokabestluv On November 16th, 2025

Thirty-one (31) countries have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Portugal became the latest team to book their place, thanks to a 9-1 win over Armenia in the World Cup qualifier tie on Sunday.

Portugal was without their captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, who received a red card in their 2-0 defeat against the Republic of Ireland.

In Ronaldo’s absence, goals from Renato Veiga, Gonçalo Ramos, João Neves (3), Bruno Fernandes (3) and Francisco Conceição gave Portugal the victory against Armenia at Estádio do Dragão.

DAILY POST reports that the likes of the USA, Canada and Mexico were allocated automatic slots as host nations.

Here are the 31 countries that have qualified for the 2026 World Cup:

Host nations: the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Asia: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan, and Australia, Iran and Japan, Jordan.

Africa: Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Morocco.

Concacaf: None yet.

Europe: Portugal, Croatia, England and France.

Oceania: New Zealand.

South America: Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.