On October 14th, Pacific Time, England became the first European team to qualify for the World Cup with a 5-0 away victory over Latvia.

At the same time, all the Asian and African teams that have qualified for the World Cup qualifiers have been confirmed. Currently, 28 teams have qualified for the Mexico City World Cup.

Teams that have qualified for the 2026 World Cup:

• Hosts: United States, Mexico, Canada
• Asia: Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
• South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia
• Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal
• Oceania: New Zealand
• Europe: England

Teams participating in the intercontinental playoffs:

• Oceania: New Caledonia
• South America: Bolivia