Latest news, match previews, and analysis for FIFA World Cup 2026 across USA, Canada, and Mexico.https://worldcup26usa.com/en-ushttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-intercontinental-playoff-recap/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-intercontinental-playoff-recap/DR Congo and Iraq won the last two places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup through the six-team intercontinental play-off tournament in Mexico, held on 26 and 31 March 2026.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTanalysishttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/ofc-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/ofc-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/How New Zealand became Oceania's sole qualifier for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the first time OFC had a guaranteed direct berth, and the first time the confederation champion did not need to survive an intercontinental play-off.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTanalysishttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/afc-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/afc-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/How the nine Asian nations qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup through AFC qualifying, including first-time qualifiers Jordan and Uzbekistan and Iraq's dramatic intercontinental play-off win.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTanalysishttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/caf-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/caf-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/How the ten African nations qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup through CAF qualifying groups and play-offs, including DR Congo's dramatic route through the intercontinental tournament.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTanalysishttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/concacaf-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/concacaf-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/How the six Concacaf nations — the United States, Mexico, Canada, Panama, Haiti and Curaçao — qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including three automatic host places and three earned through qualifying.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTanalysishttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/conmebol-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/conmebol-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/How the six South American nations — Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay — qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup through the CONMEBOL round-robin league, and which teams missed out.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTanalysishttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/uefa-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/uefa-world-cup-2026-qualification-recap/All 16 European nations that qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup through UEFA qualifying groups and March play-offs, including the teams that missed out — most notably Italy, for the third tournament in a row.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTanalysishttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-first-time-qualifiers/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-first-time-qualifiers/Cabo Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan will all play at a men's World Cup for the first time in 2026. Here is how each nation got there.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:30:00 GMTnewshttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-notable-absences/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-notable-absences/Italy, Nigeria, Cameroon, Poland and Chile are the biggest names missing from the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite the tournament expanding to 48 teams.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:20:00 GMTanalysishttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/how-world-cup-2026-qualification-worked/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/how-world-cup-2026-qualification-worked/World Cup 2026 qualifying used six regional systems, 46 direct berths and a six-team play-off tournament in Mexico. Here is how the format worked.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:10:00 GMTguidehttps://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-qualified-teams/https://worldcup26usa.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-qualified-teams/The 48-team field is complete after DR Congo and Iraq took the last two places on 31 March 2026. Here is every qualified nation, by confederation.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTnews