who gets automatic bid in world cup 2026
2026 FIFA World Cup The issue of how to allocate automatic host country qualification given that there are multiple host countries has not yet been resolved and will be decided by the FIFA council.[18][20][21] The United bid anticipated all three host countries being awarded automatic places.[22]
2018 FIFA World Cup Competing countries were divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the knockout stage. Ten European teams and four South American teams progressed to the knockout stage, together with Japan and Mexico.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The following five teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
2030 FIFA World Cup The bidding procedure has not yet started, and these are the countries that confirmed an interest of hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup.