The list of national teams participating in the 2026 World Cup is taking its final shape.

November will introduce more qualifying national teams than any other month during the process, with France being the first national team this month to join the previous 28 qualifiers. Many more teams, particularly from Europe, Central America and the Caribbean, are due to qualify in the next few days.

By the end of this qualifying window we’ll know 42 of the 48 national teams that will compete for the cup next year. The final six will come from two playoffs: a European playoff that will define four more teams, and a global playoff (without a European team) that will select the last two teams.

The draw to distribute these teams in four groups will take place Dec. 5 at Kennedy Center in Washington,

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