Overview
- Germany and the Netherlands clinched direct berths with emphatic wins, lifting the confirmed field to 34 of 48 teams.
- FIFA’s group draw is set for Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, with Argentina’s Javier Milei expected alongside U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Mexico faces Paraguay on Tuesday at San Antonio’s Alamodome, with Javier Aguirre planning up to seven changes and Hirving Lozano unavailable through injury; in Mexico the game airs on TUDN, Canal 5 and Azteca 7.
- Peru plays Chile on Tuesday in Sochi under interim coach Manuel Barreto with a youth-focused squad, with broadcasts in Peru on Movistar Deportes, América TV and ATV.
- Key qualification slates conclude Tuesday in UEFA and CONCACAF, while Iraq and the United Arab Emirates decide Asia’s entrant to the March 2026 intercontinental playoff.