Overview

• Saudi Arabia advanced after a 0-0 draw with Iraq in Jeddah to finish atop its AFC fourth-round group, sending Iraq to a regional playoff.
• Qatar sealed qualification by beating the United Arab Emirates 2-1 in Doha to win its triangular, with the UAE into Asia’s repechage and Oman eliminated.
• Africa added three qualifiers on Tuesday—Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa—rounding CAF’s tally to nine direct berths that include debutant Cape Verde.
• England became the first UEFA team to qualify with a 5-0 win in Latvia, joining hosts United States, Mexico and Canada and six CONMEBOL sides already through.
• Twenty-eight teams are now confirmed across all confederations, and two nations have secured intercontinental playoff places ahead of the six-team event in March 2026.