Overview
- Hosts United States, Canada and Mexico are joined by 39 nations to fill 42 of 48 berths.
- Europe’s automatic qualifiers include England, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Croatia, Germany and Scotland.
- South America’s six entrants are Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay.
- From Africa, qualifiers include Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, Senegal, Ivory Coast and South Africa, with New Zealand through from Oceania.
- Asia’s qualifiers are Iran, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Jordan, while CONCACAF adds Panama, Curaçao and Haiti; first-time finalists include Uzbekistan, Jordan, Curaçao and Cape Verde; the final six spots will come via UEFA play-offs and a six-team March event in Mexico featuring Jamaica, Suriname, Iraq and New Caledonia.