Powerhouses Germany and The Netherlands are the 30th and 31st teams to qualify.
Tomorrow is the big day as 8 teams will qualify directly, 5 UEFA and 3 CONCACAF
In Europe, 3 are shoeins, Spain, Suisse and Belguim.
The other 2 are direct playoffs, Scotland needs to beat Denmark at home and Bosnia needs to win in Austria.
More complicated in CONCACAF. There is one direct playoffs, Jamaica needs to beat Curacao at home.
In group A Suriname and Panama are even on 9 points, Suriname has a +3 superior goal difference. Suriname go to Guatemala while Panama host El Salvador.
In Group C, Honduras and Haiti are even on 8 points. Honduras has a +2 superior goal difference. Honduras go to Costa Rica while Haiti hosts Nicaragua.
Hosts (3) - Canada, US, Mexico
Asia (8) - Japan, Iran, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Africa (9) - Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Senegal, Cote D'Ivoire
CONCACAF (3) -
CONMEBOL (6) - Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia
Oceania (1) - New Zealand
UEFA (16) - England, France, Croatia, Portugal, Norway
A 6 team inter-confederation playoff in March 2026 will determine the last 2 spots.
Asia 9th -
Africa 10th - DR Congo
CONCACAF 4th and 5th -
CONMEBOL 7th - Bolivia
Oceania 2nd - New Caledonia
__________________
Watching the Oilers defend is like watching fire engines frantically rushing to the wrong fire
|