28 teams have obtained tickets to the World Cup, and Qatar qualified for the first time through the World Cup preliminaries.

In the early morning of the 15th, the European, Asian and African regions of the World Cup ended many focus competitions, and 6 more teams were directly qualified to advance to next year’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. They are South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal from the African region, Qatar and Saudi Arabia from the Asian region, and the England team from the European region. So far, 28 of the top 48 players in next year's World Cup have been confirmed, and all direct quotas for Asia, Africa and South America have been secured.

In the final round of the African region of the World Cup preliminaries, Senegal in Group B beat Mauritania 4-0 at home and beat the Democratic Republic of the Congo by 2 points, successfully winning a World Cup ticket; South Africa in Group C also performed well. After defeating Rwanda 3-0, it defeated Rwanda 3-0 and won a World Cup ticket with 1 point. With an advantage over Nigeria, the giant team in the same group, it once again qualified for the World Cup finals after 2010. Also in the final round was the Cote d'Ivoire team in Group F. After they beat Kenya 3-0, they also advanced to Gabon with a 1-point advantage.

So far, all the direct quotas for the African region have been generated. The nine teams are Senegal, South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana and Cape Verde. Gabon, Democratic Congo, Cameroon and Nigeria will compete in the play-offs as the second-placed players in the four best groups to compete for qualifications for an intercontinental play-off.

In the Asian region, the fourth stage of competition has also come to an end. Qatar reversed the UAE 2-1 and entered the World Cup for the first time through the qualifying round; Saudi Arabia drew 1-1 with Iraq and qualified for the World Cup for the seventh time in history by virtue of its goal difference. It was also the third consecutive time that the team qualified for the World Cup. At this point, all the direct quotas for the Asian region have been generated, namely, Japan, Iran, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Australia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It is worth mentioning that the World Cup preliminaries in Asia are not over yet. Iraq and the United Arab Emirates will compete directly for a spot in the intercontinental play-offs.

Compared to the two continents of Asia and Africa, where all quotas have been allocated, Europe's qualification for the World Cup is still in full swing, and the England team has become the first to break through. The "Three Lions" secured first place in the group in advance and became the first team in Europe to qualify for next year's World Cup. In recent years, England's overall performance has been very stable, and their performance in the competition is even more eye-catching. They have won all 6 games in this World Cup preliminaries without conceding a goal. There is no suspense about entering the World Cup ahead of schedule.

28 teams have qualified for the 2026 World Cup:

CONCACAF: United States, Mexico, Canada

South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia

Asia: Japan , Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal

Oceania: New Zealand

Europe: England