Road to FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026

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Scotland qualified by beating Denmark.

World Cup 2026: What now after Scotland qualify?

Scotland have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, but what happens now?

www.bbc.com

 

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Some of the countries not going include Nigeria, China and Cameroon.

World Cup 2026: Which players and teams are not going to tournament?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at which countries and players will not be competing at the 2026 World Cup

www.bbc.com

 

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Some of the countries not going include Nigeria, China and Cameroon.

World Cup 2026: Which players and teams are not going to tournament?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at which countries and players will not be competing at the 2026 World Cup

www.bbc.com

But some of the unexpected countries going are Haiti and Curacao. I'm very happy for those sides!

 

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Article also has a list of those who has already qualified.

World Cup 2026 play-offs draw: Wales, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland discover opponents

Wales, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have discovered their World Cup play-off opponents; semi-finals take place on Thursday March 26 and the finals on Tuesday March 31 with kick-off times of 5pm or 7.45pm; the winners of the four play-off finals qualify for the World Cup

www.skysports.com

 

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World Cup 2026: Fifa to keep top seeds apart in draw

The top four seeded countries will not be able to meet each other until the semi-finals of next year's World Cup for the first time in the tournament's history.

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Iran boycott 2026 World Cup draw over US visas

Iranian media reported earlier this week that the U.S. had denied visas to several members of the country's delegation.

www.newsweek.com

 

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So the draw to determine who is playing against who was held today and all three heads of state of the hosts were there. Even you know who…

I’m happy with Canada’s group!

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25317386-winners-and-losers-2026-fifa-mens-world-cup-draw

 

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Don’t know until now that Jürgen Klinsmann’s son plays for the USMNT!

 

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2026 World Cup: 'Pride Match' to feature Egypt and Iran - where homosexuality is illegal

A 2026 World Cup fixture designated by organisers as an LGBTQ+ 'Pride Match' will feature two countries where homosexuality is illegal.

www.bbc.com

 

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Canada plays host to World Cup games that don’t live up to its dreams

FIFA allotted Toronto and Vancouver leftovers when faced with a selection of good games versus not-so-great ones

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

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Price of tickets are causing all kinds of problems for fans.

World Cup ticket prices: Fans tell of 'anger and disappointment' at cost

Supporters tell BBC Sport of their frustration at the astronomical cost of following the 2026 World Cup.

www.bbc.com

World Cup ticket prices explained: Why fans face 'extortionate' cost to attend tournament in US, Mexico and Canada

The cheapest ticket for the 2026 World Cup final will cost over £3,000; fans face paying just over £6,000 to attend all of their teams matches from the first game to the final via participant member association; the FSA has called on the FA to challenge FIFA on pricing

www.skysports.com

 

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I've heard FIFA is moving games to Canada and Mexico because US fields construction is behind schedule and inferior construction.

Has anyone else heard that,?

 

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I haven’t heard that but I have heard suggestions that the games should be moved because of the unstable political situation. However eleven host cities with this short time left would be impossible to replace. To besides we are dealing with FIFA…. JMVHO