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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches of the CONMEBOL zone played that day. [1] The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian player Rafael Santos Borré.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification; Round Matchday Dates First round: Matchday 1: 15–18 November 2023 Matchday 2: 19–21 November 2023 Matchday 3: 5–8 June 2024 Matchday 4: 9–11 June 2024 Matchday 5: 17–25 March 2025 Matchday 6 Matchday 7: 1–9 September 2025 Matchday 8 Matchday 9: 6–14 October 2025 Matchday 10 Second round: Semi ...
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [1]The entry round of the 52 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).
On 28 February, CONCACAF announced the qualifying format for 2026 World Cup qualification. [4] First round: Four CONCACAF teams, ranked 29 to 32 based on the FIFA rankings of December 2023, were divided into two matchups, played on a two-legged home-and-away basis. The two winners advanced to the second round.
3 Schedule. 4 Group A. 5 Group B. 6 Group C. ... Dates: 16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024: ... Bolded teams qualified for the third round of World Cup qualifying.
The qualifying matches are being held in a total of 18 matchdays on dates that fall within the FIFA International Match Calendar. [17] The match schedule is the same that was used in the previous edition of the competition. Six matchdays will be played in 2023, six in 2024 and also six in 2025. [15]
The winner of each group will qualify for the World Cup, while the second-placed teams will advance to the play-offs, along with the four best-ranked group winners from the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League that finished outside the top two of their World Cup qualifying group. [2] On 28 June 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee formally recommended ...
Schedule for 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying rounds: First round 25 July 2023 18–20 August 2023 25–27 August 2023 Second round 15–17 September 2023 29 September – 1 October 2023 Group stage: Matchday 1 6 October 2023 26 November 2023 Matchday 2 3 December 2023 Matchday 3 10 December 2023