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When is the FIFA World 2026 draw and tournament starting ?

The biggest tournament, the World Cup, has 206 days to go, with 48 nations taking part — an expansion from formal 32 countries, which witnessed three countries hosting the USA, Mexico and Canada qualifying automatically, while nations from other confederations have their own qualifying campaigns and whose main tournaments are going to be played between 11 June-19 July.
The first ever Fifa Peace Prize will also be awarded by the organization’s president, Gianni Infantino, on Friday, 5 December, which is the draw day for fifa world 2026.

Who has qualified?
As of today November 2025, here are the teams who have qualified for the 2026 World Cup:
Hosts: Canada, Mexico, United States
Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan
Europe: England, France and croatia
Oceania: New Zealand
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay