Here’s the quick scoop: as of June 26, 2026, 25 teams had qualified for the World Cup 2026 Round of 32, and 13 teams had already been eliminated from knockout contention.

Qualified teams

  • Mexico.
  • USA.
  • Germany.
  • Argentina.
  • France.
  • Norway.
  • Colombia.
  • Switzerland.
  • Canada.
  • Brazil.
  • Morocco.
  • South Africa.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Ivory Coast.
  • Ecuador.
  • Netherlands.
  • Japan.
  • Sweden.
  • Australia.
  • Spain.
  • Cape Verde.
  • Paraguay.
  • Belgium.
  • Egypt.
  • Senegal.

Out of the race

  • Turkiye.
  • Haiti.
  • Tunisia.
  • Jordan.
  • Panama.
  • Qatar.
  • Czechia.
  • Curacao.
  • Iraq.
  • Saudi Arabia.
  • Uruguay.
  • New Zealand.

Quick note

The tournament format sends the top two teams from each group plus the eight best third-place teams into the knockout stage, so some teams are still alive even if they are not yet officially qualified.

Here is the clean HTML version:

Status Teams
Qualified Mexico, USA, Germany, Argentina, France, Norway, Colombia, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Morocco, South Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Spain, Cape Verde, Paraguay, Belgium, Egypt, Senegal
Eliminated Turkiye, Haiti, Tunisia, Jordan, Panama, Qatar, Czechia, Curacao, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, New Zealand
**TL;DR:** the teams above are the ones in, and the teams listed as eliminated are already out of the 2026 World Cup knockout hunt.