{"id":486844,"date":"2025-10-15T12:24:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/england-ivory-coast-and-senegal-join-those-qualified-for-the-2026-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:24:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:24:55","slug":"england-ivory-coast-and-senegal-join-those-qualified-for-the-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/football\/england-ivory-coast-and-senegal-join-those-qualified-for-the-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"England, Ivory Coast, and Senegal join those qualified for the 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sports Writing (EFE)<\/em>. \u2013 The national teams of <strong>England, Ivory Coast and Senegal<\/strong> secured their ticket to the <strong>2026 World Cup<\/strong> this Tuesday, raising to <strong>28<\/strong> the number of teams qualified for the event that will be held in <strong>United States, Mexico and Canada<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/category\/deportes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conmebol presents its first study on brain concussions in South American soccer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nEngland became the <strong>first European team<\/strong> to qualify for the tournament, after thrashing <strong>0-5 Latvia<\/strong>, and will lead the representation of the Old Continent, which will have a total of <strong>sixteen teams<\/strong> in the final phase.\n\nFor their part, <strong>Ivory Coast and Senegal<\/strong> completed the list of the <strong>nine direct African qualifiers<\/strong>, joining <strong>Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde and South Africa<\/strong>. Both countries will participate in their <strong>fourth World Cup<\/strong>.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distribution by confederations<\/h3>\n\n\nThe <strong>Confederation of African Football (CAF)<\/strong> still has an <strong>additional spot<\/strong> that will be defined through the international repechage.\n\nIn <strong>South America (Conmebol)<\/strong>, the six direct qualifiers are <strong>Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay and Colombia<\/strong>, while <strong>Bolivia<\/strong> obtained the repechage spot after finishing in seventh place.\n\nThe <strong>Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)<\/strong> will have <strong>New Zealand<\/strong> as a direct representative, and <strong>New Caledonia<\/strong> will play the international play-off with the hope of debuting in a senior World Cup.\n\nIn <strong>Asia (AFC)<\/strong>, the eight confirmed qualifiers are <strong>Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia<\/strong>, in addition to an extra spot for the repechage.\n\nThe <strong>Concacaf<\/strong>, for its part, has automatically qualified the three hosts: <strong>Canada, United States and Mexico<\/strong>, and will award three more direct places along with two tickets for the repechage.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of the 28 classified so far<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Conmebol:<\/strong> Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CAF:<\/strong> Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AFC:<\/strong> Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UEFA:<\/strong> England<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OFC:<\/strong> New Zealand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Concacaf:<\/strong> Canada, United States, Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nWith 28 teams confirmed, the <strong>2026 World Cup<\/strong> advances towards its historic edition of <strong>48 teams<\/strong>, the first to be played in three host countries, marking a new chapter in the history of world football.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Writing (EFE). \u2013 The national teams of England, Ivory Coast and Senegal secured their ticket to the 2026 World Cup this Tuesday, raising to 28 the number of teams qualified for the event that will be held in United States, Mexico and Canada. 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