Turkey, Sweden, Bosnia, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq were the last six nations to book their tickets for the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup to be co-hosted by the USA, Mexico and Canada.
The last six qualifiers – 4 for Europe and two intercontinental playoffs – were played between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Bosnia qualified for their 2nd World Cup as an independent nation, knocking out four-time World Champions Italy 4-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in normal and extra time.
Italy will be missing the World Cup for a third consecutive time.
Sweden needed a last-minute Victor Gyökeres strike to book their ticket in a 3-2 home win against stubborn Poland to seal their 13th qualification.
Turkey qualified for a 3rd time following a narrow 1-0 away to Kosovo, while the Czech Republic saw off Denmark 3-2 in penalties after a 1-1 draw.
The Leopards of DRC qualified at the expense of Jamaica after a 1-0 win in extra time, while Iraq became the last nation to seal qualification, defeating Bolivia 2-1.
The following is the 48-team list for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Group A: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Czech Republic
Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group: D: United States, Australia, Paraguay, Turkey
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Sweden
Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq
Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana
The FIFA World Cup will run from 11th June to July 19 this year.
Co-host Mexico will open the tournament on June 11th against South Africa in Group A, before paving the way for another host, Canada, who will take on Bosnia a day later in Group B.
Co-hosts USA will get the action rolling in group D on 13th June when they face South Americans Paraguay.
