Five countries booked their place at the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday as England, Côte d'Ivoire, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Senegal are all in.

Ivory Coast and Senegal become the final two African sides to secure automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Forty-eight nations' men's national soccer teams will battle it out at 16 stadiums throughout North America in summer 2026.

Qatar and Saudi Arabia both secured a spot at next year's World Cup on Tuesday after clinching first place in their groups in the fourth round of Asian qualifying.

Saudi Arabia claimed a 0-0 draw with Iraq in Jeddah on Tuesday to seal qualification for next year's World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Andy Kohlberg, the owner of Spanish soccer club Mallorca, warns that FIFA's ticket pricing for the next World Cup could harm the sport's image.

Qatar qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates thanks to second-half headers from Boualem Khoukhi and Pedro Miguel. It marks the first time that Qatar, which lost all three group-stage games when it hosted the 2022 tournament, has advanced through qualification.

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