28 of the 48 participants of the 23rd World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026, are known.
Medianews.az reports that 3 of the 28 participants are debutants in the tournament: Uzbekistan, Jordan, Cabo Verde.
Qatar has seen 1 final stage, Canada and New Zealand 2, Egypt, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal 3, Ecuador, Algeria, Ghana 4 final stages.
Colombia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Morocco, Tunisia have competed in 6, Japan in 7, Paraguay in 8 championships.
The USA and South Korea have played in 11, Uruguay 14, England 16, Mexico 17, Argentina 18 championships.
Brazil has participated in all final tournaments - 22 championships.
In the 23rd World Cup, hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico, teams will be divided into 12 groups; the top two places and the best 8 teams among the third-placed will get tickets to the round of 16.
Uruguay was world champion in 1930 and 1950, Italy in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006, Germany (West Germany) in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014, Brazil in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002, England in 1966, Argentina in 1978, 1986, and 2022, France in 1998 and 2018, Spain in 2010.
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