42 out of the 48 participants of the 23rd World Cup are known.
Medianews.az reports that 4 teams are debutants in the tournament: Jordan, Curaçao, Cape Verde, Uzbekistan.
Haiti, Qatar, Panama have appeared once, Canada, New Zealand twice, CAR, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Norway, Senegal thrice, Ecuador, Algeria, Ghana four times in the final stage.
Australia, Croatia, Iran, Colombia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia six times; Austria, Japan seven times; Paraguay, Portugal eight times; Scotland nine times have competed in the championship.
USA, South Korea, Netherlands eleven times; Switzerland twelve times; Belgium, Uruguay fourteen times; France, England, Spain sixteen times; Mexico seventeen times; Argentina eighteen times; Germany twenty times have played in the championship.
Brazil has taken part in all final tournaments – 22 championships.
The holders of 6 more tickets to the tournament will be determined in the qualification matches held in March 2026.
The championship, hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico, will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The teams will be divided into 12 groups; the top two teams and the 8 best third-placed teams will earn tickets to the round of 16.
Uruguay 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 have been world champions.
Toğrul Ali,
Medianews.az
