7 teams participating in World Cup 2026

1. Canada (co-host): For the first time in history, Canadian fans will enjoy the atmosphere of two consecutive World Cups. Alphonso Davies and his teammates are determined to win their first points in history at the biggest football festival on the planet.

2. USA (co-host): The US has 11 stadiums selected to host the World Cup. With home field advantage, the US team is expected to repeat its feat of reaching the quarterfinals at the tournament that took place 23 years ago.

3. Mexico (co-host): Mexico is one of the most individual teams at every World Cup. Before being eliminated in the group stage in 2022, the CONCACAF representative had 7 consecutive World Cups in the knockout stage.

4. Argentina: This will be the 18th World Cup for the "Albicelestes", who have not missed a World Cup since failing to qualify for Mexico in 1970.

5. Japan: The "Samurai Blue" showed their superior strength in the Asian qualifying round to make their 8th consecutive appearance in the World Cup finals. With a squad of players mostly playing in Europe, Japan is expected to go far in the tournament taking place next year.

6. Iran: Medhi Taremi's double against Uzbekistan in the eighth match helped Iran gain an important point, thereby securing a ticket to North America next year. This is the fourth consecutive time and the seventh time in history that the West Asian representative has participated in the World Cup.

7. New Zealand: The Oceania representative had the easiest World Cup journey in the world when the opponents in the qualifying round were not of the same level. Chris Wood and his teammates beat Vanuatu 8-1, beat Samoa 8-0, crushed Fiji 7-0 before defeating New Caledonia 3-0 in the final to secure a ticket to the World Cup after a 14-year wait.

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