The FIFA World Cup 26™ will see the participation of 48 teams, 16 more than the last seven editions of the tournament since 1998.

The division of places by continental confederations has already been defined:

AFC (Asia): Eight direct spots + one inter-confederation play-off place
CAF (Africa): Nine direct spots + one inter-confederation play-off place
Concacaf (North and Central America, plus the Caribbean): Six direct spots + two inter-confederation play-off places
CONMEBOL (South America): Six direct spots + one inter-confederation play-off place
OFC (Oceania): One direct spot + one inter-confederation play-off place
UEFA (Europe): 16 direct spots

Here, we look at the teams whose hopes of reaching this FIFA World Cup have been ended on the road to Canada, Mexico and USA.