World Cup 2026

7 teams out of 2026 World Cup qualifying today: Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Nepal, U.S. Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands
(Also, North Korea refused to play Japan due to "malignant infectious disease". It is likely they will withdraw or be disqualified.)

Previously have failed to qualify Mongolia, Maldives, Guam, Sri Lanka, Macau, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Bhutan and Laos.
190 teams remaining competing for 45 places in World Cup, with the triple hosts USA-Mexico-Canada automatically in.