Well, technically it's already down to 53, as Eritrea has withdrawn from qualification, but we'll lay out the schedule, standings, and more in this post. [ MORE: How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work?

World football governing body FIFA have banned three countries from participating at the 2026 World Cup scheduled for the USA ...

How many teams have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Since the qualification for 2026 FIFA ... Preliminary competitions for Africa and Asia also get under way before the end of 2023 as ...

But with the soccer World Cup expanding to 48 teams in 2026, South Africa has a better chance of qualifying for the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Nine teams from Africa will ...

The result leaves both teams on two points in Group C, one point behind leader South Africa, which has a game in hand. The slow start to their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup will be ...

The official dates for the Super Eagles next two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Amavubi of Rwanda and Warriors of Zimbabwe have been announced. The dates for the two crucial qualifying ...

South Africa's coach, Hugo Broos, has named what his team needs to do to secure qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup ...

The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup has taken a dramatic turn, as three national soccer federations have been banned from ...

in the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Hong Kong and ... and countries in Africa, which also starts its World Cup qualifiers this international break ...

FIFA has suspended the football federations of two additional countries, Pakistan and Congo, ahead of the 2026 World Cup.