WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION
AFC ROUND 1:
TEAMS: 20
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO AFC ROUND 2-10 WINNERS (AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, SINGAPORE, YEMEN,
MYANMAR, PAKISTAN, CHINESE TAIPEI, INDONESIA, HONG KONG, NEPAL)
DATE: 12/10/2023
STATUS: COMPLETED
AFC ROUND 2
TEAMS: 36 (26+10)
FORMAT: 9 GROUPS 4 TEAMS EACH-ROUND ROBIN (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO AFC ROUND 3-TOP 2 TEAMS (18 TEAMS)-QATAR, IRAN, UZBEKISTAN, IRAQ, UAE,
AUSTRALIA, KUWAIT, JAPAN, NORTH KOREA, SOUTH KOREA, CHINA, OMAN, KYRGYZSTAN, INDONESIA,
JORDAN, SAUDI ARABIA, BAHRAIN, PALESTINE
DATE: 21/11/2023-11/06/2024
STATUS: COMPLETED
AFC ROUND 3
TEAMS: 18 FROM ROUND 2
FORMAT: 3 GROUPS OF 6 TEAMS-ROUND ROBIN (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO WORLD CUP-TOP 2 TEAMS, TO AFC ROUND 4-THIRD AND FOURTH TEAMS
DATE: 5/09/2024-10/11/2025
STATUS: ONGOING
AFC ROUND 4
TEAMS: 6 TEAMS
FOTMAT: 2 GROUPS, 3 TEAMS-TOURNAMENT STYLE
QUALIFIERS: TO WORLD CUP-TOP TEAMS FROM EACH GROUP, TO AFC ROUND 5-RUNNER-UP FROM
EACH GROUP
DATE: 10/2025
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
AFC ROUND 5
TEAMS: 2
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO INTERCONFEDERATION PLAYOFFS-FINAL WINNER
DATE: 11/2025
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
CAF ROUND 1
TEAMS: 54 TEAMS
FORMAT: 9 GROUPS, 6 TEAMS ROUND ROBIN (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO WORLD CUP-TOP TEAMS FROM EACH GROUP, TO CAF ROUND 2-4 BEST GROUPS
RUNNERS-UP
DATE: 15/11/2023-14/10/2025
STATUS: ONGOING
CAF ROUND 2 (PLAY-OFF STAGE)
TEAMS: 4 TEAMS
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT-TOURNAMENT STYLE
QUALIFIERS: TO INTERCONFEDERATION PLAY-OFFS-FINAL WINNER
DATE: 10-18/11/2025
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
CONCACAF ROUND 1
TEAMS: 4 TEAMS
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO CONCACAF ROUND 2-2 WINNER-BRITISH VIRGIN ISLAND, ANGUILLA
DATE: 22/03/24-26/03/24
STATUS: COMPLETED
CONCACAF ROUND 2
TEAMS: 30 (28+2) TEAMS
FORMAT: 6 GROUPS, 5 TEAMS IN EACH GROUP GROUND ROBIN (4 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS TO CONCACAF ROUND 3-TOP 2 TEAMS
DATE: 5/06/2024-10/06/2024
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
CONCACAF ROUND 3
TEAMS: 12 TEAMS
FORMAT: 3 GROUPS 4 TEAMS IN EACH GROUP, DOUBLE ROUND ROBIN (4 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO WORLD CUP-3 GROUPS WINNERS, TO INTERCONFEDERATION PLAY-OFFS-2 BEST
RANKED RUNNERS-UP
DATE: O1/09/2025-18/11/25
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
CONMEBOL ROUND 1
TEAMS: 10 TEAMS
FORMAT: ROUND ROBIN (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO WORLD CUP-TOP 6 TEAMS, TO INTERCONFEDERATION PLAY-OFFS-7TH TEAM
DATE: 07/09/2023-18/11/2P23
STATUS: ONGOING
OFC ROUND 1
TEAMS: 4
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT-TOURNAMENT STYLE
QUALIFIERS: TO QF ROUND 2-WINNER
DATE: 2-10/09/2024
STATUS: ONGOING
OFC ROUND 2
TEAMS: 8 (7+1) TEAMS
FORMAT: 2 GROUPS, FOUR TEAMS EACH-ROUND ROBIN (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO OFC ROUND 3-TOP 2 TEAMS FROM EACH GROUP
DATE: 7/10/2024-19/11/2024
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
OFC ROUND 3
TEAMS: 4 TEAMS
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT-TOURNAMENT STYLE
QUALIFIERS: TO WORLD CUP-WINNER, TO INTERCONFEDERATION PLAY-OFFS-SECOND
DATE: 03/2025
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
UEFA ROUND 1
TEAMS: 54 TEAMS
FORMAT: 12 GROUPS (6 GROUPS OF 4 TEAMS EACH AND 6 GROUPS OF 5 TEAMS EACH)-ROUND ROBIN
(2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO WORLD CUP-GROUP WINNERS, TO UEFA ROUND 2-12 GROUPS RUNNERS-UP
DATE: 21/03/2025-18/03/2025
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
UEFA ROUND 2
TEAMS: 16 TEAMS (12 GROUPS RUNNERS-UP + 4 BEST UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE GROUPS WINNERS
BASED ON THE NATIONS LEAGUE OVERALL RANKINGS THAT FINISHED IN THE TOP 2 OF THEIR
QUALIFYING GROUPS)
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT-4 PATH PLAY-OFF TOURNAMENT STYLE
QUALIFIERS: TO WORLD CUP-FOUR PATH WINNERS
DATE: 26/03/2026-31/03/2026
STATUS: UNCOMPLETED
EURO:
TEAMS: 12 TEAMS
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT-TOURNAMENT STYLE, 3 PATH OF 4 TEAMS
QUALIFYING: TO EURO 2024-3 WINNERS
DATE: 26/03/2024
STATUS: ONGOING
AFCON ROUND 1
TEAMS: 8 TEAMS
FORMAT: KNOCKOUT (2 LEGS)
QUALIFIERS: TO AFCON ROUND 2-4 WINNERS-ESWATINI, CHAD, LIBERIA, SOUTH SUDAN
DATE: 20-26/03/2024
STATUS: COMPLETED
AFCON ROUND 2
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE
