Quiz! Can you name all 18 teams who've qualified for the 2026 World Cup so far?

TOPSHOT - Argentina's captain and forward Lionel Messi holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy upon arrival at Ezeiza International Airport after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on December 20, 2022. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)
The famous World Cup trophy (Image credit: Getty Images)

We're nine months from the start of the 2026 World Cup and the tournament is starting to take shape.

The next edition of the biggest festival of football will be the first featuring 48 teams, and the first hosted across three countries.

What better way to test your knowledge on the upcoming tournament with one of our quizzes...

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With just three minutes on the clock, we need you to name the 18 teams - as of September 8 - that have already booked their tickets to North America.

As a little help, there are three co-hosts and two debutants already locked in to compete for football's biggest prize.

One team escaping your mind? Simply log in to Kwizly and they’ll provide you with a hint to set you up with a tap-in at the back post!

Don’t forget to tweet your scores to @FourFourTwo and send this quiz round to your mates!

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That's the World Cup quiz done and dusted...for now. More teams will qualify over the coming weeks and months, including a whole host of former winners. But how's your knowledge of the whole game? Courtesy of Kwizly, we've got a few more teasers.

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Ewan Gennery
Freelance writer

Ewan is a freelance writer and social media manager who has worked for The Athletic, GOAL, 90min and OneFootball. From Gelsenkirchen to Riyadh, he has covered some of the biggest games in football in his three years in the industry.

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