Quiz! Can you name every nation to have played at a World Cup... but failed to make the 2026 tournament?

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) — This quiz about those who won't be getting their hands on this trophy (Image credit: Getty Images)

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We already now there will be plenty of countries making their first-ever appearance, with the likes of Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan making their debut, but this latest FourFourTwo quiz is more concerned with who isn't there. In particular, we want to know the 46 nations who have played at a World Cup, but have not qualified for the 2026 edition. We've put ten minutes on the clock for you, so get cracking...

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For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.

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