List of all teams classified until today

Colombia players celebrate their classification to the 2026 World Cup.

Photo: EFE – Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda

Colombia is finally already in the 2026 World Cup! The national team sealed its classification With a 3-0 categorical triumph over Bolivia at the Barranquilla Metropolitan Stadium. Néstor Lorenzo's team responded to the pressure of the penultimate date and secured his seventh participation in a World Cup.

The goals of James Rodríguez, Jhon Córdoba and Juan Fernando Quintero They exploded with joy to the fans, which celebrated the country's return to the maximum football event after the absence in Catar 2022.

This achieved the classification in Barranquilla

The match against Bolivia showed a solid and convinced Colombia of its game. Captain James Rodríguez opened the scoring with a first definition after a triangulation with Luis Díaz and Santiago Arias. That allowed him to overcome Radamel Falcao as the top Colombian scorer in qualifiers, a symbolic detail on a party night.

In the second half, the entrance of Juan Fernando Quintero changed the course of the game. With a masterful pass he enabled Córdoba for the second goal and later closed the win with the third. With this performance, Colombia not only assured the three points, but also mathematically guaranteed the quota to the World Cup with a day to play.

Colombia, among the 16 partial classified to the 2026 World Cup

The classification returns to the country the illusion of shining in the appointment that will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. It will be the seventh time that Colombia is present in the tournament After its participations in Chile 1962, Italy 1990, United States 1994, France 1998, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018.

In addition to Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay also sealed their classification on this day. Both selections met their objectives and joined the group of countries that have already secured their place in the World Cup. With this, Conmebol has already defined its six direct places.

The group of classified by the South American Confederation is completed by Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador, which had achieved their pass on previous dates. Now it only remains for defining the quota to the repechage, which Venezuela and Bolivia are played on the last day.

The situation leaves the region with a clear panorama: six South American teams will be in the 2026 World Cup. The only unknown is which of the two remaining selections will have the possibility of looking for its place in the intercontinental repechage.

With this new classification, Colombia swells the list of 16 selections that have already secured their ticket to the World Cup. The tricolor joins a group in which historical powers and emerging selections that have surprised in the qualifiers stand out.

What are the others classified so far?

In Concacaf, the three hosts of the World Cup – Mexico, the United States and Canada – have their quota guaranteed for being organizers.

From the AFC, they are already inside Japan, South Korea, Australia, Iran, Uzbekistan and Jordan. By Oceania, New Zealand also sealed its classification after overcoming its regional path.

In total, 16 selections are already preparing for the 2026 appointment, waiting for new names to be added from Europe, Africa and intercontinental repechage.

In this way, the list of classified so far is as follows:

Concacaf

1. Mexico
2. USA
3. Canada

Conmebol

1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Ecuador
4. Uruguay
5. Colombia
6. Paraguay

OFC

1. New Zealand

AFC

1. Japan
2. South Korea
3. Australia
4. Iran
5. Uzbekistan
6. Jordan

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