The FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers have seen over 75 countries eliminated across the globe. This update was shared by FIFA on their website in preparation for this week’s qualifying matches in various regions.
NOWAHALAZONE provides the list of countries that have been unsuccessful in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In the Africa zone, approximately 14 countries have been ousted from the qualifiers due to obtaining either zero or minimal points in their respective groups. The list includes nations like Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Kenya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Togo, and South Sudan.
The following countries have been eliminated from the World Cup qualifying rounds across the globe:
Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Montserrat, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Somalia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Tahiti, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Gambia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and Yemen.
Additionally, countries like Afghanistan, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Congo, Cook Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Fiji, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, China, India, Kenya, Korea DPR, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, and Laos also failed to advance in the qualifiers.
