WORLD CUP ON RADIO · 2026

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48 teams. 6 confederations. 3 host countries. Endless reasons to turn on the radio.

48 Teams
6 Confederations
3 Host countries
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France

#1 FIFA
UEFA

Les Bleus


Champions 1998 and 2018. The hottest team in Europe. Mbappé never rests.

📻 BFMTV - RMC
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Spain

#2 FIFA
UEFA

La Furia Roja


Champions 2010. Tiki-taka no longer exists but they still win.

📻 Radio Marca
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Argentina

#3 FIFA
CONMEBOL

La Albiceleste


Reigning champion. Messi dixit: "This cup too."

📻 Radio La Red
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England

#4 FIFA
UEFA

Los Leones


"It's coming home" since 1966. The English wait with unshakeable faith.

📻 talkSPORT2
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Portugal

#5 FIFA
UEFA

A Seleção


Ronaldo seeks his first Cup. The King's last dance.

📻 Rádio Observador
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Brazil

#6 FIFA
CONMEBOL

La Canarinha


5 stars. The only team to play in every World Cup.

📻 Rádio Itatiaia
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Netherlands

#7 FIFA
UEFA

La Naranja Mecánica


Finalists in 1974, 1978 and 2010. Third time coming...

📻 NPO Radio 1
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Morocco

#8 FIFA
CAF

Los Leones del Atlas


Semis in Qatar 2022. They wanted more. They'll go looking for more.

📻 Radio Mars
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Belgium

#9 FIFA
UEFA

Los Diablos Rojos


Golden generation that never won. This time?

📻 RTBF Viva Sport
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Germany

#10 FIFA
UEFA

Die Mannschaft


4 stars. Always there. Always dangerous. It's Germany.

📻 WDR Event
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Croatia

#11 FIFA
UEFA

Los Dálmatas


Finalists in 2018. Modric carries the team on his shoulders and in his feet.

📻 HRT Radio 2
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Colombia

#13 FIFA
CONMEBOL

Los Cafeteros


They knocked out Uruguay in qualifying. The coffee celebrated.

📻 Caracol Deportes
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Senegal

#14 FIFA
CAF

Los Leones de Teranga


African champions. Mané and company are hungry for history.

📻 RADIO DAKAR 24
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Mexico

#15 FIFA
CONCACAF

El Tri


Tournament host. Maximum pressure. The Azteca awaits them.

📻 W Deportes
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EE.UU.

#16 FIFA
CONCACAF

Team USA


Tournament host. They want to win at home. The NFL is lending them the stadiums.

📻 ESPN West Palm
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Uruguay

#17 FIFA
CONMEBOL

La Celeste


2 World Cups with only 3.5 million inhabitants. Mathematicians are still studying it.

📻 Radio Nacional La Treinta
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Japan

#18 FIFA
AFC

Los Samurais Azules


They knocked out Germany and Spain in Qatar. Nobody is surprised anymore that they're dangerous.

📻 NHK Radio 1
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Switzerland

#19 FIFA
UEFA

La Nati


Swiss neutrality, except in football. There they compete seriously.

📻 Radio Chablais Sporty
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Iran

#21 FIFA
AFC

Team Melli


Their 7th World Cup. Football as a universal language in Iran.

📻 Radio Tehran
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Turkey

#22 FIFA
UEFA

Ay-Yıldızlılar


Semi-finals in Euro 2024. Turkish football is at its best generational moment.

📻 NTV SPOR RADYO
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Austria

#24 FIFA
UEFA

Das Team


Their first Cup since 1998. Vienna is getting ready to celebrate.

📻 ORF Radio Wien
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South Korea

#25 FIFA
AFC

Los Guerreros Taeguk


Semi-finalists in 2002. Asia has two football giants.

📻 BBS Chuncheon FM
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Australia

#27 FIFA
AFC

Los Socceroos


Quarter-finals in Qatar 2022. Arnold built something solid.

📻 ABC Sport DAB
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Algeria

#28 FIFA
CAF

Los Zorros del Desierto


African champions in 2019. They have the quality to put up a fight.

📻 Radio Algérienne
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Egypt

#29 FIFA
CAF

Los Faraones


Mo Salah finally makes it to a World Cup. Cairo didn't sleep when they qualified.

📻 ONsport FM
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Canada

#30 FIFA
CONCACAF

Les Rouges


Tournament host. They may not win the World Cup but they are very gracious hosts.

📻 Sportsnet 960 The FAN
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Norway

#31 FIFA
UEFA

Drillo


Haaland got them into the World Cup. Haaland will want to do the same with the trophy.

📻 NRK Sport
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Panama

#33 FIFA
CONCACAF

Los Canaleros


Their second consecutive World Cup. Building history match by match.

📻 RPC Radio
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Ivory Coast

#34 FIFA
CAF

Los Elefantes


African champions in 2023 and 2024. The post-Drogba generation is writing its own history.

📻 RTI - Radio Côte d'Ivoire
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Sweden

#38 FIFA
UEFA

Los Vikingos


Zlatan retired twice and came back. This time it was final. Or not.

📻 SR P4 Stockholm
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Paraguay

#40 FIFA
CONMEBOL

La Albirroja


Legendary for their defensive organization. Nobody knows how they manage to score.

📻 Radio Monumental
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Czech Republic

#41 FIFA
UEFA

Los Leones


Semi-finalists in Euro 1996. A renewed generation made it to the World Cup.

📻 Radiožurnál Sport
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Scotland

#43 FIFA
UEFA

The Tartan Army


Back at the World Cup after 28 years. Whisky has one more reason to exist.

📻 talkSPORT2
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Tunisia

#44 FIFA
CAF

Los Aguiluchos de Cartago


Their qualification was hard-fought but deserved. Tunisia is buzzing.

📻 Radio Tunisienne
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RD del Congo

#46 FIFA
CAF

Los Leopardos


They participated as Zaire in 1974. 50 years later, back with a different name but the same pride.

📻 Radio Okapi
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Uzbekistan

#50 FIFA
AFC

Los Lobos Blancos


First World Cup. One of the revelations of the Asian qualification.

📻 Oriat FM
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Qatar

#55 FIFA
AFC

Los Maroon


The 2022 host returns as a participant. With more experience, will there be surprises?

📻 Al Jazeera Audio English
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Irak

#57 FIFA
AFC

Los Leones de Mesopotamia


Back at the World Cup after decades away. Baghdad celebrated in the streets.

📻 Al Rasheed Radio
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South Africa

#60 FIFA
CAF

Bafana Bafana


The 2010 host returns as a participant. The vuvuzelas are ready.

📻 InsideSport
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Saudi Arabia

#61 FIFA
AFC

Los Halcones Verdes


They beat Argentina in Qatar. One of the biggest upsets of the tournament.

📻 UFM Radio
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Jordan

#63 FIFA
AFC

Los Nashama


Historic first World Cup qualification. Amman celebrated in the streets for days.

📻 Radio Jordan
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Bosnia y Herzegovina

#65 FIFA
UEFA

Los Zmajevi


Second World Cup appearance. Qualified through UEFA playoffs.

📻 BH Radio 1
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Cape Verde

#69 FIFA
CAF

Los Tubarões Azuis


The Cinderella of the World Cup. An archipelago of 500,000 people that made it to the Cup.

📻 RCV
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Ghana

#74 FIFA
CAF

Black Stars


Suárez's handball in 2010 remains a continental trauma.

📻 SportyFM
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Curaçao

#82 FIFA
CONCACAF

Los Ambonobo


Historic first World Cup. The small Caribbean island that surprised everyone.

📻 Radio Direct 107.1
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Haiti

#83 FIFA
CONCACAF

Les Grenadiers


Their second World Cup. A story of resilience on and off the pitch.

📻 Radio Télé Caraïbes
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New Zealand

#85 FIFA
OFC/Playoff

Los All Whites


Qualified through the intercontinental playoff. Rugby knows them better, but football watched them grow.

📻 Gold Sport
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Frequently asked questions

How many teams participate in the 2026 World Cup?

48 national teams, distributed across 6 confederations: UEFA (16), CAF (10), AFC (9), CONMEBOL (6), CONCACAF (6) and OFC/Playoff (1). It is the first World Cup with 48 teams.

Which South American teams qualified for the 2026 World Cup?

The 6 CONMEBOL teams are: Argentina (#1 FIFA), Brazil (#6), Colombia (#15), Uruguay (#13), Ecuador (#31) and Paraguay (#65).

How many European teams participate in the 2026 World Cup?

16 UEFA teams: Spain, France, Germany, England, Portugal, Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey.

Which are the host teams of the 2026 World Cup?

United States (FIFA #19), Canada (FIFA #28) and Mexico (FIFA #22). All three qualify directly to the tournament as host countries.

Which African teams qualified for the 2026 World Cup?

The 10 CAF teams: Morocco (#14 FIFA), Senegal (#20), South Africa (#67), Algeria (#35), Ivory Coast (#44), Tunisia (#49), Egypt (#46), Cape Verde (#81), DR Congo (#63) and Ghana (#61).

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