Two more teams have been confirmed to participate in the World Cup.

After the completion of the 16th round of the South American qualifiers for the World Cup, two more teams - Brazil and Ecuador - secured their spots in the final tournament. This information was reported by the portal 'Glavkom'.

Both teams have earned 25 points each and have already guaranteed their early exit to the World Cup.

In this part of the qualification, Brazil won against Paraguay with a score of 1:0, while Ecuador played a draw with Peru - 0:0.

This means that Brazil and Ecuador joined the list of participants in the 2026 World Cup, along with Argentina, which has already secured its place in the tournament.

Brazil is the only team that has never missed a World Cup. The next tournament in 2026 will be the 23rd for the 'Seleção'.

List of participants in the 2026 World Cup

North America:

• Canada, Mexico, USA (all - hosts)

South America:

• Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador

Asia:

• Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia

Oceania:

• New Zealand

For the second Time in history, the Portuguese national team won the Nations League, defeating Spain in a tense final.

The regular time of the match Spain - Portugal ended with a score of 2:2, but in the penalty shootout, the accurate kicks allowed the Portuguese to win with a score of 5:3.

Match progress of the Nations League final 2024/25

• 21st minute - Martín Subimendi opens the scoring
• 26th minute - Nuno Mendes equalizes with a shot to the bottom corner
• 45th minute - Pedri sets up Oyarzabal for a shot, who scores through the legs of Diogo Costa
• 61st minute - Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 138th goal for the national team after a deflection and a cross from the flank - 2:2

In extra time, the score remained unchanged, and in the penalty shootout, only Spain missed when Álvaro Morata failed to score. Ruben Neves converted the decisive shot for Portugal.

In the South American qualifiers for the World Cup 2026, two more teams - Brazil and Ecuador - secured their places in the final tournament. Additionally, the Brazilian team has been identified as the 23rd participant in the final part of the World Cup-2026.