There are several qualifying rounds and groups in the North American, Central American, and the Caribbean qualifying zone, CONCACAF. Between 2023 to 2025 (subject to changes), 35 countries in this FIFA zone will compete for a minimum of 6 to a maximum of 8 World Cup tickets to be awarded (out of 48). These are the 35 countries that belong to the CONCACAF zone and are members of FIFA. They will all compete for the 2026 world title in North America. In alphabetical order:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- US Virgin Islands
- USA
Worldwide six countries will participate in a play-off mini-event for the last 2 (of the 48) 2026 World Cup tickets to earn. None will be from the European FIFA zone, UEFA. The other five zones will each send one country, while the continent of North America, as host, may also send the sixth country to compete for the final two tickets to the final round. As a result, at least 6 to possibly 7 or 8 countries from the FIFA zone CONCACAF will qualify for the World Cup 2026.
