FIFA announced Tuesday the United States, Mexico and Canada have all automatically qualified for the 2026 men's World Cup as hosts:
"The FIFA Council confirmed that, in line with the long standing tradition of having all hosts competing at the FIFA World Cup, as well as sporting and operational considerations, the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2026, namely Canada, Mexico and the USA, will qualify automatically for the final round of the competition, with their slots therefore being deducted from the overall allocation of six assigned to Concacaf."
The move was expected as all host nations typically qualify automatically for the World Cup, but no decision had been made for the 2026 version.