| # |
Team |
Group |
Confederation |
How Qualified |
FIFA Ranking |
Best WC Finish |
| 1 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | A | CONCACAF | Host | 14 | Quarterfinals (1970, 1986) |
| 2 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | A | UEFA | Qualifier | 8 | Runner-up (1974, 1978, 2010) |
| 3 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | A | UEFA | Qualifier | 22 | Runner-up (1958) |
| 4 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | A | CAF | Qualifier | 25 | Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) |
| 5 | 🇪🇸 Spain | B | UEFA | Qualifier | 6 | Winner (2010) |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | B | AFC | Qualifier | 11 | Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) |
| 7 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | B | CONCACAF | Qualifier | 22 | Quarterfinals (2014) |
| 8 | 🇦🇺 Australia | B | AFC | Qualifier | 31 | Round of 16 (2006) |
| 9 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | C | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 1 | Winner (1978, 1986, 2022) |
| 10 | 🇫🇷 France | C | UEFA | Qualifier | 2 | Winner (1998, 2018) |
| 11 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | C | CAF | Qualifier | 10 | Semifinals (2022) |
| 12 | 🇵🇪 Peru | C | CONMEBOL | Playoff | 39 | Quarterfinals (1970, 1978) |
| 13 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | D | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 5 | Winner (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
| 14 | 🇩🇪 Germany | D | UEFA | Qualifier | 4 | Winner (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) |
| 15 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | D | UEFA | Qualifier | 13 | Quarterfinals (1998) |
| 16 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | D | CAF | Qualifier | 26 | Group Stage (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022) |
| 17 | 🇬🇧 England | E | UEFA | Qualifier | 3 | Winner (1966) |
| 18 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | E | UEFA | Qualifier | 9 | Semifinals (1966) |
| 19 | 🇵🇱 Poland | E | UEFA | Qualifier | 18 | Semifinals (1974, 1982) |
| 20 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | E | AFC | Qualifier | 32 | Round of 16 (1994) |
| 21 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | F | UEFA | Qualifier | 10 | Semifinals (2018) |
| 22 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | F | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 16 | Winner (1930, 1950) |
| 23 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | F | AFC | Qualifier | 16 | Semifinals (2002) |
| 24 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | F | CAF | Qualifier | 27 | Quarterfinals (1990) |
| 25 | 🇺🇸 United States | G | CONCACAF | Host | 12 | Semifinals (1930) |
| 26 | 🇮🇹 Italy | G | UEFA | Qualifier | 7 | Winner (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) |
| 27 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | G | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 15 | Quarterfinals (2014) |
| 28 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | G | CAF | Qualifier | 28 | Quarterfinals (2010) |
| 29 | 🇨🇦 Canada | H | CONCACAF | Host | 48 | Group Stage (1986) |
| 30 | 🇳🇴 Norway | H | UEFA | Qualifier | 40 | Group Stage (1938, 1994, 1998) |
| 31 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | H | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 20 | Quarterfinals (2022) |
| 32 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | H | OFC | Qualifier | 37 | Group Stage (1982, 2010, 2022) |
| 33 | 🇵🇬 Senegal | I | CAF | Qualifier | 23 | Quarterfinals (2002) |
| 34 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | I | UEFA | Qualifier | 8 | Runner-up (1974, 1978, 2010) |
| 35 | 🇨🇱 Chile | I | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 21 | Semifinals (1962) |
| 36 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | I | AFC | Qualifier | 32 | Round of 16 (1994) |
| 37 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | J | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 5 | Winner (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
| 38 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | J | UEFA | Qualifier | 17 | Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954) |
| 39 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | J | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 16 | Winner (1930, 1950) |
| 40 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | J | CAF | Qualifier | 33 | Group Stage (1998, 2002, 2010) |
| 41 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | K | CONMEBOL | Qualifier | 1 | Winner (1978, 1986, 2022) |
| 42 | 🇩🇪 Germany | K | UEFA | Qualifier | 4 | Winner (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) |
| 43 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | K | CONCACAF | Host | 14 | Quarterfinals (1970, 1986) |
| 44 | 🇯🇵 Japan | K | AFC | Qualifier | 11 | Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) |
| 45 | 🇫🇷 France | L | UEFA | Qualifier | 2 | Winner (1998, 2018) |
| 46 | 🇬🇧 England | L | UEFA | Qualifier | 3 | Winner (1966) |
| 47 | 🇪🇸 Spain | L | UEFA | Qualifier | 6 | Winner (2010) |
| 48 | 🇦🇺 Australia | L | AFC | Qualifier | 31 | Round of 16 (2006) |