Assuming Trump and co dont decide to cancel it this is the current qualification status

AFC

Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea

PLAYOFFS

UAE vs Iraq

CAF

Cape Verde, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal, DR Congo

CONMEBOL

Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia

CONCACAF

USA, Canada, Mexico

UEFA

Englandshire, Croatia, France, Norway, Portugal,

OFC

New Zealand

 

Edited November 16, 2025Nov 16 by tom_widdows

Just cancelled my reservations for the Boston area. Been in 3 presale draws and could not get two tickets for the game v Haiti. First Draw was before Scotland even qualified, and we applied for any game in Toronto. Now with the war we decide just to give up. Especially with talk of sleeper cells within the country. Now possibly planning a trip to Scotland for the 2028 Euro's

Edited March 11Mar 11 by Mentorred
wrong year entered

1 minute ago, Mentorred said:

Just cancelled my reservations for the Boston area. Been in 3 presale draws and could not get two tickets for the game v Haiti. First Draw was before Scotland even qualified, and we applied for any game in Toronto. Now with the war we decide just to give up. Especially with talk of sleeper cells within the country. Now possibly planning a trip to Scotland for the 2028 Euro's

Good show. Boycott is the only wise choice. 

FIFA (mafia) in their infinite wisdom say the show must go on. It's apparently too big to cancel i.e. there's too much money to be lost.

The orange c*nt says Iran are welcome to participate in the World Cup, but the Iranian sports mannie says they won't.

6 minutes ago, Mentorred said:

Especially with talk of sleeper cells within the country

Fit's this?

Israel to step in and take their place?

It wouldn't bloody surprise me.

12 minutes ago, Bukta Bertie said:

Israel to step in and take their place?

It wouldn't bloody surprise me.

As the middle east representative? That'd be extreme banter from the US lads. Extremist, even.

1 minute ago, RicoS321 said:

As the middle east representative? That'd be extreme banter from the US lads. Extremist, even.

It would indeed be mental but FIFA love money and Israel have a lot of that and a lot of clout.

I really wouldn't be surprised if it came to pass. 

Welcome back to the international sporting fold...

1 hour ago, RicoS321 said:

Fit's this?

Talk of Iranian terrorists already in the USA doing bombing attacks from within

Iran will play in the World Cup in the USA as scheduled, according to FIFA president Gianni Infantino.