^ a b Actually the berths were taken by 10 European teams and no African or Asian ones.^ Berths were given by invitation only.1⁄ 3 – a place in a play-off tournament where two out of six teams would qualify.0.25 – a place in a semi-final play-off (where the winner would then face yet another team for a spot in the finals).Places in intercontinental play-offs are represented as fractions, as follows: In the table, "H" denotes an automatic spot for the host, "C" denotes an automatic spot for the defending champion, and "inv" indicates the number of teams that were invited in 1930. It also shows the total number of teams that entered and played in every qualification cycle. The table below lists the numbers of berths allocated by FIFA for each continent in each tournament. The teams are grouped by continent and compete for a fixed number of berths, with one or two places awarded to the winners of intercontinental play-offs. While the number of teams which qualified for the finals has increased steadily (16 between 19, then 24 between 19, then 32 from 1998 to 2022, and finally 48 starting from 2026), the qualification format has remained relatively unchanged. The first ever World Cup qualifying match was played on 11 June 1933, when Sweden defeated Estonia 6–2 in Stockholm, and the first goal was scored 7 minutes into the game, with some sources attributing it to Swedish captain Knut Kroon while others credit it as an own goal by the Estonian goalkeeper Evald Tipner. The 1934 one was the first one to have an actual qualifying phase.
The berths for the inaugural 1930 tournament were filled by invitation only. All other finalists are determined on a standalone qualifying round achievement without regard to previous achievements. For each World Cup, FIFA decides the number of places in the finals allocated to each of the zones, based on the numbers and relative strengths of the confederations' teams.Īs a courtesy, the host receives an automatic berth selection, as has happened with the immediate past tournament winner during much of the competition's history. Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones, each organized by their respective confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). The FIFA World Cup qualification is a set of competitive matches that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the men's FIFA World Cup. Football tournament FIFA World Cup qualification
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