Al Jazeera’s breakdown of the qualified teams, playoffs and shock omissions from the FIFA World Cup in North America.

The stage is almost set for the FIFA World Cup 2026 as 42 nations have managed to qualify for next summer’s tournament in ...

Sensational injury-time goals from Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean were enough to book Scotland's place on the big World Cup ...

Curacao has become the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup after salvaging a 0-0 draw with Jamaica ...

Stephen McGowan tries to make sense of the mayhem from Hampden as Scotland sealed their return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence.

The World Cup qualifiers are almost complete but for several countries an anxious wait remains before the full line-up for ...

Scotland beat Denmark in style at Hampden Park to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1998. The night got off ...

Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay have all qualified too. Panama, Curacao and Haiti all won their Concacaf ...

Erling Haaland, Konstantinos Karetsas, Troy Parrott and Cristiano Ronaldo were among the players to make history across the continent's qualifying campaign.

The game was into the second minute of added-on time - and Scotland seemed set to be condemned to the torment of the ...

Fans have shared their elation after Scotland qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998. Scotland sealed ...