FIFA World Cup : 42 Shirts, All For One Dream

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SAP News TL, Dili : The first poster for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada has caused controversy because of the notable absence of an image of Cristiano Ronaldo.

“42 shirts, all for one dream,” reads the post on the FIFA World Cup account in Portuguese on the social network X, along with a poster that includes, among others, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, and Erling Haaland, but not the captain of the national team, referring to Bruno Fernandes Portugal.

Two hours later, a new image was published to announce the countdown to the draw on December 5, and in it the 40-year-old Al Nassr striker is shown as a representative of the Portuguese national team, to the right of the captain of the Argentine national team (center), who has Mbappéruk on his left.

Meanwhile, the countries that have qualified to compete in the 2026 World Cup are forty-two (42) as follows :

1. Canada
2. Mexico
3. USA
4. Australia
5. Iranian IR
6. Japan
7. Jordan
8. Korea Republic
9. Qatar
10. Saudi Arabia
11. Uzbekistan
12. Algeria
13. Cape Verde
14. Ivory Coast
15. Egypt
16. Ghana
17. Morocco
18. Senegal
19. South Africa
20. Tunisia
21. Curaçao
22. Haiti
23. Panama
24. Argentina
25. Brazil
26. Colombia
27. Ecuador
28. Paraguay

    29.Uruguay

30. New Zealand
31. Austria
32. Belgium
33. Croatia
34. England
35. France
36. Germany
37. Netherlands
38. Norway
39. Portugal
40. Scotland
41. Spain
42. Switzerland

Twenty-two (22) countries will compete in the play offs, including six countries that will qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

According to the Ranking Federation International Football Association (FIFA) published underline ten (10) countries from the first to ten levels as:

1. Spain
2. Argentina
3. France
4. England
5. Brazil
6. Portugal
7. The Netherlands
8. Belgium
9. Germany
10. Croatia

The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 until July 19, 2026.