The vintage 24-Team World Cup has been released! Its qualification process is similar to the 1994 tournament format.
Qualified Teams by Confederation
- UEFA: 12 slots
- AFC: 2.25 slots
- CAF: 3 slots
- CONMEBOL: 4.25 slots
- OFC: 0.25 slots
- CONCACAF: 1.25 slots
- Host Nation: 1 slot
Qualification Process Overview
UEFA: In the 1st round, the lowest-ranked 20 teams will compete in a round-robin stage, divided into 5 groups. The top team from each group will advance to the 2nd round, where 39 teams will fight for 12 slots in the World Cup finals.
CONMEBOL: The South American teams will be divided into two groups, the top 4 team will advance for the final, and the best third placed team will advance for the inter-continental playoff.
AFC: The top six teams in the 2nd round will enter the 3rd round, which features a single-group round-robin format. In this stage, the top 2 teams will secure their spots in the World Cup finals, while the third-place team will qualify for the inter-playoff.
OFC: The second round will consist of 2 groups of 8 teams. The winner of each group will enter a knockout round to determine the slot for the inter-continental playoff.
CONCACAF: The top 4 teams in the 2nd round will enter a single group round robin stage to decide the single slot for the World Cup finals. The second placed team will enter the inter-playoff.

The inter-continental playoff will have 4 teams from AFC, CONMEBOL, OFC and CONCACAF to fight for the last slot in the World Cup finals.
[ 2024-09-28 15:05:24 CET ] [ Original post ]