From 31 July to 2 August, Canada will host the North and Central America Qualifiers; from 21 to 23 August, Paraguay will stage the South America Qualifiers.
Ten national teams have already secured their place in the Final Phase, to be held in Qatar from 2 to 7 November: the nine best-ranked teams from the 2024 edition, plus the host nation.
The remaining places will be allocated through the European Qualifiers and the combined Africa-Asia Qualifiers.
The road to the FIP World Cup 2026, scheduled to take place from 2 to 7 November in Doha, Qatar, begins in Toronto and Asunción. Canada and Paraguay will host the first continent