Tottenham Hotspur players who could be heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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It won't be long until the 2026 FIFA World Cup is upon us and our players and their nations are beginning to book their places at the showpiece event.

Set to be played out across three countries for the first time, the USA, Canada and Mexico will host the tournament across June and July, 2026 - and qualifying for it is well under way.

The tournament that all players dream to play at, the 2026 edition will make history not just for having three hosts, but it will also be the first to feature 48 nations - the largest ever World Cup.

A number of our players and their countries have already booked their places at the tournament, and a few more could follow this international break.

Here is a list of who has qualified and who could book their place this month.

Qualified - 2026 FIFA World Cup

Korea Republic - Yang Min-Hyeok (one cap)

Japan - Kota Takai (four caps)

Argentina - Cristian Romero (45 caps)

Brazil - Richarlison (52 caps)

Uruguay - Rodrigo Bentancur (71 caps)

Could qualify this October

Ghana - Mohammed Kudus

Mo's Ghana will qualify on Wednesday (8 October) if they beat the Central African Republic and Madagascar don’t beat Comoros.

Senegal - Pape Matar Sarr

Pape's Senegal will qualify on Friday (10 October) if they defeat South Sudan and Congo DR don’t overcome Togo.

Croatia - Luka Vuskovic

Luka's Croatia will qualify on Sunday (12 October) if they beat Czechia and Gibraltar and Czechia don’t beat the Faroe Islands.

France - Randal Kolo Muani

Randal's France could qualify on Monday (13 October) by beating Azerbaijan and Iceland. They would also need Iceland to fail to win against Ukraine, while Ukraine would also need to drop points against Azerbaijan.

England - Djed Spence, James Maddison, Dom Solanke

Djed, James and Dom's England will qualify for the tournament on Tuesday (14 October) by beating Latvia while they will need Serbia to drop points in either of their matches against Albania and Andorra.

Portugal - Joao Palhinha

Joao's Portugal will qualify for the World Cup by beating the Republic of Ireland and Hungary. They will also need Armenia to drop points in either of their matches against Hungary and the Republic of Ireland.

Spain - Pedro Porro

Pedro's Spain can qualify for the tournament by beating Georgia and Bulgaria this month. They would also need Turkey to fail to beast Bulgaria Bulgaria and Georgia.