World Cup 2026: Who are the players and teams that will not participate in the tournament?

Europe (UEFA): Slovenia, Greece, Belarus, Georgia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Armenia, Cyprus, San Marino, Iceland, Azerbaijan, Finland, Malta, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Serbia, Latvia, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Montenegro, Gibraltar, Luxembourg, Israel, Moldova, Russia*

Asia (Asian Federation): Mongolia, Maldives, Guam, Sri Lanka*, Macau, Cambodia, East Timor, Brunei, Bhutan, Laos, India, Afghanistan, Syria, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Philippines, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Nepal, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait, Indonesia, China, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates

Africa (CAF): Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Sudan, Togo, Mauritania, South Sudan, Nigeria, Benin, Lesotho, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Libya, Angola, Mauritius, Eswatini, Niger, Tanzania, Zambia, Congo*, Eritrea*, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Burundi, Seychelles, Uganda, Mozambique, Guinea, Botswana, Somalia, Namibia, Liberia, Malawi, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Madagascar, Mali, Comoros, Central African Republic

North and Central America (CONCACAF): Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Aruba, Barbados, Guyana, Montserrat, Belize, Dominican Republic, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla, Guatemala, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras

South America (CONMEBOL): Venezuela, Peru, Chile

Oceania (OFC): Cook Islands, American Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tahiti, Fiji

*Indicates countries suspended or served a ban during all or part of the World Cup qualifiers

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