A total of 32 teams have now qualified for the FIFA World Cup 26.
With qualifying action continuing across the world, FIFA looks at the teams closest to adding their names to the list of participants.
EUROPE: GROUPS GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE
While England, France, Croatia, Portugal and Norway are already through from UEFA's preliminary competition, many of the sections remain in play as the final group fixtures beckon on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November.
Germany will qualify as Group A winners if:
They avoid defeat against Slovakia.
Slovakia will qualify as Group A winners if:
They beat Germany.
Switzerland will qualify as Group B winners if:
They avoid defeat to Kosovo
They lose to Kosovo but goal difference (currently +11 over Kosovo) remains in their favour.
Kosovo will qualify as Group B winners if:
They beat Switzerland and overturn their opponents +11 goal difference advantage.
Denmark will qualify as Group C winners if:
They avoid defeat to Scotland.
Scotland will qualify as Group C winners if:
They beat Denmark.
Spain will qualify as Group E winners if:
They avoid defeat to Turki̇ye
They lose to Turki̇ye but goal difference (currently +14 over Türki̇ye) remains in their favour.
Turki̇ye will qualify as Group E winners if:
They beat Spain and overturn their opponents' +14 goal difference.
The Netherlands will qualify as Group G winners if:
They avoid defeat against Lithuania.
Poland fail to defeat Malta.
They lose to Lithuania, Poland beat Malta, and they retain their goal difference advantage over Poland (currently +13).
Poland will qualify as Group G winners if:
They beat Malta, Netherlands lose to Lithuania, and they overturn Netherlands' goal difference advantage (currently +13).
Austria will qualify as Group H winners if:
They avoid defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina will qualify as Group H winners if:
They beat Austria.
Belgium will qualify as Group J winners if:
They beat Liechtenstein.
They draw or lose against Liechtenstein, and Wales-North Macedonia ends in a draw.
They draw against Liechtenstein, Wales or North Macedonia win, but goal difference remains in Belgium's favour.
North Macedonia will qualify as Group J winners if:
They beat Wales and Belgium lose to Liechtenstein.
They beat Wales, Belgium draw against Liechtenstein and the Belgians' current goal difference advantage (currently +6 over North Macedonia) is overturned.
Wales will qualify as Group J winners if:
They beat North Macedonia and Belgium lose to Liechtenstein.
They beat North Macedonia, Belgium draw against Liechtenstein and the Belgians' current goal difference advantage (currently +11 over Wales) is overturned.
NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: EVERYTHING UP FOR GRABS
With some surprise results on Matchday 5, it's all going down to the wire in the Concacaf Zone, with D Day approaching on Tuesday 18 November.
Suriname will qualify if:
They win or draw against Guatemala, and Panama fail to defeat El Salvador.
They beat Guatemala, Panama beat El Salvador, but goal difference remains in Suriname's favour (currently +3 over Panama).
They lose to Guatemala, Panama lose to El Salvador, but goal difference remains in Suriname's favour.
Panama will qualify if:
They beat El Salvador, and Suriname fail to defeat Guatemala.
They draw vs El Salvador, and Suriname lose to Guatemala.
They beat El Salvador by a margin that enables them to move ahead of Suriname on goal difference.
Jamaica will qualify if:
They beat Curaçao.
Curaçao will qualify if:
They avoid defeat against Jamaica.
Honduras will qualify if:
They win or draw against Costa Rica, and Haiti fail to win against Nicaragua.
They beat Costa Rica, Haiti beat Nicaragua but goal difference remains in Honduras's favour (currently +2 over Haiti)
Costa Rica will qualify if:
They beat Honduras, and Haiti fail to beat Nicaragua.
Haiti will qualify if:They beat Nicaragua, and Honduras fail to win against Costa Rica.
They beat Nicaragua by a margin that enables them to move ahead of Honduras on goal difference.
AFRICA: NIGERIA AND CONGO DR BATTLE FOR PLAY-OFF SPOT
In the CAF region, where Morocco led the way and Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Senegal, Tunisia, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa also punched their tickets, the four best group runners-up faced off in the second round for a single spot at the FIFA Play-off Tournament. Nigeria downed Gabon, before Congo DR sunk Cameroon to set up a final bout between the two.
ASIA: PLAY-OFF THE ONLY REMAINING ROUTE
With the last of AFC's automatic berths claimed when Qatar and Saudi Arabia qualified on 14 October, Iraq and United Arab Emirates will now face off for a single spot at the FIFA Play-off Tournament. The pair drew the first leg in Abu Dhabi, leaving it all to play for in Basra on 18 November.
OCEANIA
While they were beaten by New Zealand in the OFC qualifying final, New Caledonia still have a chance to reach the World Cup. They will compete in the FIFA Play-Off Tournament.
SOUTH AMERICA
With all six of CONMEBOL's automatic berths now having been claimed, Bolivia will hope to become the seventh when they join New Caledonia and four other hopefuls in the FIFA Play-Off Tournament.