Sports Illustrated
By Avi Creditor It’s the 2026 tournament cohosts who are in the strongest shape to make it to Qatar later this year. Here’s what lies ahead in the final qualifying window. View the original article to see embedded media. The Concacaf standings have thawed a bit, one World Cup qualifying window remains, and it’s looking very much like the three nations who won’t have to qualify in 2026 will be the ones occupying the region’s automatic berths in Qatar this fall. Canada, the United States and Mexico remain the top-three teams in the Octagonal table after a unique winter window that featured a bit…