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Overwatch World Cup 2026: All the qualified teams from the Conference Cups

The three events, spread across EMEA, Americas, and Asia, have concluded.
Ben Lyons Senior Editor 23 April 2026

The Overwatch World Cup takes full shape again in September as part of BlizzCon, but in the months leading up to that immense convention, a host of qualifiers and tournaments are being featured to whittle down the many, many nations and to determine which countries will qualify for the main proceedings.

To this end, recently the Conference Cups came to a close, with these being events that determined the final nations who will appear in the respective regional online qualifiers, where the far fewer main events slots will be on offer.

With a collection of teams now secured for the online qualifiers, you might be interested in knowing the full list of countries that are still active and hunting for a main event spot at the 2026 OWWC? If so, all the respective information can be seen below.

EMEA:

  • Finland
  • Spain
  • UK
  • France
  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Ireland
  • Austria
  • Portugal

Americas:

  • US
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Puerto Rico
  • Argentina

Asia:

  • South Korea
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • Thailand
  • Hong Kong
  • Philippines
  • India
  • Pakistan

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Each of the qualifiers will happen in around a month, between May 29 and June 7, depending on region. The best teams from each region will advance to the main event group stage where they will join both China and Saudi Arabia, two teams who have secured direct invitation to this phase of the tournament after reaching the grand final of the last OWWC in 2023.

Senior Editor Ben was a Senior Editor at Gamereactor UK. When he wasn’t writing, editing or filming for Gamereactor, he could usually be found playing an FPS or getting lost in a sprawling RPG.
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