Liverpool have seen five players help their country qualify for the 2026 World Cup, but a further 13 still have the opportunity to join them at next summer’s tournament.The next edition of the World Cup will start on June 11 and conclude on July 19, with the tournament jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.It means the majority of Liverpool’s senior squad will be busy over the summer in the newly expanded 48-team World Cup, leaving little time for rest ahead of the 2026/27 season.As it stands, 28 countries have booked their place ahead of the final round of qualifiers, with play-offs to follow early next year. Countries to have already qualifiedAs co-hosts, the United States, Mexico and Canada have all automatically qualified.England, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay have also booked their place, as have Australia, IR Iran, Japan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.Algeria, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and New Zealand make up the 28 qualified teams so far. Liverpool players to book their place so farTaking into account regular appearances throughout their nation’s successful qualifying campaign, five Liverpool players have guaranteed their spot or put themselves firmly in contention.Wataru Endo‘s Japan became the first team to secure their place, and Alisson‘s Brazil maintain their record of featuring in every World Cup.Alexis Mac Allister is a regular for Argentina and Mohamed Salah is Egypt’s leader, with the World Cup to be his second international tournament in six months.Moreover, Curtis Jones did play a role in England’s qualifying campaign and there is a chance he could secure a spot in Thomas Tuchel’s squad with a strong season for Liverpool. Any Liverpool players definitely not going?Kostas Tsimikas is still a Liverpool player, although on loan this season, but he is the only player who has had his chances dashed, with Greece already knocked out of qualification. Who else could qualify?There are a host of Liverpool players on the cusp of booking their place in next summer’s tournament ahead of the next round of qualifiers in November.The Netherlands need one more victory to secure a place for Virgil van Dijk, Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo, as do Ibrahima Konate and Hugo Ekitike‘s France.Florian Wirtz‘s Germany are in the box seat to qualify but could face a decider for the automatic spot against Slovakia in this month’s qualifiers.Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez face a battle to secure a play-off spot for Hungary, with positive results needed in their final two qualifiers.Andy Robertson‘s Scotland are assured of at least a play-off berth but could still qualify directly, the same situation Italy (Federico Chiesa) find themselves in.There is still a play-off spot for Conor Bradley‘s Northern Ireland to fight for, but if they miss out they are almost certain to remain in contention through the Nations League play-off route.It is what Alexander Isak‘s Sweden will also be relying on as they are all but out of the qualifiers with just one point, with their Nations League ranking to afford them a second chance.Finally, Giorgi Mamardashvili‘s Georgia could still mathematically clinch a play-off position but it is unlikely with two games remaining.It is set to be a busy summer for Liverpool’s internationals!