Clarifying World Cup slots

I'm exploring the direct slots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and wondering if it's 46 teams. Hosts, which include the USA, Canada, and Mexico, automatically qualify for 3. Then, the qualifiers are: AFC has 8.5 slots (direct 8), CAF has 9.5 (direct 9), CONMEBOL has 6.5 (direct 6), and CONCACAF has 6, which includes the hosts. For the 48-team finals, I think hosts count within these allocations, leading to 46 direct plus 2 playoff spots.Investigating World Cup qualifications

I noticed that "42支球队" doesn’t align with the 46 slots I was considering. It seems that "直通美加墨的42支球队" refers to the 42 teams that qualify directly for the World Cup without playoffs. If 2 spots are from playoffs, that leads to a total of 46. The user wants to know the last World Cup participation year for each of those 42 teams, so I’ll need updated data. Since many teams will qualify post-2024, I should fetch the list using a network command, like curl.Planning to fetch World Cup data

The command line interface indicates that network access is on by default, which is great! I’m aiming to fetch an authoritative list of the qualified teams for the 2026 World Cup to count the 42 direct qualifiers. If the user is noting that there are currently 42 teams, I’ll compile this list and check their last World Cup appearances, like 2022 for many or earlier years. For teams making their debut, I'll note "从未参加" or "首次参赛." I can use resources like Wikipedia or FIFA pages for accurate details on previous participations.Fetching data on qualified teams

I see that the Wikipedia page for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has a list of qualified teams, but last appearances might not always be included. To ensure accuracy, I could cross-check each team against the 2022 World Cup participants. The known list includes 32 teams from Qatar 2022, which isn’t too hard to compile. Many of the qualified teams for 2026 will overlap with those. Now, I need to fetch the current list of the 42 teams using a network command, running curl to access the Wikipedia page.Setting up workspace

I need to use shell commands, and it seems like setting the working directory to /workspace is the way to go. After that, I plan to run a curl command. I’m thinking this will help me accomplish whatever task is ahead. It’s pretty straightforward, but I want to make sure everything is in order before I execute it. Let's get that set up and see how it works!