Which option lists the six geographic areas used for World Cup competition?

• A. Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Central America, the Caribbean, Oceania, and South America
• B. Africa, Asia, Europe, North/Central America and Caribbean, Oceania, and South America
• C. Antarctica, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and South America
• D. Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Antarctica

Answer: (B)

World Cup qualification is organized around six continental zones, each aligned with FIFA’s regional confederations. Those zones are Africa, Asia, Europe, North/Central America and Caribbean, Oceania, and South America. The option that lists exactly these six areas matches how the World Cup qualifiers are structured, grouping North America, Central America, and the Caribbean together as one zone. Antarctica isn’t a participating region in World Cup qualifiers, so including it would be incorrect. Other choices either add Antarctica, omit a zone, or split North America, Central America, and the Caribbean into separate regions, which doesn’t reflect the standard six-zone setup.