THE World Cup knockout stages are fully underway, and teams are being knocked out of the tournament at a rapid rate.
became the first team to be dumped out of the tournament following an emphatic 3-0 loss to .
Haiti was the first team to be eliminated from the World Cup 2026 Credit: Alamy
Two-time World Cup winners Uruguay are out of the World Cup Credit: Getty
The North American nation were soon joined by 15 other sides, including two-time winners , as the record 48-team tournament shrank to 32 for the knockouts.
SunSport brings you all the sides that have been eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.
Which teams have been eliminated from the World Cup 2026?
All teams that have been eliminated from the group stages:
- Group A: Czech Republic, South Korea
- Group B: Qatar
- Group C: Haiti, Scotland
- Group D: Turkey
- Group E: Curacao
- Group F: Tunisia
- Group G: New Zealand, Iran
- Group H: Uruguay, Saudi Arabia
- Group I: Iraq
- Group J: Jordan
- Group K: Uzbekistan
- Group L: Panama
And this is who has been knocked out in the knockout rounds:
- Last-32: South Africa, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Ivory Coast, Sweden, Ecuador, DR Congo, Senegal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Croatia, Algeria, Australia, Cape Verde, Ghana
- Last-16: Canada, Paraguay, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, USA, Egypt, Colombia
How did teams qualify for the World Cup round of 32?
In the new World Cup format, the top two teams from each group and the eight best third-place finishers move on to the round of 32, which begins on June 28.
How are the eight best third-place teams determined?
The sides that finish third in their groups will be ranked by the following criteria in order:
- Points
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Highest team conduct score (players and team officials) relating to the number of yellow and red cards obtained in all group matches
- Fifa World Ranking
What are the World Cup 2026 knockout round dates?
- Round of 32: June 28-July 3
- Round of 16 : July 4-7
- Quarterfinals: July 9-11
- Semifinals: July 14-15
- Third-place game: July 18 (Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Final: July 19 (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
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