The World Cup has reached the business end of the tournament with teams battling for a place in the final.
We have now lost 45 of the 48 teams that started this World Cup.
Find out which sides have already headed home right here.
Teams eliminated in the World Cup group stage
With the group stage complete, 16 teams were eliminated.
They are as follows:
- Czechia (Group A)
- South Korea (Group A)
- Qatar (Group B)
- Scotland (Group C)
- Haiti (Group C)
- Turkey (Group D)
- Curacao (Group E)
- Tunisia (Group F)
- New Zealand (Group G)
- Iran (Group G)
- Saudi Arabia (Group H)
- Uruguay (Group H)
- Iraq (Group I)
- Jordan (Group J)
- Uzbekistan (Group K)
- Panama (Group L)
Czechia were abysmal in Group A, losing their first and third games to South Korea and Mexico respectively. A draw against South Africa in game two is all they have to show for a summer in the sun.
World Cup 2026 was a first foreign World Cup for Qatar, who had their moments in Group B but went out in the group stage again. Drawing with Switzerland in their first game was the only tangible result and a 6-0 loss to Canada in the next game was quite a way to burst the bubble.
Three losses in three meant the end for Haiti in Group C. Scotland and Brazil beat the Grenadiers to nil but Wilson Isidor's historic thunderbolt against Morocco will live long in the memory.
In Group D, Turkey ended with a flourish. The last kick of their last game was a winner against co-hosts the United States but they were already out because of losses against Australia and Paraguay.
Livano Comenencia's goal for Curacao against Germany was a wonderful moment in Group E and was followed by a famous clean sheet against Ecuador, but the Blue Wave were eliminated with one point.
Tunisia conceded 12 times in Group F, lost all three matches without laying a glove on the opposition and went through two managers.
It was a similar story in Group I, where Iraq conceded 12 goals against Norway, France and Senegal. They went out without a point after three defeats in three games.
Two losses out of two were enough to knock Jordan out in Group J. After Austria and Algeria confirmed their fate, they were then beaten by champions Argentina.
In Group L, losing 1-0 to Ghana and Croatia in back-to-back matches was enough to finish off Panama. They then lost 2-0 against England in their final group game.
Teams eliminated in World Cup knockout rounds
- South Africa (Round of 32)
- Japan (Round of 32)
- Germany (Round of 32)
- Netherlands (Round of 32)
- Ivory Coast (Round of 32)
- Sweden (Round of 32)
- Ecuador (Round of 32)
- DR Congo (Round of 32)
- Senegal (Round of 32)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Round of 32)
- Austria (Round of 32)
- Croatia (Round of 32)
- Algeria (Round of 32)
- Australia (Round of 32)
- Cape Verde (Round of 32)
- Ghana (Round of 32)
- Canada (Round of 16)
- Paraguay (Round of 16)
- Brazil (Round of 16)
- Mexico (Round of 16)
- Portugal (Round of 16)
- USA (Round of 16)
- Egypt (Round of 16)
- Colombia (Round of 16)
- Morocco (Quarter final)
- Belgium (Quarter final)
- Norway (Quarter final)
- Switzerland (Quarter final)
- France (Semi final)
- England (Semi final)
Now that the knockout rounds have begun, teams will be exiting at a rate of three per day.
South Africa went first, beaten by Jesse Marsch's Canada. Then, Japan were the second to be eliminated in this secondary stage, succumbing to Brazil 2-1 in Houston, despite taking the lead during the first half against the five-time winners.
Germany were the first surprise elimination, ironically losing on penalties to Paraguay.
Netherlands also fell victim to a penalty shootout, losing out to 2022 semi-finalists Morocco. Meanwhile, Ivory Coast put up a spirited display against Norway but were ultimately undone by the inevitable Erling Haaland tap-in.
Sweden were next to depart, losing out to a Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappe-inspired France, who look like going all the way. And South American side Ecuador also went out in the Round of 32 as they were beaten by co-hosts Mexico
DR Congo gave England a real fight and led for much of the game, but were ultimately undone by Harry Kane's late brace.
Senegal followed them out of the tournament in absolutely chaotic fashion, contriving to blow a two-goal lead to awful Belgium in the last four minutes and then give away a successfully-converted penalty in the last minute of extra time.
Bosnia and Herzegovina never really looked a threat against the United States, despite the hosts being reduced to ten men midway through the second half.
On July 2, Austria bowed out with a whimper against a defensively sound and offensively exciting Spain, shortly followed by Croatia, who were cruelly booted out by a 103rd-minute VAR intervention.
Algeria then said their farewells to the United States, Canada and Mexico, beaten by the Swiss. Australia were the next World Cup departure, losing out on penalties to Mohamed Salah's Egypt.
Cape Verde went unbeaten in 90 minutes at their first-ever World Cup appearance, holding three former winners, Spain, Uruguay and Argentina, to draws. Ultimately, Argentina prevailed in extra-time but the island nation won the hearts and minds of neutrals everywhere. And Ghana bowed out in Kansas City as they were beaten 1-0 by Colombia.
Jesse Marsch's Canada were next to bid farewell to the 2026 World Cup, the first of the co-hosts to depart, after defeat by Morocco in Houston. Paraguay lost 1-0 to tournament favourites France in what descended into a rather bad-tempered affair after Kylian Mbappe's penalty.
Five-time winners Brazil went out courtesy of an Erling Haaland brace in New Jersey. The big Norwegian outmuscled Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhaes to nod Norway in front, before launching a second beyond Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson to book the Scandinavians' place in the quarter-finals.
Co-hosts Mexico were sent crashing out on the home soil of the Azteca as they were beaten 3-2 by England. Jude Bellingham scored twice in two first half minutes as England took control of the tie but Mexico hit back before half time through Julian Quinones. England were then reduced to 10 men when Jarell Quansah was sent off but Harry Kane restored the two goal advantage from the penalty spot. Mexico made it a nervous last quarter of the game when Raul Jimenez made it 3-2 from a penalty. But England held on and Mexico went out.
Cristiano Ronaldo's record sixth World Cup appearance came to an end thanks to a Mikel Merino strike which booked Spain's place in the quarter-finals. The 41-year-old Ronaldo has probably played his final game for Portugal at a World Cup as a result.
Fellow co-hosts the USA were well-beaten in the end by a Belgium side who properly showed up for what felt like the first time this tournament. Despite their barrelling run to the Last 16, it proved a step too far for the USMNT who exit at the same stage as Mexico and Canada.
Egypt saw a two goal lead slip away in Atlanta as Argentina staged a stunning 12-minute comeback to make it to the quarter-finals. Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico put Egypt in control and looked set to progress. But with the clock ticking down Cristian Romero pulled one back before Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal at this World Cup to level the tie and then deep into stoppage time Enzo Fernandes scored the winner for Argentina.
Colombia and Switzerland could not be separated after 90 minutes or extra time and the Swiss eventually went through 4-3 on penalties.
Morocco kept France quiet for 45 minutes but in the second half Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele stepped up for Didier Deschamps' side and sent the African side crashing out.
Belgium substitute goalkeeper Senne Lammens made an error late in the game that gifted Spain a place in the last four. With the tie looking like it was heading for extra time, Lammens spilled Pau Cubarsi's 25-yard strike and Mikel Merino capitalised by planting the rebound into the roof of the net from close range.
Norway took the lead against England but Jude Bellingham scored twice - once in extra time - to send Erling Haaland and co out of the tournament.
Switzerland pushed Argentina all the way to the second half of extra time before the 10 men eventually bowed out. Alexis Mac Allister gave Argentina the lead but they were pegged back by Swiss striker Dan Ndoye levelled to force extra time. Breel Embolo was then shown a second yellow card in a case of mistaken identity and in extra time Julian Alvarez scored a stunning curling shot from the edge of the area before Lautaro Martínez made sure at the death.
France were one of the most impressive teams at this World Cup, but they met their match and ultimately their exit at the hosts of European neighbours Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal put Spain ahead from the penalty spot in the first half and then Pedro Porro made sure of their final place with a second half strike.
England saw their World Cup dreams shattered as Argentina struck twice late on to come from behind and win a dramatic semi-final in Atlanta. Thomas Tuchel's side looked on course to reach England's first men's World Cup final since their win in 1966 when Anthony Gordon gave them the lead in a feisty encounter after 55 minutes. But Argentina hit back first when Enzo Fernandez struck a magnificent equaliser with five minutes left, before Lautaro Martinez turned in an injury-time winner.
