{"id":7175,"date":"2026-06-26T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/whos-been-knocked-out-of-world-cup-2026-so-far-every-eliminated-team\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:15:00","slug":"whos-been-knocked-out-of-world-cup-2026-so-far-every-eliminated-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/whos-been-knocked-out-of-world-cup-2026-so-far-every-eliminated-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s been knocked out of World Cup 2026 so far? Every eliminated team"},"content":{"rendered":"


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World Cups and heartbreak go hand in hand.<\/p>\n

Curacao are the latest team to taste that bitter pill after their defeat to Ivory Coast confirmed they would be knocked out.<\/p>\n

The full 16 sides heading home will be confirmed on Sunday, which is when the knock-out stages kick off. A further 16 will go out after the first round of knock-out fixtures. Eight more will perish in the last 16, four will suffer a quarter-final exit, and two will fall at the final hurdle.<\/p>\n

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Of the 48 teams that qualified for the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States this summer, only one will avoid disappointment, that is the nature of knock-out football.<\/p>\n

There will be shocks and upsets along the way but who has already been sent packing?<\/p>\n

Radio Times<\/a> brings you the full round-up of which teams have been knocked out of World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n

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Which teams have been knocked out of World Cup 2026?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As of Friday 26 June, 8 <\/strong>teams have been knocked out of World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n

16 of the 48 nations that qualified for this summer’s tournament will be heading home at the end of the group stages.<\/p>\n

From there, the 32 remaining will be halved in each round of knockout fixtures until we have the two finalists.<\/p>\n

Here are the teams that have been eliminated from World Cup 2026 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n