The 48-team 2026 World Cup has begun to narrow as the group stage reaches its business end, with co-hosts the United States and Mexico already through alongside Germany, Argentina, France and Norway, while four nations have been eliminated, according to the report.
Haiti became the first of the four to bow out. Making only their second World Cup appearance after 1974, they left the tournament without a point and without scoring. Haiti lost 1-0 to Scotland in their opener — a match in which Frantzdy Pierrot saw a late header flash past the post — and were beaten 3-0 by Brazil, confirming their exit. The side entered the finals ranked 83rd by FIFA and will face Morocco in their final group game.
Türkiye were the next nation eliminated despite pre-tournament hopes. Featuring talents such as Arda Güler and Kenan Yildiz, Türkiye registered 62 shots across two matches without finding the net, the most attempts without a goal by a team in a single World Cup since 1966, according to the report. They lost 2-0 to Australia in their opener and then fell behind to Paraguay, failing to score even after Paraguay were reduced to ten men. Coach Vincenzo Montella acknowledged football’s unpredictability after the elimination.
Tunisia also exited after a heavy group-stage campaign. Making their seventh World Cup appearance, they conceded nine goals in two matches in Group F against the Netherlands, Japan and Sweden. Head coach Sabri Lamouchi was sacked following a 5-1 loss to Sweden; his replacement, Hervé Renard — Tunisia’s seventh manager since qualifying began — oversaw a 4-0 defeat to Japan on the competition’s 1,000th game. Omar Rekik provided Tunisia’s only goal so far against Sweden.
The latest team to crash out was Jordan, completing the quartet of nations eliminated at this stage, according to the report.
