An overview of the teams that have been eliminated from the tournament
Doha, Qatar: With the World Cup in Qatar in its its knockout phase, here is an overview of the teams that have been eliminated from the tournament, which ends on December 18.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT FOR THE TOURNAMENT?
A round-robin format with each of the 32 teams playing three matches in groups of four. Teams get three points for a win and one for a draw.
The top two in each group advanced to the last 16, with one-off matches that can go to extra time and then penalties if necessary to decide a winner.
There are total of four rounds: Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, which will take place on Dec. 18.
There is also a third place playoff between the losers of the semi-finals.
WHICH TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE ROUND OF 16?
Group A: Netherlands and Senegal
Group B: England and the United States
Group C: Argentina and Poland
Group D: France and Australia
Group E: Japan and Spain
Group F: Morocco and Croatia
Group G: Brazil and Switzerland
* Group H: Portugal and South Korea
WHICH TEAMS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE QUARTER-FINALS?
Argentina
Netherlands
England
France
WHICH TEAMS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE WORLD CUP?
QATAR
Hosts Qatar were the first team to be eliminated following defeats by Ecuador (2-0) and Senegal (3-1). They ended their campaign without a point after a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands in their final group stage match.
ECUADOR
Ecuador came close to reaching the last 16 and matching their previous best showing in 2006, but were eliminated after a 2-1 defeat to African champions Senegal.
IRAN
Despite being beaten 6-2 by England in their Group B opener, Iran’s 2-0 victory over Wales had given them a glimmer of hope for a history-making march to the last 16.
However, a 1-0 defeat to the United States knocked them out of the competition.
WALES
Wales, who were competing in the global showpiece tournament for the first time since 1958, finished bottom of Group B with one point and one goal.
MEXICO
Mexico missed out on the knockout stages after finishing behind Poland on goal difference, ending a run of seven successive last-16 appearances at the World Cup.
Mexico coach Tata Martino accepted full responsibility for their exit and said he will not extend his contract with the federation (FMF).
SAUDI ARABIA
After their shock upset 2-1 victory over Argentina in their opening game in Qatar, Saudi Arabia lost 2-0 to Poland and saw their hopes of making the knockout phase vanish with a 2-1 defeat by Mexico.
TUNISIA
Tunisia beat defending champions France 1-0 in their last Group D match but it was not enough. They couldn’t advance to the last 16, after they drew to Denmark and were beaten by Australia in their first two games.
DENMARK
Denmark finished bottom of Group D after drawing with Tunisia and losing to France and Australia.
GERMANY
Germany were knocked out of the World Cup at the group stage for a second consecutive time, finishing third in Group E behind Japan and Spain.
COSTA RICA
Costa Rica were knocked out after suffering a 4-2 defeat by Germany in their final Group E match, which left them at the bottom with three points after they lost 7-0 to Spain before beating Japan 1-0.
BELGIUM
Belgium, who were favourites to qualify from Group F, finished third in their group with four points after winning just one of their three games.
Coach Roberto Martinez, in charge of the team since 2016 and led them to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018, said he was stepping down from the job after his side’s exit.
CANADA
Canada, in their maiden World Cup appearance since 1986, finished bottom of Group F with three losses.
CAMEROON
Cameroon beat five-times winners Brazil 1-0 in their last Group G match but it was not enough for them to advance to the last 16, after they drew to Serbia and were beaten by Switzerland in their first two games.
SERBIA
Serbia finished bottom of Group G and leave Qatar without a single win, losing to Brazil and Switzerland and drawing with Cameroon.
URUGUAY
Uruguay finished Group H on four points, the same as South Korea, but were knocked out because they had scored fewer goals than the Asian side.
GHANA
Although Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a thrilling win, but defeats to Portugal and Uruguay eliminated them from the tournament.
AUSTRALIA
Australia were eliminated from the World Cup following a 2-1 defeat to Argentina in the last 16, with goals from Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez securing the win for the South Americans.
THE UNITED STATES
The United States’ World Cup campaign ended after a 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands in the last 16.
SENEGAL
African champions Senegal were beaten 3-0 by England in the last 16, with Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka sccoring for Gareth Southgate’s side.
POLAND
Poland, in the knockout stage for the first time since 1986 and looking for a first quarter-final appearance since 1982, were knocked out after a 3-1 defeat to France in the last 16.
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