Who is still in the World Cup? Full list of teams competing for title
Who is still in the World Cup? Full list of teams competing for title
Jacob Camenker, USA TODAYSat, July 11, 2026 at 10:05 AM UTC
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The 2026 World Cup started with 48 teams, marking the largest tournament field in the 96-year history of the event.
As play began on Saturday, July 11, just six teams remained in the hunt to become world champions.
The top-four teams in the world are still in the tournament, according to the FIFA World Ranking. That includes the two most recent World Cup champions, France (2018) and Argentina (2022).
Les Bleus are already through to the semifinal after earning a 2-0 win over Morocco at Boston Stadium on Thursday, July 9. Meanwhile, La Albiceleste have yet to play their quarterfinal matchup and will need to beat Switzerland Saturday in order to make it to the "final four."
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The biggest underdog still in the field heading into Saturday, at least according to the FIFA World Ranking, was 19th-ranked Norway. But the Viking run at the World Cup ended with a 2-1 loss to England.
Here's a full breakdown of the remaining 2026 World Cup teams ahead of the final two quarterfinal matchups.
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Who is still in the World Cup?
Just five teams remain in the 2026 World Cup:
Argentina
England
France
Spain
Switzerland
The 2026 World Cup field will be further whittled down on Saturday, when two more quarterfinals are being played. The winners of the Norway vs. England and Argentina vs. Switzerland matches advance to the semifinals while the losers will head home.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: What teams are left in the 2026 World Cup? Full list
Source: “AOL Sports”
