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A total of five nations have already been eliminated from the 2026 World Cup after the first two rounds of group stage fixtures.<\/b><\/p>\n
Of the 48 nations competing, 16 will be eliminated by the time the group stage is concluded in the early hours of Sunday morning (BST).<\/p>\n
Five nations which have lost both of their opening group stage matches have been eliminated.<\/p>\n
All teams finishing bottom of their group will depart at the end of the group stage, as well as the four third-placed nations with the worst group stage records.<\/p>\n
From Group C, Haiti’s exit from their first World Cup since 1974 has been confirmed after losses against Scotland and Brazil.<\/p>\n
Turkey are the first European nation whose exit has been confirmed following successive defeats to Australia and Paraguay.<\/p>\n
Tunisia are the only African nation guaranteed to exit at the group stage at present. They have suffered four-goal defeats to both Sweden and Japan so far.<\/p>\n
Tournament debutants Jordan are the only Asian nation already mathematically guaranteed to not advance past the group stage.<\/p>\n
In England’s Group L, Panama have had an early exit confirmed after 1-0 defeats to Ghana and Croatia.<\/p>\n