World Cup 2026: 5 countries eliminated from tournament

At least five countries have been eliminated from the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament.

The five countries are Iraq, Senegal, Tunisia, Haiti and Turkey.

Senegal and Iraq became the latest countries to be mathematically eliminated from the World Cup.

This follows a 3-2 defeat to Norway and a 3-0 defeat to France, respectively.

Senegal and Iraq both have zero points each in Group I after losing their two matches, guaranteeing they cannot progress to the Round of 32 stage.

They both joined Tunisia, Haiti and Turkey in crashing out of the World Cup.

Senegal will face Iraq in its last Group I game in the coming days.