who are still in the world cup

Here’s the current picture for the 2026 World Cup : 31 teams were left in the tournament as of June 29, and the knockout stage had already started. ESPN also reported on June 30 that the tournament was “shrinking fast” as eliminations continued.

Teams still in

From the live standings and bracket updates, the teams still in contention included Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Morocco, USA, Australia, Germany, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Sweden, England, and others advancing into the knockout rounds.

Latest knockout picture

The bracket update showed these Round of 16 paths already taking shape: Canada vs Morocco, Paraguay vs France, Brazil vs Norway, and Mexico vs England or DR Congo, with more matches still to be decided. That means the field is no longer the full 48 teams, but a much smaller group pushing toward the final.

Quick note

If you want the exact full list of teams still alive right now, I can format it as a clean HTML table next.