The 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the US, Canada, and Mexico, has reached the stage where the field tells a very clear story. Only three of the six FIFA confederations still have teams alive in the tournament: UEFA (Europe), CAF (Africa), and CONMEBOL (South America).
UEFA currently has between six and seven teams still competing. CAF has one: Morocco. CONMEBOL has one: Argentina. Europe sent 16 teams to this tournament and roughly half of them are still standing, while the rest of the world combined has two survivors.
The numbers behind Europe’s grip
Historically, UEFA teams have won 468 of 808 World Cup matches ever played. That’s a win rate north of 57%. CONMEBOL has recorded 185 victories from 358 matches.
UEFA teams carry an aggregate market value advantage of over €2.9 billion compared to their competitors.
