Brazil and Mexico crash out of World Cup 2026 while Argentina and Colombia survive, and politics grinds on from Lima to La Paz. The continent's psychogram f

How three Latin American sides reached the World Cup 2026 last sixteen on defence and timing, not finishing, and what the underlying numbers reveal.

Argentina and Colombia can send five Latin American teams to the World Cup last 16 today, while Spain and Portugal set up a blockbuster in the other half.