2026 FIFA U-17 WWC: Eight countries eliminated from competition

At least eight countries have been eliminated from the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco following the conclusion of the group stage.

The countries that have exited the competition are Samoa, Chile, Australia, Zambia, Canada, Norway, Puerto Rico and New Zealand.

Their elimination was confirmed after the final group-stage matches were played on Sunday, bringing their campaigns at the tournament to an end.

Samoa became the latest team to be knocked out after suffering a 4-0 defeat to Kenya in their final group-stage encounter.

The result left Samoa at the bottom of Group E with zero points from three matches, having failed to record a win or a draw throughout the group stage.

With the group-stage fixtures completed, the remaining teams will now prepare for the knockout phase of the competition.

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