FIFA World Cup 2026 Power Rankings: France and Argentina still look strong; Five teams eliminated | Africa Front
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Power Rankings: France and Argentina still look strong; Five teams eliminated
<h2>The 2026 World Cup is entering its final round of the group stages</h2>
<p>The 2026 World Cup is entering its first crucial part of the tournament as the 48 teams involved are now set to play their last match of the group phase. We still had some big surprises with some incredibly exciting matches.The big stars stole the slow: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all scored a brace while England were stopped by Ghana on Tuesday with a draw. We also had our first five eliminations of the tournament with Panama, Tunisia, Jordan, Haiti and most notably Turkiye all eliminated before the last game of the group stages. Let's take a look at our latest power rankings entering the last match of the first phase: </p>
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