The World Cup quarterfinals feature six European teams, one from South America, and one from Africa. This is a typical outcome for the tournament. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
The tournament started with 48 teams; now eight remain. Six of those are from Europe. Only Morocco managed to surprise by reaching the quarterfinals. The champion will likely come from Europe or South America.
The World Cup has been held since 1930. Over 22 tournaments, champions have come from Europe 12 times and South America 10 times. No team from other continents has ever won.
Norway star Erling Haaland, after his team beat Brazil to reach the quarterfinals, said: "I thought it was not possible to do some things."