World Cup 2022: which teams are out of FIFA tournament?

With the World Cup in Qatar nearing its knockout phase, here is an overview of the teams that have been eliminated from the tournament, which ends on Dec. 18.

WHAT IS THE FORMAT FOR THE GROUP STAGE?

* A round-robin format with each of the 32 teams playing three matches in groups of four. Teams get three points for a win and one for a draw.

* The top two in each group advance to the last 16, where the knockout stage begins on Dec. 3, with one-off matches that can go to extra time and then penalties if necessary to decide a winner.

WHICH TEAMS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE KNOCKOUT STAGE?

* Group A: The Netherlands and Senegal

* Group B: England and the United States

* Group C: Argentina and Poland

* Group D: France and Australia

* Group E: Japan and Spain

* Group F: Morocco and Croatia

WHICH TEAMS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE WORLD CUP?

QATAR

* Hosts Qatar were the first team to be eliminated following defeats by Ecuador (2-0) and Senegal (3-1). They ended their campaign without a point after a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands in their final group stage match.

ECUADOR

* Ecuador came agonisingly close to reaching the last 16 and matching their previous best showing in 2006, but were eliminated after a 2-1 defeat to African champions Senegal.

IRAN

* Despite being beaten 6-2 by England in their Group B opener, Iran's 2-0 victory over Wales had given them a glimmer of hope for a history-making march to the last 16.

* However, a 1-0 defeat to the United States knocked them out of the competition.

WALES

* Wales, who were competing in the global showpiece tournament for the first time since 1958, finished bottom of Group B with one point and one goal.

MEXICO

* Mexico missed out on the knockout stages after finishing behind Poland on goal difference, ending