Your World Cup Team Got Eliminated. Here's How to Pick a New One

The Round of 16 was brutal for the biggest names in the tournament. All three co-hosts are out: Canada lost to Morocco, Mexico lost to England, and the USA lost to Belgium. Brazil went out to Norway, Germany went out on penalties to Paraguay, and Portugal's tournament ended against Spain. If your team was one of these, here's how to pick a new one to follow through the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the July 19 final, and how to try on their colors before you commit.

zerland vs. Colombia). 3. Try before you commit. Upload a photo and generate yourself in a couple of finalists' jerseys with OutfitGen's jersey swap before picking who you're backing. 4. Watch the quarterfinals: Morocco vs. France (July 9), Spain vs. Belgium (July 10), Norway vs. England and Argentina vs. the Switzerland/Colombia winner (both July 11).

See the full World Cup 2026 guide for every remaining team's story and the players carrying them.

Who's actually left

Argentina: the defending champions, still favorites, still the sky blue and white stripes that sold out worldwide after the 2022 final.

France: through on a tense penalty win over Paraguay, led by Kylian Mbappé, now facing Morocco in one of the tournament's biggest remaining matchups.

England: five goals in their Round of 16 win over Mexico, now meeting a red-hot Norway side July 11.

Spain: edged Portugal 1-0 on a stoppage-time winner, next up against Belgium.

Morocco: the biggest story of the knockout rounds so far: a 3-0 win over co-host Canada sends the Atlas Lions into a heavyweight quarterfinal against France.

Norway: into their first-ever World Cup quarterfinal, on the back of Erling Haaland's tournament-leading scoring in the win over Brazil. If you like an underdog run, this is the one.

Belgium: knocked out the host-nation USA 4-1 and face Spain next.

Any of these are a reasonable adopt for the rest of the tournament. None of them are locked in past the quarterfinals, so there's still a real chance to pick a winner.

Try the jersey before you pick

This is the part that's actually fun: instead of just deciding on a team in the abstract, upload a photo of yourself and generate a couple of options first. An AI clothes changer swaps the jersey in a photo of you while keeping your face, pose, and background exactly the same, so you can see how Morocco's red, Norway's colors, or Argentina's stripes actually look on you before deciding who you're backing for the next two weeks.

Upload one photo, then run it through prompts for two or three of the seven remaining teams, such as "Morocco national team jersey, red with green trim, keep my face and pose exactly the same" or "Norway national team jersey, red with white and blue trim, keep my face and pose exactly the same", and compare. It takes about 20 seconds per generation and the first three are free, no account needed. Full copy-paste prompts for every remaining team are in our jersey try-on guide.

Still want to rep your old team

Adopting a new team for the knockouts doesn't mean giving up on the one that got you this far. Plenty of fans wear their eliminated team's colors right through the final as a mark of the run, not a prediction of the winner. If that's you, we cover it in our guide to trying on a jersey when the real one is sold out. The same AI tool works the same way for a team that's already out.

FAQ

Which World Cup teams are still in it after the Round of 16?

Seven teams are confirmed for the quarterfinals: Argentina, France, England, Spain, Morocco, Norway, and Belgium. The eighth spot goes to the winner of Switzerland vs. Colombia. All three co-host nations (USA, Mexico, Canada) plus Brazil, Germany, and Portugal have been eliminated.

How do I pick a new team to support?

There's no wrong answer, but the picks that stick are usually based on a real connection: a player you enjoy watching, a country you have ties to, or a style of play you like. Morocco and Norway are the tournament's breakout underdog stories if that's what you're looking for; Argentina and France are the favorites if you'd rather back a likely finalist.

Can I try on a jersey before deciding which team to support?

Yes! Upload a photo of yourself to an AI clothes changer like OutfitGen's jersey swap and describe any of the seven remaining teams' colors. You get a realistic photo of yourself in the jersey in about 20 seconds, which makes it easy to compare a couple of options before picking.

Is it disloyal to adopt a new team after mine got eliminated?

Not at all. It's one of the most common things fans do during a knockout tournament. Following a new team through to the final doesn't erase support for the one that got you this far.