The title dispute in the 2026 World Cup left a landscape with a clear European dominance. After Colombia's elimination against Switzerland in the penalty shootout, Argentina remained the only representative from America among the eight best teams in the tournament.
The quarter-finals were made up of six European teams (France, Spain, Belgium, Norway, England, and Switzerland), in addition to Morocco, the only African qualifier, and the team coached by Lionel Scaloni.
During his participation in the program Los Protagonistas on TV Azteca, Iker Casillas analyzed the composition of the quarter-finals and stated that the highest competitive level of the tournament is currently in Europe.
The former goalkeeper of Real Madrid and the Spanish National Team maintained that if Argentina were eliminated, the decisive phase of the World Cup would consist exclusively of European teams, a statement aimed at emphasizing the strength of football from the Old Continent.
