The Cliff

Who knocked you out

Every knockout-stage elimination since 2002 — who ended each run, at what stage, and how strong the eliminator was (dated pre-match Elo). Third-place matches eliminate nobody and are excluded; a drawn tie counts to the side that advanced on penalties. Group exits have no single eliminator and aren't listed. 24 of 120 exits came at the hands of the eventual champion.

Cruellest exit — weakest eliminator
1
🇪🇸 Spain 2018
knocked out at the Round of 16 by 🇷🇺 Russia (Elo 1690)
1690
  1. 2🇺🇸 United States 2010 by Ghana1716
  2. 3🇦🇺 Australia 2026 by Egypt1742
  3. 4🇿🇦 South Africa 2026 by Canada1748
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Serial eliminators — knockouts dealt since 2002
1
🇫🇷 France
knockout eliminations across 7 tournaments
14
  1. 2🇦🇷 Argentina13
  2. 3🇩🇪 Germany11
  3. 4🇧🇷 Brazil11
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All 120 knockout exits

CSV ↓
YearEliminatedStageBy MatchEliminator Elo Gap
2018🇪🇸 SpainRound of 16🇷🇺 Russia1–1 (pens)1690-337
2010🇺🇸 United StatesRound of 16🇬🇭 Ghana2–11716-90
2026🇦🇺 AustraliaRound of 32🇪🇬 Egypt1–1 (pens)1742-58
2026🇿🇦 South AfricaRound of 32🇨🇦 Canada1–01748+172
2002🇸🇪 SwedenRound of 16🇸🇳 Senegal2–11767-132
2002🇯🇵 JapanRound of 16🇹🇷 Turkey0–11778-92
2026🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRound of 32🇺🇸 United States2–01781+159
2002🇲🇽 MexicoRound of 16🇺🇸 United States2–01787-105
2010🇯🇵 JapanRound of 16🇵🇾 Paraguay0–0 (pens)1790+33
2002🇮🇹 ItalyRound of 16🇰🇷 South Korea2–11804-168
2006🇨🇭 SwitzerlandRound of 16🇺🇦 Ukraine0–0 (pens)1809-54
2026🇩🇪 GermanyRound of 32🇵🇾 Paraguay1–1 (pens)1815-101
2002🇸🇳 SenegalQuarter-final🇹🇷 Turkey1–01823+15
2014🇬🇷 GreeceRound of 16🇨🇷 Costa Rica1–1 (pens)1826+14
2002🇪🇸 SpainQuarter-final🇰🇷 South Korea0–0 (pens)1840-157
2022🇪🇸 SpainRound of 16🇲🇦 Morocco0–0 (pens)1869-139
2018🇨🇭 SwitzerlandRound of 16🇸🇪 Sweden1–01870-42
2026🇳🇱 NetherlandsRound of 32🇲🇦 Morocco1–1 (pens)1877-103
2022🇵🇹 PortugalQuarter-final🇲🇦 Morocco1–01880-161
2026🇸🇳 SenegalRound of 32🇧🇪 Belgium3–21884+42
2026🇨🇦 CanadaRound of 16🇲🇦 Morocco3–01886+122
2014🇺🇸 United StatesRound of 16🇧🇪 Belgium2–11902+38
2026🇺🇸 United StatesRound of 16🇧🇪 Belgium1–41910+112
2026🇪🇨 EcuadorRound of 32🇲🇽 Mexico2–01912+10
2010🇰🇷 South KoreaRound of 16🇺🇾 Uruguay2–11913+150
2026🇩🇿 AlgeriaRound of 32🇨🇭 Switzerland2–01914+129
2026🇨🇮 Ivory CoastRound of 32🇳🇴 Norway2–11918+175
2010🇬🇭 GhanaQuarter-final🇺🇾 Uruguay1–1 (pens)1931+177
2026🇧🇷 BrazilRound of 16🇳🇴 Norway2–11934-97
2022🇧🇷 BrazilQuarter-final🇭🇷 Croatia1–1 (pens)1935-215
2018🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EnglandSemi-final🇭🇷 Croatia2–11938-45
2002🇵🇾 ParaguayRound of 16🇩🇪 Germany1–01939+190
2002🇩🇰 DenmarkRound of 16🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England3–01941+3
2018🇨🇴 ColombiaRound of 16🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England1–1 (pens)1943+5
2018🇸🇪 SwedenQuarter-final🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England2–01943+39
2026🇨🇴 ColombiaRound of 16🇨🇭 Switzerland0–0 (pens)1943-66
2022🇯🇵 JapanRound of 16🇭🇷 Croatia1–1 (pens)1944+102
2006🇸🇪 SwedenRound of 16🇩🇪 Germany2–01946+73
2006🇪🇸 SpainRound of 16🇫🇷 France3–11946-66
2002🇧🇪 BelgiumRound of 16🇧🇷 Brazil eventual champion2–01947+92
2018🇷🇺 RussiaQuarter-final🇭🇷 Croatia2–2 (pens)1950+242
2018🇵🇹 PortugalRound of 16🇺🇾 Uruguay2–11952-19
2002🇺🇸 United StatesQuarter-final🇩🇪 Germany1–01954+109
2014🇳🇬 NigeriaRound of 16🇫🇷 France2–01954+204
2010🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EnglandRound of 16🇩🇪 Germany4–11955-15
2018🇩🇰 DenmarkRound of 16🇭🇷 Croatia1–1 (pens)1956+68
2022🇸🇳 SenegalRound of 16🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England3–01968+197
2006🇦🇷 ArgentinaQuarter-final🇩🇪 Germany1–1 (pens)1970-28
2006🇳🇱 NetherlandsRound of 16🇵🇹 Portugal1–01973-43
2002🇰🇷 South KoreaSemi-final🇩🇪 Germany0–11975+130
2002🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EnglandQuarter-final🇧🇷 Brazil eventual champion2–11980-13
2006🇲🇽 MexicoRound of 16🇦🇷 Argentina2–11980+141
2006🇪🇨 EcuadorRound of 16🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England1–01984+202
2006🇦🇺 AustraliaRound of 16🇮🇹 Italy eventual champion1–01984+164
2010🇲🇽 MexicoRound of 16🇦🇷 Argentina3–11987+97
2026🇭🇷 CroatiaRound of 32🇵🇹 Portugal2–11990+85
2022🇵🇱 PolandRound of 16🇫🇷 France3–11992+166
2022🇨🇭 SwitzerlandRound of 16🇵🇹 Portugal6–11992+65
2018🇯🇵 JapanRound of 16🇧🇪 Belgium3–21998+291
2006🇧🇷 BrazilQuarter-final🇫🇷 France1–01999-98
2014🇺🇾 UruguayRound of 16🇨🇴 Colombia2–02000+87
2006🇺🇦 UkraineQuarter-final🇮🇹 Italy eventual champion3–02001+187
2026🇬🇭 GhanaRound of 32🇨🇴 Colombia1–02004+429
2018🇦🇷 ArgentinaRound of 16🇫🇷 France eventual champion4–32006+90
2002🇮🇪 Republic of IrelandRound of 16🇪🇸 Spain1–1 (pens)2007+114
2006🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EnglandQuarter-final🇵🇹 Portugal0–0 (pens)2007+9
2018🇧🇷 BrazilQuarter-final🇧🇪 Belgium2–12007-148
2026🇯🇵 JapanRound of 32🇧🇷 Brazil2–12009+99
2010🇦🇷 ArgentinaQuarter-final🇩🇪 Germany4–02010-10
2002🇹🇷 TurkeySemi-final🇧🇷 Brazil eventual champion1–02011+159
2022🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EnglandQuarter-final🇫🇷 France2–12017+23
2002🇩🇪 GermanyFinal🇧🇷 Brazil eventual champion2–02028+26
2006🇩🇪 GermanySemi-final🇮🇹 Italy eventual champion0–22028+64
2018🇺🇾 UruguayQuarter-final🇫🇷 France eventual champion2–02028+44
2006🇵🇹 PortugalSemi-final🇫🇷 France1–02037+31
2026🇨🇩 DR CongoRound of 32🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England2–12038+326
2022🇲🇦 MoroccoSemi-final🇫🇷 France2–02045+122
2026🇲🇽 MexicoRound of 16🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England2–32046+103
2022🇺🇸 United StatesRound of 16🇳🇱 Netherlands3–12047+209
2014🇨🇭 SwitzerlandRound of 16🇦🇷 Argentina1–02048+188
2014🇧🇪 BelgiumQuarter-final🇦🇷 Argentina1–02063+134
2018🇧🇪 BelgiumSemi-final🇫🇷 France eventual champion1–02067+18
2010🇸🇰 SlovakiaRound of 16🇳🇱 Netherlands2–12071+393
2026🇳🇴 NorwayQuarter-final🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England2–12076+104
2010🇧🇷 BrazilQuarter-final🇳🇱 Netherlands2–12077-52
2006🇫🇷 FranceFinal🇮🇹 Italy eventual champion1–1 (pens)2078+14
2014🇳🇱 NetherlandsSemi-final🇦🇷 Argentina0–0 (pens)2082-13
2006🇬🇭 GhanaRound of 16🇧🇷 Brazil3–02085+359
2010🇵🇹 PortugalRound of 16🇪🇸 Spain eventual champion1–02086+185
2018🇭🇷 CroatiaFinal🇫🇷 France eventual champion4–22095+123
2014🇩🇿 AlgeriaRound of 16🇩🇪 Germany eventual champion2–12097+419
2010🇵🇾 ParaguayQuarter-final🇪🇸 Spain eventual champion1–02101+314
2014🇲🇽 MexicoRound of 16🇳🇱 Netherlands2–12102+206
2014🇫🇷 FranceQuarter-final🇩🇪 Germany eventual champion1–02102+127
2010🇨🇱 ChileRound of 16🇧🇷 Brazil3–02103+196
2014🇨🇴 ColombiaQuarter-final🇧🇷 Brazil2–12103+69
2010🇩🇪 GermanySemi-final🇪🇸 Spain eventual champion1–02109+41
2010🇺🇾 UruguaySemi-final🇳🇱 Netherlands3–22111+194
2014🇨🇷 Costa RicaQuarter-final🇳🇱 Netherlands0–0 (pens)2116+291
2022🇦🇺 AustraliaRound of 16🇦🇷 Argentina eventual champion2–12118+338
2014🇧🇷 BrazilSemi-final🇩🇪 Germany eventual champion1–72121+2
2022🇭🇷 CroatiaSemi-final🇦🇷 Argentina eventual champion3–02121+169
2014🇨🇱 ChileRound of 16🇧🇷 Brazil1–1 (pens)2122+160
2026🇸🇪 SwedenRound of 32🇫🇷 France3–02123+381
2022🇳🇱 NetherlandsQuarter-final🇦🇷 Argentina eventual champion2–2 (pens)2126+58
2026🇵🇾 ParaguayRound of 16🇫🇷 France1–02134+311
2010🇳🇱 NetherlandsFinal🇪🇸 Spain eventual champion1–02135+9
2022🇰🇷 South KoreaRound of 16🇧🇷 Brazil4–12137+336
2018🇲🇽 MexicoRound of 16🇧🇷 Brazil2–02141+299
2026🇲🇦 MoroccoQuarter-final🇫🇷 France2–02143+222
2026🇦🇹 AustriaRound of 32🇪🇸 Spain3–02144+308
2026🇨🇻 Cape VerdeRound of 32🇦🇷 Argentina3–22148+526
2022🇫🇷 FranceFinal🇦🇷 Argentina eventual champion3–3 (pens)2150+75
2026🇪🇬 EgyptRound of 16🇦🇷 Argentina3–22151+404
2026🇨🇭 SwitzerlandQuarter-final🇦🇷 Argentina3–12156+207
2026🇵🇹 PortugalRound of 16🇪🇸 Spain1–02159+146
2026🇧🇪 BelgiumQuarter-final🇪🇸 Spain2–12177+216
2026🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EnglandSemi-final🇦🇷 Argentina2–12177+80
2026🇫🇷 FranceSemi-final🇪🇸 Spain2–02190+27
2014🇦🇷 ArgentinaFinal🇩🇪 Germany eventual champion1–02202+119