A 2026 World Cup final with two Latin teams would be a historic feat. However, the chances of it happening are very complicated, especially since the knockout bracket does not favor the scenario.

On the right side are Brazil, Mexico (which eliminated Ecuador), Argentina and Colombia. This means that only one of them could reach the final. The format requires them to face each other in the quarterfinals or semifinals.

And the left side is even more difficult, since the only Latin team is Paraguay. Although they have just beaten Germany on penalties, a result that few imagined, La Albirroja now must play against the powerful France.

As if that were not enough, rivals of the caliber of Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Belgium and the host United States would await him in the semifinals.

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The Latin finals that the 2026 World Cup could throw

In any case, Paraguay would be in all of them. The possible Latin endings are:

Latin fans have constantly claimed on social networks that the World Cup format “always” forces the South American teams, in addition to Mexico, to eliminate each other before a final.

In fact, they believe and analyze that FIFA should organize a new draw starting from the round of 16 to define the crosses. However, the direct elimination tables are established from the beginning of the tournament and depend on the position that each team obtains in the group stage.

In the entire history of the World Cups, there was only a Latin final on two occasions, in both cases South American: Uruguay vs Argentina (1930) and Uruguay vs Brazil (1950). Curiously, both were won by La Celeste.

Since then, there has never been a final between two teams from the American continent. For its part, the World Cup has witnessed 9 European finals. The first was in 1934: Italy vs Czechoslovakia, and the most recent in 2018: France vs Croatia.

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