Panama out and CONCACAF leaves the World Cup quietly
No Panama in the knockouts
Panama are already out. Your team fell in the group stage and that story ended quietly, no mention of them in the round of 32 or round of 16 elimination tallies this week. CONCACAF went zero for the last 32, then three for the last 16: Mexico, USA, and Canada all fell in the first knockout round.
Three confederations dominate what is left, CONMEBOL, UEFA, and CAF. Panama will have to watch the rest of this tournament from home.
Fan reactions
The numbers tell a story CONCACAF fans know too well. A Reddit thread tracking eliminations by confederation after the round of 16 shows zero CONCACAF teams in the last 32, then three straight exits in the last 16. The thread is matter-of-fact, but the data has fans talking about the gap between the region's top three and everyone else.