Will a host nation (USA, Mexico or Canada) reach the quarter-finals before July 12, 2026?

Outcome: NO

How this forecast is settled

Will at least one of the World Cup hosts — USA, Mexico, or Canada — make it to the quarter-finals before July 12, 2026? Home advantage and favorable knockout paths could help one of them reach the last eight.

Resolution

Although all three hosts qualified automatically and had home advantage, all were eliminated in the Round of 16. Therefore, there was no host nation in the World Cup quarter-final lineup.

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