Europe "dominates" the World Cup with six teams in the quarter-finals, while Asia disappoints with only one team remaining

At first glance, just looking at the numbers, it might seem Europe was given a generous allocation. Europe remains the continent with the most teams at the FIFA World Cup, arriving in North America with 16 representatives.

It is followed by Africa with 10 teams, reflecting the growth of football on what is often called the “Dark Continent.” In third place is Asia, the world's most populous continent, with around 4.7 billion people, more than half of the global population.

However, when it comes to football, Asia was a complete disappointment at this World Cup. Of the nine teams that qualified for the final tournament, only one, Japan managed to advance from the group stage. Even traditional contenders like South Korea fell short this time, not to mention Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, and Uzbekistan.

Perhaps one of the most positive stories was Iran, which exited the tournament without losing a single match, despite facing far more difficult circumstances than the other teams.

Still, Europe remains the queen of world football, as evidenced by having six of the eight quarter-finalists. Those teams are world runners-up and title favorites France, European champions Spain, European runners-up England, Belgium, Norway, and Switzerland.

Only world champions Argentina and Africa’s standout team, Morocco, represent the other continents in the quarter-finals. Whether FIFA will make any changes remains to be seen, but it appears that even 16 places in a 48-team World Cup may not be enough for Europe.

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