EFL players exit World Cup after quarter-final losses
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 12, 2026, 1:08 PM
Last updated Jul 12, 2026
The last four remaining English Football League players in the World Cup were eliminated at the quarter-final stage. Watford's Egil Selvik, Wolverhampton's David Moller Wolfe, and Derby County's Sondre Langas saw Norway lose 2-1 to England after extra time. Burnley's Zeki Amdouni also exited, playing as a late substitute in Switzerland's 3-1 defeat to Argentina. Each of these players had varying degrees of involvement throughout the tournament.
- •Norway loses 2-1 to England after extra time in Miami.
- •Selvik and Langas were unused substitutes; Moller Wolfe began the match.
- •Amdouni came on in the 86th minute for Switzerland's loss to Argentina.
- •All four players ended their tournament runs in the quarter-finals.
- 1:08 PMYahoo Sports — EFL players' World Cup involvement ends
"The remaining four EFL players at the World Cup all see their hopes ended at the quarter-final stage.
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