France, Switzerland, Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon... what do they all have in common? None made the knockout round. Francophones are 0 for 5, or 0 for 4.5, or 4.3, or however you want to count Switzerland.
The remaining countries in the final 16, broken down by language:
Spanish: 6 countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Spain, Mexico)
English: 3 countries (USA, England, Ghana)
Portuguese: 2 countries (Portugal, Brazil)
Dutch: 1 country (Netherlands)
German: 1 country (Germany)
Slovak: 1 country (Slovakia)
Korean: 1 country (South Korea)
Japanese: 1 country (Japan)
The remaining countries in the final 16, broken down by language:
Spanish: 6 countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Spain, Mexico)
English: 3 countries (USA, England, Ghana)
Portuguese: 2 countries (Portugal, Brazil)
Dutch: 1 country (Netherlands)
German: 1 country (Germany)
Slovak: 1 country (Slovakia)
Korean: 1 country (South Korea)
Japanese: 1 country (Japan)