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1 day ago · Ahead of the resumption of Africa’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers next week, we take a closer look at the current status of each group. Group A. Standings: Egypt, 6 points Burkina Faso, 4 Guinea-Bissau, 4 Sierra Leone, 1 Ethiopia, 1 Djibouti, 1. Fixtures:
2 days ago · Current form. Nigeria reached the AFCON final, defeating South Africa in the semi-finals, before losing to the hosts. During the March friendlies, Rwanda drew with Botswana and defeated Madagascar ...
1 day ago · The 2026 FIFA World Cup, marketed as FIFA World Cup 26, [2] will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American ...
2 days ago · The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup . Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches of the CONMEBOL zone played that day. [1] The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian player Rafael Santos Borré .
2 days ago · Nine African teams are guaranteed to compete at the World Cup. Another will participate in the Play-off Tournament as the global showpiece will host 48 teams for the first time ever. Winners of each Group will automatically qualify for the FIFA World Cup™ 2026. The four best runners-up (from the Groups) will play in a CAF Play-Off tournament.
4 days ago · Conclusion. Expanding quotas for the World Cup finals will increase the representation of African teams, but is unlikely to improve anyone's chances of winning the title. Teams from Africa remain conditional underdogs - even the quarterfinals would be an excellent result for any of the teams, and no one is seriously laying claim to the trophy.
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4 days ago · Egypt's national football team will kick off a training camp on Tuesday to prepare for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau on 6 and 11 June, respectively.
