ESPN Africa on MSN

FIFA World Cup draw - Best and worst-case scenarios for Africa's qualifiers

Africa's nine World Cup qualifiers, as well as tournament hopefuls DR Congo, will learn the identities of their group-stage ...
ESPN Africa on MSN

Far-too-early FIFA World Cup ranking - Salah's Egypt over Hakimi's Morocco or Mane's Senegal?

Here's ESPN's far-too-early ranking of Africa's nine guaranteed tournament qualifiers, although that number would become 10 ...
The New York Times

Nigeria face DR Congo for World Cup inter-confederation spot: How do play-offs work?

Nigeria will play DR Congo on Sunday with the winner to represent Africa in the World Cup inter-confederation play-offs. On Thursday, Nigeria defeated Gabon 4-1 in extra time, with DR Congo overcoming ...

FIFA World Cup - Can Bafana get the better of Mexico in the opener, 16 years after the same scenario?

Africa's hopes of having an unprecedented three teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockouts are firmly on course after an ...
FIFA

Qualified teams for the FIFA World Cup 26

Look ahead to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Canada, Mexico, USA™ with details on the teams who have booked their ticket to the tournament.