The ongoing 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in the United States (US), Mexico, and Canada has arguably been the most exciting in recent memory. It has written some of the most beautiful pages in world sports history, showcasing the ultimate uniqueness of football. Millions of football fans will not soon forget the incredible story […]
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Bounce Africa’s best XI at the 2026 World Cup is heavy on Moroccan influence, and rightly so, given the Atlas Lions’ historic run to the quarterfinals. But there’s room too for players from Egypt, Cape Verde, Senegal and South Africa — yes, a Bafana Bafana player cracked our XI. We pored through the 260 players […]
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Africa’s campaign at the 2026 World Cup ended with Morocco’s 2-0 defeat to France at Boston Stadium in Massachusetts on Friday night. Considering how limp their performance was in that final outing, it was a disappointing end by all means. Still, it did little to diminish what had been a tournament they, and indeed the […]
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The Atlas Lions of Morocco have met their match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, following a 2-0 defeat to France in the first quarterfinal match at the Boston Stadium in Massachusetts, USA. Morocco’s elimination from the tournament effectively wrapped up Africa’s World Cup campaign. It was an encounter that held faint hopes of […]
Ultimately, nothing compares to the knockout stage of any football tournament. While the group stage is usually no walk in the park, by any means, as the 2026 World Cup proved across the United States, Canada and Mexico, the commencement of the Round of 32 this week has brought the usual tale of end-to-end contests […]
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Africa will have a record nine representatives in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after an unprecedented group stage campaign that saw 90 per cent of the continent’s teams progress to the knockout rounds. Of the 10 African sides that made it to the 23rd edition of the tournament, only […]
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Nigeria has not enjoyed much representation at the NBA Draft in recent years, but the 2026 edition turned the trend on its head, with no fewer than six Nigerians making their way into the league. Chances were initially high for 10 Nigerians ahead of the draft at Barclays Centre on June 23 and 24, but […]
If there is anyone who thought the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup would be a case of quantity over quality, the conclusion of the second week proved them wrong. With less than 20 per cent of the 48 participating nations already guaranteed passage into the knockout stages after two rounds of games, there remains plenty […]
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When the Bafana Bafana of South Africa took to the iconic Estadio Azteca for their first World Cup match in 16 years against Mexico in the opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026, an unprecedented level of domestic representation was on display, with a staggering 87 per cent of Hugo Broos’ squad plying […]
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Football kits have come a long way, now sitting at the intersection of commercialisation and fashion, with design, culture, politics and history all informing what a uniform means. Like all tournaments, World Cup kits are part of the visual identity that makes the franchise what it is, and they remain about the only thing withstanding […]
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It’s just seven days into the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, but it already feels as though the 23rd edition of the global tournament has been going on much longer. Being an expanded 48-team Mundial, the first of its kind, this World Cup has so far witnessed a series of […]
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In what was their World Cup debut, the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde held European champions and tournament favourites Spain to a goalless draw in the Group H opener of the ongoing 2026 World Cup in North America. Entering the tournament as the third-smallest country ever to reach the men’s World Cup, Cape Verde […]
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