Africa’s representatives discovered their group-stage opponents on Friday as the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place in Washington, D.C., Afrosport reports. Several of the continent’s teams face demanding tests as the road to the global tournament in North America begins to take shape. The draw confirmed that a record 48 nations will take part in the tournament, split into 12 groups of four....
South Africa head coach Hugo Broos has confirmed he will retire from coaching after the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Afrosport reports. The 73-year-old Belgian had long insisted he will call time on his coaching career after the Mundial and might have done so earlier had Bafana Bafana not automatically qualified for the finals after Tuesday's 3-0 over Rwanda in...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants the global football community to have an open mind towards World Cup scheduling in a bid to tackle the challenges climate poses to the football calendar, Afrosport reports. The World Cup is typically held during the summer months of June and July when most European leagues have their off-season, however the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was held in November and...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place on 5 December at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Afrosport reports. Trump confirmed the date and venue for the draw alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the Oval Office in the White House. Next year's Mundial, which will be hosted across the United States, Canada and...
Fikayo Tomori has expressed optimism about his chances of making the England squad at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Afrosport reports. The 27-year-old, who is of Nigerian heritage, has earned five caps for the Three Lions since making his debut in November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo. The former Chelsea defender has however not played since...
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