Ghana will play Germany in a friendly game in Stuttgart on March 30 as part of preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, Afrosport reports. The Black Stars qualified for the Mundial after finishing top of Group I in the African qualifiers ahead of Madagascar, Mali, Comoros, Central African Republic and Chad while Die Mannschaft topped Group A of the European qualifiers ahead...
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...
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