Can sub-Saharan Africa outdo noisy neighbours from north at World Cup?
After Morocco became the first Africans to reach a World Cup semifinal in 2022, can a sub-Saharan side step up in 2026?

After Morocco became the first Africans to reach a World Cup semifinal in 2022, can a sub-Saharan side step up in 2026?





Jordan make their first World Cup appearance after recently making the finals at the 2023 Asian Cup and 2025 Arab Cup.

Animals at Guadalajara Zoo in Mexico are making their own predictions for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Technology, more specifically AI, will play a big role in the new additions at the upcoming World Cup.
Spurs in need of an unprecedented comeback when the best-of-seven series shifts to New York for games three and four.
Iran players get visas 10 days before their opening World Cup match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15.
Tenth seed Flavio Cobolli will take on German second seed Alexander Zverev in final after Matteo Arnaldi withdrawal.
Alexander Zverev will face either Flavio Cobolli or Matteo Arnaldi in final, after beating Jakub Mensik at French Open.
English Premier League side Manchester City charged with 115 alleged breaches of financial rules.
Lamine Yamal will be an integral part of Spain’s World Cup 2026 challenge and was key in Barcelona’s La Liga defence.
Mispriced tickets were sold through the official World Cup site ahead of next week’s showpiece event for FIFA.