FIFA World Cup 2026: The 10 African countries set for the global football fiesta

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2 months ago

April 8, 2026

Event: FIFA World Cup 2026
Host countries: Canada, Mexico & United States of America (USA)
Dates: 11th June to 19th July 2026
Number of teams: 48
Venues: 16 (16 host cities)

The FIFA World Cup 2026 is here, and the full list of all the 48 qualified countries has been duly confirmed.

Africa will be represented by ten countries: South Africa, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Egypt, Cape Verde, Senegal, Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ghana.

Egypt players celebrate Credit: CAF Media

South Africa is in Group A with Mexico, South Korea and the Czech Republic.

Morocco is in Group A, along with the tournament record winners Brazil, Haiti, and Scotland. Ivory Coast is caged in Group E with debutants Curacao, Germany and Ecuador.

Tunisia national football team Credit: John Batanudde

Group F has the Netherlands, Japan, Sweden and Tunisia. In Group G are Egypt, Belgium, Iran and New Zealand. Cape Verde is in Group H with Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.

Senegal with the 2025 AFCON trophy celebrations in Morocco | Credit: Don Mugabi

Senegal faces France, Iraq and Norway in Group I. Group J has the reigning World champions Argentina, Algeria, Austria and another debutant Jordan.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), returning to the FIFA World Cup after 52 years, are in Group K with Portugal, first-timers Uzbekistan, and Colombia.

DR Congo players and officials celebrate Credit: CAF

Ghana is in Group L with England, Croatia and Panama.

Canada, Mexico and United States of America (USA) will co-host this championship from 11th June to 19th July 2026.

Cape Verde players celebrating Credit: CAF Media

Full Groups:

Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic
Group B: Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: United States of America (USA), Paraguay, Australia, Turkey
Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

Ghana Black Stars celebrate a goal Credit: CAF Media

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Tunisia coach Lamouchi targets history at FIFA World Cup 2026

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1 day ago

June 2, 2026

Logan Mclaughlin

Sabri Lamouchi wants Tunisia to make history by reaching the knockout stages of the Fifa World Cup for the first time.

The Carthage Eagles, first played at the biggest stage in 1978 but have failed to make it out of the group in all appearances.

They are in Group F alongside giants Netherlands, Sweden and Asian sides Japan.

Speaking to Fifa.com, Lamouchi who coached Ivory Coast at the 2014 wants a hard fighting side in United States, Canada and Mexico.

“I don’t think Tunisia won a single game at the 2006 World Cup. In 2018, we won one match. And in 2022, we won one match,” said Lamouchi.

“We drew with Denmark and we beat France, but those four points were not enough to qualify,” he explained.

“This time, under the new format, four points might be enough to qualify. We have to fight for those points again, against Sweden in the first match, against the best team in Asia, Japan, and of course, the great side of the Netherlands, who need no introduction.”

Tunisia qualified for the 2026 edition without conceding a goal but had an underwhelming performance at the Afcon 2025 in Morocco and that led to the sacking of coach Sami Trabelsi.

Tunisia Group F fixtures