FIFA World Cup 2026
Who will win the 2026 World Cup? Kawowo Sports Team pick their champions, Africa’s best performers and top scorers
The Fifa World Cup 2026 starts this Thursday June 11, 2026 at the Azteca stadium in Mexico with hosts Mexico locking horns with South Africa.
With the expanded format of the global showpiece, the final match will be played at the MetLife stadium in the United States on July 19 and that will be match no. 104.
The World Cup starts in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on Thursday and finishes in the MetLife Stadium near New York City on 19 July.
Forty-eight teams from across all continents but only one will lift the coveted trophy.
Will it be Argentina defending their crown? Will record champions Brazil end a 24-year wait? Or a new winner awaits.
Kawowo Sports football pundits, writers, photographers, videographers, editors and all staff have predicted what will happen over the next five weeks and here we are.
The predictions mainly focus on champions, Africa’s best performing nation and how far they will go plus the tournament top scorers.
Here is the summary of the predictions
| Name | Winners | Best African Nation [Stage] | Top Scorer |
| Ismael Kiyonga | Spain | Morocco & Senegal – Quarter Final | Kane & Mbappe |
| Joshua Lubanga | Spain | Senegal – SEMIS | Mbappe |
| Samuel Okiria | Argentina | Senegal – Quarter Final | Kane & Messi |
| Raymond Kagoda | Argentina | Morocco – FINAL | Mbappe & Ronaldo |
| Don Mugabi | Spain | Senegal – SEMIS | Yamal |
| Joel Muyita | France | Ivory Coast – Quarter Final | Mbappe |
| Solomon Mwesigwa | Germany | Algeria – Quarter Final | Oyarzabal |
| David Isabirye | Brazil | Morocco – Quarter Final | Vinicius Jr |
| Edwin Kyle Kule | Portugal | Morocco – Quarter Final | Mbappe |
| Mike Muhima | France | Senegal – Round of 16 | Mbappe |
| Denis Musali | Germany | Ghana – Round of 16 | Kane |
| Franklin Kaweru | Portugal | Senegal – Quarter Final | Kane & Mbappe |
| Grace Joyce Kemigisa | Brazil/France | Senegal & Morocco – Quarter Final | Yamal & Mbappe |
| Gerald Norman VIII | France | Senegal – Quarter Final | Mbappe |
| Benjamin Musasizi | Spain | Morocco – Quarter Final | Kane & Mbappe |
| Joseph Owino | Portugal | Senegal – Quarter Final | Mbappe |
| Marion Katusiime | France | Senegal – Quarter Final | Dembele |
| Ruth Owino | Spain | Senegal – Quarter Final | Mbappe |
| Javira Ssebwami | Portugal | Morocco – SEMIS | Mbappe & Alvarez |
| Aminah Babirye | France | Morocco – Quarter Final | Mbappe |
| Viola Namulwa | France | Morocco – Quarter Final | Kane & Mbappe |
| John Batanudde | Portugal | Senegal – Quarter Final | Kane |
| Sharipha Ramah Namagooba | Portugal | Morocco – Quarter Final | Mbappe |
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