African Football Discussion Thread Current Topic: 👉 FIFA WorldCup 2026.

[yixichloro2xx]

Gratitude goes to Canada. They have officially sent our South African and Xenophobic brothers and fans back home so they can equally focus on their jobs.
One thing is certain eventually, delay is not denial. South Africa should have been axed during the group stage but the hard way is always the best way. Congratulations to Canada.

My wish for South Africa since the start of this World Cup is for them to be eliminated, and seeing that wish coming through this night I must say that I'm now the happiest man on planet earth right now. Now that South Africa has been eliminated in this World Cup, they should go back home and focus on their jobs and how to own a car.

Honestly, i was afraid that if the match ended draw there might be a possibility of South Africa getting the victory in the penalty shootout over Canada, because penalties can sometimes favour the weaker teams. I'm really happy as the Canada got the victory because if it was South Africa that won they would have made fun of other African countries and felt that they could do without them. In my opinion that's impossible as Africans we need each other support in one way or another to succeed. South Africa have a strong a team but what affect them in this world cup is lack of support from other African countries.

I agree with you, if that match ended in draw , South Africa would have been on their way to the Round of 16. If we even analyze that match properly we will notice that South Africa were looking for a draw. I was pretty proud of their defensive shape yesterday. But they were unfortunate to keep that score to the full time. At least they have broken a record by reaching a knockout phase in the world cup for the first time. That is something they should be proud off after starting the competition in a poor shape.

[Mr Reporter]

I doubt Canada would win SA this time. SA is in a better form as we saw improvement in their performance that led them to qualifying for the 2nd round.
Morroco would win  Netherlands and advance to the next round.
Egypt would definitely pipe Australia out of the tournament sending them packing back to their fatherland and Ghana /Colombia match would be a tough one also.

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I hope your doubt is clear now, Canada obviously had a better squad that are more experienced in their team, their performance in the group state was not so good but i never rate south Africa ahead of them. i was so busy yesterday but if i was to place any bet yesterday on that match, i would have picked Canada to win the south Africa team which i would have won. you also think Morocco will be able to win the Netherlands, that's not going to be easy because Netherlands are the better team and they have more experience players at the world cup, Morocco can have been great lately but i don't think they are there yet to defeat a team like the Netherlands. the only prediction i think i will agree with is that of Egypt winning the Australia even though it wont be an easy one also.  

On point you are right Canada really did well at the World Cup even in paper they really played well, but at first it was not good the way it was planned but most time you just need to understand football that most time it not by how the game start it how the game endings, well the South Africa guys they underperformed hard and it was even not that bad.

Omo this one’s so tricky answer well If we’re talking women’s football, the Egypt has never qualified for a WWC, but Australia are the co hosts 2023 made semifinals at that time Sam Kerr world class setup.

[snipie]

I agree with you, if that match ended in draw , South Africa would have been on their way to the Round of 16. If we even analyze that match properly we will notice that South Africa were looking for a draw. I was pretty proud of their defensive shape yesterday. But they were unfortunate to keep that score to the full time. At least they have broken a record by reaching a knockout phase in the world cup for the first time. That is something they should be proud off after starting the competition in a poor shape.

This game has ended and South Africa should take lessons from this World Cup. They progressed well this time thanks to the expansion of the teams to 48 but they could be classed better and face easier opponent. After I wasn't expecting more from them.

Now it is Morocco time. This team is likely the only hope of Africa to progress to advanced stages. Senegal, Egypt and Ghana might have a chance to advance this time too since their opponents aren't extremely hard, yet all their games remained challenging. Even Morocco isn't considered as favourite against Netherlands but they still have a chance. Hopefully they will not quite in the next hours.

[Spaceman1000$]

African teams are doing very well in this world competition but I believe it’s only Morocco that will do better in this World Cup among all the African countries, Morocco is showing very good potential I don’t think there’s any country in this World Cup that will be happy to meet Morocco in this competition, even as I trust in them I know that anything can happen in this World Cup competition because World Cup is actually full of surprises but I love the way Morocco is playing and I see they are determined and confident, they can actually lift the World Cup if they put in more effort.

It is not possible to say whether Morocco will win the World Cup. However, we are really optimistic about their performance because among the ten African countries, Morocco and Cape Verde have shown very good performances and have qualified for the next round. As far as I know, if any African country can win the World Cup, then only Morocco has that ability. I believe so because in the Round of 32, Cape Verde will play Argentina, who are the football superpower and three-time champions, so it is understood that they may not be able to compete with Argentina. But for the first time, they have surprised the whole world with their performance. Although my country did not qualify for the main competition of the World Cup but I am optimistic about Morocco.

Morocco showed great progress in the last World Cup, so we think they will dominate the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is already clear that this African country has performed very well in the group stage matches and they have got a chance to play in the Round of 32 match. Morocco may be able to show their experience against the Netherlands in the Round of 32 match because this team is the strongest and best performing in Africa. However, we think that the knockout match against the Netherlands may not be easy for them because the Netherlands is a very difficult opponent. You are right that if any African country wins the World Cup, Morocco has that ability, but I think that Morocco may be able to achieve their success in this World Cup as well.

I think is a game between two teams that are equal to each other, I really don't see who is an underdog between Morocco and Netherland, so I'll be having an open mind in that game, but then as an African I'll be tilting towards Morocco having the day but then the Netherlands are veterans when it comes to the World cup, so they will seriously want to pose a threat. The competition is coming to a point where interesting things are happening because these are some of the teams we want to see how impactful they can perform when they meet each other.