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

[Ronsbit]

It that is what they would do then it will become a 14 extra country additional to this 48 we have this year, actually some persons thinks that more countries will reduce the fun in world Cup but I didn't see any less fun on this one because it was almost more fun than before and secondly if it was the former number of countries in world Cup the tournament wouldn't have lasted till this date of July so actually if they add more countries it would become a two months tournament or more and it will continue to be as fun as we have known the tournament. So actually FIFA shouldn't even be looking at it but should just give it approval.

Additional slots would make the tournament last longer than it used to be and maybe that could make more sense though giving time for fun and all of that. Economically, it could add more value to the country and businesses would flourish, hotels, trader's who sell around stadium's were matches are played, casinos too would make more profit and all still goes to government generating more revenue during the tournament. It could be an express approval for FIFA because they too would definitely benefit from tickets bought every match day till the end as the number of nations and slots are increased.

[Agbamoni]

Very true and if in any way, Spain are able to win the first goal, they will need to defend well because Argentina are very good in comebacks as they have done it before, I was disappointed in England coach, tuchel because he was supposed to learn from the previous games of from Argentina but he did not and he conceded at the last minutes of the game. If Spain want to win even though they win two goals first, they should still continue attacking with full defense and for Argentina, they must defend well because Spain has the strength of creating good chances and their conversion rate is very high. I wish both teams success.

If Spain scores 3 goals before Argentina le them kiss the World Cup goodbye. Spain has good players. I will be surprised if Argentina defeats Spain in a World Cup final. Spain won the World Cup 16 years ago, while Argentina won it 4 years ago. Spain needs the World Cup more than ever, but unfortunately, Messi's teammates will do anything on the pitch today to bring this trophy back to Argentina. This is the last World Cup for Lionel Messi. he wants to win it since he has missed out on winning the Golden Boot.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

Today's World Cup final match between Spain and Argentina is very competitive because we can see that these two teams are playing very carefully. But one thing is surprising that Argentina is playing more defensively in today's match and they are already behind Spain in the battle for possession of the ball. If Spain can attack at the right level and counterattack well then I think they will be able to score first in today's match. It has already been 26 minutes of this final match but we can see that neither Spain nor Argentina has scored a goal, but Spain is still ahead in attack. If Spain becomes the champion today then I think they will be able to win this title for the second time but it will not be easy for them because Argentina is playing with experience in this World Cup final match.

[abaeze]

Today's World Cup final match between Spain and Argentina is very competitive because we can see that these two teams are playing very carefully. But one thing is surprising that Argentina is playing more defensively in today's match and they are already behind Spain in the battle for possession of the ball. If Spain can attack at the right level and counterattack well then I think they will be able to score first in today's match. It has already been 26 minutes of this final match but we can see that neither Spain nor Argentina has scored a goal, but Spain is still ahead in attack. If Spain becomes the champion today then I think they will be able to win this title for the second time but it will not be easy for them because Argentina is playing with experience in this World Cup final match.

It is really surprising that Argentina played defensively for half the game. This could be a new strategy of the coach because Argentina is most dangerous in the last ten minutes. I think if Spain cannot score a goal in 70 minutes, they will have to concede goals in the next ten minutes. Although there is no chance of underestimating any team in this game, Argentina has much more experience than Spain. However, in the end, it will depend on the performance and attack on the field who will be the champion of the 2026.

[Sticky Bomb]

Today's World Cup final match between Spain and Argentina is very competitive because we can see that these two teams are playing very carefully. But one thing is surprising that Argentina is playing more defensively in today's match and they are already behind Spain in the battle for possession of the ball. If Spain can attack at the right level and counterattack well then I think they will be able to score first in today's match. It has already been 26 minutes of this final match but we can see that neither Spain nor Argentina has scored a goal, but Spain is still ahead in attack. If Spain becomes the champion today then I think they will be able to win this title for the second time but it will not be easy for them because Argentina is playing with experience in this World Cup final match.

It is really surprising that Argentina played defensively for half the game. This could be a new strategy of the coach because Argentina is most dangerous in the last ten minutes. I think if Spain cannot score a goal in 70 minutes, they will have to concede goals in the next ten minutes. Although there is no chance of underestimating any team in this game, Argentina has much more experience than Spain. However, in the end, it will depend on the performance and attack on the field who will be the champion of the 2026.

Argentina ended the second half with 10 men, E. Fernandez would've been less aggressive, it was obvious what Curbasi intended doing and he was sure he'll get that ball before Enzo. This match has been tough, even Messi is worn out. The extra time would see more defensive game from Argentina since the absence of Enzo has messed up their midfield. Hopefully, the coach can come up with a strategy that compensate for him, else this cup is falling right into Spain's hands. They've the advantage of one man and maybe they can find a way to use it and penetrate the Argentine defense.

[Qhunman]

If Spain scores 3 goals before Argentina le them kiss the World Cup goodbye. Spain has good players. I will be surprised if Argentina defeats Spain in a World Cup final. Spain won the World Cup 16 years ago, while Argentina won it 4 years ago. Spain needs the World Cup more than ever, but unfortunately, Messi's teammates will do anything on the pitch today to bring this trophy back to Argentina. This is the last World Cup for Lionel Messi. he wants to win it since he has missed out on winning the Golden Boot.

The match is a very tough one argentina have fall back to defend against Spain. If argentina didn't fall back to defend against spain, Spain may find a chance to score them. Spain hasn't got any better chances to score because Argentina has locked their defense so it is now hard to score them. I really like the pattern Spain is using against Argentina. Messi can't even do anything because Spain is marking him, they wouldn't give him a chance.

[RockBell]

Very true and if in any way, Spain are able to win the first goal, they will need to defend well because Argentina are very good in comebacks as they have done it before, I was disappointed in England coach, tuchel because he was supposed to learn from the previous games of from Argentina but he did not and he conceded at the last minutes of the game. If Spain want to win even though they win two goals first, they should still continue attacking with full defense and for Argentina, they must defend well because Spain has the strength of creating good chances and their conversion rate is very high. I wish both teams success.

If Spain scores 3 goals before Argentina le them kiss the World Cup goodbye. Spain has good players. I will be surprised if Argentina defeats Spain in a World Cup final. Spain won the World Cup 16 years ago, while Argentina won it 4 years ago. Spain needs the World Cup more than ever, but unfortunately, Messi's teammates will do anything on the pitch today to bring this trophy back to Argentina. This is the last World Cup for Lionel Messi. he wants to win it since he has missed out on winning the Golden Boot.

Goals are becoming scarce and I did not expect the goals to be this scarce and from the look of things you will know that every one is doing everything they can just to see that they are able to score a goal and we looked down on Argentina in a way but just look at what happened and we don't want them to bring the trophy home and eventually Argentina can win but Spain are not given chances at all because they will always want to prove a point and they always want to make Messi look too iconic and it is not suppose to be so and I enjoy how both of them are not even given each other chances the pressure in the finals is just crazy and I did not even expect things to turn out this way.

[Mr Reporter]

If Spain scores 3 goals before Argentina le them kiss the World Cup goodbye. Spain has good players. I will be surprised if Argentina defeats Spain in a World Cup final. Spain won the World Cup 16 years ago, while Argentina won it 4 years ago. Spain needs the World Cup more than ever, but unfortunately, Messi's teammates will do anything on the pitch today to bring this trophy back to Argentina. This is the last World Cup for Lionel Messi. he wants to win it since he has missed out on winning the Golden Boot.

The match is a very tough one argentina have fall back to defend against Spain. If argentina didn't fall back to defend against spain, Spain may find a chance to score them. Spain hasn't got any better chances to score because Argentina has locked their defense so it is now hard to score them. I really like the pattern Spain is using against Argentina. Messi can't even do anything because Spain is marking him, they wouldn't give him a chance.

As for what it looks like to me now, I think Spain might want to slice them so hard…because it already looks like Spain's whole game is a quick triangle point…and I just find it to see that what they are trying to do is to play ball and drag the defenders out of their position, Argentina now takes away the space from Spain, which they are trying to gain from them honestly i might say this world Cup finial is really game of insight from both team…But as for what it stands the trade off Argentina gives up possession and has to hit on counters.

[Sticky Bomb]

If Spain scores 3 goals before Argentina le them kiss the World Cup goodbye. Spain has good players. I will be surprised if Argentina defeats Spain in a World Cup final. Spain won the World Cup 16 years ago, while Argentina won it 4 years ago. Spain needs the World Cup more than ever, but unfortunately, Messi's teammates will do anything on the pitch today to bring this trophy back to Argentina. This is the last World Cup for Lionel Messi. he wants to win it since he has missed out on winning the Golden Boot.

The match is a very tough one argentina have fall back to defend against Spain. If argentina didn't fall back to defend against spain, Spain may find a chance to score them. Spain hasn't got any better chances to score because Argentina has locked their defense so it is now hard to score them. I really like the pattern Spain is using against Argentina. Messi can't even do anything because Spain is marking him, they wouldn't give him a chance.

As for what it looks like to me now, I think Spain might want to slice them so hard…because it already looks like Spain's whole game is a quick triangle point…and I just find it to see that what they are trying to do is to play ball and drag the defenders out of their position, Argentina now takes away the space from Spain, which they are trying to gain from them honestly i might say this world Cup finial is really game of insight from both team…But as for what it stands the trade off Argentina gives up possession and has to hit on counters.

I'm this finals cup, Messi tried everything he could create as an exceptional player, but Spain was very prepared for him. They don't even allow him near their box 18. Spain was surely the better side in this finals. Williams jr. assist for Ferran was a masterpiece. Spain really deserved this cup, they clearly dominated the match. Enzo's red card worsened the condition for Argentina, but it was well deserved. Messi has achieved a gold and silver in world cup tournaments during his time. It's a good achievement. Congratulations to Spain with winning the world cup 1:0 was the scores.

[ColdLava40]

If Spain scores 3 goals before Argentina le them kiss the World Cup goodbye. Spain has good players. I will be surprised if Argentina defeats Spain in a World Cup final. Spain won the World Cup 16 years ago, while Argentina won it 4 years ago. Spain needs the World Cup more than ever, but unfortunately, Messi's teammates will do anything on the pitch today to bring this trophy back to Argentina. This is the last World Cup for Lionel Messi. he wants to win it since he has missed out on winning the Golden Boot.

They proved us wrong, Argentina were not willing to take the cup home. I can't imagine how they decided not to even make any attempts to score. Like look at that stats, it didn't even look like a team ready to take home the trophy.

I did had high hopes for Argentina to win, but even from the first half Spain had the upper hand, both in possession, goal attempts, shots on target. Did Argentina come to win at all? Or they came to simply put up a show. Their play tonight was not pleasing, not even a bit.

[Mr Reporter]

If Spain scores 3 goals before Argentina le them kiss the World Cup goodbye. Spain has good players. I will be surprised if Argentina defeats Spain in a World Cup final. Spain won the World Cup 16 years ago, while Argentina won it 4 years ago. Spain needs the World Cup more than ever, but unfortunately, Messi's teammates will do anything on the pitch today to bring this trophy back to Argentina. This is the last World Cup for Lionel Messi. he wants to win it since he has missed out on winning the Golden Boot.

The match is a very tough one argentina have fall back to defend against Spain. If argentina didn't fall back to defend against spain, Spain may find a chance to score them. Spain hasn't got any better chances to score because Argentina has locked their defense so it is now hard to score them. I really like the pattern Spain is using against Argentina. Messi can't even do anything because Spain is marking him, they wouldn't give him a chance.

As for what it looks like to me now, I think Spain might want to slice them so hard…because it already looks like Spain's whole game is a quick triangle point…and I just find it to see that what they are trying to do is to play ball and drag the defenders out of their position, Argentina now takes away the space from Spain, which they are trying to gain from them honestly i might say this world Cup finial is really game of insight from both team…But as for what it stands the trade off Argentina gives up possession and has to hit on counters.

I'm this finals cup, Messi tried everything he could create as an exceptional player, but Spain was very prepared for him. They don't even allow him near their box 18. Spain was surely the better side in this finals. Williams jr. assist for Ferran was a masterpiece. Spain really deserved this cup, they clearly dominated the match. Enzo's red card worsened the condition for Argentina, but it was well deserved. Messi has achieved a gold and silver in world cup tournaments during his time. It's a good achievement. Congratulations to Spain with winning the world cup 1:0 was the scores.

Let's just say Spain has a better plan for Messi tonight which they executed their Plans well…it was very observed that no plans of letting Messi enter the 18-yard box you could see how they cut the passing lanes. You could see Messi trying everything possible to push through to save if he could save his head tonight but there was no way for that to happen…the truth was that Spain didn't even give an inch all they were after was the ball f.

[Slow death]

Another World Cup ends without any African country becoming champion, and I wonder: what do we Africans need to do to make things different in the next World Cup? Will we be able to win the next World Cup? Which African national team would have enough skill to win the World Cup? The players on the Moroccan national team won't be the same. Egypt won't be the same either. Will African talents emerge in the next four years? So many questions are going through my head.

[igebotz]

Another World Cup ends without any African country becoming champion, and I wonder: what do we Africans need to do to make things different in the next World Cup? Will we be able to win the next World Cup? Which African national team would have enough skill to win the World Cup? The players on the Moroccan national team won't be the same. Egypt won't be the same either. Will African talents emerge in the next four years? So many questions are going through my head.

How do you win a WC when 80% of our local leagues are poorly run and funded? and most of our exported players are not starters in their respective clubs and we still have a good amount of them going to a less competitive leagues for money.

The North Africans are the only ones showing some progress because they have the best training facilities and run the best leagues in Africa. Others are far behind..

[SatoPrincess]

Another World Cup ends without any African country becoming champion, and I wonder: what do we Africans need to do to make things different in the next World Cup? Will we be able to win the next World Cup? Which African national team would have enough skill to win the World Cup? The players on the Moroccan national team won't be the same. Egypt won't be the same either. Will African talents emerge in the next four years? So many questions are going through my head.

I think the African teams did pretty well in this World Cup but I don’t think we are anywhere close to winning the next World Cup. We still have a long way to go before we can win the World Cup and that’s fine. We just need to continue making progress every year, sooner or later we will have an African team in the World Cup final.

Players such as Lamine Yamal will still be participating in the final match, so I would say that there is a lot for the African fans to celebrate still. But that also gives raise to an uncomfortable question. We have seen a small fraction of the players of African descent opting to represent the African teams (examples are Iñaki Williams who was born in Spain, and Evann Guessand who was born in France). But in most cases, these players moved to Africa, because they don't think that they will get a chance to get selected to the respective European teams. Just imagine how DR Congo would perform, if Romelu Lukaku represents them, and how Cameroon will play in case Kylian Mbappé moves there.

In my opinion, players should be allowed to play for countries where they were raised regardless whether their parents were immigrants without having to deal with the emotional blackmail from the media. Asking them to play for a country they do not share a real connection with is unfair.  

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As a Morrocan citizen the World Cup 2030 isn't just a tournament; it is a linking bridge between continents. The possiblity of Hosting the opening match or the final in Morocco at Benslimane city or the green land at the iconic Grand Stade Hassan II would show the world true Moroccan hospitality, deep passion for soccer , and a modern vision for Africa. We are ready to welcome the world! 🇲🇦⚽

[SatoPrincess]

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It would be nice if you could adjust the size of the image to this width so the thread doesn’t look a mess.
IMO a loss for Argentina is a win for African fans. I’d hate for a team who is infamous for singing racist chants and trolling black players playing for their countries. Congratulations to Spain, they deserve to win the World Cup especially after beating France. This victory will open new doors for Lamine Yamal, can’t wait to see what he will accomplish next.

[HashRate Hero]

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[Doan9269]

Congrat to SPAIN  


La Roja 🇪🇸  



Next Step : 2030


As a Morrocan citizen the World Cup 2030 isn't just a tournament; it is a linking bridge between continents. The possiblity of Hosting the opening match or the final in Morocco at Benslimane city or the green land at the iconic Grand Stade Hassan II would show the world true Moroccan hospitality, deep passion for soccer , and a modern vision for Africa. We are ready to welcome the world! 🇲🇦⚽

There are assessment they are going to give to it in considering if the standard of the stadium in Morocco worth the minimum requirements they needed of a stadium to be used, but that being said, I still prefer Morocco in so many ways because they have also shown a good performance in this just concluded world cup and uh of good interest when it comes to football, definitely it will be a pride to Africa seeing one of the countries hosting for the next world cup, be it the opening ceremony or the grand finale, football is another reason to Foster relationship between countries and the entire world together.

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[SatoPrincess]

Any ways as i sent you on PM !


I offer all the required stuffs for 1 match only ( Final or Opening ... it depend on Fifa descision ) yopu have only to book the match and the fly tickets  .... but it's on me : Including Housing - Transportation - Nutrition + a reminder symbolic gift from me ( as a Morrocan true welcoming tradition ) !



PS : ALL ARE WELCOME  

Thanks for the generous offer. I’m looking forward to it, hopefully we will still be here and let’s hope the tickets prices aren’t as outrageous as this year’s World Cup. According to talksports, the three opening matches of the tournament will take place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.