Africa's World Cup Ambition: More Teams Than Ever, Ready to Roar

For decades, African teams were seen as group stage cannon fodder, but the narrative has flipped. Ivory Coast's stunning friendly win over France on home soil, Senegal's historic 3-1 victory against England (the first by any African nation in 22 attempts), and Egypt pushing Brazil to the brink all signal a shift. With a record 10 African nations at the tournament—including Morocco, ranked 7th in the world and boasting a squad arguably stronger than the one that knocked out Belgium, Spain, and Po...