THE LEADING JOURNAL FOR AFRICAN SOCCER NEWS WORLDWIDE

The FIFA World Cup continued, and Africa’s Cape Verde have become one of the big stories of the competition after they qualified for the knockout phase by coming second in Group H.

In total, nine of the ten African nations have made it into the Round of 32, with only Tunisia having to go home early.

Some 104 matches will be played in this expanded World Cup, with the final taking place in New Jersey on July 19.

See ‘Reports & Analysis’ for John Bethell’s analysis of the six countries that can win the World Cup.