Africa’s World Cup success leaves Asia looking for answers
East Africa News
The transformation of African football at the World Cup has been nothing short of meteoric.
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, not one of Africa’s five teams made it out of the group stage, recording just three wins out of a possible 15.
Fast forward to the 2026 World Cup and Africa will be held up as vindication of Gianni Infantino’s expansion project.
Regional Impact
Of the 10 African teams, all but one made it through the group stage.
Only Tunisia failed to progress, with Cape Verde, Egypt, âIvory Coast, Morocco and South Africa runners-up and Algeria, DR Congo, Ghana and Senegal through in third place.
It is a very different story for Asia, with only two of its nine countries getting out of the group stage.
Analysis
For Africa it is cause for celebration, while Asia is left to reflect on failure.
‘Morocco created a blueprint of how it can be done’
Infantino’s revamp of the World Cup had been rubber-stamped well before the 2018 World Cup.
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