The Rise of African Football: Beyond the Traditional Powerhouses

[wizzyyy]

• Egypt pushed Argentina to the absolute limit, and Morocco is back in the final eight. The tactical discipline, athletic profile, and technical execution of African nations in 2026 have proven that the gap between Europe/South America and the rest of the world has completely closed.

[Olajames1335]

They really tried

[Onyidoski]

African countries winning until the 80th min lol

[Olivia2926]

Okay 👍 

[stakevip69]

i hope so

[buygadgets]

I’m not really sure about that 

there were 9 African teams in the round of 32 mostly thanks to the third place rule but their performance in the knockouts has been poor with only Morocco turning up 

[Kazssa]

they tried

[zylrel]

Argentina are strong

[norman025]

Preach brother, I feel like the managers and players do lose their eyes on the ball late.

And some managers overthink when all they just to have to do is continue with their working game plan.

[minjix]

Norway or France?

[Sojiolar]

France

[raxtha68]

Egypt really should've closed that out tbh, their game management late on let them down

[doselyn]

Egypt had that game in the bag until the last 10 minutes honestly, but you're right about the gap closing—the athleticism and structure across Africa right now is no joke.

[Irisva]

Egypt really had me pulling my hair out at the end there lol. The physicality and structure from teams like Morocco is just on another level now, feels like anyone can make a deep run this cycle.

[kazys]

Morocco’s been so fun to watch this tournament, their pressing and transitions are legit elite now—feels like they’ve leveled up since 2022.