Africa sent ten teams to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Only two of them showed up with a W in the opening round.
Ivory Coast and Ghana each posted 1-0 victories in their first matches, standing alone among the continent’s representatives as the only squads to collect all three points from their tournament openers. The rest of Africa’s contingent, including Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, Algeria, South Africa, and Tunisia, either drew or lost.
Amad Diallo’s stoppage-time magic
Ivory Coast set the tone for African football on June 15, 2026, grinding out a 1-0 win against Ecuador. The match looked destined for a draw until Amad Diallo found the net in stoppage time.
That goal gave Africa its first victory at the 2026 tournament.
