African teams had a mixed start to the World Cup, conceding 16 goals and scoring 7 in the first round. Get the full breakdown of African World Cup performa

Debutants Cape Verde made a shocker opener at the 2026 FIFA World Cup by holding European champions Spain to a goalless draw on Monday. Despite...

Spain's opening 0-0 draw against Cape Verde was supposed to be a comfortable start to their World Cup campaign. Instead, it became a reminder of the struggles that have haunted…

Now that every team has played one match, we can begin to evaluate whether teams from Africa, Asia and the CONCACAF region will repay FIFA’s generosity.

African teams had a mixed start to the World Cup, conceding 16 goals and scoring 7 in the first round. Get the full breakdown of African World Cup performa

African teams had a mixed start to the World Cup, conceding 16 goals and scoring 7 in the first round. Get the full breakdown of their performance.

The opening round of matches at the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered plenty of drama, surprise results and goals as all 48 teams began their campaigns across 12 groups.