UNITED STATES -- Nine of the ten African teams who qualified for the 2026 World Cup have progressed to the knockout stages, with over 28 percent of the teams still standing in the tournament coming from the African continent.
While each have overcome obstacles to reach the knockouts, which of them can extend their impressive runs to date by advancing to the last 16?
Here are my predictions for each of the nine Round of 32 ties involving African teams.
South Africa vs Canada
June 28, Inglewood
Prediction: South Africa - WRONG!
Netherlands vs Morocco
June 29, Monterrey
Prediction: Morocco - CORRECT!
Ivory Coast vs Norway
June 30, Arlington
Prediction: Ivory Coast - WRONG!
England vs Congo DR
July 1, Atlanta
Prediction: England - CORRECT!
Belgium vs Senegal
July 1, Seattle
Prediction: Senegal - WRONG! (So very nearly correct...)
Switzerland vs Algeria
July 2, Vancouver
Prediction: Algeria - WRONG!
Australia vs Egypt
July 3, Arlington
Prediction: Egypt - CORRECT!
Argentina vs Cape Verde
July 3, Miami
Prediction: Argentina - CORRECT (But only just...)
Colombia vs Ghana
July 3, Kansas City
Prediction: Colombia - CORRECT!