Here are some of the major talking points, the learnings and the unanswered questions from Africa's FIFA World Cup sides as the opening match creeps closer.

With a record 10 African sides in action at the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport Africa picks out some of the players to watch from the continent.

Explore Egypt's football journey as they prepare for the 2026 World Cup, highlighting key players, tactical formations, and their quest for glory

The FIFA World Cup is here! It's a record-breaking 48-team tournament, with a 10-team African contingent -- the biggest contingent from the continent to date.

For many Seattle-area residents from Africa, the tournament’s arrival is about more than soccer. It is about seeing their childhood passion come to the city they now call home.

South Africa enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's 11th-ranked side in the Fifa standings. In the first instalment of a nine-part series on African squads at the 2026 tournament in the United States,

South Africa's friendly against Jamaica on Friday at Pachuca's Hidalgo Stadium gives Hugo Broos an opportunity to resolve several key issues, which last Friday's 0-0 draw with Nicaragua exposed.

In one of the most evocative stadiums of all and under a searing afternoon sun, the World Cup will finally begin when Mexico face South Africa. And, for many, all the justifiable gripes with a bloated format,