Congo becomes 8th African team to make the World Cup round of 32

ATLANTA: (Jun 28)  Africa had a historic 10 nations qualify for the 2026 World Cup. And now, following Congo’s 3-1 defeat of Uzbekistan on Saturday night, eight are officially headed to the knockout stage.

The previous record was two.

After 17 days of competition, Morocco, South Africa, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cape Verde, Egypt and Congo qualified for the round of 32. Algeria can advance with a win or a draw against Austria on Saturday night.