Africa”s World Cup surge fades as Ghana falls to Colombia, leaving Morocco and Egypt still standing
KANSAS CITY: (Jul 4) Africa set a record by sending nine of its teams to the knockout rounds of the World Cup.
Seven of them were KO’d in the first round.
Ghana was the last African team to play in the Round of 32 on Friday night, and the white-clad Black Stars went down with a whimper in a 1-0 loss to Colombia. That left only Morocco, which made a surprising run to the semifinals four years ago in Qatar, and Egypt to carry the hopes of the continent when they play for a spot in the quarterfinals.
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