WIRE โ€” Africa could be on the verge of achieving its most successful FIFA World Cup campaign ever, with as many as five nations still in contention to qualify for the knockout stages of the expanded 2026 tournament. The continent's previous best collective performance came at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, when Algeria, Nigeria and Cรดte d'Ivoire

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