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Morocco reached the 2022 semi-final, the first African nation to do so. Senegal, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, South Africa also compete. Can Africa''s ceiling rise again in 2026?
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African nations have been competitive at World Cups for 50 years, but the 2022 Morocco run — the first African semi-final — felt like a structural breakthrough. Eight African nations qualify or contest for 2026 spots. Here's where each sits.
The 2022 semi-finalists. Walid Regragui (or his successor) returns most of that squad:
Morocco enters 2026 as a genuine knockout-stage threat. The QF is the floor; the SF is realistic; the final is dreaming.
Sadio Mané as elder statesman. Édouard Mendy. Idrissa Gueye. Kalidou Koulibaly aged but still elite. Aliou Cissé continues. Senegal exited 2022 in R16 to England but are stronger than that suggests.
Egypt missed the 2022 World Cup. Mohamed Salah's last chance at a major tournament. The squad is thin behind him but the federation is investing.
Hosts of 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (won by them). Talents like Wilfried Singo (Monaco), Sébastien Haller (back from cancer recovery), and Émerse Faé as manager. Underrated.
If Morocco reaches the semi again, the structural perception of African football in European media changes. If multiple African nations get past R16, the conversation about expanded representation for 2030 accelerates.