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Africa Shines, South America Stumbles In 1st World Cup Group Matches

Forbes · Jun 18, 2026, 6:35 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Now that every team has played one match, we can begin to evaluate whether teams from Africa, Asia and the CONCACAF region will repay FIFA’s generosity.

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