⚽ The road to the US 2026 begins today: The Pharaohs will kick off their first match against Djibouti as a part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers that will take place in the US, Mexico, and Canada today. The match will be in Group A, starting at 6pm.

An exceptional World Cup: It will be the first to include 48 teams instead of 32, giving the African continent the chance to have nine qualified teams to join the games instead of five, which has usually been the case.

How does it work? The African qualifiers consist of nine groups, each containing six teams. Each will compete in a home-and-away system, and the top team from each group will be qualified directly to the World Cup, while the best four second-place teams will compete in the global playoff.

Stay on top of the game, and learn more about the group divisions and match schedules by visiting the Confederation of African Football’s website here.

The most important confrontations in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers during the weekend:

  • Cyprus v Spain (7pm today)
  • Liechtenstein v Portugal (9:45pm today)
  • England v Malta (9:45pm, Friday)
  • Italy v North Macedonia (9:45pm, Friday)
  • Latvia v Croatia (7pm, Saturday)
  • France v Gibraltar (9:45pm, Saturday)
  • Netherlands v Ireland (9:45pm, Saturday)

For the night owls: We recommend watching the below matches from the South American World Cup qualifiers:

  • Argentina v Uruguay (2am, Saturday)
  • Colombia v Brazil (2am, Saturday)
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