The biggest football competition on the planet, the FIFA World Cup, kicks off next week.
From Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, July 19, 104 matches will be played across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
With 48 teams from around the globe competing, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the biggest and most exciting edition of the tournament to date.
Of the 48 competing teams, 10 are from the African continent, and these include:
- Algeria
- Cape Verde
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Morocco
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Tunisia
One of the African representatives at the global showpiece, South Africa, will be taking on hosts Mexico at the Mexico City Stadium (Azteca Stadium) in the opener.
From the tournament’s first whistle on June 11 to the last kick of the Final on July 19, all is available on dedicated DStv FIFA World Cup Channels. The Channels are: FIFA World Cup Central (Channel 222), FIFA World Cup Extra (Channel 223), FIFA World Cup Pass (Channel 225), and FIFA World Cup Swahili (Channel 224).
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