Africa

Team-by-team guide: 2022 Ghana World Cup preview

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here’s the Ghana World Cup preview — they’ll play in Group H against Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.

Ghana World Cup 2022 Preview

World Cup appearances: 4th 

Best finish: Quarterfinals (2010) 

Team-by-team guide: 2022 Cameroon World Cup preview

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here's the Cameroon World Cup preview 2022. The Indomitable Lions will play in Group G against Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia.

Cameroon World Cup Preview 2022

World Cup appearances: 8th

Best finish: Quarterfinals (1990)  

Sadio Mané DOUBTFUL for World Cup after suffering injury in Bayern’s Bundesliga game on Tuesday

The latest Sadio Mané injury news has some conflicting reports. What’s certain is that the Bayern Munich and Senegal star forward is doubtful for the World Cup after suffering an injury to his right fibula.

Mané was substituted out of Bayern’s Bundesliga meeting with Werder Bremen in the 20th meeting after sustaining the leg injury.

Team-by-team guide: 2022 Morocco World Cup preview

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here's the Morocco World Cup 2022 preview. The Atlas Lions will play in Group F against Belgium, Canada and Croatia.

Morocco World Cup 2022 preview

World Cup appearances: 6th

Best Finish: Round of 16 (1986)  

Who's going to win the World Cup? The latest odds show the favorites and dark horses

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar begins Sunday, Nov. 20, with the curtain-raiser at Al Bayt Stadium between the host nation and a fortunate Ecuador. Why's Ecuador so lucky? Because, as the latest World Cup odds 2022 show, Qatar is by far and away the worst seeded team in the eight groups.

Team-by-team guide: 2022 Tunisia World Cup preview

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here’s the Tunisia World Cup preview — they’ll play in Group D against France, Denmark and Australia.

Tunisia World Cup Preview 2022

World Cup appearances: 6th

Best finish: Group stage

Team-by-team guide: 2022 Senegal World Cup preview

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This is the preview for Group A's Senegal. 

Senegal World Cup 2022 Preview

World Cup Appearances: Third 

Best Finish: Quarterfinals (2002) 

The worst soccer stadium disasters over the last 40 years

Saturday night's soccer stadium disaster in Indonesia was one of the world's worst such incidents. Here is a look at some of the worst soccer stadium disasters over the last 40 years:

Racist fans throw a banana at Richarlison — Brazil responds by torching Tunisia with five goals

Racism in soccer reared its ugly head on Tuesday during a friendly game between Brazil and Tunisia when fans of the African nation threw a banana at Richarlison while he celebrated a goal.

Fans Throw Banana At Richarlison

RIP Squirrels — Benin National Team Changes Nickname To Cheetahs

West African country Benin has opted to ditch its 'squirrels' nickname and will be known as the Cheetahs from Monday, the country’s football federation said.

The old les Écureuils moniker has long been criticised by Benin fans who felt the small size of a squirrels meant that their team was also considered to be insignificant. Hence the football federation has chosen a bolder nickname, along the lines of Cameroon’s 'Indomitable Lions' or the 'Elephants' of nearby Ivory Coast.

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