Hugo Broos defied critics as Bafana Bafana made history, securing South Africa's first World Cup knockout stage with a dramatic win over South Korea.

With the group stage hurtling towards its end we look at who needs what to make the knockout phase

Bafana Bafana's historic World Cup milestone celebrated by Steven Pienaar as South Africa overcomes South Korea 1-0, silencing critics and igniting national pride.

As we enter the final round of group stage games, ESPN examine what each of Africa's 10 World Cup qualifiers need to advance to the Last 32 of this expanded 48-team tournament.

While the World Cup spent its opening week marvelling at goals, upsets and the chaos of a 48-team tournament, one team kept quietly doing the least fashionable thing in football. Ecuador defended. They have built a reputation not on flair or famous names but on the simple,

Jay Huff, who appeared in all 82 games this past season for the Indiana Pacers, and longtime overseas standout Mike James are among the 12 players announced Tuesday by USA Basketball as members of its

So far, seven teams have qualified for FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32. While five teams have been eliminated from the race, 36 nations are still fighting for the remaining 25 spots in the knockouts.

Jonathan David scored a hat trick as Canada crushed Qatar 6-0, earning the men's national team its first-ever win at the FIFA World Cup and putting the Reds in prime position to advance.