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Nigeria booked their place in the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations with victory…

AFCON has become too big to ignore: Unpredictable, dramatic and elite-level stars

Follow all of The Athletic’s AFCON coverage here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/tag/afcon-2025/ The fingers of Europe and Africa were…

Analyzing team strength at the 2026 World Cup: Is England in a ‘Group of Death’?

In a World Cup draw that closely resembled a confusing awards ceremony at times, next summer’s…

Guide to Group F at World Cup 2026

The World Cup draw is complete and the Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia and one of the European…