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Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker, Olivier Giroud, has snubbed the likes of Morocco and South Africa portion naming the African squad that volition astonishment radical astatine the ongoing World Cup tournament.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup contention started on Thursday, with Mexico beating South Africa 2-0 successful the archetypal lucifer of the tournament.
There are 10 countries representing Africa successful the World Cup, taking spot crossed Mexico, Canada and the United States of America.
They are Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia.
However, Giroud believes Senegal, Ivory Coast oregon Ghana volition beryllium the astonishment squad astatine the World Cup.
“One of the African teams tin beryllium the astonishment team,” Giroud said arsenic quoted by BBC Sport.
“Maybe Ivory Coast, Senegal oregon Ghana – they are each unsafe teams connected their day.”
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