2026 World Cup - Ghana News Express

By Francis Kyei New York, — Ghanaian football fans and officials are expected to benefit from new U.S. travel and event-planning measures as the United States intensifies preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which it will co-host with Canada and Mexico. The tournament, scheduled for June and July 2026, will feature a record 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 host cities, 11 of them in the United States. FIFA expects the event to attract millions of visitors, including large contingents from Africa. U.S. authorities have begun rolling out a visa facilitation initiative for World Cup visitors, aimed at reducing long processing delays that have traditionally affected applicants from Africa, including Ghana. While applicants will still be required to meet standard visa conditions...

South Africa's hopes of qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup have suffered a major blow after they were sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player. Teboho Mokoena played in the 2-0 win over Lesotho in March despite the 28-year-old midfielder being due to serve a suspension after accumulating two yellow cards. A Fifa disciplinary committee has ruled that South Africa breached competition rules, and has imposed a 3-0 forfeit. The country's football association (Safa) has been fined 10,000 Swiss Francs ($12,500, £9,340), while Mokoena has been issued with a warning. The decision has blown Group C of African World Cup qualifying wide open, with South Africa dropping from top of the table to second place, behind Benin on goal difference. Only the group winners are a...

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