Senegal was beaten by England in the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup in 2022. That leaves Morocco as a contender for the quarter-finals. The team plays Spain on December 6, 2022.
The knock-out phase in Qatar reminds football fans globally of the unmistakable glass ceiling over Africa at football World Cups.
Despite spicing the tournaments with outstanding and iconic moments, African teams have always fallen short of Brazilian football great Pelé’s assertion that an African team would win the World Cup by 2000.