Mansour
“On Friday, a glittering draw ceremony in Cape Town will unveil the opening rounds for the African continent’s first FIFA World Cup. When the tournament kicks off on June 11th, it will mark the culmination of a long journey for African nations to take part in sport’s biggest tournament on an equal footing with nations from North and South America, Asia, and Europe, continents which have all previously hosted the Finals. During the build-up to the draw, I thought I’d look at the history of African teams in the tournament, starting with the origins of the World Cup in the 1930s.” Currybet – The thirties, The wilderness years, The seventies, The eighties, The nineties, The noughties and beyond….