Africa had a historic 10 nations qualify for the 2026 World Cup. After Congo's 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan and Algeria's stunning 3-3 draw against Austria on Saturday night, nine are headed to the knockout stage.

Panama eliminated. Group K - Colombia top group, Portugal second, Congo DR third (into knockouts), Uzbekistan eliminated. Group J - Argentina top group, Jordan eliminated. Austria second, Algeria finished third (into knockouts).

Follow all World Cup matches live today A wild finish to the final group stage game at the 2026 World Cup left both Algeria and Austria fans with an odd combination of ecstasy and whiplash. Algeria and Austria tied late on Saturday night,

Algeria and Austria both scored in stoppage time during their six-goal thriller, which meant both sides progressed to the World Cup knockouts, leading to allegations of fixing

Final games of World Cup group stages saw some unusual behaviour from the region's supporters

Algeria head coach Vladimir Petkovic hailed his side''s resilience after a 3-3 draw with Austria sent both teams through to the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while also dismissing pre-match collusion speculation.