{"id":12538,"date":"2023-11-01T09:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=12538"},"modified":"2023-11-01T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:54:44","slug":"erithrea-backs-out-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/erithrea-backs-out-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Erithrea backs out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Erithrea have pulled out of the race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification race due to an undisclosed reason.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The country&#8217;s football federation made the announcement on Tuesday, October 31st, thus extending number of years without a competitive international game.<\/p>\n<p>The East African nation was supposed to compete with Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger and 2022 FIFA World Cup semifinalist Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Erithrea was supposed to open their qualifier campaign next month against Morocco and Congo, but that is now off.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to pull out leaves Group E with five nations to compete with for a spot in the three-nation hosts FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Erithrea&#8217;s last international game was in September 2019, a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier game against Namibia.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped that the Red Sea Boys will be back in competition in the nearest future.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright\u00a92023 kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All rights reserved. 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