After a slow start to the tournament, African sides produced encouraging results Monday as Cape Verde drew with Spain and Egypt earned a 1-1 draw with Belgium. Tunisia moved to change course off the pitch by hiring Hervé Renard following a 5-1 opening loss to Sweden.
Senegal will meet France on Tuesday in a repeat of the teams’ 2002 World Cup encounter, when the Lions of Teranga upset the then-world champions 1-0. The rematch is scheduled for 9 p.m. CAT (7 p.m. GMT) in East Rutherford.
Algeria will face Argentina in a late kickoff in Kansas City, with the match set for 3 a.m. CAT on Wednesday. Both fixtures figure to be focal points for supporters across Africa after Monday’s results.
ESPN coverage ahead of Wednesday includes previews of Portugal versus DR Congo in Houston and Ghana against Panama in Toronto, according to ESPN. Attention also turns to Thursday, when South Africa will attempt to bounce back from its opening-day defeat to Mexico against Czechia in Atlanta.
Related coverage listed alongside the match updates includes a feature titled “World Cup Last Dance: Messi’s epilogue to an epic Argentina story” by Ed Dove and commentary suggesting that a Senegal victory over France would not be as large a shock as in 2002. Tunisia’s appointment of Renard was also noted in the tournament coverage.
