Quote Originally Posted by Dorcus View Post
I've been watching bits and pieces of the competition but I haven't seen a complete match so far. I don't know why but the ACON doesn't have the same appeal as the Euros.

My main interest is to guage just how long it's likely to be before an African nation wins the World Cup. There's a steady stream of real quality continuing to emerge from Africa (often via France) but in my opinion it's still some years away yet.
I actually thought the IC v Egypt game was pretty entertaining for a 0-0 draw - with the added drama of the shoot-out.
Obviously a lot of quality on display - Eric Bailly, for instance, looked very good - but, yeah, hard to judge where these teams would rank on a world scale. (I think both teams are modestly ranked by FIFA).

Didn't watch the second game though. (Thought I better draw a line somewhere!)