# WAFCON 2026: Semifinals set as Cameroon, Morocco, Algeria and Malawi qualify for 2027 World Cup

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Podcast: [Full Time: A show about women's soccer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-time-a-show-about-women-s-soccer-725028)
Published: 2026-08-10T20:17:55+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/full-time-a-show-about-womens-soccer/episodes/wafcon-2026-semifinals-set-as-cameroon-morocco-algeria-and-m
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## Resource

The Kansas City Current’s Temwa Chawinga and Malawi are heading to the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. In a thriller on Sunday night, Malawi – the lowest-ranked team at the 2026 Women’s African Cup of Nations – came from behind to defeat Ghana 2-1 in the quarterfinals in Casablanca, Morocco. On this episode of Full Time , Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin to unpack Malawi’s incredible run to the semifinals and what it means for the nation and their players to reach a first World Cup. Will powerhouse Nigeria miss a women’s World Cup for the first time? What happened to Barbra Banda and Zambia? PLUS: All the best moments from the NWSL weekend, including goals galore as Pietra Tordin scores the fastest-ever hat-trick in NWSL history and the North Carolina Courage stun the Washington Spirit at Audi Field. _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUEST: Tamerra Griffin PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes _______________ Referenced on the show: WAFCON 2026: Cameroon shocks Nigeria, Algeria and Malawi qualify for first Women’s World Cup NWSL stars at WAFCON feel a responsibility to elevate teammates to similar opportunities _______________ Get in touch:  ⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our YouTube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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