# WCAD 3-44: AFCON Group Stage Review + Knockout Round Preview

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Podcast: [World Cup After Dark](https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-cup-after-dark-5789822)
Published: 2026-01-01T23:15:57+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2802

## Resource

The guys celebrate the start of a World Cup year with an AFCON Group Stage recap. The favorites are all in place, but the Group Stage still provided its fair share of drama, from surprises like Tanzania and Sudan making the Last 16 to Gabon getting disbanded (no, really). Then, it's a knockout round preview, headlined by intriguing ties like South Africa-Cameroon and Algeria-DR Congo.

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