Yahoo Sports reports: World Cup debutants from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean have expressed their "profound disappointment" following UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin's warnings of "uninteresting games" at the expanded 48-team tournament. "For our countries, there is no such thing as an unimportant World Cup match," said a joint statement on Sunday signed by debutants Cape Verde, Curaçao and Uzbekistan, as well as Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, both of which are appearing for the first time since 1
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 15, 2026 8:11 AM
'Every match matters:' World Cup debutants slam UEFA boss Čeferin
World Cup debutants from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean have expressed their "profound disappointment" following UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin's warnings of "uninteresting games" at the expanded 48-team tournament. "For our countries, there is no such thing as an unimportant World Cup match," said a joint statement on Sunday signed by debutants Cape Verde, Curaçao and Uzbekistan, as well as Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, both of which are appearing for the first time since 1
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