Tahiru Nasuru··16 min read
Bismillah and the Beautiful Game: Muslim Nations and the Ummah's Sons at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
A record eleven Muslim-majority nations have qualified for the 2026 World Cup (USA/Canada/Mexico, June 11–July 19): eight Arab nations (Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan) plus Senegal, Iran, and Uzbekistan, with Türkiye adding a twelfth Muslim-majority side from Europe; Jordan and Uzbekistan debut for the first time in history.