France will now take on Paraguay at the Lumen Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the round of 32 on Saturday.
At least 1,719 people were killed, 5,034 were injured, and about 15,866 residents were rendered homeless in the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes.
The report stated that testimonies gathered from the mission so far included harrowing allegations concerning the impact of the conflict on civilians including children.
FG hailed a 16-year-old girl, Osasere Okundaye, for becoming Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant, overtaking the record set by Jonathan Adewale in 2022.
Morocco will now face co-hosts Canada on Saturday in the next knockout round at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, United States.
Paraguay will face the winner of Tuesday’s round-of-32 tie between France and Sweden in New Jersey for a place in the quarter-finals.
The ongoing 2026 World Cup is not devoid of controversial decisions by Video Assistant Referees (VAR).
A small skydiving plane used by a parachuting school crashed on Sunday in the northwestern French town of Tomblaine, killing the pilot and ten parachutists.
The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia were the only African team to crash out of the tournament at the preliminary stage.
Argentina defeated Jordan 3-1 to top the group with nine points.
