INorway ihola uhlu lwama-zebra eNdebeni Yomhlaba ka-2026, emuva kokuhola iqembu layo emlonyeni wokuhlungela futhi ikhipha i-Italy eyi-champion ezine. Ngesonto elilodwa ngaphambi kokuqala komqhudelwano ngoLwesine (11 Juni), izizwe ezinjengeFrance, iSpain, i-Argentina, iNgilandi neBrasil zithathwa njengezintandokazi. Kodwa-ke, iNorway ihamba phambili ohlwini lwama-zebra ngoba inamandla amakhulu okuhlasela. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi iNorway ine iqembu elinamandla elingashaya noma yiliphi iqembu. Abalandeli bomhlaba wonke balindele ukubona ukuthi leli qembu lizokwenzani.
INorway: Amandla Okuhlasela Amangalisayo
UHaaland ongumqwali wezakhiwo, kanye noØdegaard we-Arsenal, bahola uhlelo lokuhlasela. USorloth we-Atlético Madrid uphetha abathathu abaphambili. Ibalazwe labasekeli likaRyerson, uBerge, noNusa lenza iqembu likwazi ukulinganisela. Lolu hlelo lungayihambisa iNorway ibe semazingeni aphezulu emqhudelwaneni. Inhlanganisela yabadlali abaqinile iyenza iNorway ibe yingozi emaqenjini athandekayo.
UHaaland noØdegaard: Abaholi Bokuhlasela
UHaaland ungumdlali oshaya amagoli ngamandla, kanti uØdegaard ungumxhumanisi oyinhloko wemidlalo. Bobabili basebenza ndawonye ukudala amathuba. Ukuhlanganiswa kwabo noSorloth kwenza iNorway ibe ngesinye sezimbangi ezingalindelekile ezinamandla kakhulu emhlabeni. Lokhu kusho ukuthi iNorway ingahlasela noma yiliphi iqembu. Abagcini bezimanga baye babona amandla abo emidlalweni yokuhlungela.
ITurkey: Ukubuya Emuva Kweminyaka Engu-24
Iqembu laseTurkey libuyele emqhudelwaneni ngemuva kweminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili. Likhiphe iRoumania neKosovo ngokunqoba ngo 1-0 emlonyeni wokuhlungela waseYurophu, ngaphansi komqeqeshi uVincenzo Montella waseItaliya. Abadlali abancane abafana noArda Güler weReal Madrid noKenan Yildiz weJuventus bahola ukuhlasela. UVeteran uHakan Çalhanoglu unamava emkhakheni, kanti uFerdi Kadıoglu unamandla emaceleni. Lokhu kuhlangana kuthembisa ukulinganisela nokungaqiniseki emqhudelwaneni.
Intsha Nolwazi: Inhlanganisela Eyingozi
Ukuhlanganiswa kwentsha enjengoGüler noYildiz namava kaÇalhanoglu kungenza iTurkey ibe yingozi emqhudelwaneni. Ithimba likwazi ukulinganisela phakathi kokuhlasela nokuvikela. Ukubuya kwabo ngemuva kwesikhathi eside kukhombisa ukuthi basebenzile kakhulu emlonyeni wokuhlungela. Abalandeli bangalindela ukuthi iTurkey ibe yisimanga emqhudelwaneni. Lokhu kungenza iTurkey ihlale isemlandweni.
IJapane neCôte d'Ivoire: Izizwe Ezinamandla Ezivela Emazweni Ahlukene
IJapane, elihamba phambili kuma-Asia emkhakheni weFifa (indawo 18), alikaze lihlulwe yiqembu laseYurophu ngesikhathi esijwayelekile kusukela ngo-2018. Laphumelela iBrasil ngonyaka odlule, okukhombisa amandla alo. Naphezu kokulahlekelwa uMitoma noMinamino ngenxa yokulimala, kusekhona uEndo, uKamada, uKubo noUeda. Leli qembu lingahamba ibanga elide emqhudelwaneni ngenxa yokuqina kwalo. Ukungahlulwa yiYurophu kuyinkomba yokuthi iJapane iyinkinga emaqenjini amakhulu.
ICôte d'Ivoire: Intsha Nenkuthazo
Iqembu laseCôte d'Ivoire lingene emqhudelwaneni linamandla amakhulu, emuva kokunqoba iFrance emdlalweni wokuzijolisa. Abadlali abancane abafana noAmad Diallo (23), uYan Diomande (19), kanye noAnge-Yoan Bonny (osanda kwenziwa isakhamuzi, we-Inter Milan) bahola ukuhlasela. I-Elephants iphinde yanqoba i-African Cup of Nations ekuqaleni kuka-2024, ihlula iNigeria ngo 2-1 kowamanqamu ekhaya. Ukuzethemba kuphezulu emaqenjini aseCôte d'Ivoire. Lokhu kungenza iCôte d'Ivoire ibe yisimanga emqhudelwaneni.
ISenegal: Amandla Okuvikela Nokuhlasela
ISenegal, owayengowesibili e-African Cup of Nations ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, inamandla okuvikela aqinile. UKalidou Koulibaly (owayenguNapoli noChelsea) ungumgadli oyinhloko. Emkhakheni, uIdrissa Gueye noPape Gueye bahola ukusabalalisa ibhola. Emuva, uSadio Mané, uIsmaïla Sarr noNicolas Jackson bangabadlali abasabisayo. Amava nokuqina kwabo kungenza iSenegal ibe yinkinga emaqenjini athandekayo. Inhlanganisela yabadlali abanekhono iyenza iSenegal ibe yisizwe esingalindelekile.