After agonisingly missing out on the 2018 and 2022 finals, Algeria have sealed a FIFA World Cup return, with Mohamed Amoura and Riyad Mahrez playing key roles.

As the Premier League’s Chelsea was on its way to a shutout victory at the Club World Cup final in July, President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino were deep in discussion at the New Jersey sports complex outside New York City on another matter: where the draw for next year’s World Cup would be held.

South Africa won the three-horse race on Tuesday night from African qualifying Group C for a place at next year's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Rwanda as pacesetters Benin lost 4-0 in Nigeria. .

The Three Lions have reached the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States after Thomas Tuchel orchestrated a dominant qualifying run.