🤔 Bayern scandal uncovered? Barça reportedly banned Lewa from scoring!
There are instructions that players rarely receive from their coaches or sports directors. "Score fewer goals," "let more balls in," or "get a red card in the second minute" are phrases that probably ...
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2026 World Cup: The 4 national teams set for their tournament debut
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![](/<figure><img alt="�� Bayern scandal uncovered? Barça reportedly banned Lewa from scoring!" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/onefootball_articles_802/7c64f92429e2de153d6f5887270f1dc8" data-uuid="fd492dd4-2157-3188-8d91-674e357cd717"><figcaption>🤔 Bayern scandal uncovered? Barça reportedly banned Lewa from scoring!</figcaption></figure><p>There are instructions that players rarely receive from their coaches or sports directors. "Score fewer goals," "let more balls in," or "get a red card in the second minute" are phrases that probably hardly ever come out of a sports official's mouth. </p><p>However, "hardly ever" apparently doesn't mean "never." Recently, a new biography about Robert Lewandowski was published. Author Sebastian Staszewski brought a more than extraordinary anecdote to the public. </p><img height="683" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/onefootball_articles_802/c877ed08487752c14c93ad0ffae90504" width="1024" data-uuid="4ea9f781-efa0-3818-8c0b-9da5fa024565"><p>📸 MIGUEL RIOPA - AFP or licensors</p><p>According to Staszewski, there was a special kind of conversation between Lewa and the Barça bosses during the 2022/23 season. Allegedly, the Pole was asked by Laporta & Co. not to score any more goals in the last two matchdays. The championship was already secured at that point, and with his 23 goals, he had practically already secured the top scorer title. </p><p>The reason for this was that FC Barcelona – if Lewandowski had scored 25 goals – would have had to transfer additional bonuses in the millions to FC Bayern. According to the account, the bosses wanted to save this money.</p><div></div><p>The striker was reportedly stunned at first. How exactly Lewa reacted after digesting the initial shock is not entirely known. However, the fact is: In the last two league games, the goal scorer did not score any more goals...</p><p><em>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. <a href="https://onefootball.com/de/news/bayern-betrug-aufgedeckt-barca-verbot-lewa-wohl-das-toreschiessen-41973647">You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.</a></em></p><hr><p>📸 Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey - 2025 Getty Images</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="World Cup 2026: Pedri sees Spain in the final" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/2e0a6b280c44d57f019b8ebed89cc0a6" data-uuid="a55eec97-8b75-3eaf-bede-9767c570996d"><figcaption>World Cup 2026: Pedri sees Spain in the final</figcaption></figure><img height="0" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/2e0a6b280c44d57f019b8ebed89cc0a6" width="0" data-uuid="a55eec97-8b75-3eaf-bede-9767c570996d"><p>Pedri</p><p><strong>After Spain secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday night, Pedri sent a warning to the world.</strong></p><p>Spain is one of, if not the main favorite, to win <a href="https://foot-africa.com/en/news/2026-world-cup-the-tough-draw-senegal-could-face-967928/">the next World Cup in July 2026</a>. On his social media, Pedri, the young FC Barcelona star, confidently declared his intention to be present for the big event.</p><p>The midfielder posted a series of numbers <em><strong>"19/07/26"</strong></em>, leaving little room for doubt as they correspond to the date of the World Cup final, July 19, 2026. It should be noted that the Barça prodigy is no stranger to making bold statements with the Spanish national team. Before the last Euros, he made a similar prediction, which paid off when Spain won the tournament, even though an injury forced him to miss the final.</p><p>We'll find out in eight months.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">📲| Pedri via instagram stories <br><br>“19 07 26” <a href="https://t.co/Kullqno1N1">pic.twitter.com/Kullqno1N1</a></p>— Pedri González Brasil (@pedrigonzalezbr) <a href="https://twitter.com/pedrigonzalezbr/status/1990903848613851645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2025</a></blockquote>)
![](/<figure><img alt="2026 World Cup: The 4 national teams set for their tournament debut" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/c63d52c631d6b39d9a8e91d70b83460f" data-uuid="8cd65153-05a3-3d7c-b0da-99a3c3e689d9"><figcaption>2026 World Cup: The 4 national teams set for their tournament debut</figcaption></figure><p>The 4 teams making their first-ever World Cup appearance in 2026</p><img height="0" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/c63d52c631d6b39d9a8e91d70b83460f" width="0" data-uuid="8cd65153-05a3-3d7c-b0da-99a3c3e689d9"><p>2026 World Cup/@France24</p><p>We now know 42 of the 48 nations that have qualified for the <a href="https://foot-africa.com/en/news/world-cup/">2026 World Cup</a>. By expanding the tournament field, FIFA has opened the door for new teams to experience the world’s biggest football stage. Here are the four national teams set to play in the final phase for the very first time in their history.</p><h2>Curaçao</h2><p>Curaçao is the true sensation of the CONCACAF qualifiers. With a population of just 150,000, this small country, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, will be the least populous nation at the upcoming World Cup. Curaçao held Jamaica to a draw (0-0) to remain atop Group B.</p><h2>Uzbekistan</h2><p>Uzbekistan punched its ticket to the 2026 World Cup finals for the first time in history after a goalless draw (0-0) against the United Arab Emirates last June, during the third round of Asian qualifiers.</p><h2>Cape Verde</h2><p>Cape Verde, the team that stunned Cameroon, will be Africa’s rookie in the tournament. The Blue Sharks delivered a stellar campaign in Group D, sending the Indomitable Lions into the play-offs before ultimately eliminating them.</p><h2>Jordan</h2><p>On June 5, 2025, Jordan clinched its historic first-ever World Cup berth with a 3-0 away victory over Oman.</p><p>There could be even more debutants after the European and intercontinental play-offs, with Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Suriname, and New Caledonia still in contention.</p><img height="0" src="/footafrica_build/img/placeholder.svg" width="100" data-uuid="95ca3f6f-a991-343c-ad12-64b4ff830b49">)