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  "id": 412774,
  "title": "How Super Falcons can still qualify for 2027 Women’s World Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/how-super-falcons-can-still-qualify-for-2027-womens-world-cup-412774",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T20:40:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/how-super-falcons-can-still-qualify-for-2027-womens-world-cup/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria's Super Falcons may have lost their Women's Africa Cup of Nations title to Cameroon, but that doesn't rule out their possibility of reaching the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. According to FIFA, the four losing quarter-finalists, including Nigeria, can still participate in the qualification race. To do so, Nigeria must win the African play-off, which follows the WAFCON tournament. The winners of this play-off will join eight other nations from different FIFA confederations in the World Cup Play-Off Tournament. This tournament features 10 teams, including representatives from Africa, Asia, Concacaf, South America, Oceania, and Europe. The Super Falcons will need to win their assigned pathway in the intercontinental tournament to secure a spot at the 2027 World Cup. Despite the setback, Nigeria still has a chance to qualify as the new qualification format provides more opportunities for African teams to reach the expanded 32-team Women’s World Cup.",
  "summary": "Despite WAFCON defeat, Nigeria’s Super Falcons still have a path to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Discover their route through African and interc Read More: https://punchng.com/how-super-falcons-can-still-qualify-for-2027-womens-world-cup/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Falcons battle Lionesses for semis, World Cup ticket",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/falcons-battle-lionesses-for-semis-world-cup-ticket",
        "published": "2026-08-09T02:16:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheCable",
        "title": "Super Falcons crash out of WAFCON after loss to Cameroon, miss automatic World Cup ticket",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/super-falcons-crash-out-of-wafcon-after-loss-to-cameroon-miss",
        "published": "2026-08-09T19:58:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "WAFCON 2026: Super Falcons, three others fight for World Cup tickets via play-offs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/wafcon-2026-super-falcons-three-others-fight-for-world-cup-tickets",
        "published": "2026-08-10T05:13:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}