Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from international football, a day after France lost the World Cup final to Argentina.
Lionel Messi led Argentina to a World Cup victory in one of the all-time great finals after holding their nerve to beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Sunday evening.
Kylian Mbappe has the opportunity to become the youngest player to win two World Cups Pele achieved the feat at the age of 21.
Fernando Santos has quit his position as coach of Portugal after their shock World Cup exit with Jose Mourinho named as a leading candidate to take over.
France booked their place in the World Cup final for the second time after ending Morocco's World Cup dreams by clinching a 2-0 victory at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Surprise package Morocco will look to pull off another upset when they take on defending champions France in their World Cup semi-final clash on Wednesday evening.
Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez inspired Argentina to reach the World Cup final after they trashed Croatia 3-0 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly are set to renew their rivalry after they were drawn in Group B for the Caf Champions League group stages.
Marumo Gallants will face two trips to north Africa and another difficult journey to the DR Congo after the draw was concluded for the CAF Confederation Cup pool phase on Monday.
Brazil will look to become the first team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals when they face Croatia, while Argentina looks to overcome an unpredictable Netherlands outfit on Friday.