World Soccer

GROUP H

COMOROS

A veritable fairy tale for the small island nation, whose colonial links with France mean they have a large migrant community in Marseille, which is where the coach and bulk of his players hail from.

Comoros are one of the newest members of world football. They only joined FIFA in 2005 and first entered qualification for the Cup of Nations and World Cup in 2010.

They didn’t win their first competitive international until 2016 – at their 21st attempt – when

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