Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso Live Updates: AFCON 2025 Match Team News, Predictions and More

There have been many changes to the formats of major football tournaments around the world due to expansions, so it is always worth reminding the state of affairs at the AFCON.

The tournament began with a group stage of six groups of four (24 teams in total), before the top two teams in each group and the four highest-ranked third-placed teams moved on to the knockout stage.

After the round of 16, which concludes today, there is the usual series of singles quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.