A month after celebrating its first win in a competitive game, South Sudan will make its debut in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday as Africa's lowest-ranked countries begin their quests to reach soccer's biggest tournament. None of them are expected to make it to the World Cup in Russia in 2018, but for South Sudan this is still a big moment. The world's newest nation only gained independence from Sudan in 2011, joined the Confederation of African Football and FIFA in 2012, and achieved its best result to date last month by beating Equatorial Guinea in an African Cup of Nations qualifier. More...