The top team from each group advanced to the third round. Congo DR won 82 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. Somalia 33 on aggregate. Gambia The eight best group runners-up contested the second round, where they were paired into four two-legged (home-and-away) fixtures. Equatorial Guinea The draw for the first two rounds of qualifiers was held in Kuala Lumpur on 30 March 2011. Qualifiers opened in March 2023. Augustine Eguavoen has 'stepped down' from his role as Nigeria coach in the wake of failing to qualify the Super Eagles for the World Cup in Qatar. location. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011. Group D: 1 CMR . [11], The draw for the first round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. 2 KOR South Korea. The FIFA World Rankings of July 2019 were used to determine which nations would compete in the first round. 2 BKA Burkina Faso. Mozambique won 51 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. A format for the upcoming World Cup is to be decided. Morocco qualified for this year's World Cup in Qatar after Azzedine Ounahi netted a double as they overcame first-half injuries to beat DR Congo. The ties were drawn at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011. Group A: 1 ALG Algeria. 22 on aggregate. Rwanda The qualification process began with 43 national teams (out of 46 AFC members; Bhutan, Brunei and Guam did not enter) vying for four and a half spots. The first round consisted of 12 home-and-away ties, featured the 24 lowest ranked teams in Africa. 4 IRQ Iraq. Cameroon won 41 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This page provides the summaries of the CAF First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Hosted by a nation that has come to represent the very best of football, edition number 20 of the beautiful game's greatest spectacle was never likely to be just like the others. These are the rankings used for the final draw. 3 ZAM Zambia. [11] The matches were played on 15 and 19 November 2013. Kenya The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup the quadrennial world championship for mens national football teams organised by FIFA. Niger Algeria (28) (Group H) Algeria beats Burkina Faso 1-0 to qualify for 2014 World Cup, Ghana loses to Egypt 2-1 but qualifies for 2014 World Cup. 3 NIG Niger. Five teams from Africa have officially qualified after emerging from their dramatic two-leg series: Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia are all heading to Qatar. 2 CPV Cape Verde Islands. 3rd Round. Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon was played at a neutral venue. There were three groups of four teams and the top two teams in each group advanced to Round 4. There were 66 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match. Lesotho Zimbabwe [12], The draw for the second round was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Matchday 5 originally scheduled for 30 August 7 September 2021. Teams were ranked by the following parameters in order: There were two scheduled inter-confederation playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the finals. The proposed format, announced on 16 May 2011, began in November 2011 with the first round of 12 two-legged knock-out ties. [4] The matches were played in the periods 1115 October and 1519 November 2013.[5]. Tunisia (46) (Group B), Egypt (50) (Group G) 1st Round. [1] Mongolia's Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal scored the very first . Format[ edit] The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time (i.e. This page provides the summaries of the CAF First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification . WAFU Cup of Nations. There were 32 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match. Mozambique The draw of the play-offs was held on 16 September 2013 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo. [1] These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1]. 25 Mar 12:30 Egypt 1 - 0 Senegal. [2][3], Ivory Coast (19) (Group C) The top two teams in each group qualified for the 2014 World Cup directly, while the two third-placed teams engaged in a play-off tie for a chance to qualify via a further inter-confederation qualifying tie against a team from CONMEBOL. 2 JPN . A total of five slots in the final tournament were available for CAF teams. Senegal (66) (Group J) This is Russia's third appearance at the FIFA World Cup; however, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the, The rules for separating teams level on points were decided by FIFA and can be found in article 18 part 6d to 6g of the. Four teams from Africa's North are firmly in the ascent after Friday's first-leg World Cup qualifiers, with tension and tactical intrigue aplenty. Namibia won 80 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. 4 DJI Djibouti. As Brazil has already qualified as host, the remaining nine CONMEBOL teams took part in a double round-robin group, playing each other twice (home and away) using the same schedule as previous qualification tournaments (each team had a bye on the date they would normally be scheduled to play Brazil). Namibia The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Or so it appears after Ghana and the Super Eagles drew 0-0 in the first leg of their 2022 World Cup qualifier in Kumasi. Malawi Nigeria won 41 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Cameroon (61) (Group I) The 12 winners joined the remaining 28 CAF entrants in the second round, which consists of 10 groups of 4. Nigeria defender Leon Balogun is hoping to shut out the noise and focus on winning the World Cup playoff against Ghana. 2 EQG Equatorial Guinea. The rankings are shown as of 17 October 2013. BLIDA, Nov. 19, 2013 (AMP) Brazil 2014 (African Qualifiers) : Algeria defeated Burkina Faso by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in the second leg of a qualifying game on Tuesday night. 4 nations have qualified: Japan, Australia, Iran and Korea Republic. [8] The teams were seeded based on the September 2013 edition of the FIFA Ranking (shown below in brackets). The winners of these series proceeded to the second round. FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Table 2019-22 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF. CAF World Cup Qualifiers. 2nd Round. The winner of each group will qualify for the World Cup, while the second-placed teams will either qualify directly or participate in . Algeria's Islam Slimani headed home for a 1-0 away victory over Cameroon in their CAF World Cup playoff first leg in Douala on Friday. 25 Mar 10:00 Cameroon 0 - 1 Algeria. Senegal Fifty-two out of the 53 national associations affiliated to CAF entered the qualifying to determine the continent's five slots for the next World Cup.[1]. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out. Ukraine, who were ranked 20th, did not qualify. With one set of games left before Africa's World Cup slots are decided, and with big names set to miss out, when else have giants missed out? [12], There were 2,344 goals scored over 820 games, for an average of 2.86 goals per game.[13]. 25 Mar 08:00 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 - 1 Morocco. After the conclusion of the second match (i.e. CAF African Nations Championship. The match was ordered to be played behind closed doors due to security concerns, but the official match report indicates a small crowd was present. Goals scored during extra-time period will be decisive. First round: 28 teams (ranked 27-54) played home-and-away over two legs. Congo won 61 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. [3][4], The qualification structure was as follows:[4][5], All 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from CAF entered qualification. This page provides summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. The second round draw took place at the headquarters of FIFA in Zrich, Switzerland, on 21 October. The 12 winners joined the remaining 28 CAF entrants in the second round, which consisted of 10 groups of four. 20 games took place all over the African continent between 1 and 3 September 2021 for the account of Matchday 1 of the Second Round (group stage) of the African Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022. Direct to: Europe: #WCQ fixtures and standings. There were six groups of four teams, with the six group winners joining the nations ranked 16 in Round 3. 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The remaining 31 places were determined by a qualification process, in which the other 207 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed. Egypt Jordan beat Uzbekistan in round 5 and played Uruguay, the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL, for the right to qualify, where they were eliminated. Twenty-three of FIFA's 24 top-ranked countries eventually qualified.[5][6]. Qualification ended on 20 November 2013, when Uruguay eliminated Jordan to become the final qualifier for the World Cup. The number of preliminary rounds was reduced to two, based on information provided by FIFA in early July 2015. [9][10], Ivory Coast (19)Ghana (24)Algeria (28)Nigeria (36)Tunisia (46), Egypt (50)Burkina Faso (51)Cameroon (61)Senegal (66)Ethiopia (93), The matches were played in the periods of 1115 October and 1619 November 2013.[2][11]. Ghana (24) (Group D) This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 15:29. Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 52 out of the 53 national associations affiliated to CAF entered the qualifying tournament to determine the continent's five slots for the next World Cup (only Mauritania failed to enter, while South Sudan joined FIFA after the start of qualifying). Note: Scores marked by * are results awarded by FIFA. [5] However, the suspension was lifted by the FIFA Council on 3 June 2019. A total of five slots in the final tournament were available for CAF teams. Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria won their respective ties and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The five winners will represent the continent at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The four lowest-ranked nations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga) competed in the first round of qualifying: a single round-robin tournament in Apia, Samoa, from 22 to 26 November 2011. WC WCQ 2022: Mane: I was luckier than Salah; WC WCQ 2022: Nigeria were better - admits Ghana's Addo; WC WC 2022: Queiroz leaves after Egypt's failure to qualify; WCQ Dr Kabungo dies on duty during Nigeria-Ghana clash; WC Indomitable Lions roar late on to claim Qatar 2022 berth; WC Tunisia book World Cup spot after Mali draw; WC Morocco reach World Cup with DR Congo rout So Tom and Prncipe. Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria won their respective ties and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 1st Round. However, these proposals were abandoned. [8] While five teams -- Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia and Cameroon -- will go to Qatar, much of the discussion has focused on who's missed out. 29 Mar 10:00 Senegal 1 - 0 Egypt. Cape Verde, Benin The distribution by confederation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is:[7]. Africa Cup of Nations Qualification. Algeria The qualification process consisted of 820 matches, reduced from 828 after the late withdrawals of the Bahamas and Mauritius. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Tournament details Dates 11 November 2011 - 19 November 2013 Teams 52 (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics Matches played 152 Goals scored 389 (2.56 per match) Attendance 2,887,430 (18,996 per match) Top scorer(s) Mohamed Aboutrika Mohamed Salah Asamoah Gyan (5 Goals) 2010 2018 Youth; National; FIFA U20 World Cup; FIFA U17 World Cup; Eritrea The third round saw the teams ranked 1-6 joined by the 6 group winners from the second round.These teams were drawn into three groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.. [6] The suspension was lifted on 22 July 2013.[7]. The matches were played from 1 June 2012 to 7 September 2013. [2], CAF reverted to the format used for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification competition.[3]. The first legs were scheduled for 1112 November 2011, with the second legs on 1516 November 2011. A total of five slots in the final tournament were available for CAF teams. The winners of each tie advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. All 210 FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process. Ghana Matchday 1 originally scheduled for 2331 March 2020, later for 513 October 2020. Ethiopia won 50 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. Burkina Faso (51) (Group E) Angola The winners of each tie advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The European qualification games started in September 2012, after Euro 2012. Two of the teams will be seeded based on the World Rankings, and these seeded teams will play for a FIFA World Cup berth against the winners of the first two knockout games involving the four unseeded teams. b) If both teams score same number of goals, then team with more away goals advances. The matches were played from 8 June to 16 October 2012. The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. Togo, Namibia CAF World Cup Qualifiers. The July 2011 FIFA Ranking were used to seed the teams for the first two rounds, both of which were drawn in Brazil on 30 July 2011. Group A: 1 ALG Algeria. Algeria, who lost the first leg (2-3), secured their ticket to the World Cup finals. The nine group winners qualified, while the eight best runners-up ranked according to all their games except for games against the sixth-placed team in their group entered into the play-offs for the four remaining spots. 3 NIG Niger. Tanzania won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second Round. Ghana held on to a crucial 1-1 draw at Nigeria and qualified for the 2022 World Cup on away goals on Tuesday. The winners of each fixture qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 2022 Qatar. For seeding in the second and third round draws, the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to those draws were used. Matchday 3 and 4 originally scheduled for 2230 March 2021. The African area of the 2022 FIFA World Cup capability goes about as qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, for national groups which are individuals from the CAF. 3rd Round. Djibouti The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. [1] Nigeria has left themselves in a precarious position against Ghana in a World Cup qualification playoff that is winner take all for a spot in Qatar. Most of the successful teams were determined within these confederations, with a limited number of inter-confederation play-offs occurring at the end of the process. Burundi Botswana Tanzania CONCACAF once again used a six-team final stage (known colloquially as "the Hexagonal"). 2022 Qatar. MozambiqueDR CongoTogoLiberiaTanzaniaCongoKenyaRwandaEthiopiaNamibiaBurundiMadagascar, Guinea-BissauEquatorial GuineaChadSwazilandComorosLesothoEritreaSomaliaDjiboutiMauritiusSeychellesSo Tom and Prncipe. Tunisia, Gabon (2:18), Adam Haneen/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, Ex-Prem manager Hughton named Ghana coach, Infantino gets support from southern Africa, Rudderless Nigeria sack Eguavoen after World Cup failure, Egypt accuse Senegal fans of racism in WCQ exit, Oh no, no Mo! The FIFA Executive Committee decided to approve the change of date for the preliminary draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held six months earlier than in the past, to allow the confederations to begin their qualifying competitions in good time. The African section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which were members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The qualification structure is as follows: Three nations in CONCACAFCanada, Mexico and the United Statesautomatically qualified as host nations. [6] However, Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition on 12 March 2015 due to their failure to pay former coach Jos Claudinei a severance fee,[7] a decision that the Zimbabwe Football Association unsuccessfully appealed against. Comoros [4] (World rankings shown in brackets)[10]. However, Libya complied after FIFA gave them a new deadline. Qualification began with a first round of 12 two-legged knockout ties, which were held between 11 and 16 November 2011. Stay on current site or go to US version. [nb 4] If teams were even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams were ranked by: If teams were still equal after applying all listed tiebreakers, then a single play-off at a neutral venue was played. Ethiopia Group C: 1 NGA Nigeria. Group B: 1 TUN Tunisia. Below are full goalscorer lists for each round: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Senegal beat Egypt in a penalty shootout after dominating a thrilling, end-to-end match on Tuesday to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. The winners of each group held between June 2012 and September 2013 advanced to a third round of 5 two-legged knockout ties. The 12 winners advanced to the second round of the African qualifiers. Group G Norway 1-1 Netherlands Turkey 2-2 Montenegro Latvia 3-1 Gibraltar. The four-game tournament is to be played in one or more of the host countries and to be used as a test event for the FIFA World Cup. [4], On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL petitioned FIFA to keep the current qualification format, which has been used since the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's national team is currently suspended and their participation is yet to be confirmed. The Second Round was contested by the top eight runners-up. Nigeria fans stormed the pitch and police had to disperse them with tear gas after their team failed to reach the World Cup after a draw with Ghana. 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Supplemental Privacy Policy for Singapore. Patch features: - 2 main leagues: National (FIFA) * 203 teams national teams (from season '14 & WC 2014) * splitted in 6 smaller leagues: UEFA, CAF, CONMEBOL, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF Rest of world * classic XI, world XI, adidas XI - added tournaments (no career. The matches were scheduled to be held with first legs on 11 November 2011 and second legs on 15 November 2011. The African section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). All 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from CAF entered qualification. 25 Mar 10:00 Mali 0 - 1 Tunisia. Libya [18][19] Firefighters sent to put out the fires were also attacked by the rioters.[19]. The 64-year-old, whose father was born in Ghana, moves over from his role as technical advisor in which he worked with interim coach Otto Addo. The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties. In the FIFA World Rankings, teams share the same ranking if their ranking points round to the same whole number. Nigeria. There are a total of 5 slots in the final tournament are available for CAF teams. And we were not . Matchday 2 originally scheduled for 19 June 2020, later for 917 November 2020. The matches were played from 1 June 2012 to 10 September 2013. Mohamed Salah got the better of his club mate Sadio Mane as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Friday. What's at stake? Burkina Faso's protest that Algeria goalscorer Madjid Bougherra was ineligible to play in qualification has been thrown out by FIFA.[10]. 2nd Round. Mali This qualification is only for African Confederation. Kenya Nigeria [12], The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016, 17:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[14]. Bhutan, Brunei, Guam and Mauritania did not enter, and South Sudan joined FIFA after the qualification process started and therefore could not take part. 25 Mar 12:30 Ghana 0 - 0 Nigeria. [8][9] After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of the matchdays 12 of the second round were also rescheduled. World Cup playoffs: No Ronaldo, Salah or Italy? The winners of each group advanced to the third round. Libya was threatened with exclusion from the qualifiers if it failed to pay debts to their former coach Javier Clemente. The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams. 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Teams will be drawn into twelve groups of four or five teams. [1][2][3][4], The first qualification match, between Montserrat and Belize, was played on 15 June 2011, and the Belizean striker Deon McCaulay scored the first goal in qualification. Format [ edit] In this round the twenty-four lowest seeded teams were drawn into 12 home-and-away ties, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. 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If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time were played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. ): * FIFA World Cup * FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA) * FIFA World Cup Qualification (CAF) * FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL . DR Congo if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored). All rights reserved. Kenya won 70 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. 3 LBR Liberia. The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties. DR Congo Group B: 1 TUN Tunisia. 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