Group B: 1 TUN Tunisia. 3 NIG Niger. [1], A previous proposal to merge the qualification rounds for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with those for the World Cup was turned down after a CAF meeting on 11 June 2018. 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). Comoros On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. These are the rankings used for the final draw. MozambiqueDR CongoTogoLiberiaTanzaniaCongoKenyaRwandaEthiopiaNamibiaBurundiMadagascar, Guinea-BissauEquatorial GuineaChadSwazilandComorosLesothoEritreaSomaliaDjiboutiMauritiusSeychellesSo Tom and Prncipe. Follow all the latest FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF football news, fixtures, stats, and more on ESPN. Tunisia qualified for a sixth World Cup finals appearance after a 0-0 draw at home to Mali ensured their place at the tournament in Qatar. Mongolia's Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal scored the very first . [18][19] Firefighters sent to put out the fires were also attacked by the rioters.[19]. Matchday 2 originally scheduled for 19 June 2020, later for 917 November 2020. The five winners of these ties held in October and November 2013 advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. [5] However, the suspension was lifted by the FIFA Council on 3 June 2019. AFC Asian Cup; CAF Africa Cup of Nations; FIFA Confederations Cup; FIFA U20 World Cup; Euro U21 Champ; View all. WAFU Cup of Nations. This page provides the summaries of the CAF Second Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification . 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 following five teams qualified for the final tournament. 25 Mar 12:30 Egypt 1 - 0 Senegal. The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will be the qualifying process which will decide the teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ", "Unfinished Work Forces BFA to Pull out of Qualifiers", "Pacific Games no longer part of qualification", "Dates set for African and European qualifying draws", "2014 FIFA World Cup preliminaries statistics", Qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil matches and results, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification&oldid=1141501622, Countries that directly qualified for the 2014 World Cup, Greater number of goals scored in all group matches, Greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams, Goal difference in matches between the tied teams, Greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams, Greater number of away goals scored in matches between the tied teams if only two teams were tied, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 10:52. Africa Cup of Nations Qualification. What now for the Super Eagles after the gamble failed? Algeria won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Ghana held on to a crucial 1-1 draw at Nigeria and qualified for the 2022 World Cup on away goals on Tuesday. Burkina Faso The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the 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. [12][13], The draw for the second round was held on 21 January 2020, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Cairo, Egypt.[14]. The first round consisted of 12 home-and-away ties, featured the 24 lowest ranked teams in Africa. The matches were scheduled to be held with first legs on 11 November 2011 and second legs on 15 November 2011. Here's how the playoffs work. All 210 FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process. The ties, involving the 24 lowest-ranked teams according to FIFA World Rankings, were drawn in Brazil on 30 July 2011. [4] (World rankings shown in brackets)[10]. This page provides the summaries of the CAF First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. As in the 2010 format, the third stage consisted of 5 groups of 4 teams (with matches held between September 2011 and February 2012) with the top 2 in each group advancing to 2 groups of 5 that played a further group stage during 2012. FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Table 2019-22 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF. 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. There were 66 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match. And we were not . The qualification process consisted of 820 matches, reduced from 828 after the late withdrawals of the Bahamas and Mauritius. Equatorial Guinea Note: Scores marked by * are results awarded by FIFA. MATCH. CAF African Nations Championship. Algeria, who lost the first leg (2-3), secured their ticket to the World Cup finals. [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. The teams were seeded based on the 12 September 2013 edition of the FIFA World Rankings (shown below, with their second-round groups in small brackets). License/buy our content | Privacy policy | Terms & conditions | Advertising guide | Accessibility | A-Z index | Inside the Athlet blog | About us | Work for us. 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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. 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). 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification CAF Second Round, FIFA awarded Botswana a 30 win as a result of Ethiopia fielding the ineligible player, Central African Republic's second and third home matches in the World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia were played at a neutral venue due to, FIFA awarded Cape Verde a 30 win as a result of Equatorial Guinea fielding the ineligible player, FIFA awarded Tunisia a 30 win as a result of Cape Verde fielding the player, FIFA awarded Zambia a 30 win as a result of Sudan fielding the ineligible player, FIFA awarded Congo a 30 win as a result of Burkina Faso fielding the ineligible player, FIFA awarded Niger a 30 win as a result of Gabon fielding the ineligible player, The Group F fixtures on matchday four and five were moved to 5 June and 12 June respectively to allow Nigeria to participate in the, Mali's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Algeria was played at a neutral venue due to. Because one group had one team fewer than the others, matches against the last-placed team in each of the six-team groups were not included in this ranking. A play-off tournament involving six teams will be held to decide the last two FIFA World Cup berths:[12] these consist of one team per confederation, except for UEFA, and one additional team from the confederation of the host countries (CONCACAF). Mali's Moussa Sissako scored an own goal and was sent off as they lost 1-0 to Tunisia in the first leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff. In round one, teams competed in eight groups of six teams and a single group of five teams. [5][6][7][8] This was confirmed, with the first games of the qualifiers to be played in 2023. Lesotho Nigeria won 41 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Group C: 1 NGA Nigeria. South Africa Cameroon (61) (Group I) The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. 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. 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? The third round saw the 10 group winners from the second round drawn into five home and away ties. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out. FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Table 2019-22 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF. Format []. FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Matches 2022. Mozambique CAF World Cup Qualifiers. Teams will be drawn into twelve groups of four or five teams. There were 362 goals scored in 158 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match. African Nations Championship Qualification. 2022 Qatar. 4 MTN Mauritania. [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. The ties involved the 24 lowest-ranked teams according to FIFA world rankings. If teams are tied after the two-match series (on basis of Results, Goals Scored, Away Goals), then a Cup System will take effect. 2nd Round. [11] The matches were played on 15 and 19 November 2013. Which big players will miss out? A total of five slots in the final tournament were available for CAF teams. Loading. The winners of each tie advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. For the first time, the OFC will be granted one guaranteed slot directly into the World Cup, as opposed to the OFC winner having to play an intercontinental play-off in the qualification process. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Points Simulator CAF Second Round - ULTRAZONE 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Points Simulator - CAF Second Round Enter the score to calculate Points and Standing of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying (CAF Second Round). 3 LBR Liberia. This page provides summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - African zone (CAF) : Standings, Fixtures and Results. The 12 winners joined the remaining 28 CAF entrants in the second round, which consists of 10 groups of 4. The remaining 31 places were determined by a qualification process, in which the other 207 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed. 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 EQG Equatorial . What's at stake? CAF World Cup Qualifiers. So Tom and Prncipe. Ghana (24) (Group D) Ivory Coast Format[ edit] The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. 2nd Round. The 14 winners advanced to the second round. 33 on aggregate. Karl Toko Ekambi scored a 124th-minute winner as Cameroon booked their place at the World Cup in Qatar with a 2-1 victory over hosts Algeria. The eight best group runners-up contested the second round, where they were paired into four two-legged (home-and-away) fixtures. [6], Below is the schedule of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar. 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). Mozambique won 51 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. Congo DR won 82 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. Group D: 1 CMR . Group A: 1 ALG Algeria. FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Table 2019-22 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC. Togo Niger [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]. 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. This page provides the summaries of the CAF First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification . 4 nations have qualified: Japan, Australia, Iran and Korea Republic. The five winners will represent the continent at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. World Cup playoffs: No Ronaldo, Salah or Italy? 25 Mar 12:30 Ghana 0 - 0 Nigeria. ATT. These six nations formed one group, with the top three teams qualifying and Mexico, the fourth-placed team, advancing to the inter-continental play-off against New Zealand, the top team from the OFC. The Second Round was contested by the top eight runners-up. Group B: 1 TUN Tunisia. Group A: 1 ALG Algeria. Cape Verde, Benin 3rd Round. 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. The ties were drawn at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 July 2011. After the conclusion of the second match (i.e. However, these proposals were abandoned. For FIFA World Cup qualifying stages using a home-and-away knockout format, the team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. Swaziland [2], On 1 August 2022, the Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee approved the qualification format for Asia's road to the 2026 World Cup, as well as the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, in preparation for the eight direct spots and the single intercontinental play-off slot allocated to the AFC by FIFA following the expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams.[3]. [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. 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. Cameroon won 41 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 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. Ghana Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time were played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. Seeding [ edit] The draw of the play-offs was held on 16 September 2013 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo. Rwanda Morocco All 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from CAF entered qualification. Burundi [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]. The first legs were played on 13 November 2013, and the second legs were played on 20 November 2013. Zambia 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). Libya 25 Mar 10:00 Mali 0 - 1 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. The first legs were scheduled for 1112 November 2011, with the second legs on 1516 November 2011. Jordan beat Uzbekistan in round 5 and played Uruguay, the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL, for the right to qualify, where they were eliminated. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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). The schedule of the competition was as follows. Group B: 1 KSA Saudi Arabia. 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. 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. 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). The schedule of the play-offs was held on 16 September 2013 at top. 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