Format []. ", "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. The schedule of the competition was as follows. 2015-2016 Athlet.org (US) Sports News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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). MozambiqueDR CongoTogoLiberiaTanzaniaCongoKenyaRwandaEthiopiaNamibiaBurundiMadagascar, Guinea-BissauEquatorial GuineaChadSwazilandComorosLesothoEritreaSomaliaDjiboutiMauritiusSeychellesSo Tom and Prncipe. 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). location. 33 on aggregate. These CAF play-off games will be played between 24-29 March with the teams in Pot 1 playing the second leg at home. 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 qualification process consisted of 820 matches, reduced from 828 after the late withdrawals of the Bahamas and Mauritius. Group A: 1 ALG Algeria. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the away goals rule was applied (i.e. [10] The winners of the group, Samoa, joined the remaining 7 OFC teams in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, which also doubled as the second qualifying round. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF Second Round Connected to: {{::readMoreArticle.title}} From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia {{bottomLinkPreText}} {{bottomLinkText}} This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors (read/edit). The UEFA Executive Committee announced a new European qualification format on 25 January 2023. Tunisia (46) (Group B), Egypt (50) (Group G) Lesotho won 32 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. A total of five slots in the final tournament were available for CAF teams. Ghana won 73 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Togo 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification CAF First Round, Due to the lack of security in Mogadishu, Somalia's home game was played at a neutral venue. Swaziland The 10 African teams still standing in the race for Qatar will be cut down to five in the last round of qualifiers. The rankings are shown as of 17 October 2013. 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. [4] The matches were played in the periods 1115 October and 1519 November 2013.[5]. [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]. [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. b) If both teams score same number of goals, then team with more away goals advances. Botswana [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. World Cup playoffs: No Ronaldo, Salah or Italy? FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Schedule Tuesday, March 29, 2022 . Libya 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. Mauritius Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup began on June 6, 2019, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Equatorial Guinea 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. Chad 29 Mar 10:00 Senegal 1 - 0 Egypt. Last result: Algeria beats Burkina Faso 1-0 to qualify for 2014 World Cup (19 November 2013). A sum of 5 openings in the last competition are accessible for CAF groups. Supplemental Privacy Policy for Singapore. Ghana Kenya won 70 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. 2nd Round. Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria won their respective ties and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This page provides the summaries of the CAF Second Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification . The 12 winners joined the remaining 28 CAF entrants in the second round, which consisted of 10 groups of four. On 28 February 2023, CONCACAF announced the qualifying format for 2026 World Cup qualification. The eight best group runners-up contested the second round, where they were paired into four two-legged (home-and-away) fixtures. Teams will be drawn into twelve groups of four or five teams. All rights reserved. 2 EQG Equatorial . 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. Ivory Coast won 42 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. A total of five slots in the final tournament were available for CAF teams. The European qualification games started in September 2012, after Euro 2012. 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 The first legs were played on 13 November 2013, and the second legs were played on 20 November 2013. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out. The ties involved the 24 lowest-ranked teams according to FIFA world rankings. 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 first round consisted of 12 home-and-away ties, featured the 24 lowest ranked teams in Africa. Regional rivals Ghana and Nigeria played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their World Cup playoff in Kumasi on Friday. The first legs were scheduled for 1112 November 2011, with the second legs on 1516 November 2011. The winners of these series proceeded to the second round. Matchday 6 originally scheduled for 412 October 2021. Cape Verde, Benin Mali Burkina Faso's protest that Algeria goalscorer Madjid Bougherra was ineligible to play in qualification has been thrown out by FIFA.[10]. CAF World Cup Qualifiers. 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. A total of 35 national teams began the qualification process vying for three and a half spots. Africa Cup of Nations Qualification. These are the rankings used for the final draw. 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. This page provides summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Follow all the latest FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF football news, fixtures, stats, and more on ESPN. An earlier Somali request for the match to be played in, "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - African Zone", "Mauritius withdraw from FIFA World Cup qualifiers", "Somalia/Ethiopia World Cup 2014 match venue switched", Results and schedule (CAFonline.com version), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification__CAF_First_Round&oldid=1059763384, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 December 2021, at 13:34. [1] Exactly the same five African teams won the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau DR Congo A draw determined the pairings between the four teams involved. Malawi Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's national team is currently suspended and their participation is yet to be confirmed. 2 JPN . Jordan beat Uzbekistan in round 5 and played Uruguay, the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL, for the right to qualify, where they were eliminated. AFC Asian Cup; CAF Africa Cup of Nations; FIFA Confederations Cup; FIFA U20 World Cup; Euro U21 Champ; View all. Nigeria This page provides summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Matchday 2 originally scheduled for 19 June 2020, later for 917 November 2020. Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon was played at a neutral venue. 25 Mar 10:00 Cameroon 0 - 1 Algeria. 4 MTN Mauritania. 25 Mar 08:00 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 - 1 Morocco. 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. [8][9], The July 2015 FIFA Rankings were used to seed the teams for the first two rounds, both of which were drawn in Russia on 25 July 2015. Twenty-three of FIFA's 24 top-ranked countries eventually qualified.[5][6]. The draw will start at 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT, 17:00 CAT), and will be live on CAF platforms. 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. [1] ustria - SK Austria Krnten - Resultados, jogos, escalao, estatsticas, fotos, vdeos e novidades - Soccerway All 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from CAF entered qualification. Matchday 3 and 4 originally scheduled for 2230 March 2021. ATT. Senegal (66) (Group J) 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. Seychelles The matches were played from 1 June 2012 to 7 September 2013. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed). Mozambique won 51 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. Namibia won 80 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. Togo, Namibia 25 Mar 12:30 Egypt 1 - 0 Senegal. The ties, involving the 24 lowest-ranked teams according to FIFA World Rankings, were drawn in Brazil on 30 July 2011. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification CAF Third Round, Senegal had to play their home match in the third round at a neutral venue, due to a one-year ban from playing at their home stadium imposed by the CAF following riots in their, "Dates set for African and European qualifying draws", "Latest FIFA Rankings reveal the play-off seedings for World Cup African qualifiers", "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures African Zone", "Senegal home-ban runs through the one-year home ban imposed on Senegal's Leopold Seoff", "Senegal choose Morocco to host their World Cup play-off", "Tunisia-Cameroon: A sold-out match with 50,000 spectators", Reuters: Soccer-Burkina Faso protest against Algeria thrown out by FIFA, Results and schedule (CAFonline.com version), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification__CAF_Third_Round&oldid=1138013304, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. a) Team scoring greater number of goals advances. 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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. [10] Because of the interruption of the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule of the second and third round was revised again and on 19 August 2020 CAF announced the new dates for the aforementioned rounds. The four winners qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Matchday 5 originally scheduled for 30 August 7 September 2021. The July 2011 FIFA Ranking was used to seed the teams. Kenya Ethiopia The top four teams qualified automatically, whereas Uruguay, the fifth-placed team, proceeded to the inter-confederational play-off against Jordan, the fifth placed team from Asia. [11], The draw for the first round was held on 29 July 2019 at 12:00 EST (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The FIFA World Rankings of July 2019 were used to determine which nations would compete in the first round. The winners of each group held between June 2012 and September 2013 advanced to the third round of 5 two-legged knock-out ties. Burundi A format for the upcoming World Cup is to be decided. The 14 winners 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. After Morocco qualified for the tournament with a 20 victory over Ivory Coast, the celebrations by the Moroccan community in Brussels turned into a riot with cars burnt, shops looted by some 300 rioters and 20 police officers injured. 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. CAF World Cup Qualifiers. WAFU Cup of Nations. The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties. 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