WC Qualifications (Africa)
Tournament format
Chinese Taipei is qualified directly as host of the final tournament. 4 teams from this tournament also qualify for the final tournament.
Round 1 (Group stage)
- 55 teams enter the tournament in this round.
- The teams in this round are divided over 16 groups.
- 32 teams advance to the next round.
Round 2 (Knockout stage)
- 16 teams advance to the next round.
Round 3 (Knockout stage)
- 8 teams advance to the next round.
Round 4 (Knockout stage)
- 4 teams in this round qualify for the final tournament.
Qualification standings round 4
Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
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1 | Namibia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
2 | South Africa | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
4 | Niger | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
5 | Morocco | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
6 | Chad | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
8 | Benin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Qualification standings round 3
Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chad | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
2 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
3 | Morocco | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
4 | Niger | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
5 | Namibia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
6 | Benin | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
7 | South Africa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
9 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
10 | Gambia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
11 | Somalia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | Sudan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
13 | Congo DR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
14 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
15 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
16 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Qualification standings round 2
Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Africa | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
2 | Morocco | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
4 | Benin | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | Congo DR | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
6 | Nigeria | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
7 | Ghana | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | Sudan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
9 | Kenya | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
10 | Chad | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
11 | Niger | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
12 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
13 | Namibia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
15 | Somalia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
16 | Gambia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
17 | Mauritius | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
18 | Mali | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | Comoros | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
20 | Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
21 | South Sudan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
22 | Malawi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
23 | Swaziland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
24 | Reunion | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
25 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
26 | Central African Republic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
27 | Angola | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
28 | Uganda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
29 | Gabon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
30 | Mozambique | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
31 | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
32 | Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Qualification standings round 1
Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
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1 | South Africa | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
2 | Benin | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
3 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
4 | Nigeria | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
5 | Niger | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
6 | Angola | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
7 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
8 | Chad | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
9 | Kenya | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
10 | Uganda | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
11 | Ethiopia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
12 | Mauritius | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
13 | Somalia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
14 | Congo DR | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
15 | Malawi | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
16 | Sudan | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
17 | Morocco | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
18 | South Sudan | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
19 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
20 | Mozambique | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
22 | Ghana | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
23 | Mali | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
24 | Reunion | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
25 | Namibia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
26 | Central African Republic | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
27 | Gambia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
28 | Comoros | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
29 | Swaziland | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
30 | Gabon | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
31 | Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
32 | Tanzania | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
33 | Lesotho | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
34 | Zambia | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
35 | Cape Verde | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
36 | Mauritania | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
37 | Guinea | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
38 | Algeria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
39 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
40 | Burundi | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
41 | Libya | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
42 | Seychelles | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
43 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
44 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
46 | Liberia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
47 | Togo | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
48 | Djibouti | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
49 | Botswana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
50 | Congo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
51 | Eritrea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
52 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
53 | Madagascar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
54 | Rwanda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
55 | Senegal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not all groups have the same number of teams so the results against the lowest team in the larger groups don't count for the order of teams in this list.