WC Qualifications (Africa)
Tournament format
Turkey 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Qualification standings round 3
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Qualification standings round 2
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Qualification standings round 1
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
