WC Qualifications (Africa)
Tournament format
Japan 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  Algeria | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | |  Comoros | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | |  Djibouti | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | |  Sudan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 |  Botswana | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Ghana | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Morocco | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Qualification standings round 3
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Algeria | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | | Morocco | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | | Djibouti | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | | Botswana | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | Comoros | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | | Tunisia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | | Sudan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | | Ghana | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 |  Chad | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 10 |  Niger | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Togo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Congo DR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Benin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 14 |  Lesotho | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Qualification standings round 2
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | | Ghana | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | | Sudan | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | | Lesotho | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | | Benin | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | | Chad | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | | Congo DR | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | | Morocco | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | | Nigeria | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | Djibouti | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | Algeria | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | | Botswana | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | | Tunisia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | | Comoros | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | Togo | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | | Niger | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 |  Namibia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 19 |  Kenya | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Uganda | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 |  Zambia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  South Sudan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Angola | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 25 |  Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 26 |  Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 27 |  Libya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 |  Rwanda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 29 |  Gabon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 30 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 31 |  Burundi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 32 |  Sierra Leone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Qualification standings round 1
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| 2 | | Zimbabwe | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | | Rwanda | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | | Ghana | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | | Tunisia | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | | Sudan | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | | Namibia | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | | Congo DR | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | | Uganda | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | | Benin | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 11 | | Djibouti | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | | Angola | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | | Zambia | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | Burkina Faso | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | | Morocco | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | | Niger | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | | Algeria | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 18 | | Comoros | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | | Botswana | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 20 | | Nigeria | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | | Togo | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | | Sierra Leone | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | Chad | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | | Burundi | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 25 | | Libya | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | | Lesotho | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 27 | | Ethiopia | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 28 | | Kenya | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 29 | | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 30 | | Mauritania | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | | Gabon | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | | South Sudan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 |  Somalia | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| 34 |  Gambia | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 35 |  Guinea | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| 36 |  Madagascar | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 37 |  Reunion | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 38 |  Central African Republic | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |
| 39 |  South Africa | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 40 |  Cape Verde | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| 41 |  Mali | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| 42 |  Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 43 |  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 44 |  Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 45 |  Eritrea | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 46 |  Swaziland | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 47 |  Mauritius | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 48 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| 49 |  Congo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 |  Liberia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 |  Malawi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 |  Mozambique | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 |  Senegal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 |  Seychelles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 |  Tanzania | 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.
