How many African teams qualified for the 2014 World Cup?

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 52 teams competing for 5 spots of the 32 spots in the final tournament in Brazil. Contents. Format. Fifty-two out of the 53 national associations affiliated to CAF entered the qualifying to determine the continent’s five slots for the next World Cup.

When was the last time South Africa qualified for the World Cup?

, this was the last time South Africa, New Zealand, North Korea, Paraguay, Slovakia and Slovenia qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, and the last time Costa Rica, Colombia, Iran, Belgium, Croatia and Russia failed to qualify. The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournament.

Which is the first African country to host the World Cup?

The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.

Where are the play offs for the World Cup held?

Note: Scores marked by [a] are results awarded by FIFA. The third round saw the 10 group winners from the second round drawn into five home and away ties. The winners of each tie advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The draw of the play-offs was held on 16 September 2013 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo.

What was the FIFA World Cup qualification format in 2014?

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. CAF reverted to the format used for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification competition. First round: 28 teams (ranked 27–54) played home-and-away over two legs.

Who are the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

The African section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification acts 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).

Who was disqualified from the 2014 Africa Cup of Nations?

Equatorial Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate. However, on 3 July 2014, the CAF announced that Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding the ineligible player Thierry Fidjeu in the tie, and as a result, Mauritania advanced to the second round. Equatorial Guinea later qualified for the final tournament as replacement hosts.