Seeding
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). [2] [3]
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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This page provides summaries of the CAF third round matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification . The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties.
Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria won their respective ties and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [1] Exactly the same five African teams won the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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). [2] [3]
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup.
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The draw of the play-offs was held on 16 September 2013 in Giza, Egypt. [4] The matches were played in the periods 11–15 October and 15–19 November 2013. [5]
If teams are tied after the two-match series (on basis of Results, Goals Scored, Away Goals), then a Cup System will take effect.
After the conclusion of the second match (i.e. 90 minutes of regulatory time), 30 minutes of extra-time will be played (2 x 15 minutes) Goals scored during extra-time period will be decisive.
If no goals are scored in the extra-time, then penalty kick procedures will apply, as described in the Laws of the Game. [6]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ivory Coast  | 4–2 |  Senegal | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Ethiopia  | 1–4 |  Nigeria | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Tunisia  | 1–4 |  Cameroon | 0–0 | 1–4 |
Ghana  | 7–3 |  Egypt | 6–1 | 1–2 |
Burkina Faso  | 3–3 (a) |  Algeria | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Senegal |
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Drogba  3' (pen.)L. Sané 14' (o.g.)Kalou 49' | Report | P. Cissé 90+4' |
Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
| Ghana | 6–1 | Egypt |
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| Gyan 5', 53' Gomaa 23' (o.g.)Waris 44'Muntari 72' (pen.)Atsu 88' | Report | Aboutrika 41' (pen.) |
Ghana won 7–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
| Burkina Faso | 3–2 | Algeria |
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| Pitroipa 45+2' D. Koné 65'Bancé 86' (pen.) | Report | Feghouli 50' Medjani 68' |
| Algeria | 1–0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Bougherra 49' | Report |
3–3 on aggregate. Algeria won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Burkina Faso's protest that Algeria goalscorer Madjid Bougherra was ineligible to play in qualification was thrown out by FIFA. [10]
There were 32 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
Madjid Bougherra Sofiane Feghouli Carl Medjani Aristide Bancé Djakaridja Koné Jonathan Pitroipa Pierre Webó Benjamin Moukandjo Mohamed Aboutrika Mohamed Nagy Gedo Amr Zaki Behailu Assefa Kevin-Prince Boateng Abdul Majeed Waris Sulley Muntari Christian Atsu Didier Drogba Victor Moses Victor Obinna Papiss Cissé Moussa Sow Ahmed Akaïchi 1 own goal
Wael Gomaa (against Ghana) Ludovic Sané (against Ivory Coast)
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