2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round

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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.

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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.

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 1Pot 2

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (19) (Group C)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (24) (Group D)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (28) (Group H)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (36) (Group F)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (46) (Group B)

Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (50) (Group G)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (51) (Group E)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (61) (Group I)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (66) (Group J)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia (93) (Group A)

Matches

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]

Tie-break criteria

If teams are tied after the two-match series (on basis of Results, Goals Scored, Away Goals), then a Cup System will take effect.

Knockout format:

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. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg4–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3–1 1–1
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–2 0–2
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–0 1–4
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg7–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 6–1 1–2
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3–2 0–1
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Drogba Soccerball shade.svg3' (pen.)
L. Sané Soccerball shade.svg14' (o.g.)
Kalou Soccerball shade.svg49'		 Report P. Cissé Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Sow Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.) Report Kalou Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca (Morocco) [note 1]
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Assefa Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Emenike Soccerball shade.svg67', 90' (pen.)
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Moses Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Obinna Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Attendance: 50,000 [9]
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg4–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Webó Soccerball shade.svg3'
Moukandjo Soccerball shade.svg29'
Makoun Soccerball shade.svg65', 85'		 Report Akaïchi Soccerball shade.svg50'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Attendance: 35,570
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg6–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Gyan Soccerball shade.svg5', 53'
Gomaa Soccerball shade.svg23' (o.g.)
Waris Soccerball shade.svg44'
Muntari Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Atsu Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Aboutrika Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Zaki Soccerball shade.svg25'
Gedo Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Boateng Soccerball shade.svg88'
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Ghana won 7–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg3–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Pitroipa Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
D. Koné Soccerball shade.svg65'
Bancé Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)		 Report Feghouli Soccerball shade.svg50'
Medjani Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Bougherra Soccerball shade.svg49' Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

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]

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ↑ Senegal had to play their home match in the third round at a neutral venue, due to a one-year ban from playing at their home stadium imposed by the CAF following riots in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Ivory Coast. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Africa Round 3". FIFA.com. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dates set for African and European qualifying draws". FIFA.com. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Latest FIFA Rankings reveal the play-off seedings for World Cup African qualifiers". Confederation of African Football. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Play-off draw brings high drama". FIFA.com. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – African Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ "African Playoff Draw Slides" (pdf). cafonline.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Senegal home-ban runs through the one-year home ban imposed on Senegal's Leopold Seoff". Confederation of African Football. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Senegal choose Morocco to host their World Cup play-off". BBC Sport. 25 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Tunisia-Cameroon: A sold-out match with 50,000 spectators". Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Reuters: Soccer-Burkina Faso protest against Algeria thrown out by FIFA
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