2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

This page provides the 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 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]

Pot 1 Pot 2

 Ivory Coast (19) (Group C)
 Ghana (24) (Group D)
 Algeria (28) (Group H)
 Nigeria (36) (Group F)
 Tunisia (46) (Group B)

 Egypt (50) (Group G)
 Burkina Faso (51) (Group E)
 Cameroon (61) (Group I)
 Senegal (66) (Group J)
 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. 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

12 October 2013
17:00 UTC±0
Ivory Coast  3–1  Senegal
Drogba  3' (pen.)
L. Sané  14' (o.g.)
Kalou  49'
Report P. Cissé  90+4'

16 November 2013
19:00 UTC±0
Senegal  1–1  Ivory Coast
Sow  72' (pen.) Report Kalou  90+4'

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


13 October 2013
16:00 UTC+3
Ethiopia  1–2  Nigeria
Assefa  57' Report Emenike  67', 90' (pen.)

16 November 2013
16:00 UTC+1
Nigeria  2–0  Ethiopia
Moses  20' (pen.)
Obinna  81'
Report

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


13 October 2013
18:00 UTC+1
Tunisia  0–0  Cameroon
Report

17 November 2013
15:00 UTC+1
Cameroon  4–1  Tunisia
Webó  3'
Moukandjo  29'
Makoun  65', 85'
Report Akaïchi  50'

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


15 October 2013
16:00 UTC±0
Ghana  6–1  Egypt
Gyan  5', 53'
Gomaa  23' (o.g.)
Waris  44'
Muntari  72' (pen.)
Atsu  88'
Report Aboutrika  41' (pen.)

19 November 2013
18:00 UTC+2
Egypt  2–1  Ghana
Zaki  25'
Gedo  83'
Report Boateng  88'

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


12 October 2013
16:00 UTC±0
Burkina Faso  3–2  Algeria
Pitroipa  45+2'
D. Koné  65'
Bancé  86' (pen.)
Report Feghouli  50'
Medjani  68'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

19 November 2013
19:15 UTC+1
Algeria  1–0  Burkina Faso
Bougherra  49' 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 has been thrown out by FIFA.[9]

Goalscorers

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 Côte d'Ivoire.[7][8]

References

External links

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