The African regional group stage of the World Cup preliminaries has ended, and 9 direct teams have been formed. Cape Verde, ranked 70th in FIFA and with a population of only 525,000, has entered the World Cup for the first time in history. The tradi...
The African regional group stage of the World Cup preliminaries has ended, and 9 direct teams have been formed. Cape Verde, ranked 70th in FIFA and with a population of only 525,000, has entered the World Cup for the first time in history. The traditional powerhouses Cameroon and Nigeria will compete through the African play-offs to qualify for the inter-continental play-offs. At most, only one of these two teams can break through.
Nigeria has participated in the World Cup 6 times, with its best result being the top 16. It is known as the "African Eagle" and ranks 45th in FIFA. The most valuable player in the team is Osimhen, who is worth 75 million euros, and there are also stars such as Lookman, Iwobi, Chukwueze, Ndidi, and Bassi.
Cameroon has participated in the World Cup 8 times, with its best result being the top 8. It is known as the "Lion of Africa" and ranks 52nd in FIFA. The team includes Mbemo, who is worth 55 million euros, as well as stars such as Anguisa, Baleba, Onana, and Ngadewu.
African play-off qualification (4 to 2): Cameroon vs Democratic Congo, Nigeria vs Gabon, the winners of the two groups will then face off to determine a place to represent Africa in the inter-continental play-offs.
Cross-continental play-offs (6 teams into 2): A total of 6 teams from Asia (first team), Africa (first team), Central and North America and the Caribbean (second team), South America (Bolivia), and Oceania (New Caledonia) will determine the last two teams to participate in the World Cup through the cross-continental play-offs.
