1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the First Round for the African zone (CAF
) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup
qualification tournament
. For an overview of the entire African zone, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
. For an overview of the qualification rounds in their entirety, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, , , and all withdrew before the draw was made. Additionally, the African zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament
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For the First Round of play, the zone's 36 remaining teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the group winners advancing to the Final Round.
Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
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Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.
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Zimbabwe advanced to the Final Round.
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Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.
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Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Final Round.
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Morocco advanced to the Final Round.
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Senegal advanced to the Final Round.
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Zambia advanced to the Final Round.
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Guinea advanced to the Final Round.
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Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
qualification tournament
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
. For an overview of the entire African zone, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
. For an overview of the qualification rounds in their entirety, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
-Qualified teams:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:...
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A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, , , and all withdrew before the draw was made. Additionally, the African zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
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For the First Round of play, the zone's 36 remaining teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the group winners advancing to the Final Round.
Group A
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
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Group B
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
| — | withdrew, results annulled | ||||||||
Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.
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Group C
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
Zimbabwe advanced to the Final Round.
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Group D
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
| — | withdrew, results annulled | ||||||||
Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.
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Group E
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Final Round.
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Group F
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 |
Morocco advanced to the Final Round.
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Group G
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
Senegal advanced to the Final Round.
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Group H
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | |
| — | withdrew, results annulled | ||||||||
Zambia advanced to the Final Round.
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Group I
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
| — | withdrew | ||||||||
Guinea advanced to the Final Round.
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