1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

qualification
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...

rounds for the African zone (CAF
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...

). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 107 teams entered the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. , as the hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition....

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A total of 26 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

There would be five rounds of play:

Preliminary Round, First Round, Second Round and Third Round: In each of these rounds, the teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the next round, until there would be 3 teams left.
Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

Preliminary round

Sierra Leone advanced to the First Round.
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Upper Volta advanced to the First Round.

First round

Algeria advanced to the Second Round.
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The aggregate score was tied 2–2, but Tunisia won 4–2 on penalties

Penalty shootout (football)

A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

in the second leg to advance to the Second Round.
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Togo advanced to the Second Round.
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The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

Guinea advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
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Central African Republic withdrew, so Zaire advanced to the Second Round automatically.
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Nigeria advanced to the Second Round.
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Congo-Brazzaville advanced to the Second Round.
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Côte d'Ivoire advanced to the Second Round.
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Egypt advanced to the Second Round.
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Sudan withdrew, so Kenya advanced to the Second Round automatically.
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Tanzania withdrew, so Uganda advanced to the Second Round automatically.
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Zambia advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

Tunisia advanced to the Third Round.
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Guinea advanced to the Third Round.
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Zaire withdrew, so Nigeria advanced to the Third Round automatically.
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Ivory Coast advanced to the Third Round.
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Egypt advanced to the Third Round.
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Zambia advanced to the Third Round.

Third round

Tunisia advanced to the Final Round.
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Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.
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Egypt advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

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Rank
1	5	4	2	1	1	7	4
2	4	4	2	0	2	7	11	−4
3	3	4	1	1	2	5	4

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Tunisia qualified.

External links

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) at FIFA.com