1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
qualification
rounds for the African zone (CAF
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, and both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
There would be two rounds of play:
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Namibia won 3-1 on aggregate
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South Africa won 4-0 on aggregate
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Angola won 5-1 on aggregate
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Guinea won 5-4 on aggregate
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Liberia won 5-2 on aggregate
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Gabon won 3-0 on aggregate
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Burundi advanced to the Final Round 2-0 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so Sierra Leone took their place and advanced to the Final Round.
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Zimbabwe won 4-3 on aggregate
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Congo won 3-1 on aggregate
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Zaire won 7-1 on aggregate
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Tunisia won 5-1 on aggregate
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Kenya won 3-2 on aggregate
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Togo won 3-2 on aggregate
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Zambia won 3-2 on aggregate
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Ghana won 2-1 on aggregate
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In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).
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Match abandoned after 53minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand
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Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings
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1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
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 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
-Qualified teams:The following 32 teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:...
.
A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, and both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt, the 4 best ranked teams according to FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
, received byes and advanced to the Final Round directly. The remaining 32 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round. - Final Round: The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
First Leg
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Second Leg
Burkina Faso won 2-0 on aggregate----
Namibia won 3-1 on aggregate
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South Africa won 4-0 on aggregate
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Angola won 5-1 on aggregate
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Guinea won 5-4 on aggregate
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Liberia won 5-2 on aggregate
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Gabon won 3-0 on aggregate
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Burundi advanced to the Final Round 2-0 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so Sierra Leone took their place and advanced to the Final Round.
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Zimbabwe won 4-3 on aggregate
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Congo won 3-1 on aggregate
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Zaire won 7-1 on aggregate
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Tunisia won 5-1 on aggregate
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Kenya won 3-2 on aggregate
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Togo won 3-2 on aggregate
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Zambia won 3-2 on aggregate
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Ghana won 2-1 on aggregate
Final round
Key:- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals1998 FIFA World CupThe 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
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Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |||
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| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||
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Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 16 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |||
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| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 4 |
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Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |||
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In May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).
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Group 4
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||
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| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
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Group 5
Gabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 16 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
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| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |||
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Match abandoned after 53minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand
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Match postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings
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