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Official: The 10 African Nations That Have Qualified For The World Cup Play-Offs Revealed

Official: The 10 African Nations That Have Qualified For The World Cup Play-Offs Revealed

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With the African 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage qualifiers concluding on Tuesday night, here are the 10 nations that have qualified for the play-off round.

Scroll through the gallery above to see all 10 countries that have qualified for the play-offs.

The final day of group stage qualifiers threw up some entertaining clashes, with the last four play-off spots up for grabs at the time.

One big nation that will not be competing at the World Cup next year is Ivory Coast, who suffered a 1-0 loss to Cameroon in their top-of-the-table clash.

The Indomitable Lions thus booked their spot in the play-off round, while the Elephants have now failed to qualify for two successive World Cups.

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There were some scares for Nigeria and Algeria on Tuesday evening, but they both managed to secure a point each after draws against Cape Verde Islands and Burkina Faso, respectively.

Tunisia were the other nation to seal their play-off ticket on Tuesday night after cruising to a 3-1 victory over Zambia, who fell to third spot in Group B.

The draw for the play-offs is scheduled to take place on 18 December.

Here are the 10 highest-ranked African nations in the latest FIFA rankings: 

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