African team

    A total of 54 African teams participated in the Qatar World Cup. Three qualifiers were held and 5 teams advanced to the finals.

    The first round was participated by the 28 teams from the bottom of the FIFA ranking in Africa;

    In the second round, the 14 winning teams plus the top 26 teams, a total of 40 teams were divided into 10 groups, and 10 groups were selected first.

    The third round was divided into 5 groups by the first two-by-two draw of 10 groups, and 5 places were decided to directly advance to the World Cup.