2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round
The third round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification will be played from 7 October 2016 to 6 November 2017.
Format
A total of 20 teams which advanced from the second round will be drawn into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Seeding
The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016, 17:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
The seedings - initially released on 8 June 2016 - were based on a special edition of the FIFA World Rankings that included all matches up to 7 June 2016. This allowed the rankings to include results of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification games played between 3–5 June 2016.[2] However, following a complaint by the Egyptian Football Association, it was reported that a further special ranking would be used.[3] This seeding was released on 21 June.[4] Following further complaints,[5] the Emergency Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers reversed the change, and restored the initial special rankings.[6]
- Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–5.
- Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 6–10.
- Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 11–15.
- Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 16–20.
Each group contains one team from each of the four pots. The fixtures of each group were decided based on the respective draw position of each team, which was decided by drawing a ball with position numbers 1–4.[7]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Groups
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[8]
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2 Sep '17 | 6 Nov '17 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | 28 Aug '17 | — | 2–0 | 6 Nov '17 | ||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 1–2 | 2 Oct '17 | — | 28 Aug '17 | ||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 2 Oct '17 | 0–1 | 2 Sep '17 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 28 Aug '17 | 2 Oct '17 | 3–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 Sep '17 | — | 1–1 | 2 Oct '17 | ||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | 6 Nov '17 | — | 28 Aug '17 | ||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 6 Nov '17 | 1–1 | 2 Sep '17 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 6 Nov '17 | 2 Sep '17 | 3–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0–0 | — | 2 Oct '17 | 28 Aug '17 | ||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 Aug '17 | 0–0 | — | 6 Nov '17 | ||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 2 Oct '17 | 2 Sep '17 | 0–0 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Ivory Coast ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Kodjia ![]() S. Coulibaly ![]() Gervinho ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (CAF) |
S. Yatabaré ![]() |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2 Sep '17 | 6 Nov '17 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 2 Oct '17 | — | 2–1 | 2 Sep '17 | ||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 28 Aug '17 | 6 Nov '17 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | 28 Aug '17 | 2 Oct '17 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2 Sep '17 | 2–0 | 2 Oct '17 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 28 Aug '17 | — | 2 Oct '17 | 1–0 | ||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | 6 Nov '17 | 0–0 | — | 28 Aug '17 | ||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 1–2 | 6 Nov '17 | 2 Sep '17 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Goalscorers
There have been 40 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Nabil Bentaleb
El Arabi Hillel Soudani
Préjuce Nakoulma
Vincent Aboubakar
Benjamin Moukandjo
Férébory Doré
Yannick Bolasie
Jonathan Bolingi
Neeskens Kebano
Firmin Ndombe Mubele
Seydouba Soumah
Gervinho
Jonathan Kodjia
Sambou Yatabaré
Kelechi Iheanacho
Alex Iwobi
John Obi Mikel
Keita Baldé Diao
Cheikh N'Doye
Moussa Sow
Dean Furman
Thulani Hlatshwayo
Thulani Serero
Aymen Abdennour
Änis Ben-Hatira
Wahbi Khazri
Farouk Miya
- 1 own goal
Salif Coulibaly (playing against Ivory Coast)
Notes
- 1 2 3 Libya will play their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
References
- ↑ "June draw for third round of African Zone qualifiers". FIFA.com. 20 November 2015.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL: Egypt in Pot 2 for African World Cup qualifiers draw". kingfut.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "PHOTO: FIFA to release new special ranking for Africa". kingfut.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "2018 FIFA W/Cup draw holds Friday". Vanguard Nigeria. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "FIFA cancels corrected ranking, keeping Egypt in Pot 2". kingfut.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Africa gears up for draw for third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Road to Russia mapped out for African hopefuls". FIFA.com. 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Africa: Round 3, FIFA.com
- 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Qualifiers, CAFonline.com