This page provides the summaries of the CAF second round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
The second round saw the top 28 ranked CAF teams joined by the 12 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1]
The matches were played from 1 June 2012 to 10 September 2013. The winners of each group advanced to the third round.
Seeding
The July 2011 FIFA World Ranking was used to seed the teams.
† First round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
Groups
Group A
Source: [2]
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Group B
Source: [2]
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Group C
Source: [2]
Group D
Source: [2]
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Group E
Source: [2]
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Group F
Source: [2]
Group G
Source: [2]
Group H
Source: [2]
Group I
Source: [2]
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Group J
Source: [2]
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Goalscorers
There were 291 goals scored in 120 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Notes
- ^ FIFA awarded Botswana a 3–0 win as a result of Ethiopia fielding the ineligible player Minyahile Beyene. The match originally ended 2–1 to Ethiopia.[3][4]
- ^ a b Central African Republic's second and third home matches in the World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia were played at a neutral venue due to continued political instability in the Central African Republic.[5][6]
- ^ FIFA awarded Cape Verde a 3–0 win as a result of Equatorial Guinea fielding the ineligible player Emilio Nsue. The match originally ended 4–3 to Equatorial Guinea.[7]
- ^ FIFA awarded Cape Verde a 3–0 win as a result of Equatorial Guinea fielding the ineligible player Emilio Nsue. The match originally ended 2–1 to Cape Verde.[7]
- ^ FIFA awarded Tunisia a 3–0 win as a result of Cape Verde fielding the player Fernando Varela, who had been sent off in the match against Equatorial Guinea on 24 March 2013. As a result of his sending off for unsporting conduct towards a match official, Varela had been given a four match suspension and would miss the rest of the qualifying campaign plus one further FIFA game. Varela did not participate in the games against Equatorial Guinea on 8 June 2013 or the game against Sierra Leone on 16 June 2013. Complicating matters, Varela's red card against Equatorial Guinea was removed from the FIFA.com website.[8] The match originally ended 2–0 to Cape Verde.[9]
- ^ FIFA awarded Zambia a 3–0 win as a result of Sudan fielding the ineligible player Saif Eldin. The match originally ended 2–0 to Sudan.[10][11]
- ^ FIFA awarded Congo a 3–0 win as a result of Burkina Faso fielding the ineligible player Herve Xavier Zengue. The match originally ended 0–0.[12]
- ^ FIFA awarded Niger a 3–0 win as a result of Gabon fielding the ineligible player Charly Moussono. The match originally ended 0–0.[13][14]
- ^ a b c d The Group F fixtures on matchday four and five were moved to 5 June and 12 June respectively to allow Nigeria to participate in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[15]
- ^ Mali's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Algeria was played at a neutral venue due to continued political instability in Mali.[16]
- ^ Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon was played at a neutral venue. The match was ordered to be played behind closed doors due to security concerns, but the official match report indicates a small crowd was present.[17]
- ^ FIFA awarded Cameroon a 3–0 win as a result of Togo fielding the ineligible player Alaixys Romao. The match originally ended 2–0 to Togo.[18][19]
- ^ The venue of Libya's home match against Togo was changed from Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina to June 11 Stadium, Tripoli following security incidents in Benghazi.[20]
- ^ a b Senegal had to play their last two home matches in the World Cup qualifiers against Angola and Uganda at a neutral venue, due to a one-year ban from playing at their home stadium imposed by the CAF following riots in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Ivory Coast.[21][22]
- ^ FIFA awarded Angola a 3–0 win as a result of Liberia fielding the ineligible player Nathaniel Sherman. The match originally ended 4–1 to Angola.[23]
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – African Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Ethiopia admit fielding ineligible player in World Cup qualifier". Yahoo! Eurosport UK. 2013-06-18.
- ^ "Ethiopia sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA.com. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013.
- ^ "South Africa/Cameroon: Bafana Bafana to Face CAR in Yaoundé, Cameroon". allafrica.com. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Decisive CAR-Ethiopia qualifier in Rep. of Congo". sfgate.com. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Equatorial Guinea sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". fifa.com. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea - Cape Verde Islands 24 March 2013". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Cape Verde sanctioned; Tunisia through to final FIFA World Cup qualifying round". FIFA.com. 2013-09-12. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013.
- ^ "Statement on Sudan". FIFA.com. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Sudan fined over ineligible player". ESPN. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Congo benefit as Burkina Faso docked points by Fifa". bbc.co.uk. 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Gabon sanctioned for using ineligible player". FIFA.com. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012.
- ^ "Gabon stripped of World Cup draw". bbc.co.uk. 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Executive Committee strongly backs further governance reforms and strengthens fight against racism and discrimination". FIFA.com. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013.
- ^ "Mali-Algeria now in Ouagadougou". supersport.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Libya to play Cameroon World Cup tie at neutral venue". Reuters. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "World Cup: Fifa probe puts Ethiopia and Tunisia progress in doubt". BBC Sport. 2013-06-16.
- ^ "Togo sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA.com. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Venue change for Libya-Togo qualifier". FIFA.com. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Senegal to play Angola in Guinea". ESPNFC.com. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Uganda: Cranes to Play Senegal in Morocco". allAfrica.com. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Liberia sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA.com. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
External links
- Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)
- Results and schedule (CAFonline.com version)
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