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Nigeria, France, Portugal & The Nations That Have Qualified For The World Cup by olu98: 9:09pm On Nov 20, 2013 |
With the completion of the European and African play-offs, as well as the intercontinental tie between New Zealand and Mexico, only one more place at the 2014 World Cup is up for grabs ahead of this week's final intercontinental play-off involving Uruguay and Jordan. Tuesday's games saw Portugal book their ticket for next summer's tournament at the expense of Sweden as Cristiano Ronaldo netted four goals over two matches to help his side to a 4-2 aggregate win. France, meanwhile, completed an impressive comeback at the Stade de France as they beat Ukraine 3-0 to overturn their 2-0 surprise loss from last Friday. Elsewhere, Croatia eliminated Iceland as they recorded a 2-0 home win after a scoreless draw in the first leg last week. The final European ticket went to Greece, who sealed qualification with a 1-1 draw versus Romania after a 3-1 first-leg victory. In Africa, Nigeria became the first team to make it to next year's finals as they beat Ethiopia 2-0 at the weekend to make it 4-1 on aggregate. Cote d'Ivoire also booked their ticket on Saturday as they held Senegal to a 1-1 draw following their first-leg win. On Sunday, Cameroon qualified with a 4-1 home win over Tunisia, while Ghana eliminated Egypt 7-3 on aggregate despite their 2-1 defeat on Tuesday. Finally, Algeria sealed their World Cup berth following a 1-0 home-win over Burkina Faso that saw them qualify on away goals. Wednesday's intercontinental play-off between Mexico and New Zealand then saw the former become the penultimate team to reach next summer's tournament. A 4-2 away-win more than proved enough after a heavy 5-1 victory in the first leg. The field for the 2014 World Cup will be completed later on Wednesday when Uruguay defend a 5-0 lead at home against Jordan. NATIONS QUALIFIED FOR 2014 WORLD CUP TEAM CONFEDERATION LAST APPEARANCE BEST PERFORMANCE Brazil Conmebol 2010 Winners Argentina Conmebol 2010 Winners Colombia Conmebol 1998 Round of 16 Chile Conmebol 2010 Third place Ecuador Conmebol 2006 Round of 16 Netherlands Uefa 2010 Runners-up Italy Uefa 2010 Winners Belgium Uefa 2002 Fourth place Germany Uefa 2010 Winners Switzerland Uefa 2010 Quarter-finals Russia Uefa 2002 Fourth place Bosnia-Herzegovina Uefa - - Spain Uefa 2010 Winners England Uefa 2010 Winners France Uefa 2010 Winners Croatia Uefa 2006 Third place Greece Uefa 2010 Group stage Portugal Uefa 2010 Third place Japan AFC 2010 Round of 16 Australia AFC 2010 Round of 16 Iran AFC 2006 Group stage South Korea AFC 2010 Fourth place Costa Rica Concacaf 2006 Round of 16 USA Concacaf 2010 Third place Honduras Concacaf 2010 Group stage Mexico Concacaf 2010 Quarter-finals Nigeria Caf 2010 Round of 16 Ghana Caf 2010 Quarter-finals Algeria Caf 2010 Group stage Cameroon Caf 2010 Quarter-finals Cote d'Ivoire Caf 2010 Group stage |
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