query: african teams that has qualified for world cup 2018

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification for the third round was held on 24 June 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E An amendment to the qualification process for this tournament had been suggested, which would see the first three rounds played as knockout rounds, with both the fourth round and the final round (referred to as 'The Hex') played as group stages. The first round would be played during the FIFA international dates of 23–31 March 2015. CONCACAF announced the full details on 12 January 2015: The draw for the fifth round (to decide

pos: African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The next edition is planned for 2018. The tournament was first held in 2008 with 12 teams entering the tournament but several withdrawing before matches were played. Nigeria and Ghana qualified for the world cup. In 2010, ten teams entered but only five played matches. Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa qualified to the world cup. Only one

pos: 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament World Cup. "Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate." "Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate." The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete

pos: Tunisia national football team They have since qualified for three tournaments in succession, in 1998, 2002 and 2006 before returning in the last edition held in Russia in 2018. Tunisia has long-standing football rivalries with North African teams: Egypt, Morocco and Algeria. In fact, the Tunisian team has always met with them, whether through friendly matches or World Cup qualifiers and the African Cup of Nations . Tunisia is one of the most successful African national teams in competitions, having won one African Cup of Nations, as tournament hosts in 2004. They have also been runners-up twice in 1965 as hosts and 1996 held

pos: African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women there is no host country for the single years. Only the winner qualified for the World Cup in the first two editions. Two teams qualify for the World Cup. No final match is played. Three different teams have qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Nigeria has been the only team to reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup, placing 2nd twice in 2010 and 2014 and 4th in 2012. All other CAF teams have been eliminated in the group stages. African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women The African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women is association football

pos: African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women to have a round robin as last round. All editions have qualified six teams to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Ghana has been the only team to win in the quarter-finals of this tournament, placing 3rd in 2012. Nigeria has reached the quarter-final for three times. All other CAF teams have been eliminated in the group stages. African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World

pos: 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 19 teams entered the competition, but due to withdrawals only 16 actually played matches. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World

pos: 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 19 teams entered the competition, but due to withdrawals only 16 actually played matches. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan as the CAF representatives.

pos: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 4-2 on aggregate and qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup." 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification The qualification process for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 99 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows: The two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the 2002 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria and Ghana. The first three places - China, Korea DPR and Korea Republic - were directly qualified. The fourth-placed Japan qualified in two playoff-matches against Mexico. The 16 teams

pos: Senegal sport in Senegal. In 2002, the team finished as runners-up at the Africa Cup of Nations and became one of only three African teams to ever reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup, defeating holders France in their first game. Popular players of Senegal include El Hadji Diouf, Khalilou Fadiga, Henri Camara, Papa Bouba Diop, Salif Diao, Ferdinand Coly, and Sadio Mané all of whom played in Europe. Senegal also qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, playing in Group H alongside Japan, Colombia and Poland. Basketball is also a popular sport in Senegal. The country has

pos: 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 3rd edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 13 teams entered the competition but due to withdrawals only 11 actually played matches. The top three teams of the tournament Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the

pos: 2009 African U-17 Championship 2009 African U-17 Championship The 2009 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Algeria. The top four teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Nigeria, automatically qualified as the hosts, didn't qualify for the Finals, although if they qualified for the Finals and went on to reach the semi-finals, then the teams who finished third in their respective groups would have met in a playoff for the fourth and final place in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Original group standings Corrected standings After the

pos: Egypt national football team well as the 1986 edition, Burkina Faso in 1998, 2006, Ghana in 2008 and Angola in 2010 edition. Egypt has also been as high as ninth in the FIFA World Rankings, making the team one of only three African national teams to enter the world's top ten. Despite their respectable continental record, Egypt has so far made only three appearances in the World Cup (in 1934, 1990 and 2018), failing to win a game on all three occasions. The Egypt national team was the first team not from the Americas or Europe to qualify for the World Cup. Egypt qualified

pos: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1995 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria. Nigeria won the tournament by defeating South Africa 11–2 on aggregate in a two-leg final. Final Round "Nigeria qualified for the World Cup." "(4 teams competing for 2 berths)" The two Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the women's football tournament at the 1994 Asian Games. The tournament took place in Hiroshima, Japan from 3–12 October and consisted of 4 teams. "China and Japan qualified for the World Cup" "(30 teams competing for 4 berths,

pos: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African Futsal Championship to the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, similar to the football version, Africa Cup of Nations. Champions Morocco, runners-up Egypt and third-placed Mozambique qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CAF representatives. South Africa qualified automatically as hosts, and Egypt also qualified automatically as the highest-placed African team in the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, while

pos: 2011 African U-20 Championship Nigeria, who beat Cameroon in the final, to win their sixth title. Qualified teams: Johannesburg has been named as venue of Orange African Youth Championship 2011. Matches was played at two stadiums in Johannesburg. Dobsonville Stadium, home of Moroka Swallows and Bidvest Stadium, home of Wits University. Rand Stadium, was originally selected as a host stadium, but was dropped in favour of Bidvest Stadium. The following referees were chosen for the tournament. The teams that reached this phase qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. 2011 African U-20 Championship The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for

pos: 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament DR Congo and Nigeria qualified for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile as the CAF representatives. The First Round matches were played from 4 to 20 April 2008. The

pos: 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1990 are eligible to compete in the tournament. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany as the CAF

pos: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification but they withdrew from their qualifying tournaments. More than 30 countries, mostly in Asia and Africa, did not enter qualification, including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Egypt, which qualified teams for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. As in the previous World Cup cycle, the AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the World Cup qualifying tournament for AFC members. The World Cup qualifying process was as follows: Four teams advanced from the qualifying stage: Philippines (who qualified as Group A runners-up to Jordan who had already automatically qualified for the final tournament as hosts) South Korea (Group B winners), Thailand (Group C

pos: 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament leg of Burkina Faso v Ethiopia was postponed to 3 October, then to 10 October, due to coup in Burkina Faso. "Ethiopia won 2–0 on aggregate." "Ghana won 3–0 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate." "South Africa won 3–2 on aggregate." Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. "Ghana won 6–2 on aggregate." "Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate." The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 8th edition of the African U-20

pos: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Round. Zimbabwe advanced to the Final Round. Nigeria advanced to the Final Round. Ivory Coast advanced to the Final Round. Morocco advanced to the Final Round. Senegal advanced to the Final Round. Zambia advanced to the Final Round. Guinea advanced to the Final Round. Nigeria qualified for the World Cup. Morocco qualified for the World Cup. Cameroon qualified for the World Cup. The following three teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament. 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For

pos: 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup meaning that from this World Cup onwards, each confederation would have the same number of teams participating in each World Cup and that the 16 teams would be split up into four groups of four teams, with the top two teams moving on to the quarter finals. African nations were allocated 2 berths at the World Cup. The championship took place between September 28 and September 30, 2006. Cameroon and Nigeria were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Cameroon defeated Nigeria in the final to win the title. Asian nations were allocated 3 berths at

pos: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification The qualification process for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 99 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows: The two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the 2002 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria and Ghana. The first three places - China, Korea DPR and Korea Republic - were directly qualified. The fourth-placed Japan qualified in two playoff-matches against Mexico. The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into

pos: 2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament the tournament Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa qualified for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago as the CAF representatives. Nigeria and Ghana qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Trinidad and Tobago. South Africa and Tunisia will play in a playoff round to determine the last qualifier. The winner of the play-off round will qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Trinidad and Tobago. The following three teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The

pos: Argentina national football team 1–0 in 2010, 3–2 in 2014 and 2–1 in 2018. The fixture is the most common in the competition's history involving an African nation, and has occurred in five of the six tournaments for which Nigeria has qualified. The sides also met in the 1995 King Fahd Cup (the predecessor to the Confederations Cup) as champions of their respective continents, drawing 0–0. Below full international level, their Olympic teams also faced off in the gold medal match in 1996 (3–2 to Nigeria), and 2008 (1–0 to Argentina). The final of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was also played between

pos: Hernán Darío Gómez as coach of the national team. To date, he is the only coach to have ever qualified three different national teams to a World Cup, and one of three people to have led at least three different national teams to a World Cup. He qualified Colombia to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Ecuador to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Panama to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. French manager Henri Michel also had previously achieved this with three teams: he led France to the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Morocco to the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Ivory Coast to the

pos: 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Nigeria qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada as the CAF representatives. The Confederation of African Football invited all national teams, needing confirmation of participation by 14 July 2013. Eventually 17 teams entered the competition. Uganda's 13–0 return leg win was a tournament record for the African qualifiers. Nigeria was drawn to play Burkina Faso this round, but after Burkina Faso withdrew they were paired against Sierra Leone. Played on weekends of 6 and 20 December 2013. Played on weekends of 10 and 24 January 2014. Nigeria qualified for the seventh time in as many attempts.

pos: Egypt both having eighteen. The Egyptian national football team, known as the Pharaohs, won the African Cup of Nations seven times, including three times in a row in 2006, 2008, and 2010. Considered the most successful African national team and one which has reached the top 10 of the FIFA world rankings, Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times. Two goals from star player Mohamed Salah in their last qualifying game took Egypt through to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Egyptian Youth National team Young Pharaohs won the Bronze Medal of the 2001 FIFA youth world cup

pos: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) the competition, annulling their results. The four group winners from the second round were drawn into two ties. The winner of each two-legged tie qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams competing for two berths in the final tournament in Italy. 26 nations in total entered the qualifying stage. FIFA rejected the entries of

pos: 1999 African Cup Winners' Cup 1999 African Cup Winners' Cup The 1999 African Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-fifth season of Africa's second oldest club football tournament organised by CAF. Ivorian club Africa Sports appeared in and won their second African Cup Winners' Cup title after defeating former African champions Club Africain of Tunisia 2-1 over the two-legged final. A total of 38 teams from 38 CAF associations qualified for the tournament after winning their respective premier domestic cups. Of the 38 teams that qualified for the tournament 2 did not participate in it; The tournament consisted of five rounds preceding a two-legged final. The

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round The third round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 7 October 2016 to 14 November 2017. A total of 20 teams which had advanced from the second round were drawn into five groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The draw for the third round was held on 24 June 2016, 17:00 EET (), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The seedings - initially released on 8 June 2016 -

neg: 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament aggregate." "South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate." "3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals." The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are

neg: 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations The 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total Women's Africa Cup Of Nations, Ghana 2018, was the 11th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations (13th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in Ghana, from 17 November to 1 December 2018. The tournament also doubles as the African qualifiers to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The top three teams qualified for the World

neg: Culture of Mali became more prominent, after hosting the 2002 African Cup of Nations but has never qualified for the World Cup despite making it to the final round of the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers. Most towns and cities have regular games; the most popular national teams are "Djoliba", "Stad", and "Real". Informal games are often played by youths, using a buFUNndle of rags as a ball. Mali has produced several notable players namely Seydou Keita, Adama Traore, and Moussa Marega Basketball is another major sport; the Mali women's national basketball team is the only African basketball team that competed at the 2008

neg: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Zimbabwe's last group match. On 13 March 2018, the ICC confirmed all the umpires for the Super Sixes and playoff matches. These were the final standings at the end of the tournament: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place during March 2018 in Zimbabwe. It decided the final qualification for the 2019 World Cup, to be played in England and Wales. The top two teams, Afghanistan and the West Indies, qualified for the World Cup, joining the hosts and the seven teams who had already qualified through their

neg: 2018 Thomas Cup qualification Harcha Arena in Algiers, Algeria. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 6 to 11 February 2018, at the Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim in Alor Setar, Malaysia. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts. The qualification for the European teams will held from 13 to 18 February 2018, at the Kazan Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Denmark qualified automatically as trophy holder. The qualification

neg: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa. The qualification stage doubled as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with fifteen teams qualifying for the finals held in Angola. In total, 53 nations participated; however, due to the presence of the two tournaments' respective hosts, 52 teams were involved in each competition. South Africa qualified automatically as host for the World Cup, and Angola qualified as host for the African Cup

neg: 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place during March 2018 in Zimbabwe. It decided the final qualification for the 2019 World Cup, to be played in England and Wales. The top two teams, Afghanistan and the West Indies, qualified for the World Cup, joining the hosts and the seven teams who had already qualified through their ranking in the ICC ODI Championship. Afghanistan won the tournament, beating the West Indies by 7 wickets in the final. Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad was named the player of the match and Zimbabwe's

neg: 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Second Round was played from 30 May to 18 June 2008. The winners of both two-legged ties have qualified directly to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20

neg: 2018 Uber Cup qualification Hacène Harcha Arena in Algiers, Algeria. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup. The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 6 to 11 February 2018, at the Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim in Alor Setar, Malaysia. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup. Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder. The qualification for the European teams was held from 13 to 18 February 2018, at the Kazan Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

neg: 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup competed in the 2017 tournament, from Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Pakistan, and South Korea. Japan won all five of their games to win the tournament and qualify for the World Cup. Chinese Taipei (2nd place), South Korea (3rd place), and Hong Kong (4th place) also qualified. For 2016, the number of qualifying teams grew from eight for its 6th edition in 2014 to twelve teams. The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Super Round <br> 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup was the 8th edition of the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup,

neg: 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men contested two World Cup spots with England, France and Wales already automatically qualified. Thirteen teams competed on 10–11 November 2017 in Suva, Fiji, of which nine teams sought one of the two allotted World Cup slots based upon their placement with Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa already qualified. With Papua New Guinea claiming that slot, the second continental slot was awarded to the champion of the 2017 Pacific Mini Games tournament on 8–9 December. Through edging out Solomon Islands for the Bronze Medal, only behind Fiji and Samoa, Tonga qualified. 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men This

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup World Cup in a qualification process that doubled as one for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. In the final qualification round, teams were organized into five groups of six teams, with winners qualifying for the World Cup and the top three for the continental tournament. More matches were needed to qualify – while at both the 1998 and 2002 32-team World Cups, 3 of the 5 African teams played only 6 matches to get to the finals, here 3 of the 5 teams that qualified played 12 matches. Four of Africa's five representatives to the 2006 FIFA World Cup

neg: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification would also qualify automatically for the 2018 event. That team was Namibia, which defeated another associate member, Nepal, in the seventh-place play-off. The Africa Division Two tournament was played in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa, from 10–18 September 2016. Ghana (the winner) and Botswana (the runner-up) both qualified for Division One. The Africa Division One tournament was played in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1–10 July 2017. Kenya won the tournament on net run rate from Uganda to qualify for their first World Cup since 2002; four African teams will play in the World Cup for the first time since 2006. ICC U19

neg: 2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the second edition of the African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women and the first edition of this under-17 qualification tournament new format. The biennial international under-17 football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 10 teams entered the competition, but due to many withdrawals, only 5 played matches. The final three teams qualified to the World Cup. The top three teams of

neg: 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Winner qualifies for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The competition was used to decide the three teams from the Caribbean Football Union which would qualify for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. As only three Caribbean teams participated in the final tournament, they all qualified: The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

neg: 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Three teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the CAF representatives. For the first time

neg: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification players to escort their Italian counterparts off the field while the police dealt with the crowd. Northern Ireland qualified. This was the only time that Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup until their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Scotland qualified. The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Brazil qualified. Argentina qualified. Paraguay qualified. There were two rounds of play: Mexico advanced to the Final Round. Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round. Territory

neg: 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Two teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CAF representatives. A total of 19

neg: 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Argentina beat Mexico in the third place play off. Therefore, all four national teams mentioned qualified for the World Cup. The qualifiers to decide the one nation from Oceania that would be competing in the World Cup took place in Auckland, New Zealand, between August 31 and September 3. Despite Vanuatu dominating in the group stage, they lost in the final to the Solomon Islands, who claimed their second title and qualification for a second year in a row. Brazil qualified automatically as the hosts. These are the teams that qualified to the World Cup: Asian zone: African zone: European

neg: 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament CAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 3rd edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 13 teams entered the competition but due to withdrawals only 11 actually played matches. The top three teams of

neg: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification exclusion of Ethiopia (which saw all their results annulled). As a result, the comparison of the 12 runners-up did not include results against teams finishing fourth in 4-team groups. The remaining 20 teams were placed in 5 groups of 4 teams at a draw held in Zürich on 22 October 2008. The winners of these groups qualified for the World Cup finals. The qualifying competition for the 2010 World Cup was combined with the qualification process for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Since South Africa was hosting the World Cup, it automatically qualified for that tournament, although it (unlike

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) The South American section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). A total of 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for CONMEBOL teams. The qualification structure was the same as for the previous five tournaments. The ten teams played in a league of home-and-away round-robin matches. The top four teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the

neg: African Cup of Champions Clubs and CAF Champions League records and statistics did not have group stage representative. Total of 390 clubs participated in the Champions League era, 190 teams participated only once (22 editions, including 2018-19 edition). 75 teams from 27 countries qualified to group stage (including 2018 season) while 28 countries did not have group stage representative. Somalia and Djibouti are the only associations that never had representation in the Champions League era. After 2018 edition CAF moved its club competitions to autumn-spring format, meaning that editions after 2018 were played through two years (e.g. 2018-19, 2019-20). Teams in bold qualified for the knockout phase (1997-2000 for final, 2001-2016 for

neg: 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup 18 September 1988. The winners advanced to the Third Round. The first leg matches were played on 8 January 1989. The second leg matches were played on 20 January 1989. The winners qualified for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. The 3 teams which qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup The 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The three winners qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. The first leg matches were

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The African section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). A total of 5 slots in the final tournament were available for CAF teams. The CAF Executive Committee approved the format for the qualifiers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 14 January 2015, with three preliminary rounds before a final group stage featuring 20 teams. The number of preliminary rounds was reduced to two, based on

neg: 1987 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup played on 1st and 15 November 1986. The winners advanced to the Third Round. The first leg matches were played on either the 2nd or 4 January 1987. The second leg matches were played on either the 16th or 18 January 1987. The winners qualified for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship. The 4 teams which qualified for 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship. 1987 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup The 1987 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The three winners qualified

neg: 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Ghana qualifies for the third time in a row. The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 7th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis between September 2013 and 24

neg: African Cup of Champions Clubs and CAF Champions League records and statistics African Cup of Champions Clubs and CAF Champions League records and statistics This page details statistics of the African Cup of Champions Clubs and CAF Champions League. Note: In the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons there were no semi-finals as the finalists qualified via a group stage. The following list shows teams that appeared in Champions League since its inception in 1997 (including 2018-19 edition), number and years of their appearances and group stage qualification (after 2018 edition). Number in bracket next to country name denotes number of teams that represented that country in the competition, countries in red

neg: Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics following is the list of number of competitors that could participate at the Games per sport/discipline. Russia has qualified three male and two female skiers. Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Russia has qualified 6 men and 5 women. However, the IOC only invited 2 men and 2 women. Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Russia has qualified 6 sleds. Russia qualified 12 athletes, seven male and five female. Russia has qualified their women's team (five athletes), by finishing in the top seven teams in Olympic Qualification points. The representatives

neg: 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CAF representatives. Ghana and

neg: 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 8th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the CAF representatives.

neg: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round The CAF Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 5 June 2004 and finished on 8 October 2005. The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This round also doubled as qualification for the 2006 African Cup of Nations, for which the top three teams from each group qualified. The 30 teams (9 teams given a bye directly to the second round and 21 winners from the first round) were split into five groups of six teams

neg: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification teams qualified for the final tournament. 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup. A total of 21 teams entered the qualification tournament, which decided four of the eight participating teams in the final tournament held in Jordan. This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top five teams of the final tournament qualifying for the World Cup. Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 24 teams entered the competition,

neg: 2017 Women's Pan American Cup 2017 Women's Pan American Cup The 2017 Women's Pan American Cup was the fifth edition of the Pan American Cup for women. It was held between 5 and 13 August 2017 in Lancaster, United States, simultaneously with the men's tournament. The tournament doubled as the qualifier for two major international tournaments: the winner qualified directly to the 2018 World Cup, and the two teams not qualifying through the 2018 South American Games or the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games to be held in Lima, Peru. Also, the top 6 teams qualified for

neg: 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament representatives. The Third Round was held from 12 to 28 February 2010. The winners of the two Third Round matches will qualify directly to the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Germany. The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from

neg: 1966 FIFA World Cup from other African nations in October 1964. Despite this, after FIFA refused to change the qualifying format, the African teams decided anyway to pull out of the World Cup until at least one African team had a place assured in the World Cup, something which was put in place for the 1970 FIFA World Cup and all subsequent World Cup finals. The Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique participated for Portugal. These colonies only got their independence in the 1970s, while most other African colonies became independent in the 1960s. The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. The

neg: 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men This is the qualifications of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens aimed at selecting men's rugby sevens national teams that appeared in the finals in San Francisco. A total of 55 nations took part in the qualifying process. The tournament is organized by World Rugby to be held on 20–22 July 2018, with twenty-four teams in attendance. Automatic qualification is extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. Four more teams qualified based on placement in the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series, and the remainder are to

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round the inter-confederation play-offs. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round The fifth round (also known as the "Hexagonal" or "Hex") of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 November 2016 to 10 October 2017. Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, while Honduras qualified for (and was later eliminated in) the inter-confederation play-offs, and United States (who failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 32 years) and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated in this round. A total of six teams which had advanced

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round The fifth round (also known as the "Hexagonal" or "Hex") of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 November 2016 to 10 October 2017. Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, while Honduras qualified for (and was later eliminated in) the inter-confederation play-offs, and United States (who failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 32 years) and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated in this round. A total of six teams which had advanced from the fourth

neg: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification The 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand will be contested by sixteen teams, eleven of which qualified automatically. The other five places in the tournament will be determined by a series of regional qualifiers, with one place being granted to each International Cricket Council (ICC) development region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe). The ten full members of the ICC as at 2016 qualified automatically for the Under-19 World Cup. In early 2016, it was determined that the top-placed ICC associate member at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh

neg: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe) are local." The 24 national teams that qualified for EuroBasket 2017, automatically qualified for this stage. They were joined by 8 teams qualified through the Pre-Qualifiers. In total, 32 teams were divided into 8 home-and-away round robin groups, of 4 teams. The allocation of teams from the first round was determined on 24 August 2017, with the only restriction of not drawing Serbia and Kosovo in the same group. Games were played during November 2017, February 2018, June 2018, and July 2018.. The top three teams from each group will advance to the Second round. The bottom team from each

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fifth Round round (the three group winners and the three group runners-up) played against each other home-and-away in a double round-robin format in a single group. The top three teams in the group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fourth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs to face the fifth-placed team from the AFC. This stage is referred to as the "Hexagonal" or "Hex", and has been used by CONCACAF to determine its World Cup finals entrants since the qualification tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica have qualified for every "Hex"

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round The third round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 1 September 2016 to 5 September 2017. A total of 12 teams which advanced from the second round (the eight group winners and the four best group runners-up) were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group have qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round. The draw for the third round was held on 12

neg: 2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs the 2018 World Group. The draw took place on April 11 in London. Seeded teams Unseeded teams 2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs The 2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs were held from 15 to 17 September. They were the main play-offs of the 2017 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2018 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I. Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2018 Davis Cup World Group. "Date: 15–17 September" The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) first-placed team from OFC, with the CONMEBOL team hosting the second leg. The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) The South American section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). A total of 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for CONMEBOL teams. The qualification structure was the same as for the previous five tournaments. The

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg. The fifth-placed team from AFC was drawn against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF, with the AFC team hosting the second leg. The following five teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for AFC teams. On 16 April 2014,

neg: 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Additionally, the top four teams not already qualified from the 2016–17 Women's World Sevens Series also qualified. The remaining eight places will be filled via continental qualifiers. 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the seventh edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Organised by World Rugby, it was held at AT&T Park in San Francisco, United States. A total of 84 matches (52 men's and 32 women's) were played over three days from July 20–22, 2018 with both tournaments being played for the first time in a knock-out only

neg: 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Argentina and Ecuador were knocked out in the semi finals and played each other in the third place play off. Argentina beat Ecuador to claim the third berth at the World Cup. United Arab Emirates qualified automatically as the hosts. These are the teams that qualified for the World Cup: Asian zone: African zone: European zone: North, Central American and Caribbean zone: Oceanian zone: South American zone: Two venues were used in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Jumeirah Beach during the World Cup with matches split between them as follows. The 16 teams present at the finals

neg: Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup the 2016 edition of the OFC Nations Cup again doubled as the second round of the OFC qualifying competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Samoa won a close first-round group involving four teams, and qualified for a second round stage consisting of two four-team groups and also serving as the 2016 OFC Nations Cup (in that tournament, the top two teams in each group met in knock-out semi finals and final, with New Zealand beating Papua New Guinea on penalties after a goalless stalemate in the final). The top three teams in each of the groups qualified for the

neg: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (Africa, Asia and Oceania) Head of State Norodom Sihanouk, an ally of Kim Il-sung, allowed the matches to be held in Phnom Penh. North Korea won 9-2 on aggregate. Due to the withdrawal of all African teams, the Final Round was scratched, meaning that North Korea also qualified automatically. 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (Africa, Asia and Oceania) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African, Asian and Oceanian zone (Confederation of African Football, Asian Football Confederation and what later would become the Oceania Football Confederation). 21 teams entered, but the entries of Congo

neg: 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens women's competitions. All times in Pacific Daylight Time (). Twenty four teams participate in the men's World Cup Sevens. Nine teams automatically qualify — eight by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and one host nation. Additionally, the top four teams not already qualified from the 2016–17 World Sevens Series also qualify. The remaining 11 teams qualify through continental qualifiers — two from each of the six regions, except North America which gets only one additional place. Sixteen teams play at the women's World Cup Sevens. Four teams automatically qualified by reaching the semifinals at the

neg: 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament The men's tournament of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup hosted in Bocaue, Philippines was participated by 20 teams. All five FIBA zones were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament. FIBA announced the composition of the pools in April 10, 2018. There was no draw made and the teams were seeded based on their FIBA National Federation rankings as of the April 1, 2018 cut-off date. The top one, two, three, and four teams were placed at the top

neg: Rugby World Cup qualification and European qualifying tournaments and the second place teams from the African and Asian qualifying tournaments. Rugby World Cup qualification Rugby World Cup qualification is a process that determines which nations will compete at the Rugby World Cup. Unlike previous tournaments (where eight teams, the quarter-finalists from the preceding World Cup, qualified automatically and twelve places were available through qualification) the 2011 World Cup will be contested by twelve automatic qualifiers / seeds (the teams who finished in the top three of the groups at the 2007 World Cup) and eight qualifiers. The qualification system for the remaining eight places

neg: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg after eight ends. For the first three legs of the Curling World Cup, the eight spots in the tournament are allocated to each of the hosting member associations, the highest ranked member association in each zone (the Americas, European, and Pacific-Asia), and two teams chosen by the World Curling Federation. Member associations may choose to send the same teams to all three legs or have different teams. The following countries qualified for each discipline: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg The Third Leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup will take place from January 30 to February 3, 2019

neg: 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 11.5): All times are local, ICT (). In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary. Winners qualified for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Winner qualified for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The following three teams from AFC qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship The 2017 AFC

neg: 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women Carrasco Polo Club in Montevideo, Uruguay on November 10-11. The format was a round robin tournament. All matches in Uruguay Standard Time () From 23–24 September and 14–15 October, eight teams competed in Incheon and Colombo for two world cup slots. Twelve teams competed at the Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix at 17–18 June 2017 in Malemort, France, then 8–9 July in Kazan, Russia. Eight teams competed in Suva, Fiji on 10-11 November 2017, with Australia, Fiji and New Zealand already qualified. Papua New Guinea, as the highest-ranked team not yet qualified, was eligible. 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens

neg: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification 3, playing each other twice (home and away). The top team from each group qualified. England qualified automatically as hosts and a further 30 European teams took part in qualification. They were joined by Israel and Syria, although Syria then withdrew in support of the African teams. The teams were divided into 9 groups - four groups of 3 and five groups of 4. Syria's withdrawal meant that group 9 only contained two teams. The group play-offs were contested for groups 1 and 9, as the top two teams in both groups were level on points. 1966 FIFA World Cup

neg: 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament The women's tournament of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup hosted in Bocaue, Philippines, was participated by 20 teams. All FIBA continental zones except for FIBA Oceania are represented by at least one team. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament. FIBA announced the composition of the pools in April 10, 2018. There was no draw made and the teams were seeded based on their FIBA National Federation rankings as of the April 1, 2018 cut-off date. The top one, two,

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round April 2016, at 16:30 MST (), at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The seeding were based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2016 (shown in parentheses below). The 12 teams were seeded into six pots: Each group contained one team from each of the six pots. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot of each team. Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. "Italicised" teams qualified for the fourth round. There were 129 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 129/60 round 2 goals per match. 2018

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup seeding 2018 FIFA World Cup seeding The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place on 1 December 2017 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia. It determined the group in which each of the 32 qualified national teams will play in at the start of the tournament. The teams were divided into four pots of eight, with one team selected from each pot to form a group. Unlike previous editions of the World Cup, all pots were determined by each national team's October 2017 FIFA World Ranking, with Pot 1 containing the highest-ranked teams, Pot 2 containing the

neg: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Grand Final the winners of each leg, the current world champions, a team specifically invited, and the two highest remaining teams on the Curling World Cup ranking list will qualify for the Grand Final. Two separate teams from the same member association may qualify for the Grand Final. The following countries qualified for each discipline: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Grand Final The Grand Final of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup will take place from May 8 to 12, 2019 in Beijing, China. Curling World Cup matches have eight ends, rather than the standard ten ends. Ties after eight ends will be

neg: 2017 Men's Pan American Cup (field hockey) 2017 Men's Pan American Cup (field hockey) The 2017 Men's Pan American Cup was the fifth edition of the Pan American Cup for men. It was held between 4 and 12 August 2017 in Lancaster, United States, simultaneously with the women's tournament. The tournament doubled as the qualifier for two major international tournaments: the winner qualified directly to the 2018 World Cup, and the two teams not qualifying through the 2018 South American Games or the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games to be held in Lima, Peru. Also, the top 6 teams

neg: 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs place on April 10 in London. Seeded teams Unseeded teams 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs The 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs were held from 14 to 16 September. They were the main play-offs of the 2018 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advance as seeded to the 2019 Davis Cup Qualifying Round. Bold indicates team had qualified as seeded to the 2019 Davis Cup Qualifying Round. "Date: 14–16 September" The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) CONCACAF was drawn against the fifth-placed team from Asian Football Confederation (AFC), with the CONCACAF team hosting the first leg. The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). 3.5 slots (3 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Euro 2016. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The European section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Apart from Russia, who qualified automatically as hosts, a total of 13 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams. The qualifying format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 22–23 March 2015 in Vienna. The qualification process started on 4 September 2016, almost two months after UEFA Euro

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The European section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Apart from Russia, who qualified automatically as hosts, a total of 13 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams. The qualifying format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 22–23 March 2015 in Vienna. The qualification process started on 4 September 2016, almost two months after UEFA Euro 2016, and

neg: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 2008 in Zürich, Switzerland. The five group winners will qualify for the FIFA World Cup and the African Cup of Nations in 2010. Together with them, the five runners-up and the five third-placed teams qualify for the African Cup of Nations. Teams were seeded based on their FIFA World Rankings in October 2008 (number in parentheses). One team from each of the following pots was drawn into each group. The following six teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament. There were 506 goals scored over 198 games, for an average of 2.54 goals per game. 12 goals 9 goals

neg: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification teams withdrew in protest, and refused to participate in future until at least one African team had an automatic place in the World Cup. This was agreed to for the 1970 World Cup. 10 teams initially entered , but the entry of Guatemala was rejected. The remaining nine teams were placed in to three groups of three, with the winner of each group proceeding to a final group. The winner of this group would go on to the final tournament. As Brazil has already qualified as reigning champions, the remaining nine CONMEBOL teams were split in to three groups of

neg: 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship The 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Women's Championship (also known as the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup or the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament), the quadrennial international football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean region. Eight teams played in the tournament, which took place from 4–17 October in the United States. The tournament served as the CONCACAF qualifiers to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. The top three teams qualified for the World Cup, while the fourth-placed team

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup of the latter from the process, Brazil was officially elected as host nation unopposed on 30 October 2007. Following qualification matches played between June 2011 and November 2013, the following 32 teams – shown with their last pre-tournament FIFA world ranking – qualified for the final tournament. Twenty-four of these teams were returning participants from the 2010 World Cup. Bosnia and Herzegovina were the only team with no previous appearance at the World Cup finals. Colombia qualified for the World Cup after 16 years of absence, while the 2018 World Cup hosts Russia and Belgium returned after 12 years. Paraguay