query: first african team to qualify for world cup

pos: African nations at the FIFA World Cup the fact that two African nations had reached that far, was a reason to be optimistic about the future of African football. During the 2014 edition, Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan became Africa's all-time leading topscorer at the FIFA World Cup, having scored 6 goals in 3 World Cups, thus exceeding Cameroon veteran Roger Milla's 5 goals. The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia saw early elimination for Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia who all lost their first two group games. Nigeria also lost their first group game, but got a win in their second game, over Iceland, leaving them with a

pos: African nations at the FIFA World Cup was the only one without any qualification process. No African teams entered. The "Pharaohs" of Egypt were the only African team to apply to feature at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. As there were 32 countries competing for 16 places, FIFA organized the first qualification round. Egypt was placed in a group with Turkey and Palestine, then a British mandate. Turkey withdrew, and Egypt beat Palestine 7–1 in Cairo and 4–1 in Jerusalem to qualify for the World Cup finals. The 1934 FIFA World Cup finals was organized as a straight knock-out. Egypt lost 2–4 to Hungary in Naples with

pos: Central African Republic national basketball team Central African Republic national basketball team The Central African Republic national basketball team is administered by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball. The team won the African Basketball Championship twice. It became the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Basketball World Cup. Central African Republic have won the African Championship twice. Their first title came in 1974 when they hosted the tournament and beat Senegal 72–67 in the final. They hoisted the trophy again in 1987 by defeating Egypt 94–87 for the championship. The team also took third place in the 1968 tournament. This was the Central African Republic

pos: African nations at the FIFA World Cup before playing any matches. No African countries applied to compete at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Egypt was the only African country to apply to compete at the 1954 World Cup. They were placed in a two-team group with Italy, but lost 1–2 in Cairo and 1–5 in Milan, and thus did not qualify for the World Cup. Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan all applied to enter the qualification process for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but Ethiopia's entry was rejected by FIFA. Egypt and Sudan competed in an Africa/Asia zone with ten Asian countries for one spot at the World

pos: Egypt national football team to qualify for two successive tournaments (56 years between 1934 and 1990) is a World Cup Record that is shared only with Norway (1938-1994). After beating Mandatory Palestine, Egypt qualified for their first World Cup. It lost to Hungary 4–2 in their first and only match in 1934. In 1990, Egypt was drawn in Group F with Ireland, England and the Netherlands. Since the Egyptians favored defensive tactics, they scored only one goal in the 1990 World Cup, scored by Magdi Abdelghani through a penalty. This made Abdelgani the first African to score a penalty kick in the World Cup.

pos: 1934 FIFA World Cup to qualify, the first and only time the host nation needed to do so. The qualifying matches were arranged on a geographical basis. Withdrawals by Chile and Peru meant Argentina and Brazil qualified without playing a single match. Twelve of the 16 places were allocated to Europe, three to the Americas, and one to Africa or Asia (including Turkey). Only 10 of the 32 entrants, and four of the 16 qualified teams (Brazil, Argentina, United States and Egypt, the first African team to qualify for a World Cup finals tournament), were from outside Europe. The last place in the finals

pos: Algeria national football team ahead of Senegal, Gambia, and Liberia for the second round In the combined 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifications. In the third and final round of the qualifiers, Algeria was joined by Zambia, Rwanda, and Egypt in group C. Egypt was widely considered the favorites to win the group and qualify for the World Cup. However, in June 2009, Algeria beat the double African champions Egypt 3–1 which ultimately changed the teams objectives from just qualifying for the African Cup of Nations, to qualifying for the World Cup after a 24-year absence. The next game was

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: Egypt national football team title. Egypt opened the score before the break thanks to Arsenal's midfielder Elneny. However, Cameroon stepped up its game in the second half and Nicolas Nkoulou scored the equalizer before Vincent Aboubakar scored the second goal in the last minutes. For the second time in its history Egypt lost an AFCON final, and for the first time lost a final to their rival Cameroon. Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times: in 1934, in 1990 and for the 2018 editions. Egypt was the first African country to qualify for the World Cup. The time it took Egypt

pos: African nations at the FIFA World Cup vs Egypt and Tunisia vs Cameroon. Cameroon beat Tunisia 2–0 at home and 1–0 away, and qualified for their second World Cup. However, the playoff between the two North African sides was significantly more ill-tempered. After a goalless draw in Constantine, Egypt beat Algeria 1–0 in Cairo to qualify for the World Cup. After the Cairo match, an Algerian player gouged out an Egyptian team doctor's eye with a broken bottle. The player blamed, Lakhdar Belloumi (who scored the winning goal in Algeria's 2–1 defeat of West Germany in 1982), was not allowed to travel outside Algeria owing to an

pos: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, the 30 teams were divided in 5 groups of 6 teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other in a home-and-away basis. The team with most points in each group would qualify to the World Cup. The competition also constituted the qualification competition for the 2006 African Nations Cup with the top three nations of each group qualifying (except for Egypt, which qualifies as the host nation, the fourth nation in Egypt's group qualifying in Egypt's place). The African qualifying zone saw 4 out of 5 finals places

pos: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 21 winners would advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, the 30 teams were divided in 5 groups of 6 teams each. Teams in each group would play against each other in a home-and-away basis. The team with most points in each group would qualify to the World Cup. The competition also constituted the qualification competition for the 2006 African Nations Cup with the top three nations of each group qualifying (except for Egypt, which qualifies as the host nation, the fourth nation in Egypt's group qualifying in Egypt's place). The African

neg: Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup did not enter the FIFA World Cup. Australia started first time at the 1966 World Cup qualification. In First Round Australia byes and advanced to the AFC–OFC First Round directly. In Final Round the AFC winner would have to play the 3 African teams on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify. South Africa was suspended by FIFA due to apartheid. All fifteen remaining African teams withdrew in protest against there being no automatic qualification for an African team, leaving the AFC–OFC winner to qualify by default. South Korea then withdrew because the 3 team tournament was moved from Japan

neg: Mali national football team reached the 1972 African Nations Cup final, but lost 3–2 to Congo. They failed to qualify for the finals again until 1994 when they reached the semi-finals, an achievement repeated in 2002, 2004 and 2012. They played their first World Cup qualifier in the year 2000. As part of the CAF's qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup, Mali lost in the preliminary round to Libya. Two years later, the country hosted the 2002 African Cup of Nations. Mali's under-23's team managed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. The team coached by Cheick Kone managed to reach the

neg: DR Congo national football team commentators instead held it to be an example of African football's "naïvety and indiscipline". After winning the 1974 African Cup of Nations and participating in the 1974 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the first round of the 1976 African Cup of Nations after recording a draw and two losses in the group stage. Morocco went on to win the tournament. From 1978 to 1986, the country did not qualify for the African Cup of Nations, while not participating in qualification for the 1978 World Cup and 1986 World Cup. In the 1988 African Cup of Nations, Zaire finished

neg: Zambia women's national football team World Cup, and the African Women U-17 Championships. The team participated in the 2008, 2010 and 2012 African qualification tournaments for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Zambia women's national under-20 football team has participated in qualification tournaments for several events including the U19/U20 World Cup and the African Women's Championships. The team participated in the first edition of the African Women U-19 Championship held in 2002. For the 2012 Summer Olympics, there are no age restrictions for players, though Zambia has opted to qualify with a U20/U23 side. Zambia competed in the qualifying tournament in an effort to represent the

neg: Zimbabwe at the Rugby World Cup – Pool B games – Did not qualify. Did not qualify. Did not qualify. Did not qualify. Did not qualify. Did not qualify. So far Zimbabwe has not hosted any World Cup games. Zimbabwe at the Rugby World Cup Zimbabwe have made two Rugby World Cup appearances – in 1987 and 1991. In the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Zimbabwe's national rugby team was invited as the African entrant. No other African countries were invited, as South Africa was disqualified from the tournament due to a sporting boycott adopted by the international community in response to "apartheid". However, Zimbabwe succeeded in

neg: Tunisia national football team default. At the World Cup in Argentina, Tunisia made an immediate impact by coming from behind to beat Mexico 3-1, becoming the first African team to win a World Cup finals match. A few days later, the team held reigning champions West Germany to a 0-0 draw. Despite these impressive results, however, a 0-1 defeat to Poland in their final group match meant they were eliminated in the group stages. Following their first experience of World Cup football, Tunisia experienced a sudden decline. Between 1980 and 1992, the team managed to qualify for only two tournaments - the 1982 African

neg: 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

neg: Football in Morocco (Atlas Lions)", is the national team of Morocco and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. They were the first African team to qualify directly to the World Cup finals, as they did in 1970. They were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and England. Morocco fell to eventual runner-up West Germany 1-0 in the second round. Morocco won the African Nations Cup once, in 1976. The Morocco women's national football team represents Morocco in international women's football and is controlled by the

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: Cameroon national football team Both results caused Cameroon to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals, held in South Africa. The Indomitable Lions were the first team to be mathematically eliminated in the 2010 World Cup, going out in their second group match to Denmark after losing 1–2, preceded by a 0–1 defeat to Japan. Cameroon used sleeveless Puma shirts at the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali. FIFA, however, did not allow Cameroon to use the same kits as at the 2002 World Cup, and black sleeves were added to the shirts. The 2004 African Cup of Nations witnessed Cameroon again run

neg: 2012 Currie Cup First Division team. The top team on the log will also qualify for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team will play off against the team placed sixth in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division over two legs. The winner over these two ties (determined via team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing team will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division. "All times are South African (GMT+2)." The following players took part in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division. 2012 Currie Cup First Division The 2012 Currie

neg: East Africa at the Cricket World Cup East Africa at the Cricket World Cup The East Africa cricket team was a cricket team representing Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. Their first game was against a South African Non-European team in 1958, and they appeared in the 1975 World Cup. East Africa was an Associate Member of the ICC from 1966 to 1989, after which its place was taken by East and Central Africa. East Africa qualified for the first Cricket World Cup in 1975, and were drawn against hosts England, India and New Zealand. They lost all three matches, and failed to qualify for the Knockout stage.

neg: East Africa at the Cricket World Cup East Africa at the Cricket World Cup The East Africa cricket team was a cricket team representing Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. Their first game was against a South African Non-European team in 1958, and they appeared in the 1975 World Cup. East Africa was an Associate Member of the ICC from 1966 to 1989, after which its place was taken by East and Central Africa. East Africa qualified for the first Cricket World Cup in 1975, and were drawn against hosts England, India and New Zealand. They lost all three matches, and failed to qualify for the Knockout stage.

neg: Central African Republic national basketball team team for the AfroBasket 2017. Other current notable players from the Central African Republic: At the AfroBasket 2015. 2015: Peak 2015: Orange Central African Republic national basketball team The Central African Republic national basketball team is administered by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball. The team won the African Basketball Championship twice. It became the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Basketball World Cup. Central African Republic have won the African Championship twice. Their first title came in 1974 when they hosted the tournament and beat Senegal 72–67 in the final. They hoisted the trophy again in 1987 by

neg: El Salvador national football team Cup. Source: El Salvador were the first Central American team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, in 1970, and the first Central American team to qualify twice which they achieved with entry into the 1982 World Cup. They were the first Central American team to ever score a goal in a FIFA World Cup on June 15, 1982. They were the first Central American country to qualify their football team to the Olympic Games (Mexico 1968). They were the first Central American team to sign up for a World Cup qualifier (France 1938). They were the first Central American

neg: 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division the home venue of the higher-placed team. The bottom team on the log will also qualify for the promotion/relegation play-offs. That team will play off against the team placed first in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division over two legs. The winner over these two ties (determined via team tables, with all Currie Cup ranking regulations in effect) will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, while the losing team will qualify for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division. "All times are South African (GMT+2)." The following players took part in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division. 2012 Currie

neg: Football in Guinea-Bissau tournaments since 1986. So far, she could qualify neither for a World Cup nor for the African Nations Championships. 2017 succeeded for the first time the qualification for the African Cup of Nations. Guinea-Bissau participated several times in the West African Amílcar Cabral Cup, hosting it himself in 1979, 1988 and 2007. The tournament could not win the national team Bissau so far. So far, the selection of the country always participates in the football competitions in the Jogos da Lusofonia, and continues to pursue its first title there. In December 2014, Guinea-Bissau finished 133rd in the FIFA World Ranking.

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: Botswana national football team Botswana national football team The Botswana national football team, nicknamed 'The Zebras' (Setswana: "Dipitse") is the national football team of Botswana and is controlled by the Botswana Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they did qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history. Although Botswana have entered the FIFA World Cup preliminary stages five times, it took them nearly eleven years after playing their first match to register their first victory which was a 4–1 victory in the African pre-preliminary qualifying rounds for Germany 2006 against Lesotho. The

neg: Guinea national football team them to qualify instead of Guinea. During the 1976 African Cup of Nations the Guinean team finished second to Morocco, only missing out on the championship by a point. In 2001, FIFA expelled the country from the qualification process of the 2002 World Cup and 2002 African Cup of Nations due to government interference in football. Momo Sylla was to blame for this. They returned to international action in September 2002 after a two-year ban from competition. In the 2004 African Cup of Nations, Guinea reached the quarter-finals, scoring the first goal against Mali before ultimately losing 2–1, conceding the

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: History of the FIFA World Cup by him 30 years later. and none of the teams decided to stay away. This was the hardest ever World Cup finals to qualify for. With 95 teams vying for 14 places (the holders and hosts qualified automatically), there were nearly seven countries competing for each place in Argentina. Hungary won their European group but had to win a play-off against Bolivia to qualify, while England were eliminated despite winning five of their six qualifying matches. Iran and Tunisia were first time participants. Tunisia won their first match against Mexico 3–1 and became the first African team to ever win

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup qualify consecutively for the second time to World Cup. Morocco beat Libya 3–1 on aggregate and also qualified for their second World Cup. Algeria were placed in Group D with Brazil, Spain, and Northern Ireland. They did not reach the heights of its previous finals appearance, drawing 1–1 with Northern Ireland, losing 0–1 to Brazil, and losing 0–3 to Spain. Morocco shocked both Poland and England with goalless draws, and then defeated Portugal 3–1 to become the first African team to progress beyond the first round. In the second round, they faced a West German side that had seven survivors

neg: Congo women's national football team round. Congo then went on to a group with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Mali. They finished the group with three points after a win against Mali, and defeats to good Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon sides. Despite good performances in 2008, they did not qualify for the 2010 African Championship. Therefore, they cannot qualify for the 2011 Germany World Cup. Congo women's national football team The Congo women's national football team represents the Congo in international football. Congo took part in the first African Championship in 1991, but withdrew before the tournament began. Congo did not compete at another championship until

neg: Algeria national football team qualify for the following World Cups in 1998, 2002 and 2006. During the 1998 African Cup of Nations, Algeria finished last in its group with three defeats and was eliminated in the group stage. Algerian football was losing its reputation and the team that was once considered one of the best and most feared teams in Africa, was no longer feared. In the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the Fennecs passed the first round only to lose to 2–1 to eventual champions Cameroon in the quarter-finals. Algeria once more failed to pass the first round in the African competition in

neg: 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,

neg: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification playing a match: Congo, Senegal, Zambia and Zimbabwe, all of which are African teams. "(8 teams competing for 1 berth)" The only African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1991 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria. The eight teams were paired together into two knockout ties. The winners of these ties advanced to the second round, who used the same format as the first round. The final round is a two-leg final between the two winners of the second round. The winner, Nigeria qualified to the World Cup and won the tournament by defeating Cameroon 6–0

neg: 1979 ICC Trophy ground at New Road, two days before the World Cup final. Sri Lanka won the first ICC Trophy defeating Canada in the final. East Africa who played in the first World Cup didn't qualify this time, which meant there would be no nation from the African region participating in the 1979 World Cup. The 15 teams were divided into three groups of five. Each team played each other team in its group once in matches played between 22 May and 4 June, scoring four points for a win and two for a no-result (match started but not finished) or abandoned

neg: 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C Pool C of the 2015 Rugby World Cup began on 19 September and was completed on 11 October 2015. The pool was composed of New Zealand (the title holders), Argentina and Tongawho all qualified automatically for the tournament due to finishing in the top three positions in their pools in 2011along with the top European qualifier, Georgia, and the top African qualifier, Namibia. After winning the first three of their matches, New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the 2015 Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals. After Tonga loss to New Zealand in

neg: Namibia national rugby union team took part in the African tournaments for 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification. They started out in Round 3, where they finished second in the pool behind Zimbabwe on points difference (defeating Zimbabwe but losing to Tunisia). Namibia defeated Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco and Zimbabwe to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. The team's participation was put in doubt when the Namibian government's Sports Commission barred the team from participating in a South African competition it had been using as preparation, and threatened to stop the team from taking part in the World Cup. This followed criticisms from non-white rugby clubs

neg: Zimbabwe national football team of Independence as Rhodesia, FIFA requested that the Football Association of Rhodesia reform to be a multi-racial organisation. Prior to this only white Rhodesians were selected for the national football team but after 1965 the team became multi-racial. In 1969, Rhodesia took part in the Confederation of African Football 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. This was their first attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Contrary to the team being viewed as the representative team of white Rhodesians, the team was multi-racial including black players. They were drawn against the Australia national football team. Both legs were held

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: Christian Chukwu to qualify for the World Cup, after having appeared at all World Cup finals tournaments since their debut in 1994. Chukwu coached Enugu Rangers to 6th place in the 2008-2009 edition of the Nigeria Premier League. However, he was sacked on August 5, 2009 for failing to reach the club's targets for the season. Christian Chukwu Christian Chukwu Okoro (born 4 January 1951) is a Nigerian football former player and former national team coach. A defender in his playing days, he captained the Nigeria national team to its first win in the African Nations Cup. As a player, he became

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: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa) along with the better placed third team will qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup proper. 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa) The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa) process will determine the 5 African teams that will participate at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. It will be held from November 2017 to February 2019. "All times are local." In the second round, the top three teams from each group will be placed in a group with three other top teams. All results from the first qualification round, are carried over to the second round. Games will be

neg: Central African Republic African language as their official language. Basketball is the country's most popular sport and a good way to connect with its people. Its national team won the African Championship twice and was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Basketball World Cup. The country also has a national football team, which is governed by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Football, and stages matches at the Barthélemy Boganda Stadium. Politics in the Central African Republic formally take place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic. In this system, the President is the head of state, with a Prime Minister as

neg: Entre la coupe et l'élection Entre la coupe et l'élection Entre la coupe et l'élection (Between the Cup and the Election) is a 2008 documentary film co-directed by Monique Mbeka Phoba and Guy Kabeya Muya. It tells of Zaire's football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and what happened to the players afterwards. The national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Leopards, won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1968 and 1974. They then competed in the 1974 World Cup in Germany. They were the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify, and hopes were high. The team was decisively beaten, scoring

neg: 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

neg: Sport in Rwanda the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). Its national team made its African Cup of Nations debut in the 2004 edition of the tournament. A Rwanda B team won the CECAFA Cup in 1999, when the country hosted the tournament. The CECAFA Club Cup has been known as the Kagame Interclub Cup since 2002, when Rwandan President Kagame started to sponsor the competition. The national team is yet to qualify for the World Cup. Rwanda's highest domestic football competition is the Rwanda National Football League. Cricket has been described as

neg: South Africa national under-20 football team Cup to be held in South Korea between 20 May – 11 June 2017. Players who have previously played for the under-20 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team: South Africa national under-20 football team The South Africa national under-20 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has played at seven African

neg: Zimbabwe national rugby union team to 42, failing to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. As the decade continued, Zimbabwe would slowly fade from the African rugby scene; the 2004 campaign was disastrous, as Zimbabwe lost to Madagascar for the first time, and would later get thrashed by Namibia. The 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign was also a disaster, with Zimbabwe losing to Zambia, an opponent they had traditionally dominated. By 2008, the Sables hit rock bottom, losing in the first round of the qualifying for the 2011 World Cup. The 2010s would begin with hope for Zimbabwe. The Sables won the Africa

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: Mohamed Kallon country's two goals as Sierra Leone defeated Burkina Faso 2–1 in their opening group match at the 1996 African Nations Cup, played at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Since then, he is the key member of "Leone Stars" and active at 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup qualification. His most recent cap is on 9 February 2011 against Nigeria in a friendly. Kallon was the captain of the Sierra Leone national team but quit his captaincy after the team failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Kallon

neg: Madagascar national rugby union team and 2007. Madagascar also failed to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. It is currently involved in the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifyings. Madagascar was the surprise winner of the 2012 Africa Cup, defeating Namibia 57-54 in an historical final. In 2013 the Makis avoided relegation from the top flight of African rugby and remain in Division 1A of the Africa Cup for 2014, which will serve as the African qualification for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Madagascar wins serendib cup 2013 in Sri Lanka, beating Sri Lanka on a score of 17-12 and dominating Poland on 25-21 score,

neg: Samuel Eto'o "Indomitable Lions" failed to qualify for the Cup of Nations. On 23 March 2013, Eto'o scored his first goal for Cameroon in 16 months with a penalty kick against Togo in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. He went on to score an 82nd minute winning goal in the same match, sending Cameroon to the top of their qualifying group. In November 2013, he captained the team in their 4–1 aggregate defeat of Tunisia in the play-off to secure World Cup qualification. In June 2014, Eto'o was selected in Cameroon's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the third African

neg: Disgrace of Gijón in their final match. Algeria's victory over Chile made them the first ever African and Arab team to win twice at a World Cup. As Algeria played that final match the day before West Germany met Austria, the two European teams knew what result they needed in order to qualify for the next round. A German win by one or two goals would see both West Germany and Austria qualify. A larger West German victory, by three goals or more, would see West Germany and Algeria qualify (because Algeria had scored more goals than Austria, they would qualify even with

neg: Botswana national football team southern African nation took part in their first preliminary competition for the 1994 World Cup in the United States, where they faced Niger and Ivory Coast. They managed a 0–0 draw with the latter in Gaborone, but lost their other three matches, finishing last in their group. The next competition they entered was for the 2002 World Cup, where they faced Zambia in a two-legged tie to decide which team would advance to the group stages. Zambia won both legs of the tie to qualify and knock Botswana out. After this, Botswana suffered some poor results with the team losing

neg: 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament cup ticket after a 3–1 win against South Africa. 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th 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. 10 teams entered the competition. The pairings were released in late June 2013. The first round's many withdrawal of

neg: Stephen Keshi Cup by beating Ethiopia 4–1 on aggregate in a play-off. Keshi set a record in African football by being the first African coach to qualify two African nations (Nigeria and Togo) for the World Cup Finals. He also helped Nigeria become the first country to achieve an African Cup of Nations trophy and World Cup qualification, both in 2013. Nigeria progressed to the knockout stage of 2014 World Cup. They started the tournament with a 0-0 draw against Iran, followed by a controversial 1-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. They lost the final group stage match 2-3 against Argentina, but

neg: Football in Sierra Leone and supporters of Manchester City raised funds to send a second-hand bus to Sierra Leone to provide transport for away games. The Sierra Leone national football team is popularly known as the Leone Stars and represents the country in international football competitions. Though the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, they did participate in the 1994 and 1996 African Cup of Nations. On 3 September 2016, the national team had a chance to qualify for the Africa Cup for the first time in 20 years if they could defeat Ivory Coast, but could only manage a 1-1

neg: Ghana national football team (2–1) saw them through to the second round, where they lost 3–0 to Brazil. In 2008, Ghana reached a high ranking of 14 according to the FIFA World Rankings. The Black Stars went on to secure a 100 percent record in their qualification campaign, winning the group and becoming the first African team to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the final tournament, the team competed in Group D with Germany, Serbia and Australia. Ghana reached the round of 16 where they played the United States, winning 2–1 in extra time to become the third African nation to

neg: Austin Smith (field hockey) the UK to join HC 's-Hertogenbosch in The Netherlands. Earlier on in the year he was named the captain of the South African squad, and leading them to victory in the African Championship to qualify for the World Cup in 2010. Smith was also named in the World All-Star Team for his performances in 2009. In 2010 Smith captained the South African squad at the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games where they finished in 10th and 5th respectively. Later on in the year, he was named South African Men's Hockey Player of the Year for a second time. Austin

neg: Rwanda 2007. The country bid unsuccessfully to host the 2013 tournament. Rwanda's national football team has appeared in the African Cup of Nations once, in the 2004 edition of the tournament, but narrowly failed to advance beyond the group stages. The team have failed to qualify for the competition since, and have never qualified for the World Cup. Rwanda's highest domestic football competition is the Rwanda National Football League; , the dominant team is APR FC of Kigali, having won 13 of the last 17 championships. Rwandan clubs participate in the Kagame Interclub Cup for Central and East African teams, sponsored

neg: 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th 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. 10 teams entered the competition. The pairings were released in late June 2013. The first round's many withdrawal of teams was openly criticised by FIFA. The top three

neg: Saint Lucia Football Association men's team faced Panama in qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, it marked the first time they had ever played an opponent outside the Caribbean zone. The men's team has attempted to qualify for the World Cup four times, but has yet to make it past the second preliminary round in the CONCACAF region. They have been more competitive in Caribbean Cup competition, advancing as far as the semifinals. The women's national team attempted to qualify for the Women's World Cup for the first time in 2003, but did not advance past the first qualifying round despite securing two

neg: Algeria national football team a group that included Northern Ireland (1–1 draw), Brazil (1–0 loss), and Spain (3–0 loss). Only one Algerian scored during this competition: Djamel Zidane. From thereon, Algeria failed to qualify for another World Cup until 2010. 1990 African Cup of Nations In 1990, Algeria hosted the 1990 African Cup of Nations for the first time and were strongly considered to win the competition. drawn In Group A, the Algerians started the tournament by beating Nigeria 5–1, with doubles by Djamel Menad and Rabah Madjer and a goal by Djamel Amani. After a great start with a convincing victory against the

neg: South Africa national under-17 football team FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. The following 21 players were selected to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Head coach: Molefi Ntseki South Africa national under-17 football team The South Africa national under-17 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup. The team was started in 1993, when the SAFA decided to form an under-17

neg: 2017 Rugby League World Cup be involved in the qualifying competition but were later granted automatic qualification, due to becoming co-hosts of the tournament. In addition to the eight automatic qualifiers, the remaining six spots will come from four different qualification zones; three from Europe, one from Asia/Pacific, one from Americas and one from Middle East/Africa. Tonga were the first team to qualify from the qualification stage after winning the Asian-Pacific play-off. Lebanon were the second team to qualify from the qualification stage, after winning the Middle East-African play-off. The USA were the third team to qualify, winning the Americas qualification group. The match officials

neg: Nigeria national football team On 24 June 2016, The Confederation of African Football released the draw for the 3rd round of the World Cup qualifiers which saw Nigeria grouped in what was described as a "group of death"; alongside Zambia, Algeria, and Cameroon. Nigeria started their group stage matches with a 2–1 win over Zambia in Ndola and defeated Algeria 3–1 in their second match at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. They went on to beat Cameroon 5–1 home and away in a back to back contest. The Super Eagles of Nigeria became the first African team to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World

neg: Equatorial Guinea women's national football team Football Championship. They made their debut in an international tournament at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing all three of their group stage matches against Norway, Australia and Brazil. Equatorial Guinea is the third women's team (out of five) from the Confederation of African Football to qualify for a FIFA Women's World Cup (Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Côte d'Ivoire being the others). Between 2006 and 2010, Bilguissa and Salimata Simporé, a sibling duo from Burkina Faso, used to play for Equatorial Guinea - the first as a central defender and the latter as a centre forward. Beyond the mechanism

neg: Equatorial Guinea women's national football team by which they were naturalized, the main controversy arose regarding whether they were actually two men. They had integrated the Equatorial Guinea's squads that won the 2008 African Women's Championship and reached the second place in the 2010 African Women's Championship, which allowed Equatorial Guinea to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Around April 2011, they were removed from national team by the Italian-born Brazilian coach Marcelo Frigerio, who had recently assumed, just a few months before participating in the World Cup. Since then, the Simporé siblings never were called-up. In 2015, Frigerio, now a former national team

neg: 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

neg: Taiwo Awoniyi another Belgian club, KAA Gent. Taiwo represented Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and went on to win the tournament, scoring four goals during the competition. He also represented Nigeria at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand after winning the 2015 African U-20 Championship in Senegal. On 12 April 2015, he scored a brace on his debut for the Nigeria U-23 team in a match against Zambia, as his team went on to qualify for the 2015 All African Games. He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

neg: Abedi Pele his country's history, and among the best in Africa. Until 7 June 2013, when he was surpassed by Asamoah Gyan, he was the top goalscorer for the "Black Stars" with 33 goals. He was a fixture in the African Championships of the 1980s and '90s with his national team, and a member of Ghana's victorious team in the 1982 African Cup of Nations, but he never had an opportunity to play in the FIFA World Cup, as the "Black Stars" failed to qualify for the competition during his career. However, he was arguably the most dominant figure on the African

neg: DR Congo national football team DR Congo national football team The Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team (formerly known as Zaire, alternatively known as Congo-Kinshasa) is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA). They are nicknamed "the Leopards". DR Congo have been ranked as high as 28 in the FIFA Rankings. As Zaire they were the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations. The Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA) was founded in 1919 when the country was not

neg: South Africa national under-20 football team South Africa national under-20 football team The South Africa national under-20 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has played at seven African Youth Championships and three FIFA U-20 World Cups. The team was started in 1993, when SAFA decided to form an under-20 team. The team's greatest achievements to date include a second-place finish at the

neg: David Chabala drawn in the same group as Morocco and Senegal and many felt the time had come for Zambia to qualify to the World Cup as they had a very good team which had been together for a while, with coaching staff who seemed to inspire the team. On 10 April 1993, Zambia played out a goalless draw at home to Zimbabwe in an African Nations Cup qualifier. Two weeks later, the Zambians crushed Mauritius 3–0 in Port Louis with Chabala as captain and Kelvin Mutale grabbing a hat-trick. From there, the team made its way to Senegal for the first

neg: Charles Losper Charles Losper Charles Losper (born 18 March 1969 in Retreat, Cape Town) is a former South African professional darts player from South Africa. Who competes in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He is not a full-time professional and currently works as a policeman. Having started playing darts in 1991, Losper's first major tournament appearance was in the 2003 WDF World Cup with the South African team. Having stayed with them for 3 years, he joined the Professional Darts Corporation in 2006 and made his first PDC tournament appearance in the South African Open. He failed to qualify for the final stages

neg: Morad Fareed Morad Fareed Morad Fareed (born September 14, 1979) is a New York-based entrepreneur and former professional athlete. Born in New York State, Fareed was a member of the first Palestine national football team in its attempt to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Although Palestine did not qualify for the World Cup, Fareed appeared in one preliminary match against Iraq on 16 November 2004. He was featured in the 2006 film Goal Dreams, a documentary directed by Maya Sanbar and Jeffrey Saunders that follows the Palestinian national team in their attempt to qualify for the World Cup. Morad is

neg: History of the Netherlands national football team 2010 qualification campaign, winning all eight games and becoming the first European team to qualify for the World Cup. The World Cup Draw in Cape Town on the 4 December 2009 saw the Dutch being placed alongside Denmark, Cameroon and Japan in Group E. On June 14 the Dutch won 2–0 against Denmark in their opener at the World Cup. On June 19 they then beat Japan 1–0 with a goal from Wesley Sneijder. They were the first team to qualify for the Round of 16 after a 2–1 victory from Denmark over Cameroon. In the first knockout round they

neg: South Africa national under-17 football team South Africa national under-17 football team The South Africa national under-17 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup. The team was started in 1993, when the SAFA decided to form an under-17 team. The team's greatest achievement to date include a second-place finish at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, hosted in Niger and qualifying for the 2015

neg: Algeria national football team 84th minute after a goal from Abdelmalek Cherrad, nearly seconds before the final whistle Morocco scored which meant the two sides would have to play in extra time, where Morocco would go on to win 3–1. The loss against their North African neighbors was heartbreaking, and after that game, Algeria failed to qualify for the following two Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2008 and nothing seemed to be working for Algerian football. World Cup 2010 qualifiers On October 11, 2008, Algeria returned to the top 20 African teams in the Fifa ranking by finishing first in their group

neg: Philippines women's national football team in Philippines. Before participating in the Jordan to compete in the Asian Cup the national team will hold their last camp in Japan from 20 to 27 March 2018. Since October 2015, the home stadium of the national team is the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna. The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup. It didn't attempt to qualify for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 with its non participation at the 1991 AFC Women's Championship which also served as the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup. The national team first attempted to qualify

neg: EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy teams qualified via the Youth Asia Cup. In the 1997 event, Papua New Guinea qualified alongside then associate side Bangladesh to qualify for the 1998 U-19 World Cup. No EAP sides qualified from the 1999 competition. In the first EAP U-19 Trophy, only the two most long standing EAP members participated, Papua New Guinea and Fiji alongside ACC side Hong Kong. Papua New Guinea won the three team event and so qualified for their second U-19 World Cup in 2002. During the interim years when an EAP competition was not organised, a joint qualification event with the African Cricket Association

neg: Bulgaria national rugby union team Bulgaria national rugby union team The Bulgaria national rugby union team represents Bulgaria at rugby union. They are governed by the Bulgarian Rugby Federation, and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Bulgaria played their first rugby international in 1963, where they met Romania. They were defeated by the Romanians, 70-3. There was no qualifying tournament held for the first Rugby World Cup, and Bulgaria did not attempt to qualify for the tournament until the Welsh hosted the 1999 Rugby World Cup. They competed in Pool 2 of Round A, but did not advance to the next stage.

neg: Jawad El Andaloussi Jawad El Andaloussi Abbad Jawad El Andaloussi () is a Moroccan footballer who played for Morocco in the 1978 African Cup of Nations. El Andaloussi made his debut for the Morocco national football team on November 16, 1980 against Zambia in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.In total he would make five international appearances. El Andaloussi began coaching the Laval Dynamites in the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 2003. In his debut season with Laval the team failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time in the club's history; missing the final playoff spot by one point. He

neg: Mauritania national football team against neighbouring Mali in a two-legged qualifier. The first leg was lost 6–0 away on 1 May, and the second leg was lost 1–0 at home on 18 May. Mali did not qualify for the finals. Mauritania's first entrance into World Cup qualification was an attempt to reach the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. In March 1976 they were one of four countries put into two preliminary matches at the start of the African qualification campaign. Mauritania's preliminary was a two-legged match against the Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and they drew the first match 1–1 away in Ouagadougou

neg: Mohamed Salah qualification to help the team qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. For his performances, Salah was named CAF African Footballer of the Year and the BBC African Footballer of the Year. He was also selected in the CAF Team of the Year and Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament. Salah played his youth football with El Mokawloon. He made his senior team debut in the Egyptian Premier League coming on as a substitute on 3 May 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against El Mansoura. During the 2010–11 season Salah continued earning minutes on the pitch, eventually

neg: Bulgaria national football team advanced to the knockout stage by being the third-best third placed team. That way, Bulgaria and also Uruguay became the first nations to qualify for the knockout stage without winning a game in the first round. In the Round of 16, they faced World Cup hosts Mexico and lost the match 2–0. Ivan Vutsov was the manager of the team. On 17 November 1993, Emil Kostadinov scored two goals to beat France in Paris, thus allowing Bulgaria to qualify for the World Cup in the United States in 1994, while France was eliminated having needed only a draw to qualify.

neg: France national football team the third-place match, France were defeated 2–0 by the Czechoslovakians. The 1960s and 70s saw France decline significantly playing under several managers and failing to qualify for numerous international tournaments. On 25 April 1964, Henri Guérin was officially installed as the team's first manager. Under Guérin, France failed to qualify for the 1962 World Cup and the 1964 European Nations' Cup. The team did return to major international play following qualification for the 1966 World Cup. The team lost in the group stage portion of the tournament. Guérin was fired following the World Cup. He was replaced by José Arribas

neg: Tunisia national football team 18 August 1960, Tunisia recorded their biggest-ever win: an 8-1 thumping of Taiwan. In 1962, Tunisia entered the African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time: the team successfully qualified for the tournament and went on to finish third. Three years later, Tunisia hosted the 1965 African Cup of Nations and reached the final, where they lost 3-2 to Ghana in extra-time. Despite this early success, Tunisia did not enter the Cup of Nations again until 1976, and did not qualify for one until 1978. In 1973, however, the team entered the Palestine Cup of Nations and won in

neg: 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

neg: 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

neg: Philippines national football team all-time record made its first participation in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1998 edition. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Yanti Barsales made the first goal for the Philippines at a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Syria. The national team did not enter the qualifiers for the next succeeding editions until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, about 10 years later. The national team secured their first victory in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, 4–0. The senior national team never managed to qualify for the Olympics. The Philippines qualified once for the Asian Cup, in 2019. For

neg: Lebanon national football team key in qualifying Lebanon to the Asian Cup, as he scored 5 goals in 6 games. During these qualifications Lebanon fielded various players of Lebanese origins born and raised in foreign countries, such as Hilal El-Helwe, Joan Oumari and Omar Bugiel from Germany, Soony Saad from the United States, Samir Ayass from Bulgaria and Adnan Haidar from Norway. Although Radulovic failed to qualify the national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he successfully helped Lebanon qualify for their first ever AFC Asian Cup in 2019, becoming the first Montenegrin manager to help a team qualify for a major tournament.

neg: Thailand national rugby union team Thailand national rugby union team The Thailand national rugby union team represents Thailand in international rugby union. Thailand have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have been playing in qualifying tournaments since the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. Thailand played their first ever rugby international in 1970. Thailand first attempted to qualify for a World Cup in 1999 when Wales was the host. They competed in Round 1 of the Asia qualifying tournament, winning and losing one match; seeing them finish second in the final standings, and knocking them out of contention to qualify.

neg: Jeff Van Gundy senior United States men's national basketball team at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup tournament, and in the qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. USA head coach Gregg Popovich would then resume coaching the team at the World Cup, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics, should they qualify for either. Team USA became Van Gundy's first coaching job since leaving the Rockets in 2007. Van Gundy went on to guide the US to the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, and also to qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Following his firing from the Houston Rockets in

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: 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