Here are the results for African teams in the FIFA World Cup history (as of 2022):
Best Performances:
- Cameroon (1990)
- Quarter-finals
- Cameroon became the first African team to reach the quarter-finals in the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where they were eliminated by England (2-3).
- Senegal (2002)
- Quarter-finals
- Senegal made an impressive run to the quarter-finals in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea/Japan, where they were eliminated by Turkey (0-1).
- Ghana (2010)
- Quarter-finals
- Ghana also reached the quarter-finals in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but lost to Uruguay in a dramatic penalty shootout (2-2, 2-4 on penalties).
- Nigeria (1994, 1998, 2014)
- Round of 16
- Nigeria reached the round of 16 on three occasions: in 1994, 1998, and 2014 but was eliminated in each of those years.
Other notable performances:
- Morocco (1986)
- Round of 16
- Morocco reached the round of 16 in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, becoming the first African team to advance to the knockout stage.
- Algeria (2014)
- Round of 16
- Algeria made it to the round of 16 in Brazil 2014, where they were knocked out by Germany in extra time (1-2).
- Tunisia (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018)
- Group stage / Round of 16
- Tunisia has qualified for multiple World Cups but has mostly been eliminated in the group stages or the round of 16.
African Teams in the World Cup:
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Ghana
- Tunisia
- Morocco
- Algeria
- Ivory Coast
- South Africa (Host nation in 2010)
Summary:
- African teams have made significant strides in World Cup history, especially with teams like Cameroon, Senegal, and Ghana reaching the quarter-finals.
- Despite this, no African team has yet reached the semifinals, but the performances of these teams have contributed greatly to African football’s growing stature on the global stage.
The next goal for African teams is to break through the quarter-finals and achieve even greater success in future tournaments.
