1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

rounds for the African zone (CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups...

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A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. However, was excluded by FIFA

FIFA

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for not paying the entry fee. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

There would be four rounds of play:

First Round: 4 teams, , , , and , received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 24 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
Second Round and Third Round: In each of these rounds, the teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the next round, until there would be 4 teams left.
Final Round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.

First round

Morocco advanced to the Second Round.
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Zaire advanced to the Second Round.
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Cameroon advanced to the Second Round.
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Guinea advanced to the Second Round.
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The aggregate score was tied at 2–2, but Nigeria won 4–3 on penalties, and so advanced to the Second Round.
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Libya advanced to the Second Round.
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Zambia advanced to the Second Round.
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The aggregate score was tied 1–1, and Niger advanced to the Second Round due on away goals

Away goals rule

The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

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Algeria advanced to the Second Round.
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Ghana withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Second Round automatically.
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Tanzania advanced to the Second Round.
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Uganda withdrew, so Madagascar advanced to the Second Round automatically.

Second round

Libya withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Third Round automatically.
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Algeria advanced to the Third Round.
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The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and Niger advanced to the Third Round due on away goals

Away goals rule

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Guinea advanced to the Third Round.
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Cameroon advanced to the Third Round.
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The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and Morocco won 5–4 on penalties and advanced to the Third Round.
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Nigeria advanced to the Third Round.
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Zaire advanced to the Third Round.

Third round

Algeria advanced to the Final Round.
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Nigeria advanced to the Final Round.
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Morocco advanced to the Final Round.
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Cameroon advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Algeria qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...