2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round

This page provides summaries of the CAF third round matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties.

Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria won their respective ties and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Exactly the same five African teams won the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Seeding
The teams were seeded based on the 12 September 2013 edition of the FIFA World Rankings (shown below, with their second-round groups in small brackets).

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup.

Matches
The draw of the play-offs was held on 16 September 2013 in Giza, Egypt. The matches were played in the periods 11–15 October and 15–19 November 2013.
 * Tie-break criteria

If teams are tied after the two-match series (on basis of Results, Goals Scored, Away Goals), then a Cup System will take effect.

After the conclusion of the second match (i.e. 90 minutes of regulatory time), 30 minutes of extra-time will be played (2 x 15 minutes) Goals scored during extra-time period will be decisive.
 * Knockout format:


 * a) Team scoring greater number of goals advances.
 * b) If both teams score same number of goals, then team with more away goals advances.

If no goals are scored in the extra-time, then penalty kick procedures will apply, as described in the Laws of the Game.


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Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Ghana won 7–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

3–3 on aggregate. Algeria won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Burkina Faso's protest that Algeria goalscorer Madjid Bougherra was ineligible to play in qualification was thrown out by FIFA.