The World Cup marked a historic milestone for African teams, with nine representatives from the continent successfully advancing beyond the group stage.
Interestingly, none of these African sides topped their groups; all finished in either second or third place.
Tunisia was the only African team to fail to progress from the group phase.
The African teams that moved past the group stage were:
- South Africa
- Cape Verde
- Ivory Coast
- Morocco
- Senegal
- Ghana
- Egypt
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Algeria
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