World Cup 2014 qualified teams

Published November 21st, 2013 - 01:16 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

With the completion of the European and African play-offs, as well as the intercontinental ties between New Zealand and Mexico, and Uruguay and Jordan, we now know the identity of every participant in the 2014 World Cup.

Tuesday's games saw Portugal book their ticket for next summer's tournament at the expense of Sweden, as Cristiano Ronaldo netted four goals over two matches to help his side to a 4-2 aggregate win.

France, meanwhile, completed an impressive comeback at the Stade de France as they beat Ukraine 3-0 to overturn their 2-0 surprise loss from last Friday.

Elsewhere, Croatia eliminated Iceland as they recorded a 2-0 home win after a scoreless draw in the first leg last week. The final European ticket went to Greece, who sealed qualification with a 1-1 draw versus Romania after a 3-1 first-leg victory.

In Africa, Nigeria became the first team to make it to next year's finals as they beat Ethiopia 2-0 at the weekend to make it 4-1 on aggregate. Cote d'Ivoire also booked their ticket on Saturday as they held Senegal to a 1-1 draw following their first-leg win.

On Sunday, Cameroon qualified with a 4-1 home win over Tunisia, while Ghana eliminated Egypt 7-3 on aggregate despite their 2-1 defeat on Tuesday. Finally, Algeria sealed their World Cup berth following a 1-0 home-win over Burkina Faso that saw them qualify on away goals.

Wednesday's intercontinental play-off between Mexico and New Zealand then saw the former become the penultimate team to reach next summer's tournament. A 4-2 away-win more than proved enough after a heavy 5-1 victory in the first leg.

Later in the day, two-time champions Uruguay were surprisingly held to a 0-0 draw by Jordan in Montevideo, but still cruised through 5-0 on aggregate to become the 32nd and final side to qualify for next summer's finals in Brazil.

NATIONS QUALIFIED FOR 2014 WORLD CUP

TEAMCONFEDERATIONLAST APPEARANCEBEST PERFORMANCE
BrazilConmebol2010Winners
ArgentinaConmebol2010Winners
ColombiaConmebol1998Round of 16
ChileConmebol2010Third place
EcuadorConmebol2006Round of 16
UruguayConmebol2010Winners
NetherlandsUefa2010Runners-up
ItalyUefa2010Winners
BelgiumUefa2002Fourth place
GermanyUefa2010Winners
SwitzerlandUefa2010Quarter-finals
RussiaUefa2002Fourth place
Bosnia-HerzegovinaUefa--
SpainUefa2010Winners
EnglandUefa2010Winners
FranceUefa2010Winners
CroatiaUefa2006Third place
GreeceUefa2010Group stage
PortugalUefa2010Third place
JapanAFC2010Round of 16
AustraliaAFC2010Round of 16
IranAFC2006Group stage
South KoreaAFC2010Fourth place
Costa RicaConcacaf2006Round of 16
USAConcacaf2010Third place
HondurasConcacaf2010Group stage
MexicoConcacaf2010Quarter-finals
NigeriaCaf2010Round of 16
GhanaCaf2010Quarter-finals
AlgeriaCaf2010Group stage
CameroonCaf2010Quarter-finals
Cote d'IvoireCaf2010Group stage

 

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