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54 members eligible for the World Cup but only 5 qualified. Does the qualification system for the World Cup disadvantage Africa? For Raymond Domenech, it is a certainty.
“What you have to emphasize is that these are not play-offs, these are qualifications. For us in Europe, it is those who have not managed to finish at the top of their group who play the play-offs. But for them, they are the first of the groups. And the 10 teams find themselves to finally be five at the World Cup. These are 54 African countries which are represented by 5”, ruminated the former coach of the team. of France for the chain L’Equipe.
“I think they will have 9 representatives from the next World Cup. But it is totally illogical if we compare with South America which has 10 countries and 5 qualified. Titles won by the South “Americans? There’s Brazil and Argentina, the others we don’t see. Uruguay? Yes, they won it when there were three countries,” added Domenech. Indeed, there will be 9, or even 10 African countries present in 2026. A much larger contingent that could allow the continent to be more competitive on the world stage.
