The best performing African teams in FIFA World Cup history

07.12.2022 - 22:53 news24.com

The African continent is home to some of the most passionate football lovers. However, despite the continent's love for the beautiful game, it has yet to produce a team to advance past the quarter-final stage in the FIFA World Cup.Before a ball was kicked for the 2022 World Cup, it seemed unlikely that African teams would fare well but Cameroon, Tunisia, Ghana, Senegal and Morocco have all performed admirably in Qatar.Upon reaching the knockout stages, Senegal suffered a 3-0 defeat to England, ending their journey.

Meanwhile, Morocco progressed after stunning Luis Enrique and Spain in a penalty shootout to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.In the past two tournaments, African teams have performed poorly as only Nigeria and Algeria made it to the last 16 at the 2014 World Cup while in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, no African side made it beyond the group stage.In the history of the World Cup, only four African teams have reached the quarter-finals, Cameron (1990), Senegal (2002), Ghana (2010) and now recently Morocco (2022).Let's take a closer look at the best-performing African teams in the history of the World Cup:Cameroon (1990)Cameroon were the surprise packages in the 1990 World Cup in Italy as the Indomitable Lions topped their group after beating defending champions Argentina in their opening game.

Their good run continued as they beat Colombia in the last 16. However, they suffered a 3-2 defeat in the last eight against England, ending their World Cup journey.Cameroon have yet to progress out of the group stage since the quarter-finals back in 1990.Senegal (2002)This was the first time that Senegal would participate in a World Cup and they certainly made an impact.

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