We are waiting for Egypt… Ivory Coast is the eighth African team that qualified for the second round.

Cote d’Ivoire joined the illustrious list of Africans in World Cup history after they managed to secure valuable qualification from the group stage of the ongoing tournament in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

Ivory Coast retained their place in the last 32 of the World Cup after finishing second in Group E with six points, behind leaders Germany on goal difference.

The African representative won an important 2-0 victory over Curaçao in the 3rd round yesterday, Thursday evening, confirming their qualification with a points advantage over Ecuador, which is third with 4 points.

According to Statsfoot statistics, Ivory Coast won two World Cups for the first time in its history.

Côte d’Ivoire qualified to join 7 African teams that have reached the second round in the history of the World Cup, namely Nigeria (3 times), Morocco (3 times), Senegal (twice), Ghana (twice), Cameroon, Algeria and South Africa.

Côte d’Ivoire is the second African team to make the list in the current edition, after They were preceded by South Africa, who finished as runners-up in Group A.

The Egyptian team is also expected to complete the list as the 9th African team to qualify as they face Iran in the third round of Group Seven tomorrow morning.

The Egyptian team has an advantage to enter the group leader with 4 points, two points behind Belgium and Iran.

Therefore, the Pharaohs have more than one chance to qualify, be it with a win, a draw or even a loss (whether in second place or even in the top three).

It is noteworthy that the Moroccan national team has also qualified for the second round of the current draw for the third time in its history after 1986 and 2022.

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