Four African Teams Book World Cup Spots

Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon, and Malawi all secured their places at the 2027 Women's World Cup.

Event

2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil

Qualification

Reached Wafcon semi-finals

Algeria result

Beat Ivory Coast 2-1

Morocco result

Beat South Africa 2-1

Cameroon result

Beat Nigeria 1-0

What happened. Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon, and Malawi all qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup by reaching the semi-finals of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Algeria qualified for their first Women's World Cup.
Malawi, ranked 153rd, caused a huge shock by beating Ghana.
Cameroon's 19-year-old Myriam Nyadjou scored a spectacular free-kick.

The Wafcon semi-finals are on Wednesday, with losers still having a chance via play-offs.

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