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Morocco, Tunisia seal qualification for 2018 World Cup
Morocco and Tunisia have joined Nigeria, Egypt and Senegal to secure spots in the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, as the five nations will represent Africa in Russia.
Morocco qualified for the global showpiece after defeating Cote d’Ivoire 2-0 away in Group C on Saturday, while Tunisia got through after a 0-0 draw with Libya in Rades.
Cote d’Ivoire needed an outright win to qualify while a draw would still have been enough for Morocco, but two first half goals by Nabil Dirar and Medhi Benatia sealed the victory for the visitors.
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Morocco have now qualified for their fifth World Cup (1970, 1986, 1994, 1998) and their first since France 1998.
Tunisia, on the other hand, will be making a return to the World Cup since Germany 2006 after topping Group A on 14 points,just one point ahead of second-placed Congo Democratic Republic who defeated Guinea 3-1.
As it stands, a total of 26 teams around the world have guaranteed their participation at next year’s World Cup, as 6 teams from play-offs will complete the lineup by next week.
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