World Cup qualifications 1998 - Africa

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Overall table and games


RankTeamElo beforeElo afterPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
#TeamElo beforeElo afterPWDLGFGAGDPts
1.
Tunisia
1615
50th
1680up
41st
8710152+1322
2.
South Africa
1738
28th
1733down
29th
8611113+819
3.
Morocco
1629
48th
1744up
26th
6510142+1216
4.
Angola
1443
95th
1546up
70th
8440125+716
5.
Guinea
1327
122nd
1469up
84th
8503159+615
6.
Cameroon
1559
63rd
1585up
60th
6420104+614
7.
Congo
1369
113th
1475up
81st
842286+214
8.
Nigeria
1792
23rd
1714down
33rd
6411104+613
9.
Kenya
1458
90th
1441down
92nd
84131414013
10.
Zambia
1681
35th
1627down
50th
8323108+211
11.
Egypt
1617
51st
1613down
55th
6312155+1010
12.
Ghana
1625
45th
1484down
78th
824298+110
13.
Zaire
1507
75th
1505down
75th
6222117+48
14.
Zimbabwe
1489
83rd
1433down
97th
8224101008
15.
Togo
1302
128th
1393up
107th
8224916-78
16.
Namibia
1160
163rd
1368up
115th
8224918-98
17.
Sierra Leone
1491
81st
1469down
84th
721448-47
18.
Liberia
1393
109th
1370down
113th
8215712-57
19.
Gabon
1499
79th
1440down
93rd
7214411-77
20.
Burundi
1367
114th
1418up
105th
220020+26
21.
Burkina Faso
1366
117th
1295down
133rd
8116917-84
22.
Guinea-Bissau
1231
144th
1234up
144th
210145-13
23.
Algeria
1614
52nd
1589down
56th
210123-13
24.
Sudan
1394
108th
1430up
96th
210123-13
25.
Gambia
1310
126th
1296down
131st
210125-33
26.
Madagascar
1491
81st
1473down
85th
201134-11
27.
Senegal
1463
88th
1430down
97th
201123-11
28.
Tanzania
1419
103rd
1417down
105th
201112-11
29.
Ivory Coast
1598
56th
1538down
73rd
201113-21
30.
Mozambique
1409
105th
1354down
116th
201113-21
31.
Mauritania
1258
139th
1245down
143rd
201102-21
32.
Swaziland
1217
149th
1202down
153rd
200203-30
33.
Rwanda
1091
175th
1084down
175th
200215-40
34.
Uganda
1396
107th
1348down
117th
200215-40
35.
Malawi
1437
97th
1421down
102nd
200204-40
36.
Mauritius
1187
157th
1167down
163rd
200217-60
VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
May 31st, 1996 in Mauritania1258 (0)
139th (-)
1258
0
139th
-
Mauritania
0 - 0
Burkina Faso
1258 (0)
139th (-)
1366
0
117th
-
June 1st, 1996 in the Gambia1329 (+19)
121st (+5)
1329
+19
121st
+5
Gambia
2 - 1
Liberia
1329 (+19)
121st (+5)
1374
-19
111th
-2
June 1st, 1996 in Guinea-Bissau1251 (+20)
141st (+3)
1251
+20
141st
+3
Guinea-Bissau
3 - 2
Guinea
1251 (+20)
141st (+3)
1307
-20
126th
-4
June 1st, 1996 in Malawi1427 (-10)
100th (-3)
1427
-10
100th
-3
Malawi
0 - 1
South Africa
1427 (-10)
100th (-3)
1748
+10
27th
+1
June 1st, 1996 in Namibia1202 (+42)
153rd (+10)
1202
+42
153rd
+10
Namibia
2 - 0
Mozambique
1202 (+42)
153rd (+10)
1367
-42
114th
-9
June 1st, 1996 in Sudan1439 (+45)
96th (+12)
1439
+45
96th
+12
Sudan
2 - 0
Zambia
1439 (+45)
96th (+12)
1636
-45
43rd
-8
June 1st, 1996 in Uganda1361 (-35)
117th (-10)
1361
-35
117th
-10
Uganda
0 - 2
Angola
1361 (-35)
117th (-10)
1478
+35
85th
+10
June 2nd, 1996 in Burundi1388 (+21)
110th (+4)
1388
+21
110th
+4
Burundi
1 - 0
Sierra Leone
1388 (+21)
110th (+4)
1470
-21
85th
-4
June 2nd, 1996 in the Congo1410 (+41)
106th (+7)
1410
+41
106th
+7
Congo
2 - 0
Ivory Coast
1410 (+41)
106th (+7)
1557
-41
64th
-8
June 2nd, 1996 in Kenya1493 (+35)
81st (+9)
1493
+35
81st
+9
Kenya
3 - 1
Algeria
1493 (+35)
81st (+9)
1579
-35
58th
-6
June 2nd, 1996 in Madagascar1465 (-26)
88th (-7)
1465
-26
88th
-7
Madagascar
1 - 2
Zimbabwe
1465 (-26)
88th (-7)
1515
+26
76th
+7
June 2nd, 1996 in Mauritius1171 (-16)
163rd (-6)
1171
-16
163rd
-6
Mauritius
1 - 5
Zaire
1171 (-16)
163rd (-6)
1523
+16
74th
+1
June 2nd, 1996 in Rwanda1086 (-5)
175th (-)
1086
-5
175th
-
Rwanda
1 - 3
Tunisia
1086 (-5)
175th (-)
1620
+5
48th
+2
June 2nd, 1996 in Swaziland1207 (-10)
151st (-2)
1207
-10
151st
-2
Swaziland
0 - 1
Gabon
1207 (-10)
151st (-2)
1509
+10
77th
+2
June 2nd, 1996 in Togo1325 (+23)
123rd (+5)
1325
+23
123rd
+5
Togo
2 - 1
Senegal
1325 (+23)
123rd (+5)
1440
-23
95th
-7
June 8th, 1996 in Tanzania1425 (+6)
100th (+3)
1425
+6
100th
+3
Tanzania
0 - 0
Ghana
1425 (+6)
100th (+3)
1619
-6
48th
-3
June 14th, 1996 in Algeria1589 (+10)
56th (+2)
1589
+10
56th
+2
Algeria
1 - 0
Kenya
1589 (+10)
56th (+2)
1483
-10
82nd
-1
June 15th, 1996 in Senegal1430 (-10)
97th (-1)
1430
-10
97th
-1
Senegal
1 - 1
Togo
1430 (-10)
97th (-1)
1364
+10
116th
+1
June 15th, 1996 in South Africa1754 (+6)
27th (-)
1754
+6
27th
-
South Africa
3 - 0
Malawi
1754 (+6)
27th (-)
1421
-6
102nd
-3
June 16th, 1996 in Sierra Leone1440 (-30)
94th (-9)
1440
-30
94th
-9
Sierra Leone
0 - 1
Burundi
1440 (-30)
94th (-9)
1418
+30
105th
+5
June 16th, 1996 in Angola1491 (+13)
81st (+3)
1491
+13
81st
+3
Angola
3 - 1
Uganda
1491 (+13)
81st (+3)
1348
-13
117th
-
June 16th, 1996 in Burkina Faso1386 (+13)
111th (+3)
1386
+13
111th
+3
Burkina Faso
2 - 0
Mauritania
1386 (+13)
111th (+3)
1245
-13
143rd
-4
June 16th, 1996 in Gabon1514 (+5)
76th (+1)
1514
+5
76th
+1
Gabon
2 - 0
Swaziland
1514 (+5)
76th (+1)
1202
-5
153rd
-2
June 16th, 1996 in Guinea1324 (+17)
124th (+4)
1324
+17
124th
+4
Guinea
3 - 1
Guinea-Bissau
1324 (+17)
124th (+4)
1234
-17
144th
-3
June 16th, 1996 in Ivory Coast1538 (-12)
73rd (-4)
1538
-12
73rd
-4
Ivory Coast
1 - 1
Congo
1538 (-12)
73rd (-4)
1422
+12
101st
+3
June 16th, 1996 in Mozambique1354 (-13)
116th (-1)
1354
-13
116th
-1
Mozambique
1 - 1
Namibia
1354 (-13)
116th (-1)
1215
+13
149th
+4
June 16th, 1996 in Tunisia1622 (+2)
45th (+2)
1622
+2
45th
+2
Tunisia
2 - 0
Rwanda
1622 (+2)
45th (+2)
1084
-2
175th
-1
June 16th, 1996 in Zaire1527 (+4)
75th (-)
1527
+4
75th
-
Zaire
2 - 0
Mauritius
1527 (+4)
75th (-)
1167
-4
163rd
-
June 16th, 1996 in Zambia1647 (+11)
41st (+2)
1647
+11
41st
+2
Zambia
3 - 0
Sudan
1647 (+11)
41st (+2)
1430
-11
96th
-1
June 16th, 1996 in Zimbabwe1507 (-8)
77th (-1)
1507
-8
77th
-1
Zimbabwe
2 - 2
Madagascar
1507 (-8)
77th (-1)
1473
+8
85th
+3
June 17th, 1996 in Ghana1625 (+6)
45th (+3)
1625
+6
45th
+3
Ghana
2 - 1
Tanzania
1625 (+6)
45th (+3)
1417
-6
105th
-5
June 23rd, 1996 in Ghana1407 (+33)
108th (+6)
1407
+33
108th
+6
Liberia
4 - 0
Gambia
1407 (+33)
108th (+6)
1296
-33
131st
-9
November 8th, 1996 in Egypt1622 (+5)
51st (-)
1622
+5
51st
-
Egypt
7 - 1
Namibia
1622 (+5)
51st (-)
1246
-5
143rd
-2
November 9th, 1996 in Morocco1640 (+11)
45th (+3)
1640
+11
45th
+3
Morocco
4 - 0
Sierra Leone
1640 (+11)
45th (+3)
1419
-11
100th
-3
November 9th, 1996 in Nigeria1795 (+3)
23rd (-)
1795
+3
23rd
-
Nigeria
2 - 0
Burkina Faso
1795 (+3)
23rd (-)
1377
-3
115th
-1
November 9th, 1996 in South Africa1765 (+5)
26th (-)
1765
+5
26th
-
South Africa
1 - 0
Zaire
1765 (+5)
26th (-)
1499
-5
79th
-1
November 10th, 1996 in Angola1501 (+18)
79th (+3)
1501
+18
79th
+3
Angola
2 - 1
Zimbabwe
1501 (+18)
79th (+3)
1532
-18
69th
-3
November 10th, 1996 in the Congo1426 (+29)
98th (+9)
1426
+29
98th
+9
Congo
1 - 0
Zambia
1426 (+29)
98th (+9)
1626
-29
47th
-8
November 10th, 1996 in Gabon1527 (0)
72nd (-1)
1527
0
72nd
-1
Gabon
1 - 1
Ghana
1527 (0)
72nd (-1)
1624
0
48th
+1
November 10th, 1996 in Guinea1370 (+29)
116th (+5)
1370
+29
116th
+5
Guinea
3 - 1
Kenya
1370 (+29)
116th (+5)
1401
-29
107th
-10
November 10th, 1996 in Ghana1636 (+9)
46th (+2)
1636
+9
46th
+2
Tunisia
1 - 0
Liberia
1636 (+9)
46th (+2)
1409
-9
103rd
-2
November 10th, 1996 in Togo1374 (-25)
115th (-9)
1374
-25
115th
-9
Togo
2 - 4
Cameroon
1374 (-25)
115th (-9)
1584
+25
61st
+2
January 11th, 1997 in Namibia1250 (+4)
140th (+1)
1250
+4
140th
+1
Namibia
0 - 0
Liberia
1250 (+4)
140th (+1)
1405
-4
103rd
-
January 11th, 1997 in Sierra Leone1439 (+20)
94th (+7)
1439
+20
94th
+7
Sierra Leone
1 - 0
Gabon
1439 (+20)
94th (+7)
1494
-20
80th
-7
January 11th, 1997 in Zambia1624 (+2)
49th (+1)
1624
+2
49th
+1
Zambia
0 - 0
South Africa
1624 (+2)
49th (+1)
1763
-2
24th
-
January 12th, 1997 in Burkina Faso1347 (-40)
122nd (-9)
1347
-40
122nd
-9
Burkina Faso
0 - 2
Guinea
1347 (-40)
122nd (-9)
1406
+40
103rd
+16
January 12th, 1997 in Cameroon1573 (-10)
62nd (-3)
1573
-10
62nd
-3
Cameroon
0 - 0
Angola
1573 (-10)
62nd (-3)
1511
+10
73rd
+4
January 12th, 1997 in Ghana1562 (+1)
65th (-)
1562
+1
65th
-
Ghana
2 - 2
Morocco
1562 (+1)
65th (-)
1670
-1
39th
-
January 12th, 1997 in Kenya1404 (+13)
107th (+3)
1404
+13
107th
+3
Kenya
1 - 1
Nigeria
1404 (+13)
107th (+3)
1747
-13
27th
-2
January 12th, 1997 in Tunisia1647 (+14)
43rd (+3)
1647
+14
43rd
+3
Tunisia
1 - 0
Egypt
1647 (+14)
43rd (+3)
1612
-14
54th
-7
January 12th, 1997 in Zaire1490 (-9)
80th (-2)
1490
-9
80th
-2
Zaire
1 - 1
Congo
1490 (-9)
80th (-2)
1435
+9
95th
+1
January 12th, 1997 in Zimbabwe1547 (+15)
68th (+1)
1547
+15
68th
+1
Zimbabwe
3 - 0
Togo
1547 (+15)
68th (+1)
1384
-15
114th
-6
April 5th, 1997 in Nigeria1751 (+4)
26th (-)
1751
+4
26th
-
Nigeria
2 - 1
Guinea
1751 (+4)
26th (-)
1445
-4
92nd
-1
April 5th, 1997 in Sierra Leone1434 (+2)
97th (-)
1434
+2
97th
-
Sierra Leone
1 - 1
Ghana
1434 (+2)
97th (-)
1565
-2
64th
-1
April 6th, 1997 in Angola1522 (+14)
72nd (+3)
1522
+14
72nd
+3
Angola
3 - 1
Togo
1522 (+14)
72nd (+3)
1383
-14
114th
-6
April 6th, 1997 in Cameroon1574 (+12)
61st (+4)
1574
+12
61st
+4
Cameroon
1 - 0
Zimbabwe
1574 (+12)
61st (+4)
1501
-12
78th
-5
April 6th, 1997 in the Congo1482 (+47)
81st (+15)
1482
+47
81st
+15
Congo
2 - 0
South Africa
1482 (+47)
81st (+15)
1716
-47
30th
-6
April 6th, 1997 in Gabon1446 (-28)
92nd (-10)
1446
-28
92nd
-10
Gabon
0 - 4
Morocco
1446 (-28)
92nd (-10)
1692
+28
37th
+4
April 6th, 1997 in Kenya1436 (+10)
97th (+2)
1436
+10
97th
+2
Kenya
4 - 3
Burkina Faso
1436 (+10)
97th (+2)
1329
-10
123rd
-2
April 6th, 1997 in Ghana1417 (+30)
101st (+13)
1417
+30
101st
+13
Liberia
1 - 0
Egypt
1417 (+30)
101st (+13)
1559
-30
67th
-8
April 6th, 1997 in Namibia1273 (-8)
137th (-2)
1273
-8
137th
-2
Namibia
1 - 2
Tunisia
1273 (-8)
137th (-2)
1627
+8
51st
+2
April 9th, 1997 in Zimbabwe1515 (+7)
73rd (+2)
1515
+7
73rd
+2
Zaire
2 - 2
Zambia
1515 (+7)
73rd (+2)
1631
-7
50th
-2
April 26th, 1997 in Namibia1263 (-10)
137th (-)
1263
-10
137th
-
Namibia
2 - 3
Egypt
1263 (-10)
137th (-)
1569
+10
63rd
+3
April 26th, 1997 in Sierra Leone1423 (-11)
98th (-2)
1423
-11
98th
-2
Sierra Leone
0 - 1
Morocco
1423 (-11)
98th (-2)
1703
+11
36th
+2
April 27th, 1997 in Burkina Faso1324 (-5)
126th (-2)
1324
-5
126th
-2
Burkina Faso
1 - 2
Nigeria
1324 (-5)
126th (-2)
1756
+5
24th
+1
April 27th, 1997 in Cameroon1590 (+9)
59th (+1)
1590
+9
59th
+1
Cameroon
2 - 0
Togo
1590 (+9)
59th (+1)
1374
-9
116th
-3
April 27th, 1997 in Ghana1580 (+15)
62nd (+3)
1580
+15
62nd
+3
Ghana
3 - 0
Gabon
1580 (+15)
62nd (+3)
1431
-15
95th
-4
April 27th, 1997 in Kenya1447 (+15)
91st (+5)
1447
+15
91st
+5
Kenya
1 - 0
Guinea
1447 (+15)
91st (+5)
1430
-15
96th
-4
April 27th, 1997 in Togo1726 (+10)
27th (+3)
1726
+10
27th
+3
South Africa
2 - 1
Zaire
1726 (+10)
27th (+3)
1505
-10
75th
-2
April 27th, 1997 in Tunisia1636 (+9)
48th (+2)
1636
+9
48th
+2
Tunisia
2 - 0
Liberia
1636 (+9)
48th (+2)
1408
-9
104th
-1
April 27th, 1997 in Zambia1655 (+12)
45th (-)
1655
+12
45th
-
Zambia
3 - 0
Congo
1655 (+12)
45th (-)
1463
-12
85th
-3
April 27th, 1997 in Zimbabwe1497 (-4)
77th (-)
1497
-4
77th
-
Zimbabwe
0 - 0
Angola
1497 (-4)
77th (-)
1526
+4
71st
+1
June 7th, 1997 in Morocco1716 (+8)
30th (+1)
1716
+8
30th
+1
Morocco
1 - 0
Ghana
1716 (+8)
30th (+1)
1572
-8
64th
-2
June 7th, 1997 in Nigeria1762 (+6)
25th (-)
1762
+6
25th
-
Nigeria
3 - 0
Kenya
1762 (+6)
25th (-)
1441
-6
93rd
-2
June 8th, 1997 in Angola1523 (-3)
71st (-)
1523
-3
71st
-
Angola
1 - 1
Cameroon
1523 (-3)
71st (-)
1583
+3
61st
+1
June 8th, 1997 in the Congo1480 (+17)
83rd (+2)
1480
+17
83rd
+2
Congo
1 - 0
Dem. Rep. of Congo
1480 (+17)
83rd (+2)
1488
-17
79th
-2
June 8th, 1997 in Egypt1566 (-3)
66th (-)
1566
-3
66th
-
Egypt
0 - 0
Tunisia
1566 (-3)
66th (-)
1624
+3
52nd
+1
June 8th, 1997 in Guinea1445 (+15)
92nd (+7)
1445
+15
92nd
+7
Guinea
3 - 1
Burkina Faso
1445 (+15)
92nd (+7)
1326
-15
125th
-4
June 8th, 1997 in Liberia1376 (-32)
113th (-8)
1376
-32
113th
-8
Liberia
1 - 2
Namibia
1376 (-32)
113th (-8)
1304
+32
130th
+5
June 8th, 1997 in South Africa1728 (+21)
27th (+5)
1728
+21
27th
+5
South Africa
3 - 0
Zambia
1728 (+21)
27th (+5)
1636
-21
47th
-3
June 8th, 1997 in Togo1392 (+22)
108th (+6)
1392
+22
108th
+6
Togo
2 - 1
Zimbabwe
1392 (+22)
108th (+6)
1475
-22
84th
-6
August 16th, 1997 in Burkina Faso1295 (-31)
133rd (-6)
1295
-31
133rd
-6
Burkina Faso
2 - 4
Kenya
1295 (-31)
133rd (-6)
1441
+31
92nd
+11
August 16th, 1997 in South Africa1733 (+5)
29th (-)
1733
+5
29th
-
South Africa
1 - 0
Congo
1733 (+5)
29th (-)
1475
-5
81st
-1
August 16th, 1997 in Zambia1627 (+11)
50th (+3)
1627
+11
50th
+3
Zambia
2 - 0
Dem. Rep. of Congo
1627 (+11)
50th (+3)
1453
-11
85th
-1
August 17th, 1997 in Egypt1613 (+11)
55th (+1)
1613
+11
55th
+1
Egypt
5 - 0
Liberia
1613 (+11)
55th (+1)
1370
-11
113th
-2
August 17th, 1997 in Ghana1484 (-46)
78th (-6)
1484
-46
78th
-6
Ghana
0 - 2
Sierra Leone
1484 (-46)
78th (-6)
1469
+46
84th
+16
August 17th, 1997 in Guinea1469 (+31)
84th (+9)
1469
+31
84th
+9
Guinea
1 - 0
Nigeria
1469 (+31)
84th (+9)
1714
-31
33rd
-7
August 17th, 1997 in Morocco1744 (+6)
26th (+2)
1744
+6
26th
+2
Morocco
2 - 0
Gabon
1744 (+6)
26th (+2)
1440
-6
93rd
-3
August 17th, 1997 in Togo1393 (+3)
107th (-)
1393
+3
107th
-
Togo
1 - 1
Angola
1393 (+3)
107th (-)
1546
-3
70th
-1
August 17th, 1997 in Tunisia1680 (+7)
41st (+1)
1680
+7
41st
+1
Tunisia
4 - 0
Namibia
1680 (+7)
41st (+1)
1368
-7
115th
-2
August 17th, 1997 in Zimbabwe1433 (-19)
97th (-11)
1433
-19
97th
-11
Zimbabwe
1 - 2
Cameroon
1433 (-19)
97th (-11)
1585
+19
60th
+6