African nations at the FIFA World Cup by Asamoah Gyan. Had Ghana won their quarter final they would have become the very first African nation to progress to the semifinals of the world cup. Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA ranked Ghana 7th. The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil marked the first time more than one African team went beyond the group stages. While Ghana and Cameroon both collected disappointing results (apart from Ghana's 2–2 draw with later champions Germany, which saw them becoming the only team not to lose against the Germans in the entire tournament) and eventually
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone The CONCACAF Caribbean Zone of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 24 CONCACAF members located in the Caribbean area. The 24 teams were divided into 3 groups of 8 teams each. The teams would play in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Semi-final Round. The runners-up would advance to the Play-offs. "Cuba win 4-0 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round" "1-1 on aggregate, Suriname won 3-1 on penalties and advance to the Second Round" "Aruba win 6-4 on