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 final round coach: Manuel Lapuente (first to fifth match); Enrique Meza (sixth to eleventh match); Javier Aguirre (twelfth to 16th match) Head coach: Bruce Arena 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round The CONCACAF Final Round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the 6 remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were placed into a single group, with matches played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>