The African two-game playoffs for berths in next year's World Cup concluded with two games played on Tuesday
At Cairo:
Despite dropping a 2-1 game-two decision on the road, Ghana won their two-game playoff series with Egypt 7-3 on aggregate and qualified for their third straight World Cup.
At Blida, Algeria:
Madjid Bougherra scored the only goal of the match in the 49th minute as Algeria defeated visiting Burkina Faso 1-0 in game two, and with the aggregate score at 3-3, won their series on away goals and advanced to their second straight World Cup (their fourth overall), ruining the visitors' hopes of making their World Cup debut.
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