The FIFA World Cup will be held on African soil for the first time since the Cup's inception in 1930. The host South Africa received the honour of hosting the tournament and gets an automatic berth in the event. South Africa first qualified for the World Cup in 1998 France, after being readmitted to FIFA post-apartheid in 1991. They qualified again in 2002 Korea/Japan but missed out in 2006 Germany.
Expectations are always high of the host nation, and though South Africa have an unrealistic shot at World Cup glory, their continent counterparts may provide some surprises.
African Nations Bring Exciting Play to World Cup
Egypt was the first African nation to participate in a World Cup (Italy 1934). Africa had no further representation until Morocco in the 1970 Mexico World Cup. Since then Africa has been well represented and some teams have had memorable moments. Perhaps the best moments were from Roger Milla's Cameroon in the 1990 Italy World Cup. Cameroon made it all the way to the quarter-finals before losing to England.
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