what do you guys think about africa in this year on FIFA world cup 2006?i mean where youthink they will reach?
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I think Ivory Coast has the the best chances. I was shocked when Nigeria, Cameroon & Senegal didn't make it. The Ivorians will be led by Drogba & they'll have Kolo Toure at the back. That sounds good, certainly. I can't say with any certainty that any of the Afican nations will get past the knockout stages, though. Angola & Ghana are too wet behind the ears & won't easliy get out of the group stages. Great question! Ignore the responses ignoramus like the 1st one you received.
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On paper it doesn't look likely at all, but then the World Cup is known to pull a few surprises or two and African teams are especially known to be unpredictable. Who would have thought that Senegal would qualify from their group in 2002? Or that South Korea and Turkey would make it all the way to the Semi-Final stage?\n\nHowever, I think you are correct. I cannot see any African progressing beyond the last 16. Maybe Ivory Coast but that again is a long shot.
617710
There are 53 countries in the african federation. 5 countries qualified, 9% of participation.\n\nThere are 10 countries in the south american confederation. 4 countries qualified, 40% of participation (Europe has 27%).\n\nFrom plain proportional representation, south america has the biggest representation, bigger than any other confederation in the world.\n\nI do agree that not a single african country has ever raised the trophy, but I'm sure the qualified teams from that confederation are competitive enough. Remember South America had the chance to send a 5th team to the world cup (Uruguay), they lost against Australia though. From that result, I don't think they deserved to take a 5th (half their confederation) to the World Cup.\n\n4 teams are just fine and they still have a big chance to take the cup, they don't need Chile, Uruguay or Colombia to have a bigger chance. Argentina and Brazil, the strongest in south america, are in.
400479
There are actually 5 African teams going to the world cup, not 4!\n\nThe African teams and number of appearances (prior to this summer) are:\n\nGhana (0)\nCôte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast (0)\nAngola (0)\nTogo (0)\nTunisia (3)
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All the african nations recently have made an impact on the world stage - Nigeria, Cameroon and Senegal especially. To be honest I think Togo and Angola might not create too many shocks, they are in tough groups with seasoned campaigners but I would be very wary of the Ivory Coast
344307
The teams that will go to the finals will most likely come from the Americas and Europe. It would be nice to see an African teams in this year's final, but like you said, some of the good teams are not in.
628515
I think they have a better team this go around at the World Cup.  The only thing is that they are going to have a hard time getting out of their group.  At the last World Cup they didn't have as tough of a group, and that helped them progress further.  I think the experience that the team got from the last Cup will help them to get out of the group stage and they will be able to make it to the quarters.
992048
The african teams that would have performed better at this year's world cup are Cameroon, Nigeria, Morroco and Senegal. They would have put africans in the driving seat at this world cup with the quality players they boast of.
1173162
do you mean where will the world cup be held next? It's going to be South Africa in 2010.
685017
i'd like to see one of the new teams specially the african teams win it. however i think it's going to be Brazil, or england will win it this year.
557826
No.  Best chance for Africa is 2010 when it is hosted in South Africa.  Most of the African teams that are in the Tourny this year are new to the World Cup.
352967
The possibilities are few as African teams have to pit their wits again europe superhouses and south america's giant powers. The most probable team to go the furtherest in the world cup is ivory coast but even so, their performance has not been superb enough to match the likes of brazil, germany and they don't really deserve to win. \n\nIvory Coast has Drogba, Toure and many more solid player. They have watertight defences, fluid midfield and wonderful striking, giving themselves an edge over Nigeria.
608080
south africa sucks at the moment. we lost to a team ranked 103rd (namibia) in the world the other day. im not suprised we didnt qualify for the world cup. we dont deserve it at the moment.
1098510
although Ghana have proved themselves in the past in competitions such as the African cup of nations they are still underestimated and i believe that will provide a big surprise to many teams as they are the only likely African team to qualify for the knock out stages (I'm upset that the ivory coast didn't make because they look really good but unluckily came up against two of the best teams in the world). South Korea are looking good and will have the confidence from their performance four years ago, see what there results is against France but i believe they can go along way.
1086169
I think they're doing pretty well...ghana was a great team and they deserved to get this far if not even further (so wished they'd have played against italy - they would have won!!)...but brazil is every time around a difficult opponent to win against and that was just not luck to be in their 'group'...\n\nwith the different climate in africa...that actually would be to their advantage.
699405
Hey! I'm South-African and cutie77, just to set you straight, we're most definitely not a "violent" country. We are huge soccer fans... And everyone is really looking forward to hosting the world cup. Admittedly there are a lot of things that need to be done within the country, and you might consider "Africans" to be violent, and judge us because we're a third world country, but let me tell you this: When we decide to do something, we do it with passion and pride. Give us some respect and a chance to prove the critics out there wrong.
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The Africa Cup of Nations \n\nhttp://www.egypt2006.com.eg/english/