There will be no African team in the knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the first time since 1982 that it has happened. Every World Cup from 1986 has had at least one country from Africa in the knockout stages. Senegal came the closest this year, but were eliminated on the Fair Play Rule after collecting more yellow cards than Japan.
Africa based teams at WC 2018
Egypt– 4th in Group A (L3, GF2 , GA6, Points 0)
Morocco– 4th in Group B (D1 L2, GF2, GA4, Points 1)
Nigeria– 3rd in Group D (W1 L2, GF3, GA4, Points 3)
Tunisia– 3rd in Group G (W1 L2, GF5, GA8, Points 3)
Senegal– 3rd in Group G (W1 D1 L1, GF4, GA4, Points 4)
Wins for African countries at WC 2018
Poland 1-2 Senegal
Nigeria 2-0 Iceland
Panama 1-2 Tunisia
Teams to have qualified for the KO Stages since 1986 (African teams)
1986- Morocco
1990- Cameroon
1994- Nigeria
1998- Nigeria
2002- Senegal
2006- Ghana
2010- Ghana
2014- Nigeria, Algeria