Morocco, Algeria reach WAFCON semifinals and qualify for FIFA World Cup
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The North African nations become the first teams from the continent to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.
A triumphant night for North Africa has seen hosts Morocco and Algeria reach the Women’s Africa of Nations (WAFCON) semifinals and the 2027 World Cup in Brazil.
They took contrasting paths on Saturday to quarterfinals success as Morocco built a two-goal lead, then defended resolutely against South Africa for a 2-1 victory in Rabat.
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Algeria fell behind against the Ivory Coast in Casablanca, then took advantage of their opponents having a player sent off to score twice and emerge 2-1 winners.
In the semifinals on Wednesday, Morocco will face defending champions Nigeria or Cameroon while Algeria will tackle Ghana or giant killers Malawi.
No North African nation has won the marquee African women’s football tournament, which has been dominated by Nigeria with 10 titles.
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