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Ghana was adopted as Africa's team during its run to the final eight of the tournament. The squad came close to being the first team from the continent to make the semifinals; they were knocked out in a penalty shootout by Uruguay in the quarters. The other five African teams all failed to qualify for the second round.

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South Africa, the hosts qualified in 1998 and 2002, beating Slovenia in '02 for its only win, but embarrassingly failed to qualify in 20

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HISTORY: Egypt's 1934 team was Africa's first World Cup qualifier

Egypt is the first African nation to play in the World Cup, but a 4-2 loss to Hungary in the first round sends the Pharaohs home.

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The World Cup is having a huge impact on people's lives across the whole of Africa.  From  speaking to friends and watching events on TV, I know that everybody is excited about hosting the tournament for the first time and proud of the way it is going.  

Desailly: No Africa improvement 

 The World Cup winner, who has Ghanaian roots, lifted the trophy with France in 1998. However, despite being a keen advocate of the game in the continent of his parents, he has remained unimpressed by the teams representing Africa.