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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed as Zaire in 1974.
  2. ↑ “FIFA World Cup Statistical Overview (page 4)” (PDF). Truy cập ngày 17 tháng 5 năm 2006. 
  3. ↑ Seeding of national teams (PDF). Truy cập ngày 12 tháng 9 năm 2016.
  4. ↑ Algeria gained independence in 1962, but they joined with other African nations to boycott the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Thus the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.
  5. ↑ During qualification for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, Egypt withdrew before playing any matches.
  6. ↑ During qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Ethiopia's application was rejected by FIFA, while Egypt and Sudan withdrew after early wins, the latter in protest at having to play Israel.
  7. ↑ During qualification for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Sudan and the United Arab Republic (Egypt) tried to rearrange matches to avoid the monsoon season; FIFA refused to approve this, and they withdrew in protest without playing any matches.
  8. ↑ FIFA rejected the application of French Congo to the 1966 FIFA World Cup, and South Africa were later disqualified after being suspended due to apartheid. The remaining 15 African countries in the competition later withdrew without playing any matches to protest FIFA's failure to allocate a World Cup spot to an African team.
  9. ↑ FIFA rejected the applications of Guinea and Zaire for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
  10. ↑ During qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Gabon and Madagascar withdrew without playing any matches.
  11. ↑ During qualification for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Central African Republic, Sudan, Tanzania and Zaire withdrew without playing any matches.
  12. ↑ During qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Central African Republic were excluded by FIFA for not paying the entry fee, Ghana and Uganda withdrew without playing any matches, and Libya withdrew in the second round as they refused to play a rearranged match against Egypt in Ý.
  13. ↑ During qualification for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Lesotho, Niger and Togo withdrew without playing any matches.
  14. ↑ During qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, FIFA rejected the applications of Mauritius and Mozambique due to outstanding financial debts. Lesotho, Rwanda, and Togo withdrew without playing, while Libya withdrew during the second round after playing three matches.
  15. ↑ During qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Libya was disqualified owing to UN sanctions. Burkina Faso, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe and Sierra Leone withdrew before the draw was made. Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Sudan, Uganda withdrew after the draw but before playing any matches. War-torn Liberia withdrew having played two matches, while Tanzania withdrew after playing four matches.
  16. ↑ During qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Mali and Niger withdrew without playing a match. War-torn Burundi withdrew after having won two matches and having qualified for the second round.
  17. ↑ During qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Burundi withdrew before the draw was made and thus played no matches. Guinea was disqualified by FIFA after they had played five matches because the Guinea Football Association was suspended due to political interference.
  18. ↑ During qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Central African Republic withdrew without playing a match.
  19. ↑ During qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Central African Republic, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Eritrea withdrew without playing a match. Ethiopia were excluded from the competition after playing four matches when FIFA suspended the Ethiopian Football Federation.
  20. ↑ Mauritania are not participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
  21. ↑ Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition on 12 March 2015 due to their failure to pay former coach José Claudinei a severance fee.