8 BEST RUNNERS UP

The 12 group winners and 8 best runners-up will advance to Round Three. The 20 teams will then be grouped into 5 round-robin, home-and-away groups of 4 teams.

SECOND PLACE EXPLANATION
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/standings/index.html

SECOND PLACE ANALYSIS
I have made it easier for fans who hate maths. Below I didn’t include results and goals for/against fourth placed teams except for Group 4 because all the four teams are still in contention. The “Magic Points” for best runners up is 6 points (not including results against the fourth placed team).

P = # of games played;
W = # of wins
D = # of draws
L = # of losses
F = Goals for
A = Goals Against
Y = Total Points

GROUP 1
Team…P…W….D….L….F….A….M…Y
Cam….3….2….1….0….5….2….3….7
Cap….3….1….0….2….2….4…-2….3
Tan….3….0….1….2….1….3…-2….1

Cameroon are already through.
This weekend: Cape Verde at Tanzania

GROUP 2
Team…P…W….D…L….F…A….M….Y
Ken….3….2….1….0….4….0….4….7
Gui….3….0….2….1….0….2…-2….2
Zim….3….0….2….1….0….2 …-2….2

Kenya are already through. It is just a matter of knowing if they are 1st or 2nd

This weekend: Kenya at Guinea. Kenya

GROUP 3
Team…P….W…D….L….F….A….M….Y
Ben….3….2….0….1….7….6….1….6
Ang….4….1….1….1….6….6….0….4
Uga….3….1….1….1….4….3….1….4

Benin are already through.
This weekend: Benin at Uganda. If Uganda win then they are also through.

GROUP 4
Team…P….W…D….L…F…A….M….Y
Nig….3….3….0….0….5….0….5….9
Sie….3….1….1….1….1….1….0….4
Sou…4….0….1….2….0….4…-4….1

Nigeria are already through
This weekend: Sierra Leone at Nigeria. If Sierra Leone win then they are also through

GROUP 5
Team…P….W….D….L….F….A….M….Y
Gha…..4….2….0….2….5….3….2….6
Lib……3….2….0….1….2….3…-1….6
Gab….3….1….0….2….2….3…-1….3

Libya are at 12, Gabon & Ghana are at 9.
If Libya lose, Ghana win then Ghana will top the Group
This weekend: Libya at Gabon, Ghana at Lesotho

GROUP 6
Team….P….W….D….L….F…A….M….Y
Alg……4….3….0….1….4….4….0…..9
Gam….3….1….1….1….1….1….0….4
Sen….3….1….1….1….3….3….0….4

Algeria are at 9, Gambia and Senegal are at 8.
Algeria are already through. It is just a matter of knowing if they are 1st or 2nd
This weekend: Gambia at Senegal, Algeria at Monrovia

GROUP 7
Team…P….W….D….L….F….A….M….Y
Cot…..3…..1….2….0….3….2….1….5
Moz….4….1…..2….1….4….3….1….5
Mad….3….0….2….1….1….4…-3….2

Cote D’ Ivoire are at 9, Madagascar at 6, Mozambique at 5
Cote D’ Ivoire are already through. It is just a matter of knowing if they are 1st or 2nd
This weekend: Madagascar at Code D’ Ivoire

GROUP 8
Team…P….W….D….L….F….A….M….Y
Rwa….4…..3…..0….1….7….3….4….9
Mor…..3…..2….0….1….5….4….1….6
Mau….3…..0….0….3….1….8…-7….0

Rwanda and Morocco are already through. Just a matter of knowing who is 1st or 2nd
This weekend: Mauritania at Morrocco.

GROUP 9
Team…P….W….D…L….F….A….M….Y
Bur……3….2….1….0….4…. 1….3….7
Tun…..4….2….1….1….4….3….1…..7
Bur……3….0….0….3….1….5…-4….0

Burkina Faso and Tunisia are already through

GROUP 10
Team…P….W….D….L….F….A….M….Y
Mali….5….3….0….2….11….7….4….9
Con….5….3….0….2….7….6….1….9
Sud….5….2….0….3….7….9…-2….6
Cha….5….2….0….3….6….9…-3….6

All four teams are still in contention in this group
This weekend: Chad at Mali, Congo at Sudan
Mali and Congo are alomost through. Sudan and Chad have to win by wider margins

GROUP 11
Team…P….W….D….L….F….A….M….Y
Zam….4….2….1….1….2….1….1….7
Swa….3….1….1….1….2….2….0….4
Tog….3….1….0….2….2….3…-1….3

Zambia are already through. It is just a matter of knowing if they are 1st or 2nd
This weekend: Togo vs Swaziland in Ghana

GROUP 12
Team…P….W….D….L….F….A….M….Y
Egy…..4….2….0….1….5….2….3….6
DRC….3….1….0….2….2….2….0….3
Mal…..3….1….0….2….1….3…-2….3

Egypt are already through. It is just a matter of knowing if they are 1st or 2nd
This weekend: DRC at Malawi. Both Malawi & DRC need a win for likely qualification
Goal Margin will be very important. Assume that second placed teams in other
groups win their games this weekend