ANKARA
The Black Stars of Ghana and he Phoenix Foxes of Algeria are on their way to Brazil after winning on Tuesday.
Algeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in their World Cup play-off second leg on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw.
The Algerians struck early in the second half scoring in the 49 min, when skipper Majid Bougherra scored despite Bakary Kone's attempt to block him.
Ghana has qualified for a third successive World Cup, securing their ticket to Brazil with a 7-3 aggregate win over Egypt despite losing the African zone play-off return leg in Cairo 2-1 as they had already done enough in last month's first leg in Kumasi, routing Egypt 6-1.
Amr Zaki bundled home after 25 minutes to give Egypt faint hope in Cairo and Gedo rifled in a second late on.
But Kevin-Prince Boateng struck in the 89 minute to give Ghana the last word.
-France and Portugal reach World Cup
Les Bleus of France and the Seleçao das Quinas of Portugal are on their way to Brazil after winning on Tuesday.
France became the first European team to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit to reach the World Cup with a thrilling 3-0 victory by Mamadou Sakho and Karim Benzema followed by a 72nd-minute own goal by Oleg Gusev of Ukraine.
The 1998 World Cup winners had not missed a major tournament since 1994 when coach Didier Deschamps was on the field and he was determined not to let it happen. For Portugal, Ronaldo's stunning treble took the country to the finals after three breakaway goals in a 3-2 win in Sweden completed a 4-2 aggregate success.
In Cairo, Ghana, who had a five-goal lead going into their second leg, secured a third straight World Cup finals appearance despite a 2-1 defeat by Egypt in an African playoff in strife-torn Cairo.
Algeria earned Africa's last berth, beating Burkina Faso 1-0 for a 3-3 aggregate tie and a victory on away goals.
The two remaining spots in Brazil will be decided on Wednesday when Mexico visit New Zealand with a 5-1 advantage from the first leg of their intercontinental playoff and Uruguay host Jordan 5-0.
The draw will be in December 6 at Bahia, Brazil. Teams will be grouped into eight separate foursomes.
