Morocco and Tunisia qualified for the World Cup on Saturday, taking Africa’s last two places.
They’ll join Nigeria, Egypt and Senegal as the continent’s five representatives at next year’s tournament in Russia.
Morocco sealed its place by winning in Ivory Coast 2-0 in what was a straight shootout for the place from Group C.Tunisia secured the draw it needed, 0-0 at home against Libya, to qualify from Group A and edge out Congo.
The qualification of Morocco and Tunisia signaled an apparent shift in African soccer, giving North Africa three teams at the World Cup and more than any other region for the first time since 1986.