So far, 13 African teams have made a combined 49 appearances in the World Cup. Among them, only Morocco have reached the semifinals, achieving the feat in the 2022 edition. Cameroon have featured the most times, with eight appearances, while Nigeria, Morocco and Tunisia are joint second with six each.

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