Algeria, Morocco seal Women’s World Cup qualification

Aug 8 : Algeria secured a first-ever qualification for the Women's World Cup and will be joined at next year's finals in Brazil by North African rivals Morocco after both sides won their quarter-final ties at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.Algeria defeated 10-player Ivory Coast 2-1 in Casablanca, while Morocco edged South Africa by the same scoreline in Rabat to seal their passage having featured in the 2023 World Cup.The four Cup of Nations semi-finalists qualify for the global tournament that will be staged from June 24 to July 25. Ivory Coast and South Africa can still qualify via FIFA’s inter-confederation play-offs, where three additional tickets to the World Cup are up for grabs. They will feature in play-off matches at the Women's Cup of Nations on Thursday to see who