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The International Football Federation (FIFA) has finally revealed the dates for the second round of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It all starts on November 11th with Mozambique-Gabon and ends on November 17th with Tunisia-Mauritania, Egypt-Chad and Burkina Faso-Benin. At the end of this second round, the 20 qualified teams will be divided into five groups in four countries through a draw. This championship will be played between October 2016 and November 2017. All the top teams in each group will qualify directly for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. FIRST LEG MATCHES Wednesday, November 11 – Sudan – Zambia, in Khartoum Mozambique – Gabon, in Maputo Thursday, November 12 – Morocco – Equatorial Guinea, in Agadir Burundi – DR Congo, in Bujumbura Benin – Burkina Faso, in Cotonou Togo – Uganda, in Lomé Namibia – Guinea, in Windhoek Friday, November 13 – Comoros – Ghana, in Moroni Madagascar – Senegal, in Antananarivo Libya – Rwanda, in Sfax (Tunisia) Mauritania – Tunisia, in Nouakchott Liberia – Ivory Coast, in Monrovia Kenya – Cape Verde, in Nairobi Angola – South Africa, in Benguela Swaziland – Nigeria, in Lobamba Niger – Cameroon, in Niamey Saturday, November 14 – Botswana – Mali, in Francistown Chad – Egypt, in Ndjamena Tanzania – Algeria, in Dar es Salaam Ethiopia – Congo, in Addis Ababa RETURN MATCHES Saturday, November 14 – Gabon – Mozambique, in Libreville Sunday, November 15 – Uganda – Togo, in Kampala Zambia – Sudan, in Ndola DR Congo – Burundi, in Kinshasa Equatorial Guinea – Morocco, in Bata Guinea – Namibia, in Casablanca (Morocco) Tuesday, November 17 – Rwanda – Libya, in Kigali Cameroon – Niger, in Yaoundé Congo – Ethiopia, in Brazzaville Nigeria – Swaziland, in Port Harcourt Ghana – Comoros, in Kumasi Egypt – Chad, in Cairo Tunisia – Mauritania, in Radès South Africa – Angola, in Durban Ivory Coast – Liberia, in Abidjan Burkina Faso – Benin, in Ouagadougou Algeria – Tanzania, in Blida Cape Verde – Kenya, in Praia Senegal – Madagascar, in Dakar Mali – Botswana, in Bamako (Sources: federations and fifa.com)
