Africa’s performance at World Cups peaked at Qatar 2022 when Morocco became the first side from the continent to reach the semifinal stage.Even their quarterfinal appearance was noteworthy – the Atlas Lions were only the fourth African nation to get there.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Cricket prodigy Sooryavanshi earns maiden India call-up at 15 years oldlist 2 of 4Cobolli into final as virus-struck Arnaldi pulls out of French Openlist 3 of 4Sabalenka ‘mentally off track’ as French Open exit made her want to ‘quit’list 4 of 4Ukraine’s Kostyuk blasts Russia stars in French Open outburst over warend of listAlthough Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana are the three other African teams to reach the quarterfinals, North Africa has dominated the continent’s success overall at the World Cup and at the Africa Cup of Nations.Egypt are the record seven-time winners of AFCON, while three of the top five African qualifiers for World Cup finals are Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.Al Jazeera breaks down the chances of the sub-Saharan nations looking to outshine their neighbours from the north at the tournament which kicks off on June 11:SENEGALWorld Cup Appearances: Four – 2002, 2018, 2022 and 2026