While Egypt and Cape Verde progressed to the main round, three other African teams Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia – finished bottom of their groups and proceeded to the President's Cup, ending up in the same Group II.
Together with North Macedonia, the only European participant of the World Championship who failed to make it to the top 24, they will be looking for consolation wins already on Thursday.
Following a rescue by a merchant ship in Malta's search and rescue area of the Mediterranean Sea, the country's rescue coordination has ordered the ship to take the survivors to Egypt.
Download logoThe following is a joint statement by Alarm Phone, Mediterranea Saving Humans, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Sea-Watch. On 26 September