FIFA : Joseph Blatter wants removal of play-off qualifiers for the World Cup

"The play-offs are a source of passion, emotion and drama, as some teams will be eliminated after two matches. I think it's good for television, for the show, but we need to try to find a solution where at the end of the qualification you are in or out and not this playoff," said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on the 05/11/2013.

"Of course, they give more intensity, but for teams that are eliminated in this way, it's difficult," said the president of the international Federation on FIFA.com.

21 teams have already qualified for the World Cup in Brazil (12/06 to 13/07/2014). The last 11 teams will be decided by the play-offs: five in Africa, four in Europe, and between two from different continents.

The 11 play-offs for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

• 5 in Africa (first legs 11 to 15/10/2013, second legs 16, 17 and 11/19/2013)
  • Burkina Faso - Algeria (3-2 in the first leg)
  • Ivory Coast - Senegal (3-1)
  • Ethiopia - Nigeria (1-2)
  • Tunisia - Cameroon (0-0)
  • Ghana - Egypt (6-1)

4 in Europe 

(matches on the 15 and…