▁goal ▁difference ▁in ▁all ▁Al ger ia – E gypt ▁matches ▁( 0 ). ▁( The ▁away ▁goals ▁rule ▁was ▁not ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁group - stage ▁tie bre aker .) ▁The ▁teams ▁met ▁in ▁a ▁one - game ▁play - off ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁qual ifier . ▁To ▁determine ▁the ▁match ▁ven ue , ▁each ▁team ▁selected ▁a ▁country ▁other ▁than ▁their ▁own ▁( Al ger ia ▁selected ▁Tun is ia ▁and ▁Egypt ▁selected ▁Sud an ). ▁After ▁Sud an ▁was ▁drawn ▁in ▁a ▁lot tery ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November , ▁the ▁Al ▁Mer re ikh ▁Stadium ▁in ▁O md ur man ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁FIFA ▁as ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁play - off . ▁ ▁Re ut ers ▁reported ▁that ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁police ▁were ▁mobil ised ▁for ▁the ▁match . ▁Emb ass ies ▁ad vised ▁their ▁national s ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁stad ium ▁area ; ▁government ▁offices ▁and ▁schools ▁closed ▁early . ▁Sc uff les ▁leading ▁to ▁minor ▁inj uries ▁were ▁reported . ▁ ▁On ▁Monday ▁ 1 6 ▁November , ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁reported ▁that ▁Al ger ian ▁fans ▁had ▁st oned ▁a ▁bus ▁carrying ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁players ▁from ▁a ▁training ▁session , ▁without ▁causing ▁injury . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁Sud an ▁President ▁O mar ▁al - B ash ir ▁hosted ▁a ▁function ▁in ▁the ▁President ial ▁Palace ▁in ▁Kh art ou m , ▁in ▁which ▁Al ger ian ▁Football ▁Federation ▁head ▁Moh amed ▁Ra ou ra ou a ▁sn