Template:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF group tables

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Egypt Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Ethiopia Djibouti
1  Egypt 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — Jun Oct '25 Mar '25 Sep '25 6–0
2  Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — 1–1 Jun Oct '25 Mar '25
3  Guinea-Bissau 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Jun Mar '25 — Sep '25 Jun Sep '25
4  Sierra Leone 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 0–2 Oct '25 Mar '25 — Sep '25 Jun
5  Ethiopia 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1 Mar '25 0–3 Oct '25 0–0 — Mar '25
6  Djibouti 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 Oct '25 Sep '25 0–1 Oct '25 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Senegal Sudan Democratic Republic of the Congo Togo Mauritania South Sudan
1  Senegal 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4 2026 FIFA World Cup — Sep '25 Jun Mar '25 Oct '25 4–0
2  Sudan 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Possible play-off stage Mar '25 — 1–0 1–1 Oct '25 Mar '25
3  DR Congo 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Sep '25 Oct '25 — Jun 2–0 Mar '25
4  Togo 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0–0 Sep '25 Oct '25 — Mar '25 Jun
5  Mauritania 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 Jun Jun Mar '25 Sep '25 — Sep '25
6  South Sudan 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1 Oct '25 Jun Sep '25 Oct '25 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Rwanda South Africa Nigeria Lesotho Zimbabwe Benin
1  Rwanda 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 2026 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 Mar '25 Mar '25 0–0 Oct '25
2  South Africa 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 Possible play-off stage Oct '25 — Sep '25 Mar '25 Jun 2–1
3  Nigeria 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Sep '25 Jun — 1–1 Mar '25 Oct '25
4  Lesotho 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 Jun Sep '25 Oct '25 — Oct '25 0–0
5  Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 Sep '25 Oct '25 1–1 Jun — Mar '25
6  Benin 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Jun Mar '25 Jun Sep '25 Sep '25 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Cameroon Cape Verde Libya Angola Mauritius Eswatini
1  Cameroon 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 2026 FIFA World Cup — Jun Mar '25 Oct '25 3–0 Sep '25
2  Cape Verde 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — Jun 0–0 Mar '25 Oct '25
3  Libya 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 1–1 Oct '25 — Mar '25 Jun Sep '25
4  Angola 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Jun Mar '25 Sep '25 — Sep '25 Jun
5  Mauritius 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1 Oct '25 Sep '25 Oct '25 0–0 — Jun
6  Eswatini 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0 Mar '25 0–2 0–1 Oct '25 Mar '25 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Morocco Zambia Niger Tanzania Republic of the Congo Eritrea
1  Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 2026 FIFA World Cup — Jun Sep '25 Mar '25 Oct '25 Canc.
2  Zambia 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — Oct '25 Jun 4–2 Canc.
3  Niger 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Mar '25 2–1 — 0–1 Oct '25 Canc.
4  Tanzania 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 0–2 Oct '25 Sep '25 — Mar '25 Canc.
5  Congo 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0 Jun Mar '25 Jun Sep '25 — Canc.
6  Eritrea[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew Canc. Canc. Canc. Canc. Canc. —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Eritrea withdrew before the first matches were played.[1]
Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ivory Coast Gabon Kenya Burundi The Gambia Seychelles
1  Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — Jun Oct '25 Sep '25 Mar '25 9–0
2  Gabon 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — 2–1 Oct '25 Jun Mar '25
3  Kenya 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3 Jun Mar '25 — Jun Sep '25 Sep '25
4  Burundi 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Mar '25 1–2 Oct '25 — 3–2 Mar '25
5  Gambia 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 0–2 Oct '25 Mar '25 Sep '25 — Jun
6  Seychelles 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0 Oct '25 Sep '25 0–5 Jun Oct '25 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Algeria Botswana Guinea Uganda Mozambique Somalia
1  Algeria 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — Sep '25 Jun Oct '25 Mar '25 3–1
2  Botswana 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Possible play-off stage Mar '25 — 1–0 Oct '25 2–3 Mar '25
3  Guinea 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Sep '25 Oct '25 — 2–1 Jun Mar '25
4  Uganda 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Jun Jun Mar '25 — Sep '25 Sep '25
5  Mozambique 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 0–2 Sep '25 Oct '25 Mar '25 — Jun
6  Somalia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 Oct '25 Jun Sep '25 0–1 Oct '25 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Tunisia Equatorial Guinea Namibia Malawi Liberia São Tomé and Príncipe
1  Tunisia 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — Jun Oct '25 Mar '25 Sep '25 4–0
2  Equatorial Guinea 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — 1–0 Jun Oct '25 Mar '25
3  Namibia 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Jun Mar '25 — Sep '25 Jun Sep '25
4  Malawi 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0–1 Oct '25 Mar '25 — Sep '25 Jun
5  Liberia 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 Mar '25 0–1 Oct '25 0–1 — Mar '25
6  São Tomé and Príncipe 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Oct '25 Sep '25 0–2 Oct '25 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group I
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Comoros Mali Madagascar Ghana Central African Republic Chad
1  Comoros 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — Mar '25 Oct '25 1–0 4–2 Mar '25
2  Mali 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — Oct '25 Jun 1–1 3–1
3  Madagascar 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 Jun Jun — Mar '25 Sep '25 Sep '25
4  Ghana 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Oct '25 Sep '25 1–0 — Jun Mar '25
5  Central African Republic 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1 Sep '25 Mar '25 Mar '25 Oct '25 — Jun
6  Chad 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 Jun Oct '25 0–3 Sep '25 Oct '25 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Runners-up
Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Gabon 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Play-off stage
2 H  Equatorial Guinea 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
3 A  Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
4 I  Mali 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
5 D  Cape Verde 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
6 B  Sudan 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
7 E  Zambia 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
8 G  Botswana 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
9 C  South Africa 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA

Preview of references

  1. ^ "Eritrea Pull Out Of 2026 World Cup Qualifier". Dehai News. Dehai News. Retrieved 9 November 2023.