FIFA World Cup, 2026
- qualifying
(Africa)
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Group Stage
| Group A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Egypt | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Sierra Leone | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| Ethiopia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 9 |
| Djibouti | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 33 | -28 | 1 |
The 1st round consists of nine groups (A to I) of six teams.
The nine group winners qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals.
The four best group runners-up will contest Semi-finals and Final to determine the African nation that qualifies for the inter-confederation play-offs.
| Group B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Senegal | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 24 |
| Congo DR | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| Sudan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Togo | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 7 |
| South Sudan | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 5 |
| Group C | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Africa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| Benin | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 12 |
| Rwanda | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 5 |
| Group D | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cape Verde Islands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| Libya | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| Angola | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| Mauritius | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 6 |
| Swaziland | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 3 |
| Group E | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Morocco | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 24 |
| Niger | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| Zambia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Congo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -20 | 1 |
| Group F | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
| Gabon | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 25 |
| Gambia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 13 |
| Kenya | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 |
| Burundi | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Seychelles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 53 | -51 | 0 |
| Group G | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Algeria | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 25 |
| Uganda | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| Mozambique | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 18 |
| Guinea | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Botswana | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 |
| Somalia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 1 |
| Group H | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tunisia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
| Namibia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| Liberia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| Malawi | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 11 |
| Sao Tome e Principe | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 3 |
| Group I | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 25 |
| Madagascar | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 19 |
| Mali | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| Comoros | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| Central African Republic | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 8 |
| Chad | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 1 |
2nd round semi-final |
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| 13 Nov 2025 | Cameroon | 0:1 | Congo DR | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Nigeria | 4:1 | Gabon | |
2nd round final |
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| 16 Nov 2025 | Nigeria | 1:1 (3:4) | Congo DR | |