2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could compete in the play-off to advance to the inter-confederation playoffs.[1][2]
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Egypt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | Oct '25 | 2–1 | Mar | Sep '25 | 6–0 | |
2 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Possible play-off stage | 1–1 | — | Mar | Sep '25 | 0–0 | Sep '25 | |
3 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Sep '25 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | Oct '25 | Mar | ||
4 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | 0–2 | Mar | Oct '25 | — | Sep '25 | 2–1 | ||
5 | Ethiopia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Mar | Oct '25 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | Mar | ||
6 | Djibouti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | Oct '25 | 0–1 | Sep '25 | Oct '25 | 1–1 | — |
Matches[edit]
Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Sierra Leone | 0–2 | Egypt |
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Djibouti | 0–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Ethiopia | 0–3 | Burkina Faso |
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Sierra Leone | 2–1 | Djibouti |
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Egypt | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Guinea-Bissau | 0–0 | Ethiopia |
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Burkina Faso | 2–2 | Sierra Leone |
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Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 28 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match (as of 10 June 2024).
5 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References[edit]
- ^ "CAF Executive Committee approves FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers calendar and announces TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 Final Draw date". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.