2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini and Mauritius.
The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could potentially compete in the second round to advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | Mar | 4–1 | Oct '25 | 3–0 | Sep '25 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Possible second round | 1–1 | — | Oct '25 | Mar | 2–1 | Sep '25 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Sep '25 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | Mar | Oct '25 | ||
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 1–1 | Sep '25 | Mar | — | Sep '25 | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Oct '25 | Oct '25 | Sep '25 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
6 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | Mar | 0–1 | 0–2 | Oct '25 | Mar | — |
Matches
[edit]Cape Verde ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Eswatini ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Cameroon ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Cape Verde ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Goalscorers
[edit]There have been 23 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.92 goals per match (as of 11 June 2024).
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (against Angola)
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". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.