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CAF WC 26 Qualifying

Vital win for Madagascar. Can only hope Ghana slip up.
 
South Africa lead Nigeria 1:0 which would secure their spot at the WC. Rwanda won their game today so it adds even more pressure on Nigeria who at this rate may not even have enough points for a 2md placed playoff.

DR Congo lead Senegal 2:0 and lead the group by 4 points.
 
Fark Senegal fight back to lead 3:2 against DR Congo. Nigeria South Africa ends a draw leaving the latter 6 points ahead with 6 goals better over Nigeria and Rwanda while Benin still play Lesotho with the three aforementioned teams currently equal on 11 points.
 
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Cape Verde will be going to the world cup as they're 4 points ahead with 2 games left and host Eswatini next.

Looking at the 2nd placed rankings Nigeria are well and truly fucked. They can get 17 points but the rest are already on 16 with 2 games left.

Gabon are surely going to be one of the playoff teams.
 
JS96 said:
Cape Verde will be going to the world cup as they're 4 points ahead with 2 games left and host Eswatini next.

Looking at the 2nd placed rankings Nigeria are well and truly fucked. They can get 17 points but the rest are already on 16 with 2 games left.

Gabon are surely going to be one of the playoff teams.
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I watched the Sth African v Nigeria game, They don't use VAR over there and if they did it would have cancelled Nigeria's goal for hand ball.
 
NicCarBel

Post in thread '2026 UEFA WC Qualification'

Am doing this here first, as this is the one that will be most affected

Disclaimer* - bold nations are already qualified - confirmed for the playoff stage. These are SOLELY using the current standings of WCQ groups - the only exception will be the rest of AFC as this has not started (using seeds as the basis)

EDIT: Have updated as of 10 Sep 2025 AM AEST

Intercontinental Playoffs

  • Iraq (58)
  • Bolivia (80)
  • New Caledonia (150)
  • Congo DR (60)
  • El Salvador (88)
  • Curacao (84)

AFC
  • Japan (18)
  • Iran (21)
  • Uzbekistan...
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South Africa facing FIFA probe after playing an ineligible player (Teboho Mokoena player in question due to accumulation yellow cards) after FIFA World Cup qualifier on March 21st if found guilty (would turn into a 3-0 loss after they won 2-0 on the night) they will lose top spot in their group to Benin on goal difference.

www.sabcsport.com

OFFICIAL: FIFA opens case against SAFA over Teboho Mokoena eligibility | soccer

SABC Sport has established that FIFA have officially opened disciplinary proceedings against the South African Football Association (SAFA) and Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena. | soccer
www.sabcsport.com www.sabcsport.com
 
Brenton1986 said:
South Africa facing FIFA probe after playing an ineligible player (Teboho Mokoena player in question due to accumulation yellow cards) after FIFA World Cup qualifier on March 21st if found guilty (would turn into a 3-0 loss after they won 2-0 on the night) they will lose top spot in their group to Benin on goal difference.

www.sabcsport.com

OFFICIAL: FIFA opens case against SAFA over Teboho Mokoena eligibility | soccer

SABC Sport has established that FIFA have officially opened disciplinary proceedings against the South African Football Association (SAFA) and Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena. | soccer
www.sabcsport.com www.sabcsport.com
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These sorts of things are so ridiculous to me. At that level, CAF should be aware of who is suspended or not, and just not allow the player to play.
 
Group A standings:
Egypt 8 6 2 0 16 2 +14 20
Burkina Faso 8 4 3 1 19 7 +12 15
Sierra Leone 8 3 3 2 10 8 +2 12
Guinea-Bissau 8 2 4 2 8 8 +0 10
Ethiopia 8 1 3 4 7 11 -4 6
Djibouti 8 0 1 7 4 28 -24 1

Group B standings:
Senegal 8 5 3 0 13 3 +10 18
DR Congo 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 16
Sudan 8 3 3 2 8 5 +3 12
Togo 8 1 4 3 5 9 -4 7
Mauritania 8 1 3 4 4 9 -5 6
South Sudan 8 0 4 4 3 14 -11 4

Group C standings atm (pending FIFA probe into South Africa playing ineligible player):
South Africa 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 17
Benin 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14
Nigeria 8 2 5 1 9 7 +2 11
Rwanda 8 3 2 3 5 5 +0 11
Lesotho 8 1 3 4 4 12 -8 6
Zimbabwe 8 0 4 4 5 11 -6 4

Group C standings (if South Africa are handed 3-0 loss):
Benin 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14
South Africa 8 4 2 2 12 9 +3 14
Nigeria 8 2 5 1 9 7 +2 11
Rwanda 8 3 2 3 5 5 +0 11
Lesotho 8 2 3 3 7 10 -3 9
Zimbabwe 8 0 4 4 5 11 -6 4

Group D standings:
Cape Verde 8 6 1 1 10 5 +5 19
Cameroon 8 4 3 1 15 5 +10 15
Libya 8 4 2 2 9 7 +2 14
Angola 8 2 4 2 7 6 +1 10
Mauritius 8 1 2 5 7 15 -8 5
Eswatini 8 0 2 6 4 14 -10 2

Group E standings:
Morocco 7 7 0 0 21 2 +19 21
Tanzania 7 3 1 3 6 6 +0 10
Niger 6 3 0 3 7 9 -2 9
Zambia 6 2 0 4 9 9 +0 6
Congo 6 0 1 5 3 20 -17 1

*NOTE: Eritrea withdrew from qualification prior to playing any matches due to concerns that players would seek political asylum if allowed to travel overseas.

Group F standings:
Ivory Coast 8 6 2 0 15 0 +15 20
Gabon 8 6 1 1 16 6 +10 19
Gambia 8 3 1 4 17 14 +3 10
Burundi 8 3 1 4 13 10 +3 10
Kenya 8 2 3 3 17 11 +6 9
Seychelles 8 0 0 8 2 39 -37 0

Group G standings:
Algeria 8 6 1 19 7 +12 19
Uganda 8 5 0 3 12 7 +5 15
Mozambique 8 5 0 3 12 15 -3 15
Guinea 8 3 2 3 7 5 +2 11
Botswana 8 3 0 5 10 13 -3 9
Somalia 8 0 1 7 3 16 -13 1

Group H standings:
Tunisia 8 7 1 0 13 0 +13 22
Namibia 8 4 3 1 12 4 +8 15
Liberia 8 3 2 3 9 9 +0 11
Malawi 8 3 1 4 8 9 -1 10
Equatorial Guinea 8 3 1 4 7 11 -4 10
São Tomé and Príncipe 8 0 0 8 4 20 -16 0

Group I standings:
Ghana 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 19
Madagascar 8 5 1 2 14 7 +7 16
Comoros 8 5 0 3 11 10 +1 15
Mali 8 3 3 2 11 5 +6 12
Central African Republic 8 1 2 5 8 17 -9 5
Chad 8 0 1 7 3 19 -16 1

Best runner up:
Gabon 8 6 1 1 16 6 +10 19
Madagascar 8 5 1 2 14 7 +7 16
DR Congo 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 16
Burkina Faso 8 4 3 1 19 7 +12 15
Cameroon 8 4 3 1 15 5 +10 15
Namibia 8 4 3 1 12 4 +8 15
Uganda 8 5 0 3 12 7 +5 15
Benin 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14
Tanzania 7 3 1 3 6 6 +0 10

NOTE: Neither CAF nor FIFA have made an official announcement on how the rankings of the group runners-up are affected by Eritrea's withdrawal, resulting in not all groups having the same number of teams. Therefore Group E team in second place is not eliminated until there is announcement on the status
 
Oh FFS Nigeria in a massive hole and they may get a chance due to South Africa's issue. Benin and Rwanda still massively in the hunt too.
 
NicCarBel said:
These sorts of things are so ridiculous to me. At that level, CAF should be aware of who is suspended or not, and just not allow the player to play.
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How on earth this ever happens I don't know. Squads and documentation should be thoroughly checked before matches.
 
South Africa are still in a decent position with winnable games to come. It's in their hands.
 
This is why its possibly very costly atm,
1st Benin 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14
2nd South Africa 8 4 2 2 12 9 +3 14
3rd Nigeria 8 2 5 1 9 7 +2 11
4th Rwanda 8 3 2 3 5 5 +0 11
5th Lesotho 8 2 3 3 7 10 -3 9
6th Zimbabwe (Eliminated) 8 0 4 4 5 11 -6 4
 
Group A – MD 9 & MD 10,

Thursday October 9th:
12.00am AEDT Ethiopia v Guinea-Bissau
3.00am AEDT Djibouti v Egypt
3.00am AEDT Sierra Leone v Burkina Faso

Monday October 13th:
6.00am AEDT Burkina Faso v Ethiopia
6.00am AEDT Djibouti v Sierra Leone
6.00am AEDT Egypt v Guinea-Bissau

Group B – MD 9 & MD 10,

Friday October 10th:
11.00pm AEDT South Sudan v Senegal

Saturday October 11th:
12.00am AEDT Togo v DR Congo
12.00am AEDT Sudan v Mauritania

Monday October 13th:
11.00pm AEDT South Sudan v Togo

Wednesday October 15th:
6.00am AEDT DR Congo v Sudan
6.00am AEDT Senegal v Mauritania

Group C – MD 9 & MD 10,

Saturday October 11th:
3.00am AEDT Lesotho v Nigeria
3.00am AEDT Rwanda v Benin
3.00am AEDT Zimbabwe v South Africa

Tuesday October 14th:
3.00am AEDT Lesotho v Zimbabwe
3.00am AEDT Nigeria v Benin
3.00am AEDT South Africa v Rwanda

Group D – MD 9 & MD 10,

Thursday October 9th:
12.00am AEDT Eswatini v Angola
12.00am AEDT Libya v Cape Verde
12.00am AEDT Mauritius v Cameroon

Tuesday October 14th:
3.00am AEDT Cameroon v Angola
3.00am AEDT Cape Verde v Eswatini
3.00am AEDT Mauritius v Libya

Group E – MD 9 & MD 10,

Thursday October 9th:
6.00am AEDT Niger v Congo
6.00am AEDT Tanzania v Zambia

Monday October 13th:
12.00am AEDT Zambia v Niger

Wednesday October 15th:
6.00am AEDT Morocco v Congo

Group F – MD 9 & MD 10,

Friday October 10th:
12.00am AEDT Burundi v Kenya

Saturday October 11th:
12.00am AEDT Gambia v Gabon
12.00am AEDT Seychelles v Ivory Coast

Wednesday October 15th:
12.00am AEDT Seychelles v Gambia
6.00am AEDT Gabon v Burundi
6.00am AEDT Ivory Coast v Kenya

Group G – MD 9 & MD 10,

Friday October 10th:
3.00am AEDT Botswana v Uganda
3.00am AEDT Mozambique v Guinea
3.00am AEDT Somalia v Algeria

Wednesday October 15th:
3.00am AEDT Algeria v Uganda
3.00am AEDT Guinea v Botswana
3.00am AEDT Somalia v Mozambique

Group H – MD 9 & MD 10,

Friday October 10th:
3.00am AEDT Malawi v Equatorial Guinea
3.00am AEDT Liberia v Namibia
3.00am AEDT São Tomé and Príncipe v Tunisia

Tuesday October 14th:
12.00am AEDT Equatorial Guinea v Liberia
12.00am AEDT São Tomé and Príncipe v Malawi
12.00am AEDT Tunisia v Namibia

Group I – MD 9 & MD 10,

Thursday October 9th:
3.00am AEDT Central African Republic v Ghana
3.00am AEDT Chad v Mali
3.00am AEDT Comoros v Madagascar

Monday October 13th:
3.00am AEDT Chad v Central African Republic
6.00am AEDT Ghana v Comoros
6.00am AEDT Mali v Madagascar
 
If the ineligible player hadn't been against lowly Lesotho there would've been a shake up.

I'll have to look again but 6 points and 17 in total may not be enough for Nigeria on the 2nd placed table.

Benin Rwanda ending in a draw plays out for the others. Benin winning would put them in a very good spot
 
Cape Verde needn't worry as they play Eswatini in the last game. They came back to draw 3:3 in Libya while Cameroon won but still have a 2 point lead. They're on the cusp of a debut world cup.
 
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