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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) is the African section of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. A total of nine slots in the final tournament and one inter-confederation play-off slot are reserved for CAF teams.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches of the CONMEBOL zone played that day. [1] The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian player Rafael Santos Borré.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Mali , Ghana , Madagascar , Central African Republic , Comoros and Chad .
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi and Seychelles. 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 ...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana and Somalia. 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 ...
All CAF member associations entered the competition, except Eritrea and Seychelles, who were excluded from the qualifiers.The seeding was based on the FIFA World Ranking from 15 February 2024, with teams ranked 1st to 44th received a bye to the qualifying group stage, while the teams ranked 45th to 52nd had to participate in the preliminary round.
The berths for the inaugural 1930 tournament were filled by invitation only. The 1934 one was the first one to have an actual qualifying phase.The first ever World Cup qualifying match was played on 11 June 1933, when Sweden defeated Estonia 6–2 in Stockholm, and the first goal was scored 7 minutes into the game, with some sources [1] attributing it to Swedish captain Knut Kroon while others ...
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