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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 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 ...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group C is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Nigeria , South Africa , Benin , Zimbabwe , Rwanda and Lesotho . 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 ...
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 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 Confederation of African Football [a] (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa.It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel [2] in Khartoum, Sudan [3] by the national football associations of: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, and South Africa. [4]
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 .