Football: African 2026 World Cup qualifying state of play

Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia have won groups and filled four of the nine places reserved for Africa at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Here are the qualifiers and contenders with one matchday remaining, from Sunday to Tuesday:

Group A

Egypt qualified

Group B

Senegal (21 pts), Democratic Republic of Congo (19)

Group C

Benin (17), South Africa (15), Nigeria (14)

Group D

Cape Verde (20), Cameroon (18)

Group E

Morocco qualified

Group F

Ivory Coast (23), Gabon (22)

Group G

Algeria qualified

Group H

Tunisia qualified

Group I

Ghana (22), Madagascar (19)