2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Senegal, DR Congo, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan and South Sudan.

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Sudan Senegal Democratic Republic of the Congo Togo South Sudan Mauritania
1  Sudan 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 2026 FIFA World Cup — Mar 1–0 1–1 Mar Oct
2  Senegal 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 8 Possible second round Sep — 1–1 Mar 4–0 Oct
3  DR Congo 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7 Oct Sep — 1–0 Mar 2–0
4  Togo 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3 Sep 0–0 Oct — 1–1 Mar
5  South Sudan 4 0 2 2 1 8 −7 2 0–3 Oct Sep Oct — 0–0
6  Mauritania 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5 1 0–2 0–1 Mar Sep Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

DR Congo 2–0 Mauritania
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
Sudan 1–1 Togo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Senegal 4–0 South Sudan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
Sudan 1–0 DR Congo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 3,700
South Sudan 0–0 Mauritania
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Togo 0–0 Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Togo 1–1 South Sudan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Senegal 1–1 DR Congo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
DR Congo 1–0 Togo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)
Mauritania 0–1 Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
South Sudan 0–3 Sudan
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
DR Congo v South Sudan
Togo v Mauritania
Sudan v Senegal
Mauritania v DR Congo
Senegal v Togo
Sudan v South Sudan
Mauritania v Togo
South Sudan v DR Congo
Senegal v Sudan
DR Congo v Senegal
Mauritania v South Sudan
Togo v Sudan
South Sudan v Senegal
Togo v DR Congo
Sudan v Mauritania
DR Congo v Sudan
South Sudan v Togo
Senegal v Mauritania

Goalscorers

There have been 20 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match (as of 11 June 2024).

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.