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 play-offs.[1][2]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 16 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | Sep | Oct | 1–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | Possible second round | Sep | — | Oct | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | Oct | 3–2 | 5–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | Sep | Sep | |||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 4 | 0–2 | Oct | Sep | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 | Oct | Sep | 1–3 | 0–5 | Oct | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Z) Cannot qualify directly; can still advance to the second round
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Z) Cannot qualify directly; can still advance to the second round
Matches
edit| Burundi | 3–2 | |
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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
| Gabon | 2–1 | |
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Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
| Burundi | 1–2 | |
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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
| Gambia | 0–2 | |
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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
| Seychelles | 0–5 | |
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Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Attendance: 404
Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)
| Kenya | 1–1 | |
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Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe (Malawi)
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
| Gabon | 3–2 | |
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Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
| Seychelles | 1–3 | |
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Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane (Morocco)
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
| Gabon | 3–0 | |
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Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
| Gambia | 3–3 | |
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Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
| Kenya | 1–2 | |
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Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | |
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Attendance: 19,471
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
| Burundi | 5–0 | |
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Honneur Stadium, Meknes (Morocco)
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Goalscorers
editThere have been 64 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match (as of 25 March 2025).
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Jean-Claude Girumugisha
Guélor Kanga
Ebou Adams
Simon Adingra
Duke Abuya
Ryan Henriette
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.