The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia and São Tomé and Príncipe.
The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could compete in the play-off to advance to the inter-confederation playoffs.[1][2]
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | Oct '25 | Mar | Sep '25 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Possible play-off stage | 9 Jun | — | Sep '25 | 1–1 | Mar | Sep '25 | |
3 | Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 0–1 | Mar | — | Sep '25 | Oct '25 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Liberia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Mar | Oct '25 | 0–1 | — | 3–0[a] | Mar | ||
5 | Equatorial Guinea[a] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | Sep '25 | 0–3[a] | 10 Jun | Oct '25 | — | Mar | ||
6 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | Oct '25 | 0–2 | Oct '25 | 9 Jun | Sep '25 | — |
- ^ a b c Equatorial Guinea forfeited two matches for fielding an ineligible player, Emilio Nsue.[3] The original results were Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia and Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea.
Matches edit
Liberia | 3–0 Awarded[note 1] | Equatorial Guinea |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–2 | Namibia |
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Adrar Stadium, Agadir (Morocco)
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)
Namibia | 1–1 | Liberia |
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Tunisia | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Malawi | 3–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Namibia | v | Tunisia |
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
São Tomé and Príncipe | v | Liberia |
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Stade municipal d'Oujda, Oujda (Morocco)
Goalscorers edit
There have been 17 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 1.89 goals per match (as of 6 June 2024).
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Pedro Mateus (against Namibia)
Notes edit
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". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b Dunbar, Graham (24 May 2024). "Equatorial Guinea must default wins in World Cup qualifying over same ineligible player as in 2013". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 May 2024.