2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D
Association football competition in Africa
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini and Mauritius.
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
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | Mar | 4–1 | Oct '25 | 3–0 | Sep '25 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Possible play-off stage | 1–1 | — | Oct '25 | Mar | 2–1 | Sep '25 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Sep '25 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | Mar | Oct '25 | ||
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 1–1 | Sep '25 | Mar | — | Sep '25 | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Oct '25 | Oct '25 | Sep '25 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
6 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | Mar | 0–1 | 0–2 | Oct '25 | Mar | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Matches
Cape Verde ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Eswatini ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Mauritius ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Cameroon ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Mauritius ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Cape Verde ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Angola ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid (Egypt)
Goalscorers
There have been 23 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.92 goals per match (as of 11 June 2024).
2 goals
1 goal
Mabululu
Frank Magri
Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
Georges-Kévin Nkoudou
Olivier Ntcham
Nouhou Tolo
Diney
Ryan Mendes
Junior Magagula
Faisal Al Badri
Abdulmunem Aleiyan
Kévin Bru
Mike Gaspard
Lindsay Rose
1 own goal
Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (against Angola)
References
- ^ "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.