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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.

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)
Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaReferee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
Sudan 1–1 Togo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Senegal 4–0 South Sudan
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, DiamniadioReferee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
Sudan 1–0 DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)Attendance: 3,700Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
South Sudan 0–0 Mauritania
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio (Senegal)Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Togo 0–0 Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade de Kégué, LoméReferee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Togo 1–1 South Sudan
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade de Kégué, LoméReferee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Mauritania 0–2 Sudan
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, NouakchottReferee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Senegal 1–1 DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, DiamniadioReferee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
DR Congo 1–0 Togo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaReferee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)
Mauritania 0–1 Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, NouakchottReferee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
South Sudan 0–3 Sudan
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Juba Stadium, JubaAttendance: 10,000Referee: 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
Juba Stadium, Juba
Senegal v Sudan

DR Congo v Senegal
Mauritania v South Sudan
Togo v Sudan

South Sudan v Senegal
Juba Stadium, Juba
Togo v DR Congo
Sudan v Mauritania

DR Congo v Sudan
South Sudan v Togo
Juba Stadium, Juba
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.
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