2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

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 Egypt Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Ethiopia Djibouti
1  Egypt 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 10 2026 FIFA World Cup — Oct 2–1 Mar Sep 6–0
2  Guinea-Bissau 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6 Possible second round 1–1 — Mar Sep 0–0 Sep
3  Burkina Faso 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5 Sep 1–1 — 2–2 Oct Mar
4  Sierra Leone 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 0–2 Mar Oct — Sep 2–1
5  Ethiopia 4 0 3 1 1 4 −3 3 Mar Oct 0–3 0–0 — Mar
6  Djibouti 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1 Oct 0–1 Sep Oct 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Ethiopia 0–0 Sierra Leone
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Egypt 6–0 Djibouti
 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Burkina Faso 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Sierra Leone 0–2 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 8,916
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Djibouti 0–1 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Attendance: 35
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Ethiopia 0–3 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 385
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Sierra Leone 2–1 Djibouti
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Egypt 2–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Guinea-Bissau 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Djibouti 1–1 Ethiopia
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)
Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Egypt
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Burkina Faso 2–2 Sierra Leone
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Burkina Faso v Djibouti
Sierra Leone v Guinea-Bissau
Ethiopia v Egypt
Guinea-Bissau v Burkina Faso
Egypt v Sierra Leone
Ethiopia v Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau v Sierra Leone
Djibouti v Burkina Faso
Egypt v Ethiopia
Burkina Faso v Egypt
Guinea-Bissau v Djibouti
Sierra Leone v Ethiopia
Djibouti v Egypt
Sierra Leone v Burkina Faso
Ethiopia v Guinea-Bissau
Burkina Faso v Ethiopia
Djibouti v Sierra Leone
Egypt v Guinea-Bissau

Goalscorers

There have been 28 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match (as of 10 June 2024).

5 goals

2 goals

1 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.