2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D

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 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 Cameroon Libya Cape Verde Angola Mauritius Eswatini
1  Cameroon 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 8 2026 FIFA World Cup — Mar 4–1 Oct 3–0 Sep
2  Libya 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 Possible second round 1–1 — Oct Mar 2–1 Sep
3  Cape Verde 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 Sep 1–0 — 0–0 Mar Oct
4  Angola 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1 6 1–1 Sep Mar — Sep 1–0
5  Mauritius 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 Oct Oct Sep 0–0 — 2–1
6  Eswatini 4 0 0 4 1 6 −5 0 Mar 0–1 0–2 Oct Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Cape Verde 0–0 Angola
Report
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Eswatini 0–1 Libya
Report
  • Krawa'a 53'
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Cameroon 3–0 Mauritius
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Eswatini 0–2 Cape Verde
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Libya 1–1 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 13,450
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Mauritius 0–0 Angola
Report
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Libya 2–1 Mauritius
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Angola 1–0 Eswatini
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Cameroon 4–1 Cape Verde
 Report
Mauritius 2–1 Eswatini
 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Cape Verde 1–0 Libya
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Angola 1–1 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid (Egypt)
Cape Verde v Mauritius
Libya v Angola
Eswatini v Cameroon
Angola v Cape Verde
Cameroon v Libya
Eswatini v Mauritius
Angola v Libya
Mauritius v Cape Verde
Cameroon v Eswatini
Cape Verde v Cameroon
Angola v Mauritius
Libya v Eswatini
Mauritius v Cameroon
Libya v Cape Verde
Eswatini v Angola
Cape Verde v Eswatini
Mauritius v Libya
Cameroon v Angola

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

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.