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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B

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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.[1][2]

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Democratic Republic of the Congo Senegal Sudan Togo South Sudan Mauritania
1  DR Congo 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 2026 FIFA World Cup — Sep Oct 1–0 1–0 2–0
2  Senegal 6 3 3 0 8 1 +7 12 Possible second round 1–1 — Sep 2–0 4–0 Oct
3  Sudan 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 1–1 Oct
4  Togo 6 0 4 2 4 7 −3 4 Oct 0–0 Sep — 1–1 2–2
5  South Sudan 6 0 3 3 2 10 −8 3 Sep Oct 0–3 Oct — 0–0
6  Mauritania (Z) 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2 0–2 0–1 0–2 Sep Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Z) Cannot qualify directly; can still advance to the second round

Matches

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DR Congo 2–0 Mauritania
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
Sudan 1–1 Togo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Senegal 4–0 South Sudan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
Sudan 1–0 DR Congo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 3,700
South Sudan 0–0 Mauritania
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Togo 0–0 Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Togo 1–1 South Sudan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Senegal 1–1 DR Congo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
DR Congo 1–0 Togo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)
Mauritania 0–1 Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
South Sudan 0–3 Sudan
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
DR Congo 1–0 South Sudan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Togo 2–2 Mauritania
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Sudan 0–0 Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
Sudan 1–1 South Sudan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Senegal 2–0 Togo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Mauritania 0–2 DR Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Mauritania v Togo
South Sudan v DR Congo
Senegal v Sudan
DR Congo v Senegal
Mauritania v South Sudan
Togo v Sudan
South Sudan v Senegal
Togo v DR Congo
Sudan v Mauritania
DR Congo v Sudan
South Sudan v Togo
Senegal v Mauritania

Goalscorers

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There have been 31 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 1.72 goals per match (as of 25 March 2025).

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[3]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious infractions)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions have been or will be served during the group stage:

Team Player Infraction(s) Suspended for match(es)
 DR Congo Arthur Masuaku Yellow card vs South Sudan (21 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Mauritania (25 March 2025)		 vs South Sudan (September 2025)
 Mauritania Guessouma Fofana Yellow card vs Senegal (9 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Togo (22 March 2025)		 vs DR Congo (25 March 2025)
 South Sudan Majak Mawith Yellow card vs Senegal (18 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Mauritania (21 November 2023)		 vs Togo (5 June 2024)
William Gama Yellow card vs DR Congo (21 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Sudan (25 March 2025)		 vs DR Congo (September 2025)
 Sudan Salah Adel Yellow card vs Togo (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs DR Congo (19 November 2023)		 vs Mauritania (6 June 2024)
Ramadan Agab Yellow card vs Togo (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Mauritania (6 June 2024)		 vs South Sudan (11 June 2024)
 Togo Djené Yellow card vs Sudan (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Senegal (21 November 2023)		 vs South Sudan (5 June 2024)

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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