2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana and Somalia.
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[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Algeria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–2 | Oct '25 | Mar | Sep '25 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Guinea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Possible play-off stage | Sep '25 | — | 2–1 | 10 Jun | Oct '25 | Mar | |
| 3 | Uganda
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 10 Jun | Mar | — | Sep '25 | 1–0 | Sep '25 | ||
| 4 | Mozambique
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0–2 | Oct '25 | Mar | — | Sep '25 | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Botswana
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Mar | 1–0 | Oct '25 | 2–3 | — | Mar | ||
| 6 | Somalia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | Oct '25 | Sep '25 | 0–1 | Oct '25 | 10 Jun | — |
Matches[edit]
| Botswana | 2–3 | Mozambique |
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Report |
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
| Guinea | 2–1 | Uganda |
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Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane (Morocco)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
| Mozambique | 0–2 | Algeria |
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Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
| Botswana | 1–0 | Guinea |
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Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
| Somalia | 0–1 | Uganda |
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Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane (Morocco)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pedro Ndong Ovono Obono (Equatorial Guinea)
| Mozambique | 2–1 | Somalia |
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Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
| Uganda | 1–0 | Botswana |
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Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
| Guinea | v | Mozambique |
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| Report |
Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida (Morocco)
| Somalia | v | Botswana |
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Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo (Mozambique)
Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match (as of 7 June 2024).
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Yasser Baldé (against Algeria)
Ahmed Abdullahi Abdi (against Algeria)
References[edit]
- ^ "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.