African 2026 World Cup Matchday 10 qualifying tables after Monday’s fixtures (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Group B
Senegal 9 6 3 0 18 3 21
DR Congo 9 6 1 2 14 6 19
Sudan 9 3 4 2 8 5 13
Togo 10 1 5 4 5 10 8
Mauritania 9 1 4 4 4 9 7
South Sudan 10 0 5 5 3 19 5
Group C
Benin 9 5 2 2 12 7 17
South Africa 9 4 3 2 12 9 15
Nigeria 9 3 5 1 11 8 14
Lesotho 10 3 3 4 9 12 12
Rwanda 9 3 2 4 5 6 11
Zimbabwe 10 0 5 5 5 12 5
Group D
Cape Verde 10 7 2 1 16 8 23 – qualified
Cameroon 10 5 4 1 17 5 19
Libya 10 4 4 2 12 10 16
Angola 10 2 6 2 9 8 12
Mauritius 10 1 3 6 7 17 6
Eswatini 10 0 3 7 6 19 3
Group H
Tunisia 10 9 1 0 22 0 28 – qualified
Namibia 10 4 3 3 13 10 15
Liberia 10 4 3 3 13 11 15
Equatorial Guinea 9 3 2 4 8 12 11
Malawi 9 3 1 5 8 10 10
Sao Tome 10 1 0 9 5 26 3
Rankings of Second-Placed Teams
Gabon 7 5 1 1 13 9 16
Cameroon 8 4 3 1 14 5 15
Burkina Faso 8 4 3 1 13 7 15
Niger 8 5 0 3 11 10 15
DR Congo 7 4 1 2 9 5 13
Madagascar 8 4 1 3 10 11 13
Uganda 7 4 0 3 10 7 12
South Africa 7 3 2 2 9 8 11
Namibia 8 2 3 3 8 10 9
— Results against bottom teams in groups of six are excluded since Group E was reduced to five nations.
Tie-Breakers
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head points
- Head-to-head goal difference
- Head-to-head goals scored
- Head-to-head away goals
- Disciplinary records
- Drawing of lots
Note: Group winners automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The four best-ranked runners-up will compete in a mini-tournament in Morocco in November, with the winners advancing to the six-nation intercontinental playoffs in March, where two additional qualification spots will be decided.
Source: AFP
