2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Dates15 November 2023 – 18 November 2025
Teams53 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played103
Goals scored243 (2.36 per match)
Attendance835,446 (8,111 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Mohamed Salah
Egypt Trézéguet
(5 goals each)
2022
2030
All statistics correct as of 11 June 2024.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) is the African section of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. A total of nine slots in the final tournament and one inter-confederation play-off slot are reserved for CAF teams.[1]

  1. ^ "Current allocation of FIFA World Cup confederation slots maintained". FIFA. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.