2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B was a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contained Senegal, DR Congo, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan and South Sudan.

The group winners, Senegal, directly qualified for the World Cup, and the runners-up, DR Congo, qualified for the second round to compete for a place in the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Senegal Democratic Republic of the Congo Sudan Togo Mauritania South Sudan
1  Senegal 10 7 3 0 22 3 +19 24 2026 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0
2  DR Congo 10 7 1 2 15 6 +9 22 Second round 2–3 — 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
3  Sudan 10 3 4 3 8 6 +2 13 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 1–1
4  Togo 10 1 5 4 5 10 −5 8 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–2 1–1
5  Mauritania 10 1 4 5 4 13 −9 7 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 — 0–0
6  South Sudan 10 0 5 5 3 19 −16 5 0–5 1–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

DR Congo 2–0 Mauritania
  • Wissa 62'
  • Bongonda 81'
 Report
Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
Sudan 1–1 Togo
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Senegal 4–0 South Sudan
 Report
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
Sudan 1–0 DR Congo
 Report
Attendance: 3,700
South Sudan 0–0 Mauritania
Report
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Togo 0–0 Senegal
Report
Togo 1–1 South Sudan
 Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Mauritania 0–2 Sudan
Report
Senegal 1–1 DR Congo
 Report
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
DR Congo 1–0 Togo
 Report
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)
Mauritania 0–1 Senegal
Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
South Sudan 0–3 Sudan
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
DR Congo 1–0 South Sudan
 Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Togo 2–2 Mauritania
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Sudan 0–0 Senegal
Report
Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
Sudan 1–1 South Sudan
 Report
  • Sebit 90+8'
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Senegal 2–0 Togo
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Mauritania 0–2 DR Congo
Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
South Sudan 1–4 DR Congo
  • Majak 68'
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Mauritania 2–0 Togo
 Report
Referee: Lucky Kasalirwe (Uganda)
Senegal 2–0 Sudan
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
DR Congo 2–3 Senegal
 Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
Togo 1–0 Sudan
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Mauritania 0–0 South Sudan
Report
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)
South Sudan 0–5 Senegal
Report
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
Togo 0–1 DR Congo
Report
Referee: Lenine Dos Santos Rocha (Cape Verde)
Sudan 0–0 Mauritania
Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
South Sudan 0–0 Togo
Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
DR Congo 1–0 Sudan
 Report
Senegal 4–0 Mauritania
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Goalscorers

There were 57 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 1.9 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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

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

The following suspensions were 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 (5 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 (5 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

  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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