2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H

Association football competition in Africa

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia and São Tomé and Príncipe.

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

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Tunisia Equatorial Guinea Namibia Malawi Liberia São Tomé and Príncipe
1  Tunisia 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — Jun Oct '25 Mar '25 Sep '25 4–0
2  Equatorial Guinea 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Possible play-off stage Sep '25 — 1–0 Jun Oct '25 Mar '25
3  Namibia 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Jun Mar '25 — Sep '25 Jun Sep '25
4  Malawi 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0–1 Oct '25 Mar '25 — Sep '25 Jun
5  Liberia 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 Mar '25 0–1 Oct '25 0–1 — Mar '25
6  São Tomé and Príncipe 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Oct '25 Sep '25 0–2 Oct '25 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia
  • Nsue 67'
 Report
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)
Liberia 0–1 Malawi
Report
  • Mphasi 78'
Tunisia 4–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea
Report
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
Malawi 0–1 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
São Tomé and Príncipe 0–2 Namibia
Report
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)
Malawi v São Tomé and Príncipe
Namibia v Liberia
Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea v Malawi
Namibia v Tunisia
São Tomé and Príncipe v Liberia
Equatorial Guinea v São Tomé and Príncipe
Malawi v Namibia
Liberia v Tunisia
Namibia v Equatorial Guinea
Tunisia v Malawi
Liberia v São Tomé and Príncipe
Namibia v Malawi
São Tomé and Príncipe v Equatorial Guinea
Tunisia v Liberia
Equatorial Guinea v Tunisia
Namibia v São Tomé and Príncipe
Malawi v Liberia
São Tomé and Príncipe v Tunisia
Malawi v Equatorial Guinea
Liberia v Namibia
Equatorial Guinea v Liberia
São Tomé and Príncipe v Malawi
Tunisia v Namibia

Goalscorers

There have been 10 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match (as of 21 November 2023).

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". cafonline.com. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.