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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group E

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group E is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania and Niger. Eritrea withdrew before the first matches were played. Congo were suspended on 6 February 2025 due to government interference in FECOFOOT operations.[1][2] No announcement of their qualification status was immediately available.

The group winner will directly qualify for the World Cup, and the runner-up could potentially compete in the second round to advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[3][4]

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Morocco Niger Tanzania Zambia Republic of the Congo Eritrea
1  Morocco 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 2026 FIFA World Cup — Sep Mar 2–1 Oct Canc.
2  Niger 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Possible second round Mar — 0–1 2–1 Oct Canc.
3  Tanzania 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6 0–2 Sep — Oct Mar Canc.
4  Zambia 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 3 Sep Oct 0–1 — 4–2 Canc.
5  Congo[a] 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0 0–6 0–3[b] Sep Mar — Canc.
6  Eritrea[c] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew Canc. Canc. Canc. Canc. Canc. —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Congo were suspended on 6 February 2025 due to government interference in FECOFOOT operations.[5][6] No announcement of their qualification status was immediately available.
  2. ^ Niger were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit after Congo refused to travel to DR Congo for the match, after their regular stadium was deemed to not meet hosting requirements.[7]
  3. ^ Eritrea withdrew from qualification prior to playing any matches, reportedly due to concerns that players would seek political asylum if allowed to travel overseas.[8][9][10]

Matches

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Morocco Cancelled Eritrea
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Zambia 4–2 Congo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Niger 0–1 Tanzania
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 178
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Eritrea Cancelled Congo
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Niger 2–1 Zambia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
Tanzania 0–2 Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Tanzania Cancelled Eritrea
Congo 0–3
Awarded[a]		 Niger
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Morocco 2–1 Zambia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Zambia 0–1 Tanzania
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Congo 0–6 Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 30,000
Eritrea Cancelled Niger
Zambia Cancelled Eritrea
Tanzania v Congo
Niger v Morocco
Congo v Zambia
Morocco v Tanzania
Niger Cancelled Eritrea
Congo v Tanzania
Eritrea Cancelled Zambia
Morocco v Niger
Zambia v Morocco
Congo Cancelled Eritrea
Tanzania v Niger
Eritrea Cancelled Morocco
Tanzania v Zambia
Niger v Congo
Zambia v Niger
Eritrea Cancelled Tanzania
Morocco v Congo

Goalscorers

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There have been 22 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.14 goals per match (as of 11 June 2024).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Niger were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit after Congo refused to travel to DR Congo for the match, after their regular stadium was deemed to not meet hosting requirements.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Suspension of the Congolese Football Association (FECOFOOT) from 6 February 2025 until further notice" (PDF). FIFA Circular. No. 1922. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ "FIFA suspends Congo Republic and Pakistan". Reuters. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "CAF reveals new format for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers". CAF Online. CAF. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Suspension of the Congolese Football Association (FECOFOOT) from 6 February 2025 until further notice" (PDF). FIFA Circular. No. 1922. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ^ "FIFA suspends Congo Republic and Pakistan". Reuters. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b "FIFA awards win to Niger after Congo no-show in World Cup qualifier". The Straits Times. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Eritrea Pull Out Of 2026 World Cup Qualifier". Dehai News. Dehai News. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Eritrea withdrew from 2026 World Cup qualifying 'over fears players will flee'". The Guardian. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Eritrea withdraw from FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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