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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.

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.[1][2]

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 '25 Canc.
2  Niger 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Possible second round Mar — 0–1 2–1 Oct '25 Canc.
3  Tanzania 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6 0–2 Sep — Oct '25 Mar Canc.
4  Zambia 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 3 Sep Oct '25 0–1 — 4–2 Canc.
5  Congo 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0 0–6 0–3[a] Sep Mar — Canc.
6  Eritrea[b] 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. ^ Niger were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit after Congo refused to travel to DR Congo for their home match on 6 June, insisting that they play in Brazzaville.[3]
  2. ^ Eritrea withdrew before the first matches were played.[4]

Matches

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Morocco Cancelled Eritrea
Report
Zambia 4–2 Congo
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Niger 0–1 Tanzania
Report
Attendance: 178
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Eritrea Cancelled Congo
Report
Niger 2–1 Zambia
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
Tanzania 0–2 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Tanzania Cancelled Eritrea
Congo 0–3
Awarded[a]		 Niger
Report
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Morocco 2–1 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Zambia 0–1 Tanzania
Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Congo 0–6 Morocco
Report
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 their home match on 6 June, insisting that they play in Brazzaville.[3]

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Eritrea Pull Out Of 2026 World Cup Qualifier". Dehai News. Dehai News. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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