2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G

Association football competition in Africa

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana and Somalia.

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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  • t
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Algeria Botswana Guinea Mozambique Uganda Somalia
1  Algeria 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 2026 FIFA World Cup — Sep '25 1–2 Mar Oct '25 3–1
2  Botswana 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6 Possible play-off stage Mar — 1–0 2–3 Oct '25 Mar
3  Guinea 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Sep '25 Oct '25 — 10 Jun 2–1 Mar
4  Mozambique 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 0–2 Sep '25 Oct '25 — Mar 2–1
5  Uganda 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6 1–2 1–0 Mar Sep '25 — Sep '25
6  Somalia 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0 Oct '25 1–3 Sep '25 Oct '25 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Botswana 2–3 Mozambique
  • Tlhalefang 74'
  • Ngele 85'
 Report
Algeria 3–1 Somalia
 Report
Attendance: 40,784
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Guinea 2–1 Uganda
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Mozambique 0–2 Algeria
Report
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Botswana 1–0 Guinea
Report
Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
Somalia 0–1 Uganda
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pedro Ndong Ovono Obono (Equatorial Guinea)
Algeria 1–2 Guinea
 Report
Mozambique 2–1 Somalia
 Report
  • Shirwa 66'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Uganda 1–0 Botswana
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Guinea v Mozambique
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Uganda 1–2 Algeria
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Somalia 1–3 Botswana
Hassan 74' Report
Referee: Emmanuel Mensah (Liberia)
Guinea v Somalia
Mozambique v Uganda
Botswana v Algeria
Uganda v Guinea
Algeria v Mozambique
Botswana v Somalia
Uganda v Mozambique
Somalia v Guinea
Algeria v Botswana
Guinea v Algeria
Uganda v Somalia
Mozambique v Botswana
Somalia v Algeria
Mozambique v Guinea
Botswana v Uganda
Guinea v Botswana
Somalia v Mozambique
Algeria v Uganda

Goalscorers

There have been 30 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match (as of 10 June 2024).

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Guinea Yasser Baldé (against Algeria)
  • Somalia Ahmed Abdullahi Abdi (against Algeria)

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.