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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini and Mauritius.

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 Cape Verde Cameroon Libya Angola Mauritius Eswatini
1  Cape Verde 10 7 2 1 16 8 +8 23 2026 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–0
2  Cameroon 10 5 4 1 17 5 +12 19 Possible second round 4–1 — 3–1 0–0 3–0 3–0
3  Libya 10 4 4 2 12 10 +2 16 3–3 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–0
4  Angola 10 2 6 2 9 8 +1 12 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 3–1 1–0
5  Mauritius 10 1 3 6 7 17 −10 6 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 — 2–1
6  Eswatini 10 0 3 7 6 19 −13 3 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–3 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Cape Verde 0–0 Angola
Report
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Eswatini 0–1 Libya
Report
  • Krawa'a 53'
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Cameroon 3–0 Mauritius
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Eswatini 0–2 Cape Verde
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Libya 1–1 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 13,450
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Mauritius 0–0 Angola
Report
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Libya 2–1 Mauritius
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Angola 1–0 Eswatini
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Cameroon 4–1 Cape Verde
 Report
Mauritius 2–1 Eswatini
 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Cape Verde 1–0 Libya
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Angola 1–1 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid (Egypt)
Eswatini 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 708
Referee: Lucky Kasalirwe (Uganda)
Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritius
 Report
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)
Libya 1–1 Angola
 Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Eswatini 3–3 Mauritius
 Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
Angola 1–2 Cape Verde
 Report
Cameroon 3–1 Libya
 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Angola 0–1 Libya
Report
Referee: Pierre Jean Nguiene (Congo)
Mauritius 0–2 Cape Verde
Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
Cameroon 3–0 Eswatini
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Libya 2–0 Eswatini
 Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Cape Verde 1–0 Cameroon
 Report
Angola 3–1 Mauritius
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Mauritius 0–2 Cameroon
Report
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Libya 3–3 Cape Verde
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Eswatini 2–2 Angola
 Report
Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa (Kenya)
Cape Verde 3–0 Eswatini
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Mauritius 0–0 Libya
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)
Cameroon 0–0 Angola
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Goalscorers

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There were 67 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.23 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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

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

The following suspensions have been or will be served during the group stage:

Team Player Infraction(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Angola Mabululu Yellow card vs Eswatini (7 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Cameroon (11 June 2024)		 vs Libya (20 March 2025)
 Cameroon Carlos Baleba Yellow card vs Cape Verde (8 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Libya (25 March 2025)		 vs Eswatini (4 September 2025)
 Eswatini Neliswa Dlamini Yellow card vs Cape Verde (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Mauritius (11 June 2024)		 vs Cameroon (19 March 2025)
 Libya Faisal Al Badri Yellow card vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Angola (20 March 2025)		 vs Cameroon (25 March 2025)
Omar Al Khouja Yellow card vs Eswatini (17 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Angola (20 March 2025)		 vs Cameroon (25 March 2025)
Al-Musrati Red card vs Mauritius (6 June 2024) vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024)
Osama Al Shuraimi Yellow card vs Mauritius (6 June 2024)
Yellow card vs Cape Verde (11 June 2024)		 vs Angola (20 March 2025)
Muaid Ellafi Yellow card vs Angola (20 March 2025)
Yellow card vs Cameroon (25 March 2025)		 vs Angola (4 September 2025)
Fadel Mansour Yellow card vs Cameroon (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Angola (20 March 2025)		 vs Cameroon (25 March 2025)

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. ^ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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