2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Mali, Ghana, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Comoros and Chad.

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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Comoros Ghana Mali Central African Republic Madagascar Chad
1  Comoros 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 2026 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 Mar 4–2 Oct '25 Mar
2  Ghana 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Possible play-off stage Oct '25 — Sep '25 10 Jun 1–0 Mar
3  Mali 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 Sep '25 1–2 — 1–1 Oct '25 3–1
4  Central African Republic 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 Sep '25 Oct '25 Mar — Mar 1–0
5  Madagascar 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 7 Jun Mar 11 Jun Sep '25 — Sep '25
6  Chad 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 11 Jun Sep '25 Oct '25 Oct '25 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Comoros 4–2 Central African Republic
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Ghana 1–0 Madagascar
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Mali 3–1 Chad
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Chad 0–3 Madagascar
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Mali 1–1 Central African Republic
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Comoros 1–0 Ghana
 Report
Attendance: 11,628
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Central African Republic 1–0 Chad
 Report
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Mali 1–2 Ghana
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Madagascar v Comoros
Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Ghana v Central African Republic
Report
Madagascar v Mali
Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Chad v Comoros
Report
Ghana v Chad
Central African Republic v Madagascar
Comoros v Mali
Madagascar v Ghana
Central African Republic v Mali
Comoros v Chad
Madagascar v Central African Republic
Chad v Ghana
Mali v Comoros
Ghana v Mali
Madagascar v Chad
Central African Republic v Comoros
Chad v Mali
Central African Republic v Ghana
Comoros v Madagascar
Ghana v Comoros
Chad v Central African Republic
Mali v Madagascar

Goalscorers

There have been 21 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match (as of 6 June 2024).

3 goals

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.
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