2026 World Cup Africa Qualifier Group Stage
The Fifa World Cup 2026 African Preliminaries qualifiers draw was conducted in Abidjan on Thursday, 13th July, where CAF also had its 45th Ordinary Assembly.
A group of nine with six teams each have been drawn with the winner of each group qualifying for the tournament.
The four best runners-up will play in a CAF Play-Off tournament. The winner of the CAF Play-Off Tournament will play in the FIFA Play-off Tournament.
The qualifiers are scheduled to take place over two years, from November 2023 to November 2025.
