2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B was a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contained Senegal, DR Congo, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan and South Sudan.
The group winners, Senegal, directly qualified for the World Cup, and the runners-up, DR Congo, qualified for the second round to compete for a place in the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Senegal |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 24 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | DR Congo |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 22 | Second round | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Sudan |
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Togo |
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | Mauritania |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | South Sudan |
10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 5 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
Matches
| DR Congo | 2–0 | Mauritania |
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| Report |
Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio (Senegal)
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
| Mauritania | 0–1 | Senegal |
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| Report |
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Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
| South Sudan | 0–3 | Sudan |
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| DR Congo | 1–0 | South Sudan |
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Report |
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)
Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
| Sudan | 1–1 | South Sudan |
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Report |
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Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
| Mauritania | 0–2 | DR Congo |
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| Report |
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
| Mauritania | 2–0 | Togo |
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| Report |
Referee: Lucky Kasalirwe (Uganda)
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
Referee: Lenine Dos Santos Rocha (Cape Verde)
| Sudan | 0–0 | Mauritania |
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| Report |
Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
| South Sudan | 0–0 | Togo |
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| Report |
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Goalscorers
There were 57 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 1.9 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Meschak Elia- Nathanaël Mbuku
- Charles Pickel
Aly Abeid- Aboubakary Koïta
- Abdallahi Mahmoud
- Papa Ndiaga Yade
Lamine Camara- Pape Gueye
- Kalidou Koulibaly
- Cherif Ndiaye
- Iliman Ndiaye
Keer Majak- Omot Sebit
Mohamed Abdelrahman- Walieldin Khedr
- Yaser Muzmel
- Seif Teiri
Sadik Fofana- Thibault Klidjé
- Khaled Narey
1 own goal
- Charles Pickel (against Sudan)
- Aly Abeid (against Sudan)
- Roger Aholou (against South Sudan)
- Kévin Boma (against Senegal)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious infractions)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the group stage:
| Team | Player | Infraction(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| DR Congo | Arthur Masuaku |  vs South Sudan (21 March 2025) vs Mauritania (25 March 2025) | vs South Sudan (5 September 2025) |
| Mauritania | Guessouma Fofana | vs Senegal (9 June 2024) vs Togo (22 March 2025) | vs DR Congo (25 March 2025) |
| South Sudan | Majak Mawith | vs Senegal (18 November 2023) vs Mauritania (21 November 2023) | vs Togo (5 June 2024) |
| William Gama | vs DR Congo (21 March 2025) vs Sudan (25 March 2025) | vs DR Congo (5 September 2025) | |
| Sudan | Salah Adel | vs Togo (16 November 2023) vs DR Congo (19 November 2023) | vs Mauritania (6 June 2024) |
| Ramadan Agab | vs Togo (16 November 2023) vs Mauritania (6 June 2024) | vs South Sudan (11 June 2024) | |
| Togo | Djené | vs Sudan (16 November 2023) vs Senegal (21 November 2023) | vs South Sudan (5 June 2024) |