🔥 Trending FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers: Latest Updates and Standings

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) saw a total of nine slots in the final tournament and one inter-confederation play-off slot reserved for African nations ¹.

As of July 4, 2026, the tournament has progressed to the knockout stage. Out of the 10 African countries that participated in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the nine that qualified for the Round of 32, only two have advanced to the Round of 16 ⁴⁷. Egypt is one of the teams from the continent that has progressed ⁴.

Some of the African teams that qualified for the Round of 32 included Algeria, DR Congo, Morocco, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Ghana, and Senegal ⁷. In the Round of 32, South Africa was eliminated after losing 1-0 to Canada ². Morocco also exited the tournament after a 3-2 penalty shootout loss to the Netherlands, following a 1-1 draw ². Ivory Coast was defeated 2-1 by Norway ².