2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia and São Tomé and Príncipe.

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 Tunisia Namibia Liberia Malawi Equatorial Guinea São Tomé and Príncipe
1  Tunisia 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 2026 FIFA World Cup — Oct '25 Sep Mar 1–0 4–0
2  Namibia 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 8 Possible second round 0–0 — 1–1 Sep Mar Sep
3  Liberia 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7 Mar Oct '25 — 0–1 3–0[a] Mar
4  Malawi 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 6 0–1 Mar Sep — Oct '25 3–1
5  Equatorial Guinea 4 1 0 3 1 7 −6 3 Sep 0–3[a] Oct '25 1–0 — Mar
6  São Tomé and Príncipe 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 0 Oct '25 0–2 0–1 Oct '25 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Equatorial Guinea forfeited two matches for fielding an ineligible player, Emilio Nsue.[3] The original results were Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia and Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea.

Matches

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Equatorial Guinea 0–3
Awarded[note 1]		 Namibia
  • Nsue 67'
 Report
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)
Liberia 0–1 Malawi
Report
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
Tunisia 4–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Liberia 3–0
Awarded[note 1]		 Equatorial Guinea
Report
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
Malawi 0–1 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
São Tomé and Príncipe 0–2 Namibia
Report
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)
Namibia 1–1 Liberia
 Report
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Tunisia 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Malawi 3–1 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
São Tomé and Príncipe 0–1 Liberia
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Namibia 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Malawi
 Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Equatorial Guinea v São Tomé and Príncipe
Malawi v Namibia
Liberia v Tunisia
Namibia v Equatorial Guinea
Tunisia v Malawi
Liberia v São Tomé and Príncipe
Namibia v Malawi
São Tomé and Príncipe v Equatorial Guinea
Tunisia v Liberia
Equatorial Guinea v Tunisia
Namibia v São Tomé and Príncipe
Malawi v Liberia
São Tomé and Príncipe v Tunisia
Malawi v Equatorial Guinea
Liberia v Namibia
Equatorial Guinea v Liberia
São Tomé and Príncipe v Malawi
Tunisia v Namibia

Goalscorers

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There have been 19 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.58 goals per match (as of 10 June 2024).

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Equatorial Guinea forfeited their first two matches of the group for fielding an ineligible player.[3] The original results were Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Namibia and Liberia 0–1 Equatorial Guinea.

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. ^ a b Dunbar, Graham (24 May 2024). "Equatorial Guinea must default wins in World Cup qualifying over same ineligible player as in 2013". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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