World Cup 2026: Africa unveils its representatives

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The African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, wrapped up this Tuesday.

The final matchday revealed the nine African teams that have clinched direct qualification for the tournament. Tunisia finished top of Group Eight with 28 points, securing their spot in the finals.

In total, 54 teams competed in the qualifiers, divided into 9 groups of 6 teams each. Every team faced off in a home-and-away round-robin format.

According to FIFA regulations, the winner of each group automatically qualifies for the 2026 World Cup.

🚨 OFFICIEL : VOICI LES 9 PAYS AFRICAINS QUALIFIÉS POUR LA COUPE DU MONDE 2026 ! 🌍🏆✅ pic.twitter.com/CBmUygXGqY

— 🏆 Actu Foot Afrique (@ActuFootAfrique) October 14, 2025

World Cup 2026: Africa unveils its representatives

The nine African teams that have qualified are: Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cape Verde, and South Africa.

One of the standout moments of these qualifiers is Cape Verde’s historic participation in a World Cup—the first time in the country’s history—after finishing ahead of Cameroon at the top of Group D.

Meanwhile, four teams that finished second in their groups will contest a continental playoff in Morocco next month: Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and Nigeria. They will battle for an additional berth in the intercontinental playoff and a potential spot at the 2026 World Cup.

🚨💣 𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗜̂𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝟵 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗘́𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗨 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 !!!!

✅ AFRIQUE DU SUD 🇿🇦
✅ ALGÉRIE 🇩🇿
✅ CAP-VERT 🇨🇻
✅ CÔTE D’IVOIRE 🇨🇮
✅ ÉGYPTE 🇪🇬
✅ GHANA 🇬🇭
✅ MAROC 🇲🇦
✅ TUNISIE 🇹🇳
✅ SÉNÉGAL 🇸🇳

Un dixième pays pourrait… pic.twitter.com/vIuFRq6Mdk

— Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) October 14, 2025