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Transfer - Algeria - Midfielder Yavine Brahimi signs for Porto

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• Uganda vs Mauritania 2:0 
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• Lesotho vs Kenya 1:0 
• Tanzania vs Mozambique 2:2 
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• Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau 2:0 
• Uganda vs Mauritania 2:0 
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•    Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau     
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•    Sierra Leone vs Seychelles 
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•    Lesotho vs Kenya 
•    Tanzania vs Mozambique 
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•    Benin vs Malawi 

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CAF Featured FIFA

2026 World Cup - Fifa - qualifying draw

The World Cup 2026 will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams and three host countries: Canada, Mexico, and the USA.

The 2026 World Cup will start on June 11 in Mexico City and will end on July 19, 2026, in New Jersey.

The expanded 48-team tournament will last a record 39 days.

For the first time, the new format will feature 12 groups of four teams and a last-32 knockout round.

 

Group Phase 


Gruppe A

Mexico
South Africa (CAF)
South Korea
No. 01 (tba)


Gruppe B

Canada
Qatar
Switzerland
No. 02  (tba)


Gruppe C

Brazil
Morocco (CAF)
Haiti
Scotland


Gruppe D

USA
Paraguay
Australia
No. 03  (tba)


Gruppe E

Germany
Curaçao 
Ivory Coast (CAF)
Ecuador


Gruppe F

Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia (CAF)
No. 04  (tba)


Gruppe G

Belgium
Egypt (CAF)
Iran
New Zealand


Gruppe H

Spain
Cap Verde (CAF)
Saudi-Arabia
Uruguay


Gruppe I

France
Senegal (CAF)
Norway 
No. 05 (tba)


Gruppe J

Argentina
Algeria (CAF)
Austria
Jordan 


Gruppe K

Portugal
Uzbekistan 
Colombia
No. 06  (tba)


Gruppe L

England
Croatia
Ghana (CAF)
Panama

 

 

7 Dec 2025
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