2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group B is a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contains Senegal, DR Congo, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan and South Sudan.

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	DR Congo	6	4	1	1	7	2	+5	13	2026 FIFA World Cup		—	9 Sep	Oct	1–0	1–0	2–0
2	Senegal	6	3	3	0	8	1	+7	12	Possible second round		1–1	—	5 Sep	2–0	4–0	Oct
3	Sudan	6	3	3	0	8	2	+6	12			1–0	0–0	—	1–1	1–1	Oct
4	Togo	6	0	4	2	4	7	−3	4			Oct	0–0	9 Sep	—	1–1	2–2
5	South Sudan	6	0	3	3	2	10	−8	3			5 Sep	Oct	0–3	Oct	—	0–0
6	Mauritania (Z)	6	0	2	4	2	9	−7	2			0–2	0–1	0–2	5 Sep	9 Sep	—

Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Z) Cannot qualify directly; can still advance to the second round

Matches

15 November 2023 (2023-11-15)

17:00 UTC+1

DR Congo	2–0	Mauritania
Wissa 62' Bongonda 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 UTC+2

Sudan	1–1	Togo
Eisa 17' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Denkey 43'

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18)

19:00 UTC+0

Senegal	4–0	South Sudan
P. Sarr 1' Mané 5', 56' (pen.) L. Camara 45'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio

Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

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19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)

18:00 UTC+2

Sudan	1–0	DR Congo
Pickel 79' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)

Attendance: 3,700

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

16:00 UTC+0

South Sudan	0–0	Mauritania
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio (Senegal)

Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

16:00 UTC+0

Togo	0–0	Senegal
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

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5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)

16:00 UTC+0

Togo	1–1	South Sudan
Narey 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Aholou 68' (o.g.)

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

16:00 UTC+0

Mauritania	0–2	Sudan
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Teiri 15' Abeid 29' (o.g.)

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+0

Senegal	1–1	DR Congo
I. Sarr 45+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Mayele 85'

Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio

Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)

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9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)

17:00 UTC+1

DR Congo	1–0	Togo
Elia 6'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)

16:00 UTC+0

Mauritania	0–1	Senegal
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	H. Diallo 27'

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

15:00 UTC+2

South Sudan	0–3	Sudan
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Khedr 45+3' Muzmel 51' Al Gharbal 78'

Juba Stadium, Juba

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

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21 March 2025 (2025-03-21)

17:00 UTC+1

DR Congo	1–0	South Sudan
Bongonda 45+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)

16:00 UTC+0

Togo	2–2	Mauritania
Klidjé 4' Denkey 69'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Koïta 52' Mahmoud 55'

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)

21:00 UTC+2

Sudan	0–0	Senegal
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)

Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

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25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

21:00 UTC+2

Sudan	1–1	South Sudan
M. Eisa 76'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Sebit 90+8'

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi (Libya)

Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

21:00 UTC+0

Senegal	2–0	Togo
P. Sarr 35' Boma 67' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

21:00 UTC+0

Mauritania	0–2	DR Congo
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Pickel 4' Mayele 83'

Nouadhibou Municipal Stadium, Nouadhibou

Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

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5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)

14:00 UTC+2

South Sudan	v	DR Congo
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Juba Stadium, Juba

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)

19:00 UTC+0

Mauritania	v	Togo
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Nouadhibou Municipal Stadium, Nouadhibou

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)

19:00 UTC+0

Senegal	v	Sudan
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio

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9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)

17:00 UTC+1

DR Congo	v	Senegal
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)

16:00 UTC+0

Togo	v	Sudan
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)

19:00 UTC+0

Mauritania	v	South Sudan
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Nouadhibou Municipal Stadium, Nouadhibou

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October 2025 (2025-10)

South Sudan	v	Senegal
	Report (CAF)

Juba Stadium, Juba

October 2025 (2025-10)

Togo	v	DR Congo
	Report (CAF)

October 2025 (2025-10)

Sudan	v	Mauritania
	Report (CAF)

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October 2025 (2025-10)

DR Congo	v	Sudan
	Report (CAF)

October 2025 (2025-10)

South Sudan	v	Togo
	Report (CAF)

Juba Stadium, Juba

October 2025 (2025-10)

Senegal	v	Mauritania
	Report (CAF)

Goalscorers

There have been 31 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 1.72 goals per match (as of 25 March 2025).

2 goals

• Théo Bongonda
• Fiston Mayele
• Sadio Mané
• Pape Matar Sarr
• Mohamed Eisa
• Kévin Denkey

1 goal

• Meschak Elia
• Charles Pickel
• Yoane Wissa
• Aboubakary Koïta
• Abdallahi Mahmoud
• Lamine Camara
• Habib Diallo
• Ismaïla Sarr
• Omot Sebit
• Mohamed Abdelrahman
• Walieldin Khedr
• Yaser Muzmel
• Seif Teiri
• 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 is automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:^[3]

• Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious infractions)
• Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions have been or will be served during the group stage:

Team	Player	Infraction(s)	Suspended for match(es)
DR Congo	Arthur Masuaku	vs South Sudan (21 March 2025) vs Mauritania (25 March 2025)	vs South Sudan (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 (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)