2026 World Cup qualifiers – Africa zone: Group B update

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·2 September 2025

2026 World Cup qualifiers – Africa zone: Group B update

Group B update for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Africa

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The 2026 World Cup qualifiers (Africa zone) resume this week with matchdays 7 and 8 across the nine groups. Foot Africa brings you the latest on Group B.

Group B remains one of the most hotly contested in these qualifiers. Three teams are still battling for the top spot: DR Congo (13 points), closely followed by Senegal (12 points) and Sudan (12 points).

The clashes between Senegal and Sudan, as well as DR Congo and Senegal, will be decisive in determining the group winner and the coveted ticket to the grand stage. These are matchups you simply can’t miss.

Group B fixtures

Matchday 7:

09/05 at 12:00: South Sudan vs DR Congo09/05 at 19:00: Senegal vs Sudan09/05 at 19:00: Mauritania vs Togo

Matchday 8:

Group B standings

Close group heading to the final rounds of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. DR Congo 🇨🇩 and Sudan 🇸🇩 have never qualified for the World Cup. (As Zaire they qualified in 1974) No 1 qualifies directly while the best four losers from all groups go to a playoff. Senegal 🇸🇳 haven’t
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