FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers points table LIVE: CAF standings; Salah rescues Egypt in draw against Guinea-Bissau

An upset in the recent cycle of matches was 30th ranked Nigeria getting handed a 1-2 defeat by 97th ranked Benin. The latter is currently topping Group C with seven points from four games.

Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after the draw with Guinea-Bissau in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah did what he does best and netted an important goal to eke out a draw against Guinea-Bissau in Egypt’s World Cup qualifying match on Monday. This maintained Egypt’s spotless run in the CAF qualifiers.

An upset in the recent cycle of matches was 30th ranked Nigeria getting handed a 1-2 defeat by 97th ranked Benin. The latter is currently topping Group C with seven points from four games.

The group winners from each group will qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Following are the standings of CAF countries after this round of World Cup qualifiers:

Group A standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Egypt	4	3	1	0	11	2	9	10
2	Guinea-Bissau	4	1	3	0	3	2	1	6
3	Burkina Faso	4	1	2	1	7	5	2	5
4	Sierra Leone	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	5
5	Ethiopia	4	0	3	1	1	4	-3	3
6	Dijbouti	4	0	1	3	2	10	-8	1

Group B standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Sudan	4	3	1	0	7	1	6	10
2	Senegal	4	2	2	0	6	1	5	8
3	DR Congo	4	2	1	1	4	2	2	7
4	Togo	4	0	3	1	2	3	-1	3
5	South Sudan	4	0	2	2	1	8	-7	2
6	Mauritania	4	0	1	3	0	5	-5	1

Group C standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Rwanda	4	2	1	1	3	1	2	7
2	South Africa	4	2	1	1	6	5	1	7
3	Benin	4	2	1	1	4	3	1	7
4	Lesotho	4	1	2	1	3	2	1	5
5	Nigeria	4	0	3	1	4	5	-1	3
6	Zimbabwe	4	0	2	2	2	6	-4	2

Group D standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Cameroon*	4	3	1	0	9	2	7	10
2	Libya	4	2	1	1	4	3	1	7
3	Cape Verde	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7
4	Angola*	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	5
5	Mauritius	4	1	1	2	3	6	-3	4
6	Eswatini	4	0	0	4	1	6	-5	0

Group E standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Morocco*	3	3	0	0	7	1	6	9
2	Tanzania	3	2	0	1	2	2	0	6
3	Niger	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
4	Zambia	4	1	0	3	6	7	-1	3
5	Congo*	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5	0

Group F standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Ivory Coast	4	3	1	0	12	0	12	10
2	Gabon*	4	2	1	1	4	3	1	7
3	Kenya	4	1	2	1	7	3	4	5
4	Burundi*	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
5	Gambia*	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4
6	Seychelles*	4	0	1	3	1	19	-18	1

Group G standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Algeria	4	3	0	1	8	4	4	9
2	Mozambique	4	3	0	1	6	5	1	9
3	Botswana	4	2	0	2	6	5	1	6
4	Guinea	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6
5	Uganda	4	2	0	2	4	4	4	6
6	Somalia	4	0	0	4	3	-9	-6	0

Group H standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Tunisia	4	3	1	0	6	0	6	10
2	Namibia	4	2	2	0	6	1	5	8
3	Liberia	4	2	1	1	5	2	3	7
4	Malawi	4	2	0	2	4	3	1	6
5	Equatorial Guinea	4	1	0	3	1	7	-6	3
6	Sao Tome and Principe	4	0	0	4	1	10	-9	0

Group I standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Comoros	4	3	0	1	8	4	4	9
2	Ghana	4	3	0	1	7	5	2	9
3	Madagascar	4	2	1	1	5	2	3	7
4	Mali	4	1	2	1	5	4	1	5
5	Central African Republiv	4	1	1	2	7	9	-2	4
6	Chad	4	0	0	4	1	9	-8	0

Last Updated: June 12, 2024 (1:13 AM IST)