FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers points table LIVE: CAF standings, Senegal tops Group B, Salah hat-trick helps Egypt lead Group A

Mohamed Salah made headlines in the second round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers when he scored four goals against Djibouti as Egypt registered a 6-0 win.

Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring his hat-trick in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

The second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Africa got underway on November 15, with Equatorial Guinea beating Namibia 1-0. On November 16, Mohamed Salah joined the party, helping Egypt demolish Djibouti in their opening fixture in this round, with four goals at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt.

Egypt extended its lead on top of Group A with a win over 10-man Sierra Leone.

Cameroon moved to top spot in Group D with a 3-0 win over Mauritius.

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	2	2	0	0	8	0	8	6
2	Guinea-Bissau	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
3	Burkina Faso	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4	Ethiopia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
5	Sierra Leone	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1
6	Dijbouti	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7	0

Group B standings:

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

Group C standings:

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

Group D standings:

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

Group E standings:

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

Group F standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	11	0	11	6
2	Gabon	2	2	0	0	4	2	2	6
3	Burundi	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
4	Kenya	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
5	Gambia	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0
6	Seychelles	1	0	0	1	0	9	-9	0

Group G standings:

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

Group H standings:

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

Group I standings:

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

Last Updated: November 21, 2023 (1:41 PM IST)