North African nation, Tunisia, has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a late 1-0 win against Equatorial Guinea.
Tunisia has secured its spot in the World Cup for the seventh time, achieving this with a last-minute goal from Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane. They are the second African team to qualify, following Morocco, who won 2-0 in Zambia.
They sit at 22 points from eight matches and cannot be caught by Namibia, which has 12 points. Notably, Tunisia has not conceded any goals during qualifying, boasting a goal difference of 13:0.
Equatorial Guinea managed to hold off Tunisia for most of the match, using late set pieces that forced Tunisia to defend.
Aymen Dahmen received a yellow card for time-wasting but played well behind a solid defence led by Montassar Talbi and Dylan Bronn.
Equatorial Guinea has 10 points from eight matches and, along with Liberia and Malawi, needs a strong finish to keep its qualification hopes alive. São Tomé and Príncipe are at the bottom of the group with no points.
In Group E, Morocco secured a 2-0 win over Zambia, with goals from Youssef En-Nesyri and Hamza Igamane. Morocco leads the group with 21 points, having scored 21 goals and conceded only 2. Tanzania holds 10 points, while Zambia and Niger have 6 points, and Congo has just 1 point.
In Group G, Mozambique’s 2-0 victory against Botswana keeps their hopes alive, bringing them to 15 points. They are three points behind leaders Algeria and ahead of Uganda. Witi and Feliciano “Bangal” Jone scored for Mozambique, while Botswana has 9 points and Guinea sits at 10 points.
With two international windows left, nine CAF group winners will qualify automatically for the 2026 World Cup, and the four best runners-up will enter a playoff. Morocco and Tunisia lead the way as most teams have three matches remaining.
