...how FIFA World Cup teams would emerge from Africa
GROUP A
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 13 Points
2. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 8 Points
3. Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 8 Points
4. Guinea Bissau 🇬🇼 6 Points
5. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 3 Points
GROUP B
1. Sudan 🇰🇼 10 Points
2. DR Congo 🇨🇩 10 Points
3. Senegal 🇸🇳 8 Points
4. Togo 🇹🇬 3 Points
5. South Sudan 🇸🇸 2 Points
6. Mauritania 🇲🇷 1 Point
GROUP C
1. South Africa 🇿🇦 10 Points
2. Benin 🇧🇯 8 Points
3. Rwanda 🇷🇼 7 Points
4. Nigeria 🇳🇬 6 Points
5. Lesotho 🇱🇸 5 Points
6. Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 3 Points
GROUP D
1. Cape Verde 🇨🇻 10 Points
2. Cameroon 🇨🇲 9 Points
3. Libya 🇱🇾 8 Points
4. Angola 🇦🇴 7 Points
5. Mauritius 🇲🇺 4 Points
6. Eswatini 🇸🇿 1 Point
GROUP E
1. Morocco 🇲🇦 12 Points
2. Niger 🇳🇪 6 Points
3. Tanzania 🇹🇿 6 Points
4. Zambia 🇿🇲 3 Points
5. Congo Brazzaville 🇨🇬 0 Point
6. Eritrea 🇪🇷 0 Point
GROUP F
1. Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 13 Points
2. Gabon 🇬🇦 12 Points
3. Burundi 🇧🇮 7 Points
4. Kenya 🇰🇪 6 Points
5. Gambia 🇬🇲 4 Points
6. Seychelles 🇸🇨 0 Point
GROUP G
1. Algeria 🇩🇿 12 Points
2. Mozambique 🇲🇿 12 Points
3. Guinea 🇬🇳 7 Points
4. Botswana 🇧🇼 6 Points
5. Uganda 🇺🇬 6 Points
6. Somalia 🇸🇴 1 Point
GROUP H
1. Tunisia 🇹🇳 13 Points
2. Namibia 🇳🇦 11 Points
3. Liberia 🇱🇷 7 Points
4. Malawi 🇲🇼 6 Points
5. Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 6 Points
6. Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇹 0 Point
GROUP I
1. Ghana 🇬🇭 12 Points
2. Madagascar 🇲🇬 10 Points
3. Comoros 🇰🇲 9 Points
4. Mali 🇲🇱 8 Points
5. Central African Republic 🇨🇫 4 Points
6. Chad 🇷🇴 0 Point
All group winners after final round of matches will automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The best four second placed nations will then square off in the play-offs, with the winner proceeding to the Intercontinental playoffs for a place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.