A record nine teams will qualify for the 2026 World Cup, and 10 is a possibility as the 54 nations of CAF begin their battle for places in the North American-based tournament.

Well, technically it was already down to 53 before it started, as Eritrea withdrew from qualification, but we’ll lay out the schedule, standings, and more in this post.

Only two teams have triumphed so far, darlings of the 2022 tournament Morocco and their neighbors Tunisia have reached a third-straight World Cup. But Mohamed Salah and Egypt are close and a few more teams should punch their ticket prior to October’s final matches.

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There are stars from around world soccer in CAF, including dozens of Premier League players like Liverpool’s Salah, Manchester United’

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