The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I was a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contained Mali, Ghana, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Comoros and Chad.
The group winners, Ghana, directly qualified for the World Cup. The group runners-up, Madagascar, were eliminated as one of the five worst runners-up.
Standings
Matches
Goalscorers
Discipline A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions: Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious infractions) Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches) The following suspensions were served during the group stage:
Team Player Infraction(s) Suspended for match(es) Louis Mafouta vs Ghana (10 June 2024) vs Mali (24 March 2025) vs Madagascar (4 September 2025) Karl Namnganda vs Comoros (17 November 2023) vs Ghana (10 June 2024) vs Madagascar (19 March 2025) Brad Pirioua vs Mali (20 November 2023) vs Ghana (10 June 2024) vs Madagascar (19 March 2025) Kassim M'Dahoma vs Madagascar (7 June 2024) vs Mali (20 March 2025) vs Chad (25 March 2025) Elisha Owusu vs Mali (6 June 2024) vs Chad (4 September 2025) vs Mali (8 September 2025) Ibrahim Amada vs Comoros (7 June 2024) vs Mali (11 June 2024) vs Central African Republic (19 March 2025) Louis Démoléon vs Mali (11 June 2024) vs Central African Republic (19 March 2025) Radoniaina Rabemanantsoa vs Comoros (7 June 2024) vs Central African Republic (19 March 2025) vs Ghana (24 March 2025)
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