2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A was a CAF qualifying group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The group contained Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

The group winners, Egypt, directly qualified for the World Cup. The group runners-up, Burkina Faso, were eliminated as one of the five worst runners-up.

There were 77 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.

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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: