The draw for the African Zone qualifying groups for the 2026 World Cup took place in Abidjan on Thursday July 13. Present in hat 1, Morocco inherited group E along with Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger and Eritrea.
The opening ceremony of the AGO was attended by CAF President Patrice Motsepe, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
The teams taking part in the qualifiers have been divided into nine groups. The winners of each group will automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The four best runners-up in each group will play in a CAF play-off tournament. The winner of this tournament will take part in a second and final FIFA play-off involving five other teams. The top two teams will qualify for the World Cup.
It should be noted that the next edition of the World Cup will see the participation, for the first time, of 48 teams instead of the usual 32.
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