Overview

• Dailon Livramento, Willy Semedo and veteran Stopira scored in Praia as Cape Verde finished on 23 points, four clear of Cameroon, who are left to pursue qualification via play-offs.
• Cape Verde became the 22nd team confirmed for the 2026 finals and the second-smallest nation by population ever to qualify for a World Cup.
• Ghana secured its place a day earlier by beating Comoros 1-0 in Accra through a Mohammed Kudus goal to win Group I on 25 points.
• Africa’s confirmed entrants now total six — Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Cape Verde — with three direct CAF spots still to be decided this window.
• CAF qualifying sends nine group winners directly to the World Cup, while the four best runners-up go to a continental play-off for a place in the inter-confederation play-offs.