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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Eritrea have withdrawn from qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa World Cup just six days before the country was due to play their first group fixture.<\/p>\n

The unranked East African nation was set to travel to Morocco, who are 13th in the world rankings, on 16 November.<\/p>\n

Group E of African qualifiers will now be contested by the five remaining teams: Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania and Niger.<\/p>\n

World governing body Fifa confirmed Eritrea’s withdrawal on its website.<\/p>\n

“All of Eritrea’s matches have been cancelled, while the rest of the match schedule for Group E remains unchanged,” a statement said.<\/p>\n

The winners of Group E will automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States.<\/p>\n

Eritrea’s last international was a friendly against Sudan in January 2020, while their most recent competitive game was in September 2019 as part of the qualifying process for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n

Last year Eritrea withdrew from qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, giving their opponents Botswana a bye through to the group stage.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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