{"id":50418,"date":"2025-09-10T22:13:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T22:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/latest-insights-on-fifa-2026-world-cup-qualifiers"},"modified":"2025-09-10T22:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T22:29:27","slug":"latest-insights-on-fifa-2026-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/latest-insights-on-fifa-2026-world-cup-qualifiers","title":{"rendered":"Latest Insights on FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Egypt missed a chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with two games to spare by settling for a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco and Tunisia are the only African teams so far that have secured their place in next summer&#8217;s tournament as the continent wrapped up its latest round of qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Group C leader South Africa also hoped to qualify Tuesday but was made to wait after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Cape Verde upset Cameroon with a 1-0 victory that sparked celebrations and a pitch invasion. It was the fifth straight World Cup qualifying win for the archipelago nation, which ended this round atop Group D with 19 points, four ahead of the Indomitable Lions.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, which has played at the World Cup six times, risks missing out on the tournament for the second straight edition. The Super Eagles trail South Africa by six points.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a frustrating campaign for the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal staged a comeback against the Democratic Republic of Congo to win 3-2 and remains on top of Group B.<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast remains atop Group F after a 0-0 draw with Gabon, but the two are separated by a single point.<\/p>\n<p>The latest round of qualifiers sees Gabon&#8217;s Denis Bouanga leading the goalscoring charts with eight goals, one ahead of Egypt&#8217;s Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Egypt missed a chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with two games to spare by settling for a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso on Tuesday. 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