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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>More than 80 countries have failed in their quest to secure qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

This comes following the conclusion of the September World Cup qualifiers played across the globe.<\/p>\n

In the Africa zone, about 18 nations have failed in their quest to secure next year\u2019s World Cup ticket after recording the lowest points in their different groups.<\/p>\n

The countries are Congo, Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritania, Mauritius, Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Pri\u0301ncipe, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, The Gambia, Togo, Burundi and Central African Republic<\/p>\n

Here are the nations that have been eliminated from the 2026 World Cup qualifiers globally after the September round of qualifiers:<\/p>\n

Togo, Tajikistan, Thailand, Gambia, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, American Samoa, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Pri\u0301ncipe, Seychelles, Somalia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria and Tahiti.<\/p>\n

Others include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Congo, Cook Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

The remaining are Eswatini, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, China, India, Kenya, Korea DPR, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Montserrat, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru and Palestine.<\/p>\n

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