The Tunisian football team have been drawn into Group H following the draw for the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Tunisia will be alongside Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia, and Sao Tome.
Here is the composition of the various groups:
Group A: Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Djibouti
Group B: Senegal, DR Congo, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan, South Sudan
Group C: Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Lesotho
Group D: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini, Mauritius
Group E: Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger, Eritrea
Group F: Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi, Seychelles
Group G: Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana, Somalia
Group H: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia, Sao Tome
Group I: Mali, Ghana, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Comoros, Chad
The winners of each group will directly qualify for the final phase of the 2026 World Cup, while the four best runners-up will compete in a playoff tournament, with the winners participating in the FIFA playoff tournament.
Here is the schedule for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers:
Matchday 1 and 2: November 13-21, 2023
Matchday 3 and 4: June 3-11, 2024
Matchday 5 and 6: March 17-25, 2025
Matchday 7 and 8: September 1-9, 2025
Matchday 9 and 10: October 6-14, 2025
CAF Playoff Tournament: November 10-18, 2025
FIFA Playoff Tournament: March 2026
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse