By Teddy Nwanunobi
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recorded the highest percentage rate of qualification from the group stage of any confederatio at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup being co-hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico, to advance to the Round of 32.
A record nine out of the ten participating African countries successfully progressed to the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, giving CAF a 90 per cent record qualification.
The nine CAF representatives that advanced to the knockout stage are: Morocco, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, Algeria, and DR Congo. Tunisia was the only African team eliminated in the group stage.
CONMEBOL recorded 83.33 per cent, UEFA recorded 81.25 per cent, CONCACAF recorded 50 recorded, AFC recorded 22.22 per cent, and OFC recorded 0 per cent.
The historic campaign saw Algeria become the final African nation to secure their progression, following a thrilling 3-3 draw against Austria earlier on Sunday.
The hard-fought point was enough to see the Desert Warriors sneak through to the last-32 as one of the tournament’s best third-placed teams. Algeria wrapped up the group phase with four points from their three matches, finishing third in Group J, behind Argentina and Austria.
The lone casualty from CAF, Tunisia, bowed out of the competition, after a disappointing campaign left them at the bottom of Group F, with zero points.
The 72 group-stage games ran from June 11 to June 27.