Serhou Guirassy draws a blank for Guinea – World Cup hopes fading | OneFootball

While the German national players return to Borussia Dortmund with a sense of achievement thanks to their 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland, Serhou Guirassy cannot be fully satisfied with his trip to the Guinea national team. The hoped-for qualification for the 2026 World Cup has not become any more likely.

With only seven points from the first six matches in Group G of the African World Cup qualification, it was clear that Guinea would need to have an optimal final sprint to become group winners and secure a direct World Cup ticket. Even for second place, which could bring a second chance, not many more points could be lost.

Algeria already out of reach

Initially, Guinea fulfilled their duty and won 3-0 against the bottom team Somalia. However, the necessary big point against the leader and group favorite Algeria did not materialize on Monday evening. Despite a form-strong and recently very accurate Guirassy in the starting lineup, Guinea could not get beyond a 0-0 draw against the Algerian team, which, combined with Uganda's 2-0 wins over Somalia and Mozambique against Botswana, has significantly worsened their position.

With only two games remaining – in Mozambique and against Botswana – Guinea is only in fourth place. Algeria has eight more points and is already out of reach. Uganda and Mozambique each have four more points and would have to lose both of their last two games for Guinea to overtake them. Even then, it would not be certain that Guinea would be among the best group runners-up to receive another World Cup chance. Currently, it looks like Guirassy might have a free summer in 2026.

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