Senegal and Ivory Coast seal Africa’s final 2026 World Cup spots | OneFootball

Senegal and Ivory Coast secured the last two direct spots for Africa in the 2026 World Cup this Tuesday (14), with victories over Mauritania (4-0) and Kenya (3-0), respectively.

The Senegalese are heading to their fourth World Cup, following the editions of 2002, 2018, and 2022. It will also be the fourth appearance for Ivory Coast in the tournament, having participated in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Leading Group D of the Qualifiers, the Senegal team finished ahead of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2nd), which will compete in the African playoffs with Gabon, Nigeria, and Cameroon and still has a chance to go to next year's World Cup.

Senegal defeats Mauritania with two goals from Mané

Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP

In Dakar, against Mauritania, the Senegalese star Sadio Mané opened the scoring at the end of the first half with a free kick and scored the second after the break, marking his 47th goal in 115 matches for the national team.

Subsequently, Iliman Ndiaye and Habib Diallo completed the rout for the ‘Lions of Teranga’.

Ivory Coast beats Kenya

Meanwhile, Ivory Coast qualified by defeating Kenya in Abidjan, with goals from Franck Kessié (7′), Yan Diomande (54′), and Amad Diallo (84′).

With this result, the ‘Elephants’ secured the leadership of Group F with 26 points, one ahead of Gabon.

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