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\n Monday, 08 September 2025
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Tunisia became Africa\u2019s second team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a late 1-0 victory away to Equatorial Guinea on Monday.<\/p>\n
Already-qualified Morocco underlined their authority with a 2-0 win in Zambia while Mozambique beat Botswana 2-0 to tighten the chase in Group G.<\/p>\n
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane struck in the 90+4th minute in Malabo to settle a tense contest and book the Eagles of Carthage a seventh World Cup appearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The result moves Tunisia to 22 points from eight games and, with two matches left, they cannot be caught by second-placed Namibia who are on 12 points.<\/p>\n
The Carthage Eagles will be competing in the World Cup for a seventh time in their history and a third in succession.<\/p>\n
Remarkably, Jalel Kadri\u2019s side have still not conceded in qualifying, with a goal difference now 13:0.<\/p>\n
Equatorial Guinea\u2014whose campaign was damaged by earlier forfeits\u2014had resisted for long spells, with a flurry of late set-pieces that forced Tunisia to defend deep.<\/p>\n
Aymen Dahmen was cautioned for time-wasting in stoppage time but held firm behind a disciplined back line marshalled by Montassar Talbi and Dylan Bronn.<\/p>\n
The hosts remain on 10 points from eight and, like Liberia and Malawi (9 pts, 7 GP), are now relying on a strong finish and the ranking of runners-up to keep qualification hopes alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe prop up the group without a point.<\/p>\n
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In Group E, Morocco\u2014who sealed qualification during the previous matchday and became Africa\u2019s first team to punch a ticket\u2014made it seven wins from seven by beating Zambia 2-0.<\/p>\n
Youssef En-Nesyri headed the opener on 7 minutes and Hamza Igamane tucked in a second just after the break (47\u2019) to quieten the home crowd.<\/p>\n
The Atlas Lions, again robust and efficient, move to 21 points with a commanding 21:2 goals record.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tanzania (10 pts, 6 GP) are next and hold a game in hand on the chasing pair Zambia and Niger (both 6 pts; Niger 5 GP), while Congo sit on one point.<\/p>\n
With Eritrea withdrawn, the group features uneven game counts, but Morocco\u2019s dominance has removed any jeopardy at the top.<\/p>\n
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Over in Group G, Mozambique 2-0 win over Botswana kept the Mambas\u2019 campaign on track and lifted them to 15 points from eight\u2014three behind leaders Algeria who have 18 points and three ahead of Uganda.<\/p>\n
Witi gave Mozambique an early lead after 6 minutes, finishing a sweeping move.<\/p>\n
The hosts managed the second half astutely and secured the points when Feliciano \u201cBangal\u201d Jone turned in P\u00eap\u00ea\u2019s cross on 71 minutes.<\/p>\n
Botswana, spirited but blunt, remain on 9 points from eight and need a strong run-in to threaten the top two. Guinea with 10 points stay in touch but also have work to do with three fixtures to come.<\/p>\n
The day\u2019s results sharpen the wider picture with two international windows left. Nine CAF group winners will qualify automatically for North America 2026.<\/p>\n
The four best runners-up advance to a CAF play-off, with the winner proceeding to FIFA\u2019s inter-confederation play-off for a possible tenth African berth.<\/p>\n
Morocco\u2019s relentlessness and Tunisia\u2019s immaculate defensive record provide a benchmark for the continent with three matches remaining for most sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Published: Monday, 08 September 2025 Tunisia became Africa\u2019s second team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-128444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}