FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated Ghana for qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, praising the Black Stars for bringing “color, type and fervour” again to soccer’s greatest stage.
Ghana sealed their place at subsequent yr’s world showpiece — to be co-hosted by america, Canada, and Mexico — with a 1–0 victory over Comoros on Sunday evening on the Accra Sports activities Stadium.
The end result confirmed the Black Stars as Group I winners with 25 factors, guaranteeing their fifth look on the World Cup.
Congratulatory message
In a congratulatory message shared by way of video, Infantino applauded Ghana’s achievement and regarded ahead to their participation in what he described as “the best FIFA World Cup ever.”
“Congratulations to the Black Stars on reaching the FIFA World Cup for the fifth time in historical past. Your followers will deliver colors, type and fervour to the best FIFA World Cup ever in 2026 in Canada, Mexico and america.
“We count on that your staff will set up extra world stars to observe within the footsteps of the well-known staff that made the quarterfinals of the match in South Africa in 2010, however for now, get pleasure from this particular second, and we can not wait to see who the Black Stars will face when we’ve got the ultimate match draw on the fifth of December.
“See you very quickly and properly. Congratulations!”
The Black Stars, led by coach Otto Addo, entered the match needing solely a degree to ensure qualification however left little doubt as Tottenham Hotspur ahead Mohammed Kudus struck decisively within the forty seventh minute to safe all three factors.
The victory prolonged Ghana’s outstanding house file — 25 years unbeaten in World Cup qualifiers — and sparked jubilant celebrations in Accra as followers celebrated the staff’s return to the world stage.
Having did not progress past the group stage on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Addo’s facet will now intention to surpass that exhibiting and presumably emulate the long-lasting 2010 staff that reached the quarterfinals in South Africa.
Ghana, who beforehand featured within the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2022 tournaments, now joins Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia as the primary 5 African nations to qualify for the 2026 version.
In Group I’s different fixtures, Mali thrashed Madagascar 4–1 in Bamako, with Lassine Sinayoko netting twice, whereas the Central African Republic edged Chad 3–2 in an exciting contest in N’Djamena.
Different matches
Elsewhere, Egypt wrapped up their marketing campaign with a slim 1–0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in Cairo, courtesy of Mohamed Hamdy’s early header. The Pharaohs had already secured qualification and completed their qualifiers with eight wins from ten matches.
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Sierra Leone got here from behind to beat Djibouti 2–1, because of objectives from Juma Bah and Sallieu Tarawallie, whereas Burkina Faso rounded off their Group A marketing campaign in type with a 3–1 win over Ethiopia. Substitute Pierre Landry Kaboré was the star performer, coming off the bench to attain a shocking second-half hat-trick.
The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is scheduled for five December, the place Ghana and the opposite groups that pull by means of will be taught their group-stage opponents forward of the expanded 48-team match.
