2026 World Cup qualifiers: Friday, September 5, 2025 schedule

It's the third matchday of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers during this September window. Fourteen matches are set for Friday, September 5, 2025, all part of the seventh round of qualifiers.

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DR Congo absolutely must secure all three points against South Sudan to stay at the top of their group before facing Senegal. The same goes for the Lions of Teranga, who host Sudan.

Morocco, group leaders, will look to maintain their perfect record as they take on Niger, while Bafana Bafana are on the road to Lesotho.

Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Burkina Faso, and Guinea will aim to confirm their status, while Congo returns to the qualifiers after a long disqualification.

Here's today's full schedule (GMT):

12:00:

• South Sudan vs DR Congo

• Somalia vs Guinea

13:00:

• Kenya vs Gambia

• Namibia vs Malawi

16:00:

• Djibouti vs Burkina Faso

• Lesotho vs South Africa

• Benin vs Zimbabwe

• Uganda vs Mozambique

• Congo vs Tanzania

19:00:

• Senegal vs Sudan

• Mauritania vs Togo

• Egypt vs Ethiopia

• Côte d’Ivoire vs Burundi

• 19:00: Morocco vs Niger

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.