As the draw is due to take place in Benin on July 12, Ghana will find out who their opponents will be for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The competition, which will be co-hosted by the US, Mexico, and Canada, presents a difficult route for Ghana to enter.
A qualification process for African teams has been devised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), comprising a total of nine or potentially 10 teams from the continent. Nine groups with six teams apiece will make up the qualifications. The group’s best team will automatically qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
The CAF has added an additional option to choose the tenth representative from Africa. A playoff will include the four best second-place clubs from each group. To compete for the tenth and last berth in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the winner of this playoff will face off against a side from the CONCACAF zone.
The qualifications will be held between November 2023 and November 2025, a two-year span. The first and second matchdays are scheduled for November 2023. The third and fourth matchdays are scheduled for June 2024. From the fifth to the tenth matchday of 2025, matches will be played.
The Black Stars will be attempting to make their fifth World Cup participation after qualifying for four of the previous five. They were ousted in the group stage of the most recent World Cup in Qatar after placing last in their group with Uruguay, South Korea, and Portugal.
