Togo vs Mauritania Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CAF)

by Alex Lawes · March 19 2025, 15:03

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It has been an average start to Group B for all teams and Togo remain winless after their opening four matches as they take on a Mauritania side sitting on just a solitary point thus far.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 22nd March, 2025: UK – 4:00pm / US ET – 12:00pm / US PT – 9:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – FIFA+ / US – FIFA+

Key Stats

This is the first encounter between these teams since they were in the same qualifying group for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations. In that campaign, a 1-0 home win for Togo in October 2002 was followed by a 0-0 draw in Mauritania in July 2003.
Togo have drawn their last four World Cup qualifying matches in Togo.
Togo have lost only three of their last 22 World Cup qualifying matches in Togo (W12 D7).
Togo are without a win in their previous four matches in the current World Cup qualifying campaign (D3 L1).
Mauritania are without a win in their last 12 World Cup qualifying matches (D3 L9), since a 4-0 victory against South Sudan in October 2015.
Mauritania have won only two of their previous 28 World Cup qualifying matches (D6 L20).
Mauritania have scored only one goal in their last nine World Cup qualifying matches

Togo vs Mauritania Prediction

Togo, as mentioned, remain without a win in their opening four matches of CAF qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with three draws and a defeat thus far as they take on a Mauritania side that have shared one draw with three defeats in their opening four matches.

The Togolese, under the management of Dare Nibombe, who has recently replaced Paulo Duarte, are currently ranked 119th in the world according to FIFA. ‘The Sparrowhawks’, as they are nicknamed, most recently suffered a defeat to Niger on away goals in their two-legged African Nations Championship qualifier in December.

They now face a Mauritania side that have failed to score as well as failed to win in their opening four matches. They have qualified for each of the last three CAF Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and even reached the knockout stages for the first time in the Ivory Coast last year but they have seemingly massively regressed in the last 12 months.

These are two limited sides struggling to keep pace in their FIFA World Cup qualifying group and they have combined for just two goals thus far and a low-scoring encounter appears inevitable.

Togo vs Mauritania Tip: Under 2.5 goals