Here is a breakdown of who has qualified, how the quarter-final pairings have fallen, and when each match will be played. Teams that have qualified for the WAFCON 2026 quarter-finalsEight of the sixteen teams that started the tournament have survived the group stage. The final quarter-final spotGroup D’s second automatic qualification place was still being fought out at the time of writing. Whichever of Ghana or Mali comes out on top will complete the quarter-final line-up and face Malawi in the last eight. What is at stake in the quarter-finalsBeyond continental bragging rights, every quarter-final in Morocco doubles as a World Cup qualifier.