Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CAF)

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Guinea-Bissau reached the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations in 2024 and are looking to build on that, whilst Burkina Faso are looking to finally secure FIFA World Cup qualification in this cycle.

Kick-off date/time: Monday 24th 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

Guinea-Bissau have won only one of their last nine World Cup qualifying matches (D5 L3).
Guinea-Bissau have lost only two of their previous nine World Cup qualifying matches at home (W2 D5).
Burkina Faso are unbeaten in their previous three international matches against Guinea-Bissau (W2 D1).
Burkina Faso have lost only one of their last 12 World Cup qualifying matches (W6 D5).
Burkina Faso have not failed to score in their last 14 World Cup qualifying matches.
Lassina Traoré has scored in Burkina Faso’s last three World Cup qualifying matches.
Bertrand Traoré has scored in seven of his last nine international appearances for Burkina Faso.

Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso Prediction

Guinea-Bissau, under the management of former West Ham United attacker Luis Boa Morte, have managed a win with three draws and a defeat in their five matches, whilst Burkina Faso do sit second in Group A, just above Sierra Leone on goal difference.

Guinea-Bissau had their four-match unbeaten start to CAF’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification ended the other day by the aforementioned Sierra Leone at the neutral venue of the Samuel Kanyon Deo Sports Complex in Liberia. They went 2-0 down in that game before getting a goal back via Tamble Monteiro but conceded again in second-half stoppage-time.

Burkina Faso have been one of the better sides in Africa in the last decade and a half or so but they have yet to earn FIFA World Cup qualifying and they are unlikely to do so once again, at least automatically, this time around as they sit five points adrift of a strong Egypt side in Group A. They hammered Djibouti by four goals to one the other day.

Guinea-Bissau will have home advantage for this one so may well get on the front foot, whilst Burkina Faso have some genuine quality in the final third so both teams scoring seems a good bet.

Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso Tip: Both teams to score