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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
| image          = 
| dates          = {{nowrap|12 October 2023 – 18 November 2025}}
| num_teams      = 46
| confederations = 1
| matches        = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 20 +<!--Second round--> 107 +<!--Third round--> 54 <!--Fourth round-->}}
| goals          = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 51 +<!--Second round--> 331 +<!--Third round--> 142 <!--Fourth round-->}}
| attendance     = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 138247 +<!--Second round--> 2092613 +<!--Third round--> 1499450 <!--Fourth round-->}}
| top_scorer     = {{fbicon|QAT}} [[Almoez Ali]]<br>(12 goals)
| updated        = 19 November 2024
| prevseason     = [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2022]]
| nextseason     = ''[[2030 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2030]]''
}}
{{Qualification for championships (AFC)}}

The Asian section of the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] will act as qualifiers for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]] for national teams of the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). AFC teams have been allocated eight direct qualifying slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot.<ref name="48teams">{{Cite news|date=10 January 2017|title=Unanimous decision expands FIFA World Cup to 48 teams from 2026|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=1/news=fifa-council-unanimously-decides-on-expansion-of-the-fifa-world-cuptm--2863100.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110231324/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=1/news=fifa-council-unanimously-decides-on-expansion-of-the-fifa-world-cuptm--2863100.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>

The qualification process involves five rounds; the first two also serving as [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification|qualification]] for the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup]].

==Entrants==
All FIFA-affiliated nations entered the joint qualification process for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup; <!--DO NOT REMOVE THIS!-->[[Northern Mariana Islands national football team|Northern Mariana Islands]], who is not a [[FIFA]] member, would have entered through the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Play-off round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off round]].<ref name="new format"/> However, the AFC excluded Northern Mariana Islands from the draw for the play-off round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/six_teams_to_contest_qualifiers_playoff_for_saudi_arabia_2027.html|title=Six teams to contest Qualifiers Playoff for Saudi Arabia 2027|publisher=AFC|date=2 May 2024|access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref><!--DO NOT REMOVE THIS!-->

==Format==
The qualification format was announced on 1 August 2022, having been revamped to fit the increased finals allocation of eight direct qualifiers and one play-off qualifier:<ref>{{cite web|title=Asia’s pathway to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 confirmed|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_competitions/news/asia%E2%80%99s_pathway_to_the_fifa_world_cup_2026_and_afc_asian_cup%E2%84%A2_2027_confirmed.html|website=the-afc |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |access-date=1 August 2024 |date=1 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="AFC seeding">{{Cite web|title=Seedings revealed for FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers draw|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/fifa_world_cup/news/seedings_revealed_for_fifa_world_cup_2026_and_afc_asian_cup_saudi_arabia_2027™_qualifiers_draw.html|access-date=27 July 2023|website=the-AFC|language=en}}</ref>
*'''First round''': 20 teams (ranked 27–46) played home-and-away over [[Two-legged tie|two legs]]. The ten winners advanced to the second round. The best loser qualified for the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round]], while the remaining teams qualified for the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round]].
*'''Second round''': 36 teams (ranked 1–26 and ten first-round winners) are divided into nine groups of four teams. The teams will play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The nine group winners and group runners-up advance to the third round and automatically qualify for the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup]]. The remaining teams qualified for the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round]].<!--DO NOT REMOVE AFC ASIAN CUP!-->
*'''Third round''': 18 teams which advance from the second round are divided into three groups of six teams. The teams will play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top two teams of each group qualify directly for the FIFA World Cup, the third- and fourth-placed teams advance to the fourth round.
*'''Fourth round''': Six third- and fourth-placed teams from the third round are divided into two groups of three teams each. The teams will play against each other once in a centralized venue. The winners of each group qualify for the World Cup, and the runners-up of each group advance to the fifth round.
*'''Fifth round''': The group runners-up in the fourth round will compete home-and-away over two legs to determine the Asian representation at the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|inter-confederation play-offs]].<ref name="new format">{{cite web|title=AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_competitions/news/afc_competitions_committee_approves_key_decisions_on_reformatted_competitions_1.html|website=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=1 July 2023|date=1 July 2023}}</ref>

==Draw==
The draw for the first and second rounds of joint qualification took place in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] on 27 July 2023.<ref name="AFC seeding"/><ref>{{cite web|date=5 July 2023|title=Stage set for FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers draw|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/fifa_world_cup/news/stage_set_for_fifa_world_cup_2026_and_afc_asian_cup_saudi_arabia_2027%E2%84%A2_qualifiers_draw.html|access-date=5 July 2023|publisher=AFC}}</ref> The top 26 ranked teams were given byes to the second round, while the 20 teams entering the first round were seeded into two pots of 10 teams each and drawn alternately from pot 1 then pot 2 to form a pairing. The team from pot 1 hosted the first leg and the team from pot 2 hosted the second leg. Pots 1, 2 and 3 for the second round draw contained the teams ranked 1–9, 10–18, and 19–26, respectively, while pot 4 contained placeholders for the ten first round ties. Nine teams were drawn from pot 4 first and placed in position 4 of each group. The tenth team from pot 4 was moved to Pot 3, and subsequently drawn at random from Pot 3. Teams were then drawn into each group sequentially from pots 3, 2, and 1.<ref name="AFC seeding"/>

<!--DO NOT CHANGE THIS TABLE TO TWO COLUMNS AND DO NOT CHANGE THE RANKINGS-->
{| class="wikitable"
|+From the July 2023 [[FIFA World Rankings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id14079|title=FIFA Men's Ranking – July 2023|publisher=FIFA|date=20 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="3"|Bye to second round
! colspan="2"|Competing in first round
|-
! style="width:20%" | Pot 1
! style="width:20%" | Pot 2
! style="width:20%" | Pot 3
! style="width:20%" | Pot 1
! style="width:20%" | Pot 2
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{ordered list
 |{{fb|JPN}} (20)
 |{{fb|IRN}} (22)
 |{{fb|AUS}} (27)
 |{{fb|KOR}} (28)
 |{{fb|KSA}} (54)
 |{{fb|QAT}} (59)
 |{{fb|IRQ}} (70)
 |{{fb|UAE}} (72)
 |{{fb|OMA}} (73)
}}
|{{ordered list|start=10
 |{{fb|UZB}} (74)
 |{{fb|CHN}} (80)
 |{{fb|JOR}} (82)
 |{{fb|BHR}} (86)
 |{{fb|SYR}} (94)
 |{{fb|VIE}} (95)
 |{{fb|PLE}} (96)
 |{{fb|KGZ}} (97)
 |{{fb|IND}} (99)
}}
|{{ordered list|start=19
 |{{fb|LBN}} (100)
 |{{fb|TJK}} (110)
 |{{fb|THA}} (113)
 |{{fb|PRK}} (115)
 |{{fb|PHI}} (135)
 |{{fb|MAS}} (136)
 |{{fb|KUW}} (137)
 |{{fb|TKM}} (138)
}}
|{{ordered list|start=27
 |{{fb|HKG}} (149)
 |{{fb|IDN}} (150)
 |{{fb|TPE}} (153)
 |{{fb|MDV}} (155)
 |{{fb|YEM}} (156)
 |{{fb|AFG}} (157)
 |{{fb|SIN}} (158)
 |{{fb|MYA}} (160)
 |{{fb|NEP}} (175)
 |{{fb|CAM}} (176)
}}
|{{ordered list|start=37
 |{{fb|MAC}} (182)
 |{{fb|MNG}} (183)
 |{{fb|BHU}} (185)
 |{{fb|LAO}} (187)
 |{{fb|BAN}} (189)
 |{{fb|BRU}} (190)
 |{{fb|TLS}} (192)
 |{{fb|PAK}} (201)
 |{{fb|GUM}} (203)
 |{{fb|SRI}} (204)
}}
|}

==Schedule==
The competition schedule is expected to be as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Aug-2023-Jul-2024).pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 – Jul 2024)|format=PDF|date=7 April 2023|access-date=12 April 2023|archive-date=22 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522064114/https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Aug-2023-Jul-2024).pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Aug-2024-Jul-2025).pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2024 – Jul 2025)|format=PDF|date=7 April 2023|access-date=12 April 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418195404/https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Aug-2024-Jul-2025).pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Jul-2025---Jun-2026)_upd_26Jun24.pdf|publisher=AFC|format=PDF|date=26 June 2024|access-date=23 July 2024|archive-date=23 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723064250/https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Jul-2025---Jun-2026)_upd_26Jun24.pdf}}</ref><ref name="new format"/>

{|
|valign=top|
{| class="wikitable"
!Round
!Matchday
!Date
|-
|rowspan=2|[[#First round|First round]]
|First leg
|12 October 2023
|-
|Second leg
|17 October 2023
|-
|rowspan=6|[[#Second round|Second round]]
|Matchday 1
|16 November 2023
|-
|Matchday 2
|21 November 2023
|-
|Matchday 3
|21 March 2024
|-
|Matchday 4
|26 March 2024
|-
|Matchday 5
|6 June 2024
|-
|Matchday 6
|11 June 2024
|}
|valign=top|
{| class="wikitable"
!Round
!Matchday
!Date
|-
|rowspan=10|[[#Third round|Third round]]
|Matchday 1
|5 September 2024
|-
|Matchday 2
|10 September 2024
|-
|Matchday 3
|10 October 2024
|-
|Matchday 4
|15 October 2024
|-
|Matchday 5
|14–15 November 2024
|-
|Matchday 6
|19 November 2024
|-
|Matchday 7
|20 March 2025
|-
|Matchday 8
|25 March 2025
|-
|Matchday 9
|5 June 2025
|-
|Matchday 10
|10 June 2025
|}
|valign=top|
{| class="wikitable"
!Round
!Matchday
!Dates
|-
|rowspan=3|[[#Fourth round|Fourth round]]
|Matchday 1
|8 October 2025
|-
|Matchday 2
|11 October 2025
|-
|Matchday 3
|14 October 2025
|-
|rowspan=2|[[#Fifth round|Fifth round]]
|First leg
|13 November 2025
|-
|Second leg
|18 November 2025
|}
|}

==First round==
{{Main|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round}}

Note: '''Bolded''' teams qualified for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|second round]] of World Cup qualifying.
{{#lst:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#Summary}}

==Second round==
{{Main|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round}}

===Summary===
{{legend|#BBF3BB|Qualified for the third round and Asian Cup as winners or runners-up}}
{{legend|#BBF3FF|Advanced to the Asian Cup third qualifying round as third or fourth place }}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="99.75%"
|- align="center"
! width="11%" |[[#Group A|Group A]]
! width="11%" |[[#Group B|Group B]]
! width="11%" |[[#Group C|Group C]]
! width="11%" |[[#Group D|Group D]]
! width="11%" |[[#Group E|Group E]]
! width="11%" |[[#Group F|Group F]]
! width="11%" |[[#Group G|Group G]]
! width="11%" |[[#Group H|Group H]]
! width="11%" |[[#Group I|Group I]]
|- style="background:#BBF3BB; font-size:90%"
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|QAT}}<br />{{fb-big|KUW}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|JPN}}<br />{{fb-big|PRK}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|KOR}}<br />{{fb-big|CHN}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|OMA}}<br />{{fb-big|KGZ}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|IRN}}<br />{{fb-big|UZB}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|IRQ}}<br />{{fb-big|IDN}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|JOR}}<br />{{fb-big|KSA}}{{efn|group="Second Round"|Saudi Arabia had already qualified as hosts of the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup]], so they were only competing for World Cup qualification.}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|UAE}}<br />{{fb-big|BHR}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|AUS}}<br />{{fb-big|PLE}}
|- style="background:#BBF3FF; font-size:90%"
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|IND}}<br />{{fb-big|AFG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|SYR}}<br />{{fb-big|MYA}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|THA}}<br />{{fb-big|SGP}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|MAS}}<br />{{fb-big|TPE}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|TKM}}<br />{{fb-big|HKG}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|VIE}}<br />{{fb-big|PHI}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|TJK}}<br />{{fb-big|PAK}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|YEM}}<br />{{fb-big|NEP}}
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|LBN}}<br />{{fb-big|BAN}}
|}
{{notelist|group="Second Round"}}

===Group A===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group A}}

===Group B===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group B}}

===Group C===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group C}}

===Group D===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group D}}

===Group E===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group E}}

===Group F===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group F}}

===Group G===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group G}}

===Group H===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group H}}

===Group I===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|transcludesection=Group I}}

==Third round==
{{Main|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round}}

===Group A===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|transcludesection=Group A}}

===Group B===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|transcludesection=Group B}}

===Group C===
{{:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|transcludesection=Group C}}

==Fourth round==
<!--{{Main|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round}}-->

===Group A===
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===Group B===
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|class_rules=[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification#Tiebreakers|Tiebreakers]]

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==Fifth round==
The two second-placed teams in each group from the fourth round will play against each other over two legs in November 2025 to determine which team advances to the inter-confederation play-offs.<ref name="new format"/>

{{#invoke:Sports series|main|flag=n
|<!--{{fb-rt|}}-->[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|Fourth round]] group runner-up||<!--{{fb|}}-->[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|Fourth round]] group runner-up|{{small|13 Nov '25}}|{{small|18 Nov '25}}
}}

==Inter-confederation play-offs==
{{Main|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)}}

The fifth-round winner will join one team each from [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]], [[CONMEBOL]], and [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] and two from [[CONCACAF]] in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the [[FIFA Men's World Ranking]], with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two {{nowrap|single-elimination}} matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of {{nowrap|single-elimination}} matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 March 2017|title=Bureau of the Council recommends slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/media-releases/bureau-of-the-council-recommends-slot-allocation-for-the-2026-fifa-wor-2878254|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619161123/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/media-releases/bureau-of-the-council-recommends-slot-allocation-for-the-2026-fifa-wor-2878254|archive-date=19 June 2022|access-date=22 May 2023|publisher=FIFA}}</ref><!--

==Qualified teams==
The following teams from AFC qualified for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup|final tournament]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Qualified as
! Qualified on
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup|appearances]] in [[FIFA World Cup]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| TBD || [[#Group A 2|Third round group A]] winners || {{sort||}} || 
|-
| TBD || [[#Group B 2|Third round group B]] winners || {{sort||}} || 
|-
| TBD || [[#Group C 2|Third round group C]] winners || {{sort||}} || 
|-
| TBD || [[#Group A 2|Third round group A]] runners-up || {{sort||}} || 
|-
| TBD || [[#Group B 2|Third round group B]] runners-up|| {{sort||}} || 
|-
| TBD || [[#Group C 2|Third round group C]] runners-up || {{sort||}} || 
|-
| TBD || [[#Group A 3|Fourth round group A]] winners || {{sort||}} || 
|-
| TBD || [[#Group B 3|Fourth round group B]] winners || {{sort||}} || 
|}-->

==Top goalscorers==
{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|bold=yes|minimum=5}}<!--CAREFULLY update goalscorers at Module:Goalscorers/data/2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)-->

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:
{{flatlist|
*[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#Goalscorers|First round]]
*[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Goalscorers|Second round]]
*[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Goalscorers|Third round]]
<!--*[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round#Goalscorers|Fourth round]]-->
<!--*[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round#Goalscorers|Fifth round]]-->
}}

== Controversies ==
In the Bahrain vs Japan match, the [[Bahrain Football Association]] was fined $4,400 for fan misconduct during Japan's 5–0 win over Bahrain, which included the use of laser pointers and whistles to distract players, as well as Bahraini fans being heard mocking the Japanese national team's anthem.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 October 2024 |title=Bahrain FA Urges Fans To Avoid Disruptive Behaviour After FIFA Fine |url=https://www.newsofbahrain.com/sports/103971.html |work=News of Bahrain |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>

In the match between Bahrain and Indonesia, Bahrain equalised in the ninth minute of stoppage time, despite the fourth official displaying only six minutes of stoppage time. Two players were cautioned after the goal,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/asian-qualifiers/2026/2453116 |title=AFC Asian Qualifiers {{!}} Bahrian – Indonesia |website=the-afc.com |date=10 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Got robbed': Outrage in Indonesia over late equaliser denying country historic World Cup Qualifiers win |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-bahrain-football-world-cup-qualifiers-abu-bakar-al-kaf-oman-4672931 |access-date=15 October 2024 |work=CNA |date=11 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref> with one of the Indonesian officials also given marching orders.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 October 2024 |title=Indonesia still refuse to be beaten – but it was so nearly a historic win |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41720845/indonesia-refuse-beaten-nearly-historic-win |work=ESPN |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026|Official FIFA World Cup website}}
*[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup FIFA.com]
*[https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/fifa_world_cup FIFA World Cup] – the-AFC.com

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