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Old page wikitext, before the edit (`old_wikitext`)	'{{Short description\|none}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox international football competition \| tourney_name = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) \| image = \| dates = {{nowrap\|12 October 2023 – November 2025}} \| num_teams = 46 \| confederations = 1 \| matches = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 20 +<!--Second round--> 107 <!--Third round--> <!--Fourth round-->}} \| goals = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 51 +<!--Second round--> 331 <!--Third round--> <!--Fourth round-->}} \| attendance = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 138247 +<!--Second round--> 2050915 <!--Third round--> <!--Fourth round-->}} \| top_scorer = {{fbicon\|QAT}} [[Almoez Ali]]<br>{{fbicon\|KOR}} [[Son Heung-min]]<br>(7 goals each) \| updated = 11 June 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 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 neutral 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 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)\|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Aug-2025-Jul-2026).pdf\|publisher=AFC\|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-2025-Jul-2026).pdf\|url-status=dead}}</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 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 \|rowspan="3"\| October 2025 \|- \|Matchday 2 \|- \|Matchday 3 \|- \|rowspan=2\|[[#Fifth round\|Fifth round]] \|First leg \|rowspan="2"\| November 2025 \|- \|Second leg \|} \|} ==First round== {{Main\|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round}} {{#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 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\|col_Q=green1 \|text_Q=[[2026 FIFA World Cup]] \|col_PO=blue1 \|text_PO=[[#Fifth round\|Fifth round]] }} ==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\|type=NT\|bold_winner=y \|[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round\|Fourth round]] group runner-up\|\|[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round\|Fourth round]] group runner-up\|{{small\|Nov '25}}\|{{small\|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=4}}<!--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]]--> }} ==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 {{2026 FIFA World Cup qualification}} [[Category:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)\| ]] [[Category:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\|Afc]] [[Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]] [[Category:2023 in Asian football]] [[Category:2024 in Asian football]] [[Category:2025 in Asian football]]'
New page wikitext, after the edit (`new_wikitext`)	'{{Short description\|none}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox international football competition \| tourney_name = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) \| image = \| dates = {{nowrap\|12 October 2023 – November 2025}} \| num_teams = 46 \| confederations = 1 \| matches = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 20 +<!--Second round--> 107 <!--Third round--> <!--Fourth round-->}} \| goals = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 51 +<!--Second round--> 331 <!--Third round--> <!--Fourth round-->}} \| attendance = {{#expr: <!--First round--> 138247 +<!--Second round--> 2050915 <!--Third round--> <!--Fourth round-->}} \| top_scorer = {{fbicon\|QAT}} [[Almoez Ali]]<br>{{fbicon\|KOR}} [[Son Heung-min]]<br>(7 goals each) \| updated = 11 June 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 amazing play by rashed wael bassam ibrahim sawalha [[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 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 neutral 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 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)\|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Aug-2025-Jul-2026).pdf\|publisher=AFC\|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-2025-Jul-2026).pdf\|url-status=dead}}</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 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 \|rowspan="3"\| October 2025 \|- \|Matchday 2 \|- \|Matchday 3 \|- \|rowspan=2\|[[#Fifth round\|Fifth round]] \|First leg \|rowspan="2"\| November 2025 \|- \|Second leg \|} \|} ==First round== {{Main\|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round}} {{#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\|KSA}}<br />{{fb-big\|JOR}} \| 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}} \|} ===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}} ==Fourth round== <!--{{Main\|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round}}--> ===Group A=== {{#invoke:Sports table\|main\|style=WDL \|class_rules=[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification#Tiebreakers\|Tiebreakers]] \|name_A1=<!--{{fb\|}}-->A1 \|name_A2=<!--{{fb\|}}-->A2 \|name_A3=<!--{{fb\|}}-->A3 <!--UPDATE standings and date below --> \|update=future \|start_date=October 2025 \|win_A1=0 \|draw_A1=0 \|loss_A1=0 \|gf_A1=0 \|ga_A1=0 \|win_A2=0 \|draw_A2=0 \|loss_A2=0 \|gf_A2=0 \|ga_A2=0 \|win_A3=0 \|draw_A3=0 \|loss_A3=0 \|gf_A3=0 \|ga_A3=0 <!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)--> \|team_order=A1, A2, A3 <!--UPDATE qualifications below--> \|res_col_header=Q \|result1=KO \|result2=PO \|col_KO=green1 \|text_KO=[[2026 FIFA World Cup]] \|col_PO=blue1 \|text_PO=[[#Fifth round\|Fifth round]] }} ===Group B=== {{#invoke:Sports table\|main\|style=WDL \|class_rules=[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification#Tiebreakers\|Tiebreakers]] \|name_B1=<!--{{fb\|}}-->B1 \|name_B2=<!--{{fb\|}}-->B2 \|name_B3=<!--{{fb\|}}-->B3 <!--UPDATE standings and date below --> \|update=future \|start_date=October 2025 \|win_B1=0 \|draw_B1=0 \|loss_B1=0 \|gf_B1=0 \|ga_B1=0 \|win_B2=0 \|draw_B2=0 \|loss_B2=0 \|gf_B2=0 \|ga_B2=0 \|win_B3=0 \|draw_B3=0 \|loss_B3=0 \|gf_B3=0 \|ga_B3=0 <!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)--> \|team_order=B1, B2, B3 <!--UPDATE qualifications below--> \|res_col_header=Q \|result1=Q \|result2=PO \|col_Q=green1 \|text_Q=[[2026 FIFA World Cup]] \|col_PO=blue1 \|text_PO=[[#Fifth round\|Fifth round]] }} ==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\|type=NT\|bold_winner=y \|[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round\|Fourth round]] group runner-up\|\|[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round\|Fourth round]] group runner-up\|{{small\|Nov '25}}\|{{small\|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=4}}<!--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]]--> }} ==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 {{2026 FIFA World Cup qualification}} [[Category:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)\| ]] [[Category:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\|Afc]] [[Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]] [[Category:2023 in Asian football]] [[Category:2024 in Asian football]] [[Category:2025 in Asian football]]'
Unified diff of changes made by edit (`edit_diff`)	'@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ {{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 Asian section of the amazing play by rashed wael bassam ibrahim sawalha [[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]]. '
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national teams of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">Asian Football Confederation</a> (AFC). AFC teams have been allocated eight direct qualifying slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot.<sup id="cite_ref-48teams_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48teams-1">[1]</a></sup> </p><p>The qualification process involves five rounds; the first two also serving as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification">qualification</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">2027 AFC Asian Cup</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Entrants"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Entrants</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Format"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Format</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Draw"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Draw</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Schedule"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Schedule</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#First_round"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">First round</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Second_round"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Second round</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Summary"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Summary</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Group_A"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Group A</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Group_B"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Group B</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Group_C"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">Group C</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Group_D"><span class="tocnumber">6.5</span> <span class="toctext">Group D</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Group_E"><span class="tocnumber">6.6</span> <span class="toctext">Group E</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Group_F"><span class="tocnumber">6.7</span> <span class="toctext">Group F</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Group_G"><span class="tocnumber">6.8</span> <span class="toctext">Group G</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Group_H"><span class="tocnumber">6.9</span> <span class="toctext">Group H</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Group_I"><span class="tocnumber">6.10</span> <span class="toctext">Group I</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Third_round"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Third round</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Fourth_round"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Fourth round</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Group_A_2"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Group A</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Group_B_2"><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">Group B</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Fifth_round"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Fifth round</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Inter-confederation_play-offs"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Inter-confederation play-offs</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Top_goalscorers"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Top goalscorers</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Entrants">Entrants</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=1"title="Edit section: Entrants" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <p>All FIFA-affiliated nations entered the joint qualification process for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup; <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_national_football_team" title="Northern Mariana Islands national football team">Northern Mariana Islands</a>, who is not a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> member, would have entered through the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification#Play-off_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification">2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off round</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-new_format_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_format-2">[2]</a></sup> However, the AFC excluded Northern Mariana Islands from the draw for the play-off round.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Format">Format</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=2"title="Edit section: Format" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <p>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:<sup id="cite_ref-AFC_seeding_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFC_seeding-4">[4]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>First round</b>: 20 teams (ranked 27–46) played home-and-away over <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Two-legged_tie" title="Two-legged tie">two legs</a>. The ten winners advanced to the second round. The best loser qualified for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification#Third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification">2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round</a>, while the remaining teams qualified for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_play-off_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round">2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round</a>.</li> <li><b>Second round</b>: 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">2027 AFC Asian Cup</a>. The remaining teams qualified for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification#Third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification">2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round</a>.</li> <li><b>Third round</b>: 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.</li> <li><b>Fourth round</b>: 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 neutral venue. The winners of each group qualify for the World Cup, and the runners-up of each group advance to the fifth round.</li> <li><b>Fifth round</b>: The group runners-up in the fourth round will compete home-and-away over two legs to determine the Asian representation at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(inter-confederation_play-offs)" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)">inter-confederation play-offs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-new_format_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_format-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Draw">Draw</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=3"title="Edit section: Draw" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <p>The draw for the first and second rounds of joint qualification took place in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur" title="Kuala Lumpur">Kuala Lumpur</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> on 27 July 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-AFC_seeding_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFC_seeding-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-AFC_seeding_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFC_seeding-4">[4]</a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>From the July 2023 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/FIFA_World_Rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA World Rankings">FIFA World Rankings</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Bye to second round </th> <th colspan="2">Competing in first round </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:20%">Pot 1 </th> <th style="width:20%">Pot 2 </th> <th style="width:20%">Pot 3 </th> <th style="width:20%">Pot 1 </th> <th style="width:20%">Pot 2 </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td><div><ol><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" 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football team">Bahrain</a></span> (86)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syria_national_football_team" title="Syria national football team">Syria</a></span> (94)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vietnam_national_football_team" title="Vietnam national football team">Vietnam</a></span> (95)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Palestine_national_football_team" title="Palestine national football team">Palestine</a></span> (96)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyrgyzstan_national_football_team" title="Kyrgyzstan national football team">Kyrgyzstan</a></span> (97)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/India_national_football_team" title="India national football team">India</a></span> (99)</li></ol></div> </td> <td><div><ol start="19"><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2880" data-file-height="1920" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lebanon_national_football_team" title="Lebanon national football team">Lebanon</a></span> (100)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tajikistan_national_football_team" title="Tajikistan national football team">Tajikistan</a></span> (110)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thailand_national_football_team" title="Thailand national football team">Thailand</a></span> (113)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Korea_national_football_team" title="North Korea national football team">North Korea</a></span> (115)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Philippines_national_football_team" title="Philippines national football team">Philippines</a></span> (135)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malaysia_national_football_team" title="Malaysia national football team">Malaysia</a></span> (136)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kuwait_national_football_team" title="Kuwait national football team">Kuwait</a></span> (137)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Turkmenistan_national_football_team" title="Turkmenistan national football team">Turkmenistan</a></span> (138)</li></ol></div> </td> <td><div><ol start="27"><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_football_team" title="Hong Kong national football team">Hong Kong</a></span> (149)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team">Indonesia</a></span> (150)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_football_team" title="Chinese Taipei national football team">Chinese Taipei</a></span> (153)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/23px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/35px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/45px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maldives_national_football_team" title="Maldives national football team">Maldives</a></span> (155)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yemen_national_football_team" title="Yemen national football team">Yemen</a></span> (156)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Afghanistan_national_football_team" title="Afghanistan national football team">Afghanistan</a></span> (157)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Singapore_national_football_team" title="Singapore national football team">Singapore</a></span> (158)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Myanmar_national_football_team" title="Myanmar national football team">Myanmar</a></span> (160)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nepal_national_football_team" title="Nepal national football team">Nepal</a></span> (175)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cambodia_national_football_team" title="Cambodia national football team">Cambodia</a></span> (176)</li></ol></div> </td> <td><div><ol start="37"><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/45px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Macau_national_football_team" title="Macau national football team">Macau</a></span> (182)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mongolia_national_football_team" title="Mongolia national football team">Mongolia</a></span> (183)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bhutan_national_football_team" title="Bhutan national football team">Bhutan</a></span> (185)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/23px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/35px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/45px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Laos_national_football_team" title="Laos national football team">Laos</a></span> (187)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_national_football_team" title="Bangladesh national football team">Bangladesh</a></span> (189)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/23px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/35px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/46px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brunei_national_football_team" title="Brunei national football team">Brunei</a></span> (190)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/35px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/46px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Timor-Leste_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Timor-Leste national football team">East Timor</a></span> (192)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_national_football_team" title="Pakistan national football team">Pakistan</a></span> (201)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="738" data-file-height="396" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Guam_national_football_team" title="Guam national football team">Guam</a></span> (203)</li><li><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_football_team" title="Sri Lanka national football team">Sri Lanka</a></span> (204)</li></ol></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Schedule">Schedule</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=4"title="Edit section: Schedule" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <p>The competition schedule is expected to be as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-new_format_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_format-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Matchday </th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#First_round">First round</a> </td> <td>First leg </td> <td>12 October 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Second leg </td> <td>17 October 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="#Second_round">Second round</a> </td> <td>Matchday 1 </td> <td>16 November 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 2 </td> <td>21 November 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 3 </td> <td>21 March 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 4 </td> <td>26 March 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 5 </td> <td>6 June 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 6 </td> <td>11 June 2024 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Matchday </th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10"><a href="#Third_round">Third round</a> </td> <td>Matchday 1 </td> <td>5 September 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 2 </td> <td>10 September 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 3 </td> <td>10 October 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 4 </td> <td>15 October 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 5 </td> <td>14 November 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 6 </td> <td>19 November 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 7 </td> <td>20 March 2025 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 8 </td> <td>25 March 2025 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 9 </td> <td>5 June 2025 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 10 </td> <td>10 June 2025 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Matchday </th> <th>Dates </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="#Fourth_round">Fourth round</a> </td> <td>Matchday 1 </td> <td rowspan="3">October 2025 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Matchday 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#Fifth_round">Fifth round</a> </td> <td>First leg </td> <td rowspan="2">November 2025 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Second leg </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="First_round">First round</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=5"title="Edit section: First round" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1033289096">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right;width:250px">Team 1</th><th style="width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aggregate_score" class="mw-redirect" title="Aggregate score"><abbr title="Aggregate score">Agg.</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Aggregate score</span></th><th style="text-align:left;width:250px">Team 2</th><th style="width:80px">1st leg</th><th style="width:80px">2nd leg</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Afghanistan_national_football_team" title="Afghanistan national football team">Afghanistan</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">2–0</td><td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mongolia_national_football_team" title="Mongolia national football team">Mongolia</a></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Afghanistan_v_Mongolia" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">1–0</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Mongolia_v_Afghanistan" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">1–0</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maldives_national_football_team" title="Maldives national football team">Maldives</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/23px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/35px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/45px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">2–3</td><td style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_national_football_team" title="Bangladesh national football team">Bangladesh</a></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Maldives_v_Bangladesh" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">1–1</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Maldives_v_Bangladesh" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">1–2</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Singapore_national_football_team" title="Singapore national football team">Singapore</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">3–1</td><td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="738" data-file-height="396" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Guam_national_football_team" title="Guam national football team">Guam</a></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Singapore_v_Guam" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">2–1</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Guam_v_Singapore" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">1–0</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yemen_national_football_team" title="Yemen national football team">Yemen</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">4–1</td><td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_football_team" title="Sri Lanka national football team">Sri Lanka</a></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Yemen_v_Sri_Lanka" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">3–0</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Sri_Lanka_v_Yemen" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">1–1</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Myanmar_national_football_team" title="Myanmar national football team">Myanmar</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">5–1</td><td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/45px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Macau_national_football_team" title="Macau national football team">Macau</a></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Myanmar_v_Macau" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">5–1</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Macau_v_Myanmar" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">0–0</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cambodia_national_football_team" title="Cambodia national football team">Cambodia</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="640" /></span></span></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">0–1</td><td style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_national_football_team" title="Pakistan national football team">Pakistan</a></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Cambodia_v_Pakistan" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">0–0</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Pakistan_v_Cambodia" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">0–1</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_football_team" title="Chinese Taipei national football team">Chinese Taipei</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">7–0</td><td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/35px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/46px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Timor-Leste_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Timor-Leste national football team">East Timor</a></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Chinese_Taipei_v_Timor-Leste" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">4–0</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Timor-Leste_v_Chinese_Taipei" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">3–0</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team">Indonesia</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">12–0</td><td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/23px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/35px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/46px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brunei_national_football_team" title="Brunei national football team">Brunei</a></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Indonesia_v_Brunei" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">6–0</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Brunei_v_Indonesia" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">6–0</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_football_team" title="Hong Kong national football team">Hong Kong</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">4–2</td><td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bhutan_national_football_team" title="Bhutan national football team">Bhutan</a></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Hong_Kong_v_Bhutan" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">4–0</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Bhutan_v_Hong_Kong" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">0–2</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nepal_national_football_team" title="Nepal national football team">Nepal</a><span class="flagicon">   <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span></span></strong></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px">2–1</td><td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/23px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/35px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/45px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Laos_national_football_team" title="Laos national football team">Laos</a></span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Nepal_v_Laos" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">1–1</a></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round#Laos_v_Nepal" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round">1–0</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Second_round">Second round</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=6"title="Edit section: Second round" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1033289096"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round</a></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Summary">Summary</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=7"title="Edit section: Summary" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h3> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BBF3BB; color:black;"> </span> Qualified for the third round and Asian Cup as winners or runners-up</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BBF3FF; color:black;"> </span> Advanced to the Asian Cup third qualifying round as third or fourth place </div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="99.75%"> <tbody><tr align="center"> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_A">Group A</a> </th> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_B">Group B</a> </th> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_C">Group C</a> </th> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_D">Group D</a> </th> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_E">Group E</a> </th> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_F">Group F</a> </th> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_G">Group G</a> </th> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_H">Group H</a> </th> <th width="11%"><a href="#Group_I">Group I</a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#BBF3BB; font-size:90%"> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/33px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/50px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/66px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team" title="Qatar national football team">Qatar</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/66px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kuwait_national_football_team" title="Kuwait national football team">Kuwait</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/50px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/66px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japan_national_football_team" title="Japan national football team">Japan</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/50px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/66px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Korea_national_football_team" title="North Korea national football team">North Korea</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/50px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/66px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team" title="South Korea national football team">South Korea</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/66px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/China_national_football_team" title="China national football team">China</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/33px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/50px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/66px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oman_national_football_team" title="Oman national football team">Oman</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/66px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyrgyzstan_national_football_team" title="Kyrgyzstan national football team">Kyrgyzstan</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/33px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/50px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/66px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iran_national_football_team" title="Iran national football team">Iran</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/50px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/66px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Uzbekistan_national_football_team" title="Uzbekistan national football team">Uzbekistan</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/33px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/50px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/66px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iraq_national_football_team" title="Iraq national football team">Iraq</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/50px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/66px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team">Indonesia</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/50px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/66px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team" title="Saudi Arabia national football team">Saudi Arabia</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/50px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/66px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jordan_national_football_team" title="Jordan national football team">Jordan</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/66px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team" title="United Arab Emirates national football team">United Arab Emirates</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/33px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/50px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/66px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bahrain_national_football_team" title="Bahrain national football team">Bahrain</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team">Australia</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/33px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/50px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/66px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Palestine_national_football_team" title="Palestine national football team">Palestine</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#BBF3FF; font-size:90%"> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/33px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/50px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/66px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/India_national_football_team" title="India national football team">India</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Afghanistan_national_football_team" title="Afghanistan national football team">Afghanistan</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/33px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/50px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/66px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syria_national_football_team" title="Syria national football team">Syria</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/33px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/50px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/66px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Myanmar_national_football_team" title="Myanmar national football team">Myanmar</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/33px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" 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style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/50px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/66px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malaysia_national_football_team" title="Malaysia national football team">Malaysia</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_football_team" title="Chinese Taipei national football team">Chinese Taipei</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/50px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Philippines_national_football_team" title="Philippines national football team">Philippines</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/50px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/66px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tajikistan_national_football_team" title="Tajikistan national football team">Tajikistan</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" 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national football team">Yemen</a><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/22px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/34px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/44px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nepal_national_football_team" title="Nepal national football team">Nepal</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/33px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/50px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th> <th scope="row" class="unsortable" style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;line-width:3pt;"> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team" title="Qatar national football team"><img alt="Qatar" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kuwait_national_football_team" title="Kuwait national football team"><img alt="Kuwait" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/India_national_football_team" title="India national football team"><img alt="India" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Afghanistan_national_football_team" title="Afghanistan national football team"><img alt="Afghanistan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team" title="Qatar national football team">Qatar</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+15 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#QAT_v_KUW" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#QAT_v_IND" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#QAT_v_AFG" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">8–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kuwait_national_football_team" title="Kuwait national football team">Kuwait</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">7 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KUW_v_QAT" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KUW_v_IND" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KUW_v_AFG" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/India_national_football_team" title="India national football team">India</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IND_v_QAT" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IND_v_KUW" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–0</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IND_v_AFG" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282013%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Afghanistan_national_football_team" title="Afghanistan national football team">Afghanistan</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#AFG_v_QAT" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#AFG_v_KUW" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–4</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#AFG_v_IND" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–0</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/qualifiers/afc/standings">FIFA</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/asian_qualifiers/fixtures__standings.html">AFC</a><br />Rules for classification: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#Tiebreakers" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification">Tiebreakers</a></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Group_B">Group B</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=9"title="Edit section: Group B" class="cdx-button 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</th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th> <th scope="row" class="unsortable" style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;line-width:3pt;"> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japan_national_football_team" title="Japan national football team"><img alt="Japan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Korea_national_football_team" title="North Korea national football team"><img alt="North Korea" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syria_national_football_team" title="Syria national football team"><img alt="Syria" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Myanmar_national_football_team" title="Myanmar national football team"><img alt="Myanmar" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japan_national_football_team" title="Japan national football team">Japan</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+24 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#JPN_v_PRK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#JPN_v_SYR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">5–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#JPN_v_MYA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">5–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Korea_national_football_team" title="North Korea national football team">North Korea</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">9 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PRK_v_JPN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a><sup id="cite_ref-table_note_PRK_JPN0.24265733093147_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_note_PRK_JPN0.24265733093147-10">[a]</a></sup> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PRK_v_SYR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PRK_v_MYA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">4–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Syria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syria_national_football_team" title="Syria national football team">Syria</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−3 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#SYR_v_JPN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–5</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#SYR_v_PRK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#SYR_v_MYA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">7–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Myanmar_national_football_team" title="Myanmar national football team">Myanmar</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">28 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−25 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#MYA_v_JPN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–5</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#MYA_v_PRK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–6</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#MYA_v_SYR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/qualifiers/afc/standings">FIFA</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th> <th scope="row" class="unsortable" style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;line-width:3pt;"> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team" title="South Korea national football team"><img alt="South Korea" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/China_national_football_team" title="China national football team"><img alt="China" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thailand_national_football_team" title="Thailand national football team"><img alt="Thailand" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Singapore_national_football_team" title="Singapore national football team"><img alt="Singapore" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team" title="South Korea national football team">South Korea</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+19 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KOR_v_CHN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KOR_v_THA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KOR_v_SGP" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">5–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/China_national_football_team" title="China national football team">China</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">8<sup id="cite_ref-table_hth_CHN0.28192659387455_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_hth_CHN0.28192659387455-11">[a]</a></sup> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#CHN_v_KOR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#CHN_v_THA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#CHN_v_SGP" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">4–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thailand_national_football_team" title="Thailand national football team">Thailand</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">8<sup id="cite_ref-table_hth_CHN0.28192659387455_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_hth_CHN0.28192659387455-11">[a]</a></sup> </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#THA_v_KOR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#THA_v_CHN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#THA_v_SGP" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Singapore_national_football_team" title="Singapore national football team">Singapore</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−19 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#SGP_v_KOR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–7</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#SGP_v_CHN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–2</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#SGP_v_THA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–3</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/qualifiers/afc/standings">FIFA</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/asian_qualifiers/fixtures__standings.html">AFC</a><br />Rules for classification: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#Tiebreakers" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification">Tiebreakers</a><br />Notes:</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1217336898"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-table_hth_CHN0.28192659387455-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-table_hth_CHN0.28192659387455_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-table_hth_CHN0.28192659387455_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Head-to-head points: China 4, Thailand 1.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Group_D">Group D</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=11"title="Edit section: Group D" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h3> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011077906"> <p><span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Group_D"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1063604349"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini" style="float:right"><ul class="navbar-brackets"><li class="nv-view"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#sports-table-Group_D" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Talk:2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round" title="Talk:2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Special:EditPage/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#sports-table-Group_D" title="Special:EditPage/2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th> <th scope="row" class="unsortable" style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;line-width:3pt;"> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oman_national_football_team" title="Oman national football team"><img alt="Oman" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/46px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyrgyzstan_national_football_team" title="Kyrgyzstan national football team"><img alt="Kyrgyzstan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malaysia_national_football_team" title="Malaysia national football team"><img alt="Malaysia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_football_team" title="Chinese Taipei national football team"><img alt="Chinese Taipei" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/46px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oman_national_football_team" title="Oman national football team">Oman</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#OMA_v_KGZ" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#OMA_v_MAS" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#OMA_v_TPE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyrgyzstan_national_football_team" title="Kyrgyzstan national football team">Kyrgyzstan</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">11 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KGZ_v_OMA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KGZ_v_MAS" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KGZ_v_TPE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">5–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malaysia_national_football_team" title="Malaysia national football team">Malaysia</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#MAS_v_OMA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#MAS_v_KGZ" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">4–3</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#MAS_v_TPE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TPE_v_OMA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TPE_v_KGZ" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TPE_v_MAS" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–1</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iran_national_football_team" title="Iran national football team"><img alt="Iran" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Uzbekistan_national_football_team" title="Uzbekistan national football team"><img alt="Uzbekistan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Turkmenistan_national_football_team" title="Turkmenistan national football team"><img alt="Turkmenistan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_football_team" title="Hong Kong national football team"><img alt="Hong Kong" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iran_national_football_team" title="Iran national football team">Iran</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+12 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IRN_v_UZB" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IRN_v_TKM" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">5–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IRN_v_HKG" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">4–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Uzbekistan_national_football_team" title="Uzbekistan national football team">Uzbekistan</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">14 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#UZB_v_IRN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#UZB_v_TKM" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#UZB_v_HKG" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Turkmenistan_national_football_team" title="Turkmenistan national football team">Turkmenistan</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−10 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TKM_v_IRN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TKM_v_UZB" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–3</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TKM_v_HKG" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_football_team" title="Hong Kong national football team">Hong Kong</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#HKG_v_IRN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–4</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#HKG_v_UZB" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#HKG_v_TKM" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/qualifiers/afc/standings">FIFA</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/asian_qualifiers/fixtures__standings.html">AFC</a><br />Rules for classification: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#Tiebreakers" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification">Tiebreakers</a></div> <h3><span 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scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th> <th scope="row" class="unsortable" style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;line-width:3pt;"> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iraq_national_football_team" title="Iraq national football team"><img alt="Iraq" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team"><img alt="Indonesia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vietnam_national_football_team" title="Vietnam national football team"><img alt="Vietnam" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Philippines_national_football_team" title="Philippines national football team"><img alt="Philippines" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iraq_national_football_team" title="Iraq national football team">Iraq</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+15 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IRQ_v_IDN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">5–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IRQ_v_VIE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IRQ_v_PHI" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team">Indonesia</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">10 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IDN_v_IRQ" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IDN_v_VIE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#IDN_v_PHI" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vietnam_national_football_team" title="Vietnam national football team">Vietnam</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#VIE_v_IRQ" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#VIE_v_IDN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#VIE_v_PHI" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Philippines_national_football_team" title="Philippines national football team">Philippines</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PHI_v_IRQ" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–5</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PHI_v_IDN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PHI_v_VIE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— 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</th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jordan_national_football_team" title="Jordan national football team"><img alt="Jordan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team" title="Saudi Arabia national football team"><img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tajikistan_national_football_team" title="Tajikistan national football team"><img alt="Tajikistan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_national_football_team" title="Pakistan national football team"><img alt="Pakistan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jordan_national_football_team" title="Jordan national football team">Jordan</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+12 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#JOR_v_KSA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#JOR_v_TJK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#JOR_v_PAK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">7–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team" title="Saudi Arabia national football team">Saudi Arabia</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-table_note_KSA0.60396326407975_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_note_KSA0.60396326407975-12">[a]</a></sup> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">13 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KSA_v_JOR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KSA_v_TJK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#KSA_v_PAK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">4–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tajikistan_national_football_team" title="Tajikistan national football team">Tajikistan</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">+4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TJK_v_JOR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TJK_v_KSA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#TJK_v_PAK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pakistan_national_football_team" title="Pakistan national football team">Pakistan</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">26 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−25 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PAK_v_JOR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PAK_v_KSA" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PAK_v_TJK" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–6</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/qualifiers/afc/standings">FIFA</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/asian_qualifiers/fixtures__standings.html">AFC</a><br />Rules for classification: <a 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title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th> <th scope="row" class="unsortable" style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;line-width:3pt;"> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team" title="United Arab Emirates national football team"><img alt="United Arab Emirates" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bahrain_national_football_team" title="Bahrain national football team"><img alt="Bahrain" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yemen_national_football_team" title="Yemen national football team"><img alt="Yemen" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nepal_national_football_team" title="Nepal national football team"><img alt="Nepal" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team" title="United Arab Emirates national football team">United Arab Emirates</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+14 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#UAE_v_BHR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#UAE_v_YEM" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#UAE_v_NEP" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">4–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bahrain_national_football_team" title="Bahrain national football team">Bahrain</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">11 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#BHR_v_UAE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#BHR_v_YEM" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#BHR_v_NEP" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">3–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yemen.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yemen_national_football_team" title="Yemen national football team">Yemen</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#YEM_v_UAE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–3</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#YEM_v_BHR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#YEM_v_NEP" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" 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style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#NEP_v_UAE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–4</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#NEP_v_BHR" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–5</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#NEP_v_YEM" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team"><img alt="Australia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Palestine_national_football_team" title="Palestine national football team"><img alt="State of Palestine" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lebanon_national_football_team" title="Lebanon national football team"><img alt="Lebanon" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2880" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></span> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_national_football_team" title="Bangladesh national football team"><img alt="Bangladesh" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team">Australia</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+22 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">World Cup qualifying third round</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#AUS_v_PLE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">5–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#AUS_v_LBN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">2–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#AUS_v_BAN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">7–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Palestine_national_football_team" title="Palestine national football team">Palestine</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">8 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PLE_v_AUS" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–1</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PLE_v_LBN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–0</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#PLE_v_BAN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">5–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2880" data-file-height="1920" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lebanon_national_football_team" title="Lebanon national football team">Lebanon</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−3 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="2"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_third_round" title="2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round">Asian Cup qualifying third round</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#LBN_v_AUS" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–5</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#LBN_v_PLE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–0</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#LBN_v_BAN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">4–0</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangladesh_national_football_team" title="Bangladesh national football team">Bangladesh</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−19 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:white;border-top:white;border-bottom:white;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#BAN_v_AUS" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–2</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#BAN_v_PLE" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">0–1</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background:transparent;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_second_round#BAN_v_LBN" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round">1–1</a> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:transparent;">— </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/qualifiers/afc/standings">FIFA</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/asian_qualifiers/fixtures__standings.html">AFC</a><br />Rules for classification: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#Tiebreakers" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification">Tiebreakers</a></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Third_round">Third round</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=17"title="Edit section: Third round" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1033289096"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_third_round" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round">2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round</a></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Fourth_round">Fourth round</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=18"title="Edit section: Fourth round" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Group_A_2">Group A</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=19"title="Edit section: Group A" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h3> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011077906"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">A1 </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="1"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026 FIFA World Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">A2 </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="1"><a href="#Fifth_round">Fifth round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">A3 </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">First match(es) will be played: October 2025. Source: <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="No source parameter defined (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><br />Rules for classification: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#Tiebreakers" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification">Tiebreakers</a></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Group_B_2">Group B</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=20"title="Edit section: Group B" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h3> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011077906"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">B1 </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="1"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026 FIFA World Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">B2 </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="1"><a href="#Fifth_round">Fifth round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">B3 </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">First match(es) will be played: October 2025. Source: <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="No source parameter defined (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><br />Rules for classification: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#Tiebreakers" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification">Tiebreakers</a></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Fifth_round">Fifth round</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=21"title="Edit section: Fifth round" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-new_format_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_format-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align:right;width:250px">Team 1</th><th style="width:80px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aggregate_score" class="mw-redirect" title="Aggregate score"><abbr title="Aggregate score">Agg.</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Aggregate score</span></th><th style="text-align:left;width:250px">Team 2</th><th style="width:80px">1st leg</th><th style="width:80px">2nd leg</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_fourth_round" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round">Fourth round</a> group runner-up</td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"></td><td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_fourth_round" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round">Fourth round</a> group runner-up</td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><span style="font-size:85%;">Nov '25</span></td><td style="text-align:center;width:80px"><span style="font-size:85%;">Nov '25</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Inter-confederation_play-offs">Inter-confederation play-offs</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=22"title="Edit section: Inter-confederation play-offs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1033289096"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(inter-confederation_play-offs)" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)">2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)</a></div> <p>The fifth-round winner will join one team each from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a> and two from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a> in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/FIFA_Men%27s_World_Ranking" title="FIFA Men's World Ranking">FIFA Men's World Ranking</a>, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two <span class="nowrap">single-elimination</span> matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of <span class="nowrap">single-elimination</span> matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026 FIFA World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[10]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Top_goalscorers">Top goalscorers</span><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)&action=edit&section=23"title="Edit section: Top goalscorers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </h2> <p>There have been 382 goals scored in 127 matches, for an average of 3.01 goals per match (as of 11 June 2024). Players highlighted in <b>bold</b> are still active in the competition. </p> <p><b>7 goals</b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style></p><div class="div-col" style="column-width:25em;"> <ul><li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team" title="Qatar national football team"><img alt="Qatar" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Almoez_Ali" title="Almoez Ali">Almoez Ali</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team" title="South Korea national football team"><img alt="South Korea" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Son_Heung-min" title="Son Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a></b></span></li></ul></div> <p><b>6 goals</b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"></p><div class="div-col" style="column-width:25em;"> <ul><li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japan_national_football_team" title="Japan national football team"><img alt="Japan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ayase_Ueda" title="Ayase Ueda">Ayase Ueda</a></b></span></li></ul></div> <p><b>5 goals</b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"></p><div class="div-col" style="column-width:25em;"> <ul><li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/China_national_football_team" title="China national football team"><img alt="China" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wu_Lei" title="Wu Lei">Wu Lei</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iran_national_football_team" title="Iran national football team"><img alt="Iran" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mehdi_Taremi" title="Mehdi Taremi">Mehdi Taremi</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jordan_national_football_team" title="Jordan national football team"><img alt="Jordan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Musa_Al-Taamari" title="Musa Al-Taamari">Musa Al-Taamari</a></b></span></li></ul></div> <p><b>4 goals</b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"></p><div class="div-col" style="column-width:25em;"> <ul><li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team"><img alt="Australia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kusini_Yengi" title="Kusini Yengi">Kusini Yengi</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team" title="Indonesia national football team"><img alt="Indonesia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ramadhan_Sananta" title="Ramadhan Sananta">Ramadhan Sananta</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iran_national_football_team" title="Iran national football team"><img alt="Iran" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sardar_Azmoun" title="Sardar Azmoun">Sardar Azmoun</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Iraq_national_football_team" title="Iraq national football team"><img alt="Iraq" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Iraq.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aymen_Hussein" title="Aymen Hussein">Aymen Hussein</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jordan_national_football_team" title="Jordan national football team"><img alt="Jordan" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ali_Olwan" title="Ali Olwan">Ali Olwan</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/North_Korea_national_football_team" title="North Korea national football team"><img alt="North Korea" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jong_Il-gwan" title="Jong Il-gwan">Jong Il-gwan</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team" title="Saudi Arabia national football team"><img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saleh_Al-Shehri" title="Saleh Al-Shehri">Saleh Al-Shehri</a></b></span></li> <li><span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team" title="South Korea national football team"><img alt="South Korea" 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href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CAF_Group_C" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group C">Group C</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CAF_Group_D" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D">Group D</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CAF_Group_E" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group E">Group E</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CAF_Group_F" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F">Group F</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CAF_Group_G" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group G">Group G</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CAF_Group_H" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group H">Group H</a></li> <li><a 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Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round">Second round</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CONCACAF_third_round" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round">Third round</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)">CONMEBOL</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Round robin</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(OFC)" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)">OFC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A">Group A</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_B" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B">Group B</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_C" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C">Group C</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_D" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D">Group D</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_E" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E">Group E</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_F" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F">Group F</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_G" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G">Group G</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_H" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H">Group H</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_I" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I">Group I</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_J" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J">Group J</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_K" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group K">Group K</a></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_L" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group L">Group L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_second_round" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round">Second round (play-offs)</a> <ul><li>related: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_UEFA_Nations_League" title="2024–25 UEFA Nations League">Nations League</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(inter-confederation_play-offs)" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)">Play-offs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(inter-confederation_play-offs)" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation 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