2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualification- Asia Qualifiers

2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualification - Asia Qualifiers

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualification process has stared for the Asian Football Teams for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.  In the 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualification, 36 Asian Teams are playing for qualification.

The process will involve Five rounds from 12 October 2023 to November 2025. The 2026 Men’s Soccer World Cup kicks off from Thu, 11 Jun 2026 to Sun, 19 Jul 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the US.

The qualifying competition consists of 5 rounds for the FIFA World Cup 26 tournament. All 46 FIFA-affiliated nations football teams from Asia entered the FIFA World Cup 26 and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Preliminary round, Qualifying group stage, and Play-offs round.

The matches in Round 2 will be played from 5 September 2019 through 9 June 2020. Here we are sharing the list of the qualification teams & the Schedule of matches. All the qualified teams were divided into three groups per their FIFA rank.

2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification

The format of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification for the AFC is divided into 5 different phases.

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AFC First Round:

2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualification- Asia Qualifiers First Round

20 national teams will play home and away. All teams from Ranked 27 to 46.

POT 1 (27 to 36)POT 2 (37 to 46)
 Hong Kong (149)
 Indonesia (150)
 Chinese Taipei (153)
 Maldives (155)
 Yemen (156)
 Afghanistan (157)
 Singapore (158)
 Myanmar (160)
 Nepal (175)
Cambodia (176)
Macau (182)
Mongolia (183)
Bhutan (185)
Laos (187)
Bangladesh (189)
Brunei (190)
East Timor (192)
Pakistan (201)
Guam (203)
Sri Lanka (204)

Second round:

2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualification- Asia Qualifiers Third Round

In this POT, 36 national teams will play home and away. All the teams come from 1 to 26 ranked and 10 teams will play from the first-round winners.

POT 1 (Ranked 1 to 9)POT 2 (Ranked 10 to 18 )POT 3 (19 to 26)
 Japan (20) Iran (22) Australia (27)  South Korea (28) Saudi Arabia (54) Qatar (59) Iraq (70)  UAE (72) Oman (73)Uzbekistan (74) China (80) Jordan (82) Bahrain (86) Syria (94) Vietnam (95) Palestine (96) Kyrgyzstan (97) India (99) Lebanon (100)  Tajikistan (110) Thailand (113) North Korea (115) Philippines (135) Malaysia (136) Kuwait (137) Turkmenistan (138)

Group A

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Qatar6510183+1516
2Kuwait62136607
3India612337−45
4Afghanistan6123314−115
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: Qatar and Kuwait
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round: India and Afghanistan

Group B

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Japan6600240+2418
2North Korea6303117+49
3Syria6213912−37
4Myanmar6015328−251
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: Japan and North Korea
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round: Syria and Myanmar

Group C

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1South Korea6510201+1916
2China62229908
3Thailand62229908
4Singapore6015524−191
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: South Korea and China
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round:  Thailand and Singapore
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Group D

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Oman6411112+913
2 Kyrgyzstan6321137+611
3Malaysia631299010
4 Chinese Taipei6006217−150
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: Oman and Kyrgyzstan
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round:  Malaysia and  Chinese Taipei

Group E

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Iran6420164+1214
2Uzbekistan6420134+914
3Turkmenistan6024414−102
4Hong Kong6024415−112
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: Iran and Uzbekistan
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round:  Turkmenistan and Hong Kong

Group F

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Iraq6600172+1518
2Indonesia631288010
3Vietnam6204610−46
4Philippines6015314−111
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: Iraq and Indonesia
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round:  Vietnam and Philippines

Group G

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Jordan6411164+1213
2Saudi Arabia6411123+913
3Tajikistan6222117+48
4Pakistan6006126−250
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: Jordan
  • World Cup qualifying third round: Saudi Arabia
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round:  Tajikistan and Pakistan

Group H

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1UAE6510162+1416
2Bahrain6321113+811
3Yemen612359−45
4Nepal6015220−181
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: UAE and Bahrain
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round: Yemen and Nepal

Group I

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Australia6600220+2218
2Palestine62226608
3Lebanon613258−36
4Bangladesh6015120−191
  • World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup: Australia and Palestine
  • Asian Cup qualifying third round: Lebanon and Bangladesh

AFC Third Round:

The winner of the 2nd POT 18 teams will enter the Third Round. All 18 teams are divided into 3 groups and every group holds 6 teams.

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MatchdayDate
Matchday 15 September 2024
Matchday 210 September 2024
Matchday 310 October 2024
Matchday 415 October 2024
Matchday 514–15 November 2024
Matchday 619 November 2024
Matchday 720 March 2025
Matchday 825 March 2025
Matchday 95 June 2025
Matchday 1010 June 2025

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Iran9621168+8202026 FIFA World Cup
2Uzbekistan9531117+4182026 FIFA World Cup
3United Arab Emirates9423147+714Fourth round
4Qatar94141721−413Fourth round
5Kyrgyzstan92161117−67
6North Korea9036918−93
  • Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran and Uzbekistan
  • Qualification for Fourth round: United Arab Emirates
2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualification - Asia Qualifiers

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1South Korea9540167+9192026 FIFA World Cup
2Jordan9441167+9162026 FIFA World Cup
3Iraq933389−112Fourth round
4Oman9315813−510Fourth round
5Palestine9234912−39
6Kuwait9054716−95
  • Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup: Jordan and South Korea
  • Qualification for Fourth round: South Korea

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Japan9621243+21202026 FIFA World Cup
2Australia9441146+8162026 FIFA World Cup
3Saudi Arabia934266013Fourth round
4Indonesia9333914−512Fourth round
5Bahrain9135515−106
6China9207620−146
  • Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup: Japan and Australia
  • Qualification for Fourth round: Saudi Arabia

AFC Forth Round:

The 3rd and 4th place teams of the AFC Forth Round point table qualify in the round.

Qualified Teams

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Qatar
  • Iraq
  • Indonesia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Oman

Group A

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1A1        
2A2        
3A3        
  • Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup: N/A
  • Qualification for fifth round: N/A

Group B

PTeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1B1        
2B2        
3B3        
  • Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup: N/A
  • Qualification for fifth round: N/A

AFC Fifth Round:

The fourth round Runnerup Temas will qualify for the Fifth round of AFC qualification.

Teams1st leg Match2nd leg Match
A2 vs B2 (AFC Fourth Round)13 Nov ’2518 Nov ’25

Inter-confederation play-offs

The winner of the AFC Fifth Round will join the Inter-confederation play-offs. In the round 6 teams will qualify from AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC and two from CONCACAF.

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