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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
Tournament details
Dates5 September 2024 – 10 June 2025
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
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The third round of AFC matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will be played from 5 September 2024 to 10 June 2025.[1]

Format

The eighteen teams that advanced from the second round (nine group winners and nine group runners-up) will be 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 will qualify directly for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while the third and fourth-placed teams will advance to the fourth round.[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams finished first or second in their respective second round groups:[3]

Draw

The draw for the third round was held on 27 June 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

The seeding for the draw was based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings on 20 June 2024 (shown in parentheses below).[4]

Each group contains one team from each of the six pots. The draw started with Pot 6 and concludeed with Pot 1, with each team drawn being placed in the corresponding position sequentially in Group A, then B, then C.[5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  1.  Japan (17)
  2.  Iran (20)
  3.  South Korea (22)
  1.  Australia (23)
  2.  Qatar (35)
  3.  Iraq (55)
  1.  Saudi Arabia (56)
  2.  Uzbekistan (62)
  3.  Jordan (68)
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
  1.  United Arab Emirates (69)
  2.  Oman (76)
  3.  Bahrain (81)
  1.  China (88)
  2.  Palestine (95)
  3.  Kyrgyzstan (101)
  1.  North Korea (110)
  2.  Indonesia (134)
  3.  Kuwait (137)

Schedule

The competition schedule is expected to be as follows:[1][6]

Matchday Date Matches
Matchday 1 5 September 2024 1 v 5, 2 v 4, 3 v 6
Matchday 2 10 September 2024 4 v 1, 5 v 3, 6 v 2
Matchday 3 10 October 2024 2 v 5, 3 v 1, 4 v 6
Matchday 4 15 October 2024 1 v 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6
Matchday 5 14 November 2024 2 v 3, 4 v 5, 6 v 1
Matchday 6 19 November 2024 5 v 1, 4 v 2, 6 v 3
Matchday 7 20 March 2025 1 v 4, 3 v 5, 2 v 6
Matchday 8 25 March 2025 5 v 2, 1 v 3, 6 v 4,
Matchday 9 5 June 2025 2 v 1, 4 v 3, 6 v 5
Matchday 10 10 June 2025 3 v 2, 5 v 4, 1 v 6

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Iran Qatar Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates Kyrgyzstan North Korea
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 15 Oct 25 Mar 20 Mar 5 Sep 10 Jun
2  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun — 14 Nov 5 Sep 10 Oct 20 Mar
3  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round 10 Oct 10 Jun — 15 Oct 20 Mar 5 Sep
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Sep 19 Nov 5 Jun — 14 Nov 10 Oct
5  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Nov 25 Mar 10 Sep 10 Jun — 15 Oct
6  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Nov 10 Sep 19 Nov 25 Mar 5 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: AFC[2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Iran v Kyrgyzstan
Qatar v United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan v North Korea
United Arab Emirates v Iran
Kyrgyzstan v Uzbekistan
North Korea v Qatar
Qatar v Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan v Iran
United Arab Emirates v North Korea
Iran v Qatar
Uzbekistan v United Arab Emirates
Kyrgyzstan v North Korea
Qatar v Uzbekistan
United Arab Emirates v Kyrgyzstan
North Korea v Iran
United Arab Emirates v Qatar
Kyrgyzstan v Iran
North Korea v Uzbekistan
Iran v United Arab Emirates
Qatar v North Korea
Uzbekistan v Kyrgyzstan
Iran v Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan v Qatar
North Korea v United Arab Emirates
Qatar v Iran
United Arab Emirates v Uzbekistan
North Korea v Kyrgyzstan
Iran v North Korea
Uzbekistan v Qatar
Kyrgyzstan v United Arab Emirates

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea Iraq Jordan Oman State of Palestine Kuwait
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 15 Oct 25 Mar 20 Mar 5 Sep 10 Jun
2  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun — 14 Nov 5 Sep 10 Oct 20 Mar
3  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round 10 Oct 10 Jun — 15 Oct 20 Mar 5 Sep
4  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Sep 19 Nov 5 Jun — 14 Nov 10 Oct
5  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Nov 25 Mar 10 Sep 10 Jun — 15 Oct
6  Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Nov 10 Sep 19 Nov 25 Mar 5 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: AFC[2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
South Korea v Palestine
Iraq v Oman
Jordan v Kuwait
Oman v South Korea
Palestine v Jordan
Kuwait v Iraq
Iraq v Palestine
Jordan v South Korea
Oman v Kuwait
South Korea v Iraq
Jordan v Oman
Palestine v Kuwait
Iraq v Jordan
Oman v Palestine
Kuwait v South Korea
Oman v Iraq
Palestine v South Korea
Kuwait v Jordan
South Korea v Oman
Iraq v Kuwait
Jordan v Palestine
South Korea v Jordan
Palestine v Iraq
Kuwait v Oman
Iraq v South Korea
Oman v Jordan
Kuwait v Palestine
South Korea v Kuwait
Jordan v Iraq
Palestine v Oman

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan Australia Saudi Arabia Bahrain China Indonesia
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 15 Oct 25 Mar 20 Mar 5 Sep 10 Jun
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun — 14 Nov 5 Sep 10 Oct 20 Mar
3  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round 10 Oct 10 Jun — 15 Oct 20 Mar 5 Sep
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Sep 19 Nov 5 Jun — 14 Nov 10 Oct
5  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Nov 25 Mar 10 Sep 10 Jun — 15 Oct
6  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Nov 10 Sep 19 Nov 25 Mar 5 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: AFC[2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan v China
Australia v Bahrain
Saudi Arabia v Indonesia
Bahrain v Japan
China v Saudi Arabia
Indonesia v Australia
Australia v China
Saudi Arabia v Japan
Bahrain v Indonesia
Japan v Australia
Saudi Arabia v Bahrain
China v Indonesia
Australia v Saudi Arabia
Bahrain v China
Indonesia v Japan
Bahrain v Australia
China v Japan
Indonesia v Saudi Arabia
Japan v Bahrain
Australia v Indonesia
Saudi Arabia v China
Japan v Saudi Arabia
China v Australia
Indonesia v Bahrain
Australia v Japan
Bahrain v Saudi Arabia
Indonesia v China
Japan v Indonesia
Saudi Arabia v Australia
China v Bahrain

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 – Jun 2025)" (PDF). AFC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Asia's pathway to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 confirmed". AFC. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Third round cast finalised". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Road to 26 draw to reveal riveting battles for Asian contenders". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Draw procedures for the AFC Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Road to 26 - Draw Results & Match Schedule" (PDF). the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

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