2026 World Cup Qualifying

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ASIA
THIRD ROUND
Top two teams in each group qualify
Third- and fourth-place teams advance to fourth round
GROUP A
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utd Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Sept. 5

Iran vs. Kyrgyzstan

Qatar vs. United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan vs. North Korea

Tuesday, Sept. 10

Kyrgyzstan vs. Uzbekistan

North Korea vs. Qatar

United Arab Emirates vs. Iran

Thursday, Oct. 10

Qatar vs. Kyrgyzstan

United Arab Emirates vs. North Korea

Uzbekistan vs. Iran

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Iran vs. Qatar

Kyrgyzstan vs. North Korea

Uzbekistan vs. United Arab Emirates

Thursday, Nov. 14

North Korea vs. Iran

Qatar vs. Uzbekistan

United Arab Emirates vs. Kyrgyzstan

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Kyrgyzstan vs. Iran

North Korea vs. Uzbekistan

United Arab Emirates vs. Qatar

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Iran vs. United Arab Emirates

Qatar vs. North Korea

Uzbekistan vs. Kyrgyzstan

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Iran vs. Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Qatar

North Korea vs. United Arab Emirates

Thursday, June 5, 2025

North Korea vs. Kyrgyzstan

Qatar vs. Iran

United Arab Emirates vs. Uzbekistan

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Iran vs. North Korea

Kyrgyzstan vs. United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan vs. Qatar

GROUP B
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Sept. 5

Iraq vs. Oman

Jordan vs. Kuwait

South Korea vs. Palestine

Tuesday, Sept. 10

Kuwait vs. Iraq

Oman vs. South Korea

Palestine vs. Jordan

Thursday, Oct. 10

Iraq vs. Palestine

Jordan vs. South Korea

Oman vs. Kuwait

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Jordan vs. Oman

Palestine vs. Kuwait

South Korea vs. Iraq

Thursday, Nov. 14

Iraq vs. Jordan

Kuwait vs. South Korea

Oman vs. Palestine

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Kuwait vs. Jordan

Oman vs. Iraq

Palestine vs. South Korea

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Iraq vs. Kuwait

Jordan vs. Palestine

South Korea vs. Oman

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Kuwait vs. Oman

Palestine vs. Iraq

South Korea vs. Jordan

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Iraq vs. South Korea

Kuwait vs. Palestine

Oman vs. Jordan

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Jordan vs. Iraq

Palestine vs. Oman

South Korea vs. Kuwait

GROUP C
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Sept. 5

Australia vs. Bahrain

Japan vs. China

Saudi Arabia vs. Indonesia

Tuesday, Sept. 10

Bahrain vs. Japan

China vs. Saudi Arabia

Indonesia vs. Australia

Thursday, Oct. 10

Australia vs. China

Bahrain vs. Indonesia

Saudi Arabia vs. Japan

Tuesday, Oct. 15

China vs. Indonesia

Japan vs. Australia

Saudi Arabia vs. Bahrain

Thursday, Nov. 14

Australia vs. Saudi Arabia

Bahrain vs. China

Indonesia vs. Japan

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Bahrain vs. Australia

China vs. Japan

Indonesia vs. Saudi Arabia

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Australia vs. Indonesia

Japan vs. Bahrain

Saudi Arabia vs. China

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

China vs. Australia

Indonesia vs. Bahrain

Japan vs. Saudi Arabia

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Australia vs. Japan

Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia

Indonesia vs. China

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

China vs. Bahrain

Japan vs. Indonesia

Saudi Arabia vs. Australia

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