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

Thursday, Sept. 5

At Isfahan, Iran

Iran 1, Kyrgyzstan 0

At Ar-Rayyan, Qatar

United Arab Emirates 3, Qatar 1

At Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan 1, North Korea 0

Tuesday, Sept. 10

At Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan 3, Kyrgyzstan 2

At Vientiane, Laos

North Korea 2, Qatar 2

At Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Iran 1, United Arab Emirates 0

Thursday, Oct. 10

Qatar vs. Kyrgyzstan, noon

United Arab Emirates vs. North Korea, noon

Uzbekistan vs. Iran, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Iran vs. Qatar, noon

Kyrgyzstan vs. North Korea, 10 a.m.

GROUP B

Thursday, Sept. 5

At Basrah, Iraq

Iraq 1, Oman 0

At Amman, Jordan

Jordan 1, Kuwait 1

At Seoul, South Korea

South Korea 0, Palestine 0

Tuesday, Sept. 10

At Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait 0, Iraq 0

At Muscat, Oman

South Korea 3, Oman 1

At Kuala Lampur

Jordan 3, Palestine 1

Thursday, Oct. 10

Iraq vs. Palestine, 2 p.m.

Jordan vs. South Korea, 10 a.m.

GROUP C

Thursday, Sept. 5

At Gold Coast, Australia

Bahrain 1, Australia 0

At Saitama, Japan

Japan 7, China 0

At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 1, Indonesia 1

Tuesday, Sept. 10

At Riffa, Bahrain

Japan 5, Bahrain 0

At Dalian, China

Saudi Arabia 2, China 1

At Jakarta

Indonesia 0, Australia 0

Thursday, Oct. 10

Australia vs. China, 5:10 a.m.

Bahrain vs. Indonesia, noon

Saudi Arabia vs. Japan, 2 p.m.

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SOUTH AMERICA

Top six teams qualify

d-Penalized 3 points for falsifying birth documents for Byron Castillo

Thursday, Sept. 5

At El Alto, Bolivia

Bolivia 4, Venezuela 0

At Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina 3, Chile 0

Friday, Sept. 6

At Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay 0, Paraguay 0

At Lima, Peru

Peru 1, Colombia 1

At Curitiba, Brazil

Brazil 1, Ecuador 0

Tuesday, Sept. 10

At Barranquilla, Colombia

Colombia 2, Argentina 1

At Quito, Ecuador

Ecuador 1, Peru 0

At Santiago, Chile

Bolivia 2, Chile 1

At Maturin, Venezuela

Venezuela 0, Uruguay 0

At Asunción, Paraguay

Paraguay 1, Brazil 0

Thursday, Oct. 10

Bolivia vs. Colombia

Chile vs. Brazil

Ecuador vs. Paraguay

Peru vs. Uruguay

Venezuela vs. Argentina

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Argentina vs. Bolivia

Brazil vs, Peru

Colombia vs. Chile

Paraguay vs. Venezuela

Uruguay vs. Ecuador

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OCEANIA

FIRST ROUND

Four teams play three-match knockout round

Winner advances

Thursday, Sept. 5

At Apia, Samoa

Tonga 3, Cook Island 1

Samoa 2, American Samoa 0

Sunday, Sept. 8

At Apia, Samoa

Samoa 2, Tonga 1, OT

SECOND ROUND

Group A

Wednesday, Oct. 9

New Caledonia vs. Papua New Guinea, 12:00 a.m. (10/10/24)

Thursday, Oct. 10

Solomon Islands vs. Fiji, 3:00 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 13

Solomon Islands vs. New Caledonia, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16

Fiji vs. New Caledonia, 10 p.m.

Group B

Friday, Oct. 11

Vanuatu vs. WRI, 11 p.m.

Group B

Thursday, Nov. 14

WRI vs. Tahiti, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 17

Tahiti vs. Vanuatu, 10 p.m.

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