2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third Round

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC third Round

The AFC third round of Asian 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification teams for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will start from 5 September 2024 to 10 June 2025. The process will involve 9 group winners and nine group runners-up from the 2nd round of AFC qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The qualifying competition was divided into three groups of six teams—the FIFA World Cup tournament: preliminary round, Qualifying group stage, and Play-offs round.

The 46 FIFA-affiliated nations football teams from Asia entered the qualification round. The matches in the third round will start on 5 September. 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 for the AFC Third Round.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC Third Round

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC third round

The 18 teams were divided into three groups, with eight confirmed berths and a possible additional spot via a playoff available for Asia at the FIFA World Cup 2026 to be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Schedule

Matchday Date
Matchday 1 5 September 2024
Matchday 2 10 September 2024
Matchday 3 10 October 2024
Matchday 4 15 October 2024
Matchday 5 14–15 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

Qualified teams

Australia
Bahrain
China
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
North Korea
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan

AFC Third Round Groups of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group A

Pos Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Iran 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10
2 Uzbekistan 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 10
3 UAE 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4
4 Qatar 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 4
5 Kyrgyzstan 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
6 North Korea 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2

Group B

Pos Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 South Korea 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10
2 Jordan 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
3 Iraq 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
4 Oman 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 3
5 Kuwait 4 0 3 1 3 7 −4 3
6 Palestine 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2

Group C

1 Japan 4 3 1 0 15 1 +14 10
2 Australia 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
3 Saudi Arabia 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 5
4 Bahrain 4 1 2 1 3 7 −4 5
5 Indonesia 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3
6 China 4 1 0 3 4 13 −9 3

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