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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

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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]

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
Tournament details
Dates5 September 2024 – 10 June 2025
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
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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 will be 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 will contain one team from each of the six pots.

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]

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 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

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 A5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 A6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: AFC[2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 B5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 B6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: AFC[2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup
2 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round
4 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 C5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 C6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: AFC[2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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.
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