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The Asian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup for national teams of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). AFC teams have been allocated eight direct qualifying slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot. [1]
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] From the teams that advance to the fourth round, the two teams with the best results in this round also receive the right to host the fourth round groups. [3]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches of the CONMEBOL zone played that day. [1] The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian player Rafael Santos Borré.
Japan is within touching distance of an eighth straight World Cup appearance after a 3-1 win over China on Tuesday put the team nine points clear of second-place Australia, which drew 2-2 with ...
Asia is set to start its 2026 World Cup journey, giving the lower-ranked teams such as Afghanistan, Bhutan and Pakistan a chance to grab some attention and secure matches against soccer’s ...
Australia thrashed Lebanon 5-0 and became the first team to advance to the third round of Asia qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday. An early goal from Kusini Yengi in Canberra sent the ...
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round; Tournament details; Dates: 16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024: Teams: 36 (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics
Europe will provide 16 representatives, with Uefa qualifying determining which of their 54 constituent countries make it to the World Cup. Teams are set to be drawn into 12 groups containing four ...