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The 9 group winners and 9 group runners-up qualify for the Asian Cup along with host Saudi Arabia and advance to the third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The remaining 18 teams advance to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
The play-off winners joined the 21 teams which advanced directly to the third round (three best ranked losing teams from the first round and 18 teams from the second round) to compete for the final six slots in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
A total of 24 teams (3 best ranked losing teams from the first round + 18 third and fourth-placed teams from the second round + 3 winners from the play-off round) will participate in the third round to compete for the final six slots in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
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Qualification 1 Saudi Arabia (H) 0 0 ... First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2027. Source: AFC Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers (H) Hosts ...
The next 16 highest ranked teams (the remaining four group runners-up, the eight third-placed teams and the four best group fourth-placed teams) advanced directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualification. The remaining 12 teams entered the play-off round to contest the remaining eight spots in the third round of Asian Cup qualification. [3]
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