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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]
All FIFA-affiliated nations entered the joint qualification process for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup; Northern Mariana Islands, who is not a FIFA member, would have entered through the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off round. [2] However, the AFC excluded Northern Mariana Islands from the draw for the play-off ...
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 ...
3 best ranked losing teams advance to the third round of Asian Cup qualification. 6 worst ranked losing teams advance to the play-off round of Asian Cup qualification. [note 2] Second round: 36 teams (ranked 1–26 and 10 first-round winners) are divided into 9 groups of 4 teams to play home-and-away double round-robin matches.
Qualification 1 Loser QF1 (Spain v Netherlands) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 4 Sep: 12 Oct: 17 Nov: 10 Jun: 2 Poland: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to play-offs: 14 Nov — 7 Sep: 21 Mar: 24 Mar: 3 Finland: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Jun: 10 Jun — 9 Oct: 14 Nov: 4 Lithuania: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Sep: 12 Oct: 24 Mar — 4 Sep: 5 ...
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round; Tournament details; Dates: 16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024: Teams: 36 (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics; Matches played: 107: Goals scored: 331 (3.09 per match) Attendance: 2,092,613 (19,557 per match) Top scorer(s) Almoez Ali Son Heung-min (7 goals each)