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The ten winners advanced to the second round. The best loser qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round, while the remaining teams qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round. Second round: 36 teams (ranked 1–26 and ten first-round winners) are divided into nine groups of four teams. The teams ...
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.
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.
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.
World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 0–2: 3–0: 7–0: 2 Saudi Arabia [a] 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 World Cup qualifying third round: 1–2 — 1–0: 4–0: 3 Tajikistan: 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8 Asian Cup qualifying third round: 1–1: 1–1 — 3–0: 4 Pakistan: 6 0 0 6 1 26 −25 0 0–3: 0–3: 1–6 —
The country has hosted various men's youth competitions, such as the 2008 and 2010 AFC U-16 Championships, the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. On 23 February 2024, Uzbekistan also withdrew their bid. [7] The AFC ultimately awarded Uzbekistan the 2029 Women's Asian Cup hosting rights also on 15 May as the only bidder. [1]
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.
The proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds for FIFA World Cup qualifiers with those for the Asian Cup was ratified by the AFC Competitions Committee. [1] The tournament was expanded to 24 teams from previous number of 16. The qualification structure is as follows: [1] [2]