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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Australia faces the most daunting road trip in Asia on Tuesday when it faces a dominant Japan at Saitama Stadium, knowing a win would put the Socceroos back on track for a sixth successive World ...
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round; Tournament details; Dates: 16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024: Teams: 36 (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics
The first round doubled as preliminary qualifying for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.As originally planned, the top-ranked losing team would progress directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualifying, while the remainder would join the Northern Mariana Islands in the play-off round.