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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Asia): Fixtures, Format, Results and more

Published at :November 17, 2023 at 3:52 PM
Modified at :November 17, 2023 at 3:52 PM
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Yash Pratap Singh


36 Asian Teams are playing for qualification

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar saw Lionel Messi lift his first World Cup with Argentina and achieve the object that his heart desired the most. And now, after almost 11 months since the conclusion of the last edition, the focus now shifts to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The 23rd edition of football’s top of the line tournament will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States of America. In the upcoming edition, the total number of teams will be expanded to 48 in comparison to last edition’s 32 teams.

36 Asian teams have been drawn into nine groups of four, to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The qualifiers will begin on November 16. On that note, let us take a look at all the things that you need to know about the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Asia).

Teams

Group A: Qatar, India, Kuwait, Afghanistan

Group B: Japan, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar 

Group C: South Korea, China, Thailand, Singapore

Group D: Oman, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei

Group E: Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Hong Kong

Group F: Iraq, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia

Group G: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Tajikistan, Pakistan

Group H: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Yemen, Nepal

Group I: Australia, Palestine, Lebanon, Bangladesh

Format

A total of 36 teams have been drawn into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams will play round-robin matches in a home-and-away format. The 36 teams include 26 teams who have received byes to the second round, and the 10 winners from the first round.

The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the third round and qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. And the third and fourth place teams will advance to the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualification.

Fixtures

Group A

November 16

Qatar vs Afghanistan — 9:15 PM IST

Kuwait vs India — 10:00 IST

November 21

India vs Qatar — 7:00 PM IST

Afghanistan vs Kuwait — 10:30 PM IST

March 21, 2024

Afghanistan vs India - TBD

Qatar vs Kuwait -  TBD

March 26, 2024

India vs Afghanistan - TBD

Kuwait vs Qatar TBD

June 6, 2024

Afghanistan vs Qatar - TBD

India vs Kuwait - TBD

June 11, 2024

Qatar vs India - TBD

Kuwait vs Afghanistan - TBD

Group B

November 16, 2023

Japan vs Myanmar

Syria vs North Korea — 10:30 IST

November 21, 2023

Myanmar vs North Korea — 3:00 PM IST

Syria vs Japan — 8:15 PM IST

March 21, 2024

Myanmar vs Syria - TBD

Japan vs North Korea - TBD

March 26, 2024

Syria vs Myanmar - TBD

North Korea vs Japan - TBD

June 6, 2024

Myanmar vs Japan - TBD

North Korea vs Syria - TBD

June 11, 2024

Japan vs Syria - TBD

North Korea vs Myanmar - TBD

Group C

November 16, 2023

South Korea vs Singapore

Thailand vs China — 6:00 PM IST

November 21, 2023

China vs South Korea — 5:30 PM IST

Singapore vs Thailand — 5:30 PM IST

March 21, 2024

South Korea vs Singapore - TBD

Thailand vs China - TBD

March 26, 2024

China vs Singapore - TBD

Thailand vs South Korea - TBD

June 6, 2024

Singapore vs South Korea - TBD

China vs Thailand - TBD

June 11, 2024

South Korea vs China - TBD

Thailand vs Singapore - TBD

Group D

November 16, 2023

Malaysia vs Kyrgyzstan — 6:30 PM IST

Oman vs Chinese Taipei — 8:30 PM IST

November 21, 2023

Chinese Taipei vs Malaysia — 4:30 PM IST

Kyrgyzstan vs Oman — 7:30 PM IST

March 21, 2024

Chinese Taipei vs Kyrgyzstan - TBD

Oman vs Malaysia- TBD

March 26, 2024

Kyrgyzstan vs Chinese Taipei - TBD

Malaysia vs Oman - TBD

June 6, 2024

Chinese Taipei vs Oman - TBD

Kyrgyzstan vs Malaysia - TBD

June 11, 2024

Oman vs Kyrgyzstan - TBD

Malaysia vs Chinese Taipei - TBD

Group E

November 16, 2023

Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan — 7:30 PM IST

Iran vs Hong Kong — 8:00 PM IST

November 21, 2023

Hong Kong vs Turkmenistan — 5:30 PM ISTUzbekistan vs Iran — 6:30 PM IST

March 21, 2024

Hong Kong vs Uzbekistan - TBD

Iran vs Turkmenistan - TBD

March 26, 2024

Uzbekistan vs Hong Kong - TBD

Turkmenistan  vs Iran - TBD

June 6, 2024

Hong Kong vs Iran - TBD

Uzbekistan vs Turkmenistan - TBD

June 11, 2024

Iran vs Uzbekistan - TBD

Turkmenistan vs Hong Kong - TBD

Group F

November 16, 2023

Philippines vs Vietnam 

Iraq vs Indonesia — 8:15 PM IST

November 21, 2023

Philippines vs Indonesia — 4:30 PM IST

Vietnam vs Iraq — 5:30 PM IST

March 21, 2024

Indonesia vs Vietnam - TBD

Iraq vs Philippines - TBD

March 26, 2024

Vietnam vs Indonesia - TBD

Philippines vs Iraq - TBD

June 6, 2024

Indonesia vs Iraq - TBD

Vietnam vs Philippines - TBD

June 11, 2024

Iraq vs Vietnam - TBD

Indonesia vs Philippines - TBD

Group G

November 16, 2023

Tajikistan vs Jordan — 6:30 PM IST

Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan — 10:00 IST

November 21, 2023

Pakistan vs Tajikistan — 2:30 PM IST

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia — 9:30 PM IST

March 21, 2024

Pakistan vs Jordan - TBD

Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan - TBD

March 26, 2024

Jordan vs Pakistan - TBD

Tajikistan vs Saudi Arabia - TBD

June 6, 2024

Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia - TBD

Jordan vs Tajikistan - TBD

June 11, 2024

Saudi Arabia vs Jordan - TBD

Tajikistan vs Pakistan - TBD

Group H

November 16, 2023

UAE vs Nepal — 9:15 PM IST

Yemen vs Bahrain — 11:30 IST

November 21, 2023

Nepal vs Yemen — 6:45 PM IST

Bahrain vs UAE — 9:15 PM IST

March 21, 2024

United Arab Emirates vs Yemen - TBD

Nepal vs Bahrain - TBD

March 26, 2024

Bahrain vs Nepal - TBD

Yemen vs United Arab Emirates - TBD

June 6, 2024

Nepal vs United Arab Emirates - TBD

Bahrain vs Yemen - TBD

June 11, 2024

United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain - TBD

Yemen vs Nepal - TBD

Group I

November 16, 2023

Australia vs BangladeshLebanon vs Palestine — 7:30 PM IST

November 21, 2023

Bangladesh vs Lebanon — 5:15 PM ISTPalestine vs Australia — 7:30 PM IST

March 21, 2024

Bangladesh vs Palestine - TBD

Australia vs Lebanon - TBD

March 26, 2024

Palestine vs Bangladesh - TBD

Lebanon vs Australia - TBD

June 6, 2024

Bangladesh vs Australia - TBD

Palestine vs Lebanon - TBD

June 11, 2024

Australia vs Palestine - TBD

Lebanon vs Bangladesh - TBD

Standings

Group A

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1Qatar11003
2India11003
3Kuwait10100
4Afghanistan10100

Group B

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1Japan11003
2Syria11003
3North Korea10100
4Myanmar10100

Group C

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1South Korea11003
2China11003
3Thailand10100
4Singapore10100

Group D

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1Oman 11003
2Malaysia11003
3Kyrgyzstan10100
4Chinese Taipei10100

Group E

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1Iran11003
2Uzbekistan11003
3Turkmenistan10100
4Hong Kong10100

Group F

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1Iraq11003
2Vietnam11003
3Philippines10100
4Indonesia10100

Group G

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1Saudi Arabia11003
2Jordan10011
3Tajikistan10011
4Pakistan10100

Group H

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1UAE11003
2Bahrain11003
3Yemen10100
4Nepal10100

Group I

PositionCountryMPWLDPoints
1Australia11003
2Lebanon10011
3Palestine10011
4Bangladesh10100
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