2026 Asian preliminaries group
10, 2023 17, the first stage of the Asian World Cup qualifiers in 2026 ended all competitions, and all the top 3 6 teams were confirmed. The top 36 Asian preliminaries are divided into 9 groups, of which Group A is Qatar, India, Kuwait and Afghanistan. Group B is Japan, Syria, North Korea and Myanmar; Group C is South Korea, China, Thailand and Singapore.
Group D is Oman, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and China Taipei; Group E is Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Hongkong, China; Group F is Iraq, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia; Group G is Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Tajikistan and Pakistan; Group H is United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Yemen and Nepal; The first group is Australia, Palestine, Lebanon and Bangladesh.
Rules for the second stage of the Asian preliminaries of the 2026 World Cup
In the second stage of the 2026 World Cup preliminaries in Asia, 36 teams participated. The nine teams that won the first stage and the top 27 teams in the world participated in the Top 36 competition in Asia, and were divided into nine groups with four teams in each group. Four teams from nine groups will compete in the home and away round robin system from October 2023 to June 2024.
The top two in the group advanced to the competition, namely 18. The lottery ceremony was held in 2024, and 18 teams were divided into 3 groups, with 6 teams in each group. The top two in the group directly qualified for the World Cup, and the third and fourth place entered the fourth round to compete for the remaining two tickets and the qualification for the intercontinental play-offs.