2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)Tournament details

Dates| 12 October 2023 – 18 November 2025
Teams| 46 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 145
Goals scored| 427 (2.94 per match)
Attendance| 2,818,195 (19,436 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Ayase Ueda
Almoez Ali
Son Heung-min
(8 goals each)

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All statistics correct as of 10 September 2024.

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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 qualification process involves five rounds; the first two also serving as qualification for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

## Entrants

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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 round.[3]

## Format

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The qualification format was announced on 1 August 2022, having been revamped to fit the increased finals allocation of eight direct qualifiers and one play-off qualifier:[4][5]

* First round: 20 teams (ranked 27–46) played home-and-away over two legs. 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 will play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The nine group winners and group runners-up advance to the third round and automatically qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. The remaining teams qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round.
* Third round: 18 teams which advance from the second round are divided into three groups of six teams. The teams will play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top two teams of each group qualify directly for the FIFA World Cup, the third and fourth-placed teams advance to the fourth round.
* Fourth round: Six third and fourth-placed teams from the third round are divided into two groups of three teams each. The teams will play against each other once in a centralized venue. The winners of each group qualify for the World Cup, and the runners-up of each group advance to the fifth round.
* Fifth round: The group runners-up in the fourth round will compete home-and-away over two legs to determine the Asian representation at the inter-confederation play-offs.[2]

## Draw

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The draw for the first and second rounds of joint qualification took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 July 2023.[5][6] The top 26 ranked teams were given byes to the second round, while the 20 teams entering the first round were seeded into two pots of 10 teams each and drawn alternately from pot 1 then pot 2 to form a pairing. The team from pot 1 hosted the first leg and the team from pot 2 hosted the second leg. Pots 1, 2 and 3 for the second round draw contained the teams ranked 1–9, 10–18, and 19–26, respectively, while pot 4 contained placeholders for the ten first round ties. Nine teams were drawn from pot 4 first and placed in position 4 of each group. The tenth team from pot 4 was moved to Pot 3, and subsequently drawn at random from Pot 3. Teams were then drawn into each group sequentially from pots 3, 2, and 1.[5]

From the July 2023 FIFA World Rankings[7] Bye to second round  | Competing in first round

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Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 1  | Pot 2

1. Japan (20)
2. Iran (22)
3. Australia (27)
4. South Korea (28)
5. Saudi Arabia (54)
6. Qatar (59)
7. Iraq (70)
8. United Arab Emirates (72)
9. Oman (73)

10. Uzbekistan (74)
11. China (80)
12. Jordan (82)
13. Bahrain (86)
14. Syria (94)
15. Vietnam (95)
16. Palestine (96)
17. Kyrgyzstan (97)
18. India (99)

19. Lebanon (100)
20. Tajikistan (110)
21. Thailand (113)
22. North Korea (115)
23. Philippines (135)
24. Malaysia (136)
25. Kuwait (137)
26. Turkmenistan (138)

27. Hong Kong (149)
28. Indonesia (150)
29. Chinese Taipei (153)
30. Maldives (155)
31. Yemen (156)
32. Afghanistan (157)
33. Singapore (158)
34. Myanmar (160)
35. Nepal (175)
36. Cambodia (176)

37. Macau (182)
38. Mongolia (183)
39. Bhutan (185)
40. Laos (187)
41. Bangladesh (189)
42. Brunei (190)
43. East Timor (192)
44. Pakistan (201)
45. Guam (203)
46. Sri Lanka (204)

## Schedule

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The competition schedule is expected to be as follows:[8][9][10][2]

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First round | First leg  | 12 October 2023
Second leg  | 17 October 2023
Second round | Matchday 1  | 16 November 2023
Matchday 2  | 21 November 2023
Matchday 3  | 21 March 2024
Matchday 4  | 26 March 2024
Matchday 5  | 6 June 2024
Matchday 6  | 11 June 2024
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Third round | Matchday 1  | 5 September 2024
Matchday 2  | 10 September 2024
Matchday 3  | 10 October 2024
Matchday 4  | 15 October 2024
Matchday 5  | 14 November 2024
Matchday 6  | 19 November 2024
Matchday 7  | 20 March 2025
Matchday 8  | 25 March 2025
Matchday 9  | 5 June 2025
Matchday 10  | 10 June 2025
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Fourth round | Matchday 1  | 8 October 2025
Matchday 2  | 11 October 2025
Matchday 3  | 14 October 2025
Fifth round | First leg  | 13 November 2025
Second leg  | 18 November 2025

## First round

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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round of World Cup qualifying.

Team 1| Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score| Team 2| 1st leg| 2nd leg

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Afghanistan | 2–0|  Mongolia| 1–0| 1–0
Maldives | 2–3|  Bangladesh| 1–1| 1–2
Singapore | 3–1|  Guam| 2–1| 1–0
Yemen | 4–1|  Sri Lanka| 3–0| 1–1
Myanmar | 5–1|  Macau| 5–1| 0–0
Cambodia | 0–1|  Pakistan| 0–0| 0–1
Chinese Taipei | 7–0|  East Timor| 4–0| 3–0
Indonesia | 12–0|  Brunei| 6–0| 6–0
Hong Kong | 4–2|  Bhutan| 4–0| 0–2
Nepal | 2–1|  Laos| 1–1| 1–0

## Second round

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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

### Summary

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Qualified for the third round and Asian Cup as winners or runners-up

Advanced to the Asian Cup third qualifying round as third or fourth place

Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | Group I

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Qatar

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Japan

North Korea |
South Korea

China |
Oman

Kyrgyzstan |
Iran

Uzbekistan |
Iraq

Indonesia |
Jordan

Saudi Arabia[a] |
United Arab Emirates

Bahrain |
Australia

Palestine

India

Afghanistan |
Syria

Myanmar |
Thailand

Singapore |
Malaysia

Chinese Taipei |
Turkmenistan

Hong Kong |
Vietnam

Philippines |
Tajikistan

Pakistan |
Yemen

Nepal |
Lebanon

Bangladesh

1. ^ Saudi Arabia had already qualified as hosts of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, so they were only competing for World Cup qualification.

### Group A

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1  |  Qatar | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 18  | 3  | +15  | 16  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 3–0 | 2–1 | 8–1
2  |  Kuwait | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 7  |  | 1–2 | -- | 0–1 | 1–0
3  |  India | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 7  | −4  | 5  | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–3 | 0–0 | -- | 1–2
4  |  Afghanistan | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 14  | −11  | 5  |  | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### Group B

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1  |  Japan | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 24  | 0  | +24  | 18  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0
2  |  North Korea | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 11  | 7  | +4  | 9  |  | 0–3[a] | -- | 1–0 | 4–1
3  |  Syria | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 12  | −3  | 7  | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–5 | 1–0 | -- | 7–0
4  |  Myanmar | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | 28  | −25  | 1  |  | 0–5 | 1–6 | 1–1 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ Japan were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit, after North Korea refused to host the match citing concerns about a disease spreading in Japan.

### Group C

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1  |  South Korea | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 20  | 1  | +19  | 16  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0
2  |  China | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 8[a] |  | 0–3 | -- | 1–1 | 4–1
3  |  Thailand | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 8[a] | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–3 | 1–2 | -- | 3–1
4  |  Singapore | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 24  | −19  | 1  |  | 0–7 | 2–2 | 1–3 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: China 4, Thailand 1.

### Group D

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1  |  Oman | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 2  | +9  | 13  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0
2  |  Kyrgyzstan | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 11  |  | 1–0 | -- | 1–1 | 5–1
3  |  Malaysia | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 9  | 0  | 10  | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–2 | 4–3 | -- | 3–1
4  |  Chinese Taipei | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | 17  | −15  | 0  |  | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### Group E

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1  |  Iran | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 16  | 4  | +12  | 14  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0
2  |  Uzbekistan | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 13  | 4  | +9  | 14  |  | 2–2 | -- | 3–1 | 3–0
3  |  Turkmenistan | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 14  | −10  | 2  | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–1 | 1–3 | -- | 0–0
4  |  Hong Kong | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 15  | −11  | 2  |  | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### Group F

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1  |  Iraq | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 17  | 2  | +15  | 18  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0
2  |  Indonesia | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 8  | 0  | 10  |  | 0–2 | -- | 1–0 | 2–0
3  |  Vietnam | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 6  | 10  | −4  | 6  | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–1 | 0–3 | -- | 3–2
4  |  Philippines | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | 14  | −11  | 1  |  | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### Group G

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1  |  Jordan | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 16  | 4  | +12  | 13  | 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 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ Saudi Arabia already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation and only competed to qualify for the World Cup.

### Group H

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1  |  United Arab Emirates | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 16  | 2  | +14  | 16  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0
2  |  Bahrain | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 3  | +8  | 11  |  | 0–2 | -- | 0–0 | 3–0
3  |  Yemen | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 5  | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–3 | 0–2 | -- | 2–2
4  |  Nepal | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | 20  | −18  | 1  |  | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### Group I

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1  |  Australia | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 22  | 0  | +22  | 18  | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |  | -- | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0
2  |  Palestine | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 8  |  | 0–1 | -- | 0–0 | 5–0
3  |  Lebanon | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 6  | Asian Cup qualifying third round |  | 0–5 | 0–0 | -- | 4–0
4  |  Bangladesh | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 20  | −19  | 1  |  | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | --

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

## Third round

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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

### Group A

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1  |  Uzbekistan | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 6  | 2026 FIFA World Cup |  | -- | 10 Oct | 15 Oct | 1–0 | 10 Jun | 20 Mar
2  |  Iran | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 6  |  | 25 Mar | -- | 20 Mar | 10 Jun | 15 Oct | 1–0
3  |  United Arab Emirates | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 3  | Fourth round |  | 5 Jun | 0–1 | -- | 10 Oct | 19 Nov | 14 Nov
4  |  North Korea | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 1  |  | 19 Nov | 14 Nov | 25 Mar | -- | 2–2 | 5 Jun
5  |  Qatar | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 1  |  |  | 14 Nov | 5 Jun | 1–3 | 20 Mar | -- | 10 Oct
6  |  Kyrgyzstan | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 0  |  | 2–3 | 19 Nov | 10 Jun | 15 Oct | 25 Mar | --

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### Group B

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1  |  Jordan | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 4  | 2026 FIFA World Cup |  | -- | 10 Oct | 10 Jun | 1–1 | 20 Mar | 15 Oct
2  |  South Korea | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 4  |  | 25 Mar | -- | 15 Oct | 10 Jun | 0–0 | 20 Mar
3  |  Iraq | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 4  | Fourth round |  | 14 Nov | 5 Jun | -- | 20 Mar | 10 Oct | 1–0
4  |  Kuwait | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  |  | 19 Nov | 14 Nov | 0–0 | -- | 5 Jun | 25 Mar
5  |  Palestine | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 1  |  |  | 1–3 | 19 Nov | 25 Mar | 15 Oct | -- | 10 Jun
6  |  Oman | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 0  |  | 5 Jun | 1–3 | 19 Nov | 10 Oct | 14 Nov | --

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### Group C

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1  |  Japan | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 0  | +12  | 6  | 2026 FIFA World Cup |  | -- | 25 Mar | 20 Mar | 10 Jun | 15 Oct | 7–0
2  |  Saudi Arabia | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 4  |  | 10 Oct | -- | 15 Oct | 1–1 | 10 Jun | 20 Mar
3  |  Bahrain | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 3  | Fourth round |  | 0–5 | 5 Jun | -- | 10 Oct | 19 Nov | 14 Nov
4  |  Indonesia | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  |  | 15 Nov | 19 Nov | 25 Mar | -- | 0–0 | 5 Jun
5  |  Australia | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | −1  | 1  |  |  | 5 Jun | 14 Nov | 0–1 | 20 Mar | -- | 10 Oct
6  |  China | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 9  | −8  | 0  |  | 19 Nov | 1–2 | 10 Jun | 15 Oct | 25 Mar | --

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

## Fourth round

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### Group A

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1  | A1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2026 FIFA World Cup
2  | A2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Fifth round
3  | A3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: 8 October 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

### Group B

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1  | B1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2026 FIFA World Cup
2  | B2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Fifth round
3  | B3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: 8 October 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

## Fifth round

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The two second-placed teams in each group from the fourth round will play against each other over two legs in November 2025 to determine which team advances to the inter-confederation play-offs.[2]

Team 1| Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score| Team 2| 1st leg| 2nd leg

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Fourth round group runner-up| | Fourth round group runner-up| 13 Nov '25| 18 Nov '25

## Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

The fifth-round winner will join one team each from CAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC and two from CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two single-elimination matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of single-elimination matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[11]

## Top goalscorers

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There have been 427 goals scored in 145 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match (as of 10 September 2024). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

8 goals

* Ayase Ueda
* Almoez Ali
* Son Heung-min

6 goals

* Mehdi Taremi
* Musa Al-Taamari

5 goals

* Wu Lei
* Aymen Hussein
* Yazan Al-Naimat

4 goals

* Kusini Yengi
* Ramadhan Sananta
* Sardar Azmoun
* Ali Olwan
* Joel Kojo
* Jong Il-gwan
* Saleh Al-Shehri
* Lee Kang-in
* Suphanat Mueanta
* Eldor Shomurodov
* Oston Urunov

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

* First round
* Second round
* Third round

## See also

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* 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

## References

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1. ^ "Unanimous decision expands FIFA World Cup to 48 teams from 2026". FIFA. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.
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## External links

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* Official FIFA World Cup website
* FIFA.com
* FIFA World Cup – the-AFC.com

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

AFC|

* First round
* Second round
* Third round
* Fourth round
* Fifth round (play-off)

CAF|

* First round
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Group E
* Group F
* Group G
* Group H
* Group I
* Second round (play-offs)

CONCACAF|

* First round
* Second round
* Third round

CONMEBOL|

* Round robin

OFC|

* First round
* Second round
* Third round

UEFA|

* First round
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Group E
* Group F
* Group G
* Group H
* Group I
* Group J
* Group K
* Group L
* Second round (play-offs)
* related: Nations League

Play-offs|

* Inter-confederation play-offs

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*[Pos]: Position
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*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points