WC Qualification Asia 2026

Where every team finished, and who led the tournament on goals, corners and BTTS.

Updated 18 November 2025, after the last game

WC Qualification Asia Questions

How many teams were at the WC Qualification Asia in 2026?

Thirty-six teams played at the 2026 WC Qualification Asia in nine groups, 208 matches in all. The top two in each group went through to the third round.

When did the 2026 WC Qualification Asia start and end?

The 2026 WC Qualification Asia ran from 16 November 2023 to 18 November 2025, 734 days in all. The second round ended on 11 June 2024, followed by the third round, fourth round and play-off.

WC Qualification Asia: Round 4 Group A

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Qatar	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	L W L D W	4
2	United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	W D D W L	3
3	Oman	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	W L D D L	1

WC Qualification Asia: Round 4 Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	D W L W D	4
2	Iraq	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	L L W W D	4
3	Indonesia	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	W W L L L	0

WC Qualification Asia: Round 3 Group A

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Iran	10	7	2	1	19	8	+11	W W D L W	23
2	Uzbekistan	10	6	3	1	14	7	+7	W W D D W	21
3	United Arab Emirates	10	4	3	3	15	8	+7	W D D W L	15
4	Qatar	10	4	1	5	17	24	-7	L W L D W	13
5	Kyrgyz Republic	10	2	2	6	12	18	-6	L L W D D	8
6	Korea DPR	10	0	3	7	9	21	-12	L L L D L	3

WC Qualification Asia: Round 3 Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Korea Republic	10	6	4	0	20	7	+13	D D D W W	22
2	Jordan	10	4	4	2	16	8	+8	D W D W L	16
3	Iraq	10	4	3	3	9	9	0	L L W W D	15
4	Oman	10	3	2	5	9	14	-5	W L D D L	11
5	Palestine	10	2	4	4	10	13	-3	D L W W D	10
6	Kuwait	10	0	5	5	7	20	-13	D D L L L	5

WC Qualification Asia: Round 3 Group C

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Japan	10	7	2	1	30	3	+27	W W D L W	23
2	Australia	10	5	4	1	16	7	+9	D W W W W	19
3	Saudi Arabia	10	3	4	3	7	8	-1	D W L W D	13
4	Indonesia	10	3	3	4	9	20	-11	W W L L L	12
5	China PR	10	3	0	7	7	20	-13	L L L L W	9
6	Bahrain	10	1	3	6	5	16	-11	D L L L L	6

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group A

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Qatar	6	5	1	0	18	3	+15	L W L D W	16
2	Kuwait	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	D D L L L	7
3	India	6	1	2	3	3	7	-4	L D L D L	5
4	Afghanistan	6	1	2	3	3	14	-11	L D W D L	5

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Japan	6	6	0	0	24	0	+24	W W D L W	18
2	Korea DPR	6	3	0	3	11	7	+4	L L L D L	9
3	Syria	6	2	1	3	9	12	-3	L D W W L	7
4	Myanmar	6	0	1	5	3	28	-25	L D L L L	1

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group C

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Korea Republic	6	5	1	0	20	1	+19	D D D W W	16
2	Thailand	6	2	2	2	9	9	0	W D L D W	8
3	China PR	6	2	2	2	9	9	0	L L L L W	8
4	Singapore	6	0	1	5	5	24	-19	L D L L L	1

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group D

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Oman	6	4	1	1	11	2	+9	W L D D L	13
2	Kyrgyz Republic	6	3	2	1	13	7	+6	L L W D D	11
3	Malaysia	6	3	1	2	9	9	0	W L L D W	10
4	Chinese Taipei	6	0	0	6	2	17	-15	L L L L L	0

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group E

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Iran	6	4	2	0	16	4	+12	W W D L W	14
2	Uzbekistan	6	4	2	0	13	4	+9	W W D D W	14
3	Turkmenistan	6	0	2	4	4	14	-10	D L L L D	2
4	Hong Kong	6	0	2	4	4	15	-11	D L L L D	2

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group F

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Iraq	6	6	0	0	17	2	+15	L L W W D	18
2	Indonesia	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	W W L L L	10
3	Vietnam	6	2	0	4	6	10	-4	L L L W L	6
4	Philippines	6	0	1	5	3	14	-11	D L L L L	1

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group G

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Jordan	6	4	1	1	16	4	+12	D W D W L	13
2	Saudi Arabia	6	4	1	1	12	3	+9	D W L W D	13
3	Tajikistan	6	2	2	2	11	7	+4	W L D L W	8
4	Pakistan	6	0	0	6	1	26	-25	L L L L L	0

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group H

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	United Arab Emirates	6	5	1	0	16	2	+14	W D D W L	16
2	Bahrain	6	3	2	1	11	3	+8	D L L L L	11
3	Yemen	6	1	2	3	5	9	-4	W L L D D	5
4	Nepal	6	0	1	5	2	20	-18	L L L L D	1

WC Qualification Asia: Round 2 Group I

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Australia	6	6	0	0	22	0	+22	D W W W W	18
2	Palestine	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	D L W W D	8
3	Lebanon	6	1	3	2	5	8	-3	D L L D W	6
4	Bangladesh	6	0	1	5	1	20	-19	D L L L L	1

WC Qualification Asia: Qualification

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last five results	Points
1	Indonesia	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	W W L L L	6
2	Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	L L L L L	6
3	Singapore	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	L D L L L	6
4	Afghanistan	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	L D W D L	6
5	Myanmar	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	L D L L L	4
6	Yemen	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	W L L D D	4
7	Bangladesh	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	D L L L L	4
8	Nepal	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	L L L L D	4
9	Pakistan	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	L L L L L	4
10	Hong Kong	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	D L L L D	3
11	Bhutan	2	1	0	1	2	4	-2		3
12	Maldives	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1		1
13	Laos	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1		1
14	Cambodia	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1		1
15	Sri Lanka	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3		1
16	Macao	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4		1
17	Guam	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2		0
18	Mongolia	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2		0
19	East Timor	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7		0
20	Brunei Darussalam	2	0	0	2	0	12	-12		0