Japan had the best goal difference in the WC Qualification Asia in 2026, with +27 from 16 games, scoring 30 and conceding 3. Korea Republic were next on +19.
Singapore had the worst goal difference in the WC Qualification Asia in 2026, with -19 from six games, scoring 5 and conceding 24. Chinese Taipei were next on -15.
| Rank | Team | Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 30 |
| 2 | Korea Republic | 20 |
| 3 | Iran | 19 |
| 4 | Qatar | 17 |
| 5 | Australia | 16 |
| 6 | Jordan | 16 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 15 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 13 |
| 9 | Kyrgyz Republic | 12 |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 11 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goals (xG) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 15.0 |
| 2 | Iran | 14.4 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 14.1 |
| 4 | Korea Republic | 13.3 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 12.5 |
| 6 | Japan | 12.2 |
| 7 | Qatar | 12.2 |
| 8 | Korea DPR | 11.2 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 10.8 |
| 10 | Iraq | 10.3 |
| Rank | Team | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 0 |
| 2 | Korea Republic | 1 |
| 3 | Yemen | 1 |
| 4 | Nepal | 1 |
| 5 | Myanmar | 1 |
| 6 | Cambodia | 1 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 2 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 2 |
| 9 | Laos | 2 |
| 10 | Mongolia | 2 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goals Against (xGA) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 5.2 |
| 2 | Korea Republic | 6.0 |
| 3 | Jordan | 8.2 |
| 4 | Palestine | 8.6 |
| 5 | Iran | 8.8 |
| 6 | Australia | 9.0 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 9.0 |
| 8 | Bahrain | 9.4 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 10.0 |
| 10 | Oman | 10.5 |
| Rank | Team | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | +27 |
| 2 | Korea Republic | +19 |
| 3 | Iran | +11 |
| 4 | Australia | +9 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | +9 |
| 6 | Jordan | +8 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | +7 |
| 8 | Tajikistan | +4 |
| 9 | Myanmar | +4 |
| 10 | Yemen | +3 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goal Difference (xGD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea Republic | +7.3 |
| 2 | Japan | +7.0 |
| 3 | Iran | +5.7 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | +5.1 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | +5.0 |
| 6 | Jordan | +0.9 |
| 7 | Palestine | +0.5 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | -0.4 |
| 9 | Bahrain | -0.5 |
| 10 | Iraq | -1.1 |
| Rank | Team | Possession % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea Republic | 72.4% |
| 2 | Japan | 69.1% |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 60.9% |
| 4 | Qatar | 58.1% |
| 5 | Iran | 55.6% |
| 6 | Australia | 54.5% |
| 7 | Oman | 51.6% |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 51.5% |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 50.5% |
| 10 | Thailand | 48.3% |
| Rank | Team | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 13 |
| 2 | Iraq | 12 |
| 3 | Australia | 10 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 10 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 10 |
| 6 | Iran | 9 |
| 7 | Korea Republic | 9 |
| 8 | Oman | 8 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 7 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 7 |
| Rank | Team | Fouls Committed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China PR | 210 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 197 |
| 3 | Qatar | 171 |
| 4 | Japan | 169 |
| 5 | Iraq | 169 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 165 |
| 7 | Australia | 162 |
| 8 | Jordan | 152 |
| 9 | Korea Republic | 147 |
| 10 | Palestine | 146 |
| Rank | Team | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China PR | 38 |
| 2 | Qatar | 31 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 29 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 29 |
| 5 | Palestine | 29 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 28 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 25 |
| 8 | Iraq | 24 |
| 9 | Australia | 23 |
| 10 | Oman | 21 |