
he draw for the decisive Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup was held this morning, after 18 teams qualified for this round.
The first and second-place finishers from the three groups qualify directly for the World Cup (6 teams).
While the third- and fourth-place finishers from each group qualify for the fourth stage, which includes 6 teams distributed into two groups, and the first-place finisher qualifies directly for the World Cup.
As for the runners-up in the fourth stage, they will play two round-robin matches, and the winner of this round-trip stage will be in the global qualifying round for the World Cup.
Results of the Asian World Cup qualifiers draw:
Group A: North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Iran.
The second group: Kuwait, Palestine, Oman, Jordan, Iraq, South Korea.
Group Three: Indonesia, China, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Japan.