2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
Tournament details
Dates16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played107
Goals scored331 (3.09 per match)
Attendance2,092,613 (19,557 per match)
Top scorer(s)Qatar Almoez Ali
South Korea Son Heung-min
(7 goals each)
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The second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualification, which also served as the second round of 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification, began on 16 November 2023 and was completed on 11 June 2024.[1][2]

Format

A total of 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four to play home-and-away round-robin matches. They included the 26 teams which received byes to this round, and the 10 winners from the first round.[3]

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the third round and qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. The third and fourth place teams advanced to the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualification.[4]

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 27 July 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2023 (shown in parentheses below). The identities of the first round winners were not known at the time of the draw.

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

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Japan (20)
  2.  Iran (22)
  3.  Australia (27)
  4.  South Korea (28)
  5.  Saudi Arabia (54)[note 1]
  6.  Qatar (59)
  7.  Iraq (70)
  8.  United Arab Emirates (72)
  9.  Oman (73)
  1.  Uzbekistan (74)
  2.  China (80)
  3.  Jordan (82)
  4.  Bahrain (86)
  5.  Syria (94)
  6.  Vietnam (95)
  7.  Palestine (96)
  8.  Kyrgyzstan (97)
  9.  India (99)
  1.  Lebanon (100)
  2.  Tajikistan (110)
  3.  Thailand (113)
  4.  North Korea (115)
  5.  Philippines (135)
  6.  Malaysia (136)
  7.  Kuwait (137)
  8.  Turkmenistan (138)
  1.  Hong Kong (149)†
  2.  Indonesia (150)†
  3.  Chinese Taipei (153)†
  4.  Yemen (156)†‡
  5.  Afghanistan (157)†
  6.  Singapore (158)†
  7.  Myanmar (160)†
  8.    Nepal (175)†
  9.  Bangladesh (189)†
  10.  Pakistan (201)†

† Teams whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
‡ Team moved to Pot 3 after the other Pot 4 teams had been drawn into groups; subsequently drawn at random from Pot 3.

Schedule

The match schedule was as follows.[1]

Matchday Date(s)
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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Qatar Kuwait India Afghanistan
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
Qatar 8–1 Afghanistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 19,374
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Kuwait 0–1 India
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 32,786
Afghanistan 0–4 Kuwait
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 330
Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
India 0–3 Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,389
Qatar 3–0 Kuwait
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,826
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Afghanistan 0–0 India
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,900
India 1–2 Afghanistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 8,932
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait 1–2 Qatar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 8,460
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Afghanistan 0–0 Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 651
India 0–0 Kuwait
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 58,921
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Qatar 2–1 India
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,816
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Kuwait 1–0 Afghanistan
Al Rashidi 81' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan North Korea Syria Myanmar
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.
Japan 5–0 Myanmar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 34,484
Syria 1–0 North Korea
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 4,285
Myanmar 1–6 North Korea
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Syria 0–5 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Japan 1–0 North Korea
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 59,354
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Myanmar 1–1 Syria
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
Syria 7–0 Myanmar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,252
North Korea 0–3
Awarded[note 5]		 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Myanmar 0–5 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 21,200
North Korea 1–0 Syria
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Japan 5–0 Syria
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 26,650
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
North Korea 4–1 Myanmar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 141
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea China Thailand Singapore
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.
South Korea 5–0 Singapore
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 64,381
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
Thailand 1–2 China
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 35,009
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Singapore 1–3 Thailand
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 29,644
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
China 0–3 South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 39,969
South Korea 1–1 Thailand
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 64,912
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Singapore 2–2 China
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 28,414
China 4–1 Singapore
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 42,977
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Thailand 0–3 South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 45,458
Singapore 0–7 South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 49,097
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
China 1–1 Thailand
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 46,979
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
South Korea 1–0 China
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 64,935
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Thailand 3–1 Singapore
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 39,404

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Oman Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Chinese Taipei
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
Oman 3–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 4,155
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Malaysia 4–3 Kyrgyzstan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 17,142
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Chinese Taipei 0–1 Malaysia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,521
Kyrgyzstan 1–0 Oman
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,783
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Kyrgyzstan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Oman 2–0 Malaysia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 21,836
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Kyrgyzstan 5–1 Chinese Taipei
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,657
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Malaysia 0–2 Oman
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 26,499
Chinese Taipei 0–3 Oman
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Malaysia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,135
Oman 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,754
Malaysia 3–1 Chinese Taipei
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Yu Yao-hsing 20'
Attendance: 14,731
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Iran Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Hong Kong
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
Iran 4–0 Hong Kong
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,191
Turkmenistan 1–3 Uzbekistan
  • Durdyýew 44'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Hong Kong 2–2 Turkmenistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,601
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Uzbekistan 2–2 Iran
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 32,551
Hong Kong 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,263
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Iran 5–0 Turkmenistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 23,109
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Hong Kong
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 29,584
Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
Turkmenistan 0–1 Iran
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,230
Hong Kong 2–4 Iran
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,992
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Uzbekistan 3–1 Turkmenistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Tirkişow 25'
Attendance: 27,306
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Turkmenistan 0–0 Hong Kong
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,324
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Iran 0–0 Uzbekistan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 15,468

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Iraq Indonesia Vietnam Philippines
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
Iraq 5–1 Indonesia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 64,447
Referee: Ahmed Eisa (United Arab Emirates)
Philippines 0–2 Vietnam
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,378
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Philippines 1–1 Indonesia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,880
Vietnam 0–1 Iraq
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 20,568
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Iraq 1–0 Philippines
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 63,750
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Indonesia 1–0 Vietnam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 57,696
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Vietnam 0–3 Indonesia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 27,832
Philippines 0–5 Iraq
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,014
Indonesia 0–2 Iraq
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 60,245
Vietnam 3–2 Philippines
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,568
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Iraq 3–1 Vietnam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 42,791
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Indonesia 2–0 Philippines
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 64,842
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Jordan Saudi Arabia Tajikistan Pakistan
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.
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Pakistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,150
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Tajikistan 1–1 Jordan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,650
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Pakistan 1–6 Tajikistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 18,316
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Jordan 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,845
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Pakistan 0–3 Jordan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,625
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Tajikistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 18,756
Jordan 7–0 Pakistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,695
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Tajikistan 1–1 Saudi Arabia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,300
Pakistan 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 20,124
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Jordan 3–0 Tajikistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,795
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Tajikistan 3–0 Pakistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 7,800
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Jordan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 17,871
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United Arab Emirates Bahrain Yemen Nepal
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
United Arab Emirates 4–0   Nepal
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,640
Yemen 0–2 Bahrain
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 1,291
Nepal   0–2 Yemen
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,735
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Bahrain 0–2 United Arab Emirates
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 18,267
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Yemen
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,948
Nepal   0–5 Bahrain
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,041
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Bahrain 3–0   Nepal
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)
Yemen 0–3 United Arab Emirates
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Nepal   0–4 United Arab Emirates
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
Bahrain 0–0 Yemen
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,632
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Bahrain
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 953
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Yemen 2–2   Nepal
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 905
Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Palestine Lebanon Bangladesh
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
Australia 7–0 Bangladesh
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 20,876
Referee: Ahrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
Lebanon 0–0 Palestine
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 200
Bangladesh 1–1 Lebanon
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,297
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Palestine 0–1 Australia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,537
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Australia 2–0 Lebanon
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 27,026
Palestine 5–0 Bangladesh
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 37,432
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Bangladesh 0–1 Palestine
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,195
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Lebanon 0–5 Australia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 25,023
Bangladesh 0–2 Australia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,227
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Palestine 0–0 Lebanon
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,428
Australia 5–0 Palestine
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 18,261
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Lebanon 4–0 Bangladesh
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,721

Goalscorers

There were 331 goals scored in 107 matches, for an average of 3.09 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[19]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious infractions)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the second round:

Team Player Infraction(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Afghanistan Haroon Amiri Yellow card vs India (26 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Qatar (6 June 2024)		 vs Kuwait (11 June 2024)
Farzad Ataei Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Qatar (16 November 2023) vs Kuwait (21 November 2023)
Mahboob Hanifi Yellow card vs Qatar (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs India (26 March 2024)		 vs Qatar (6 June 2024)
Omid Popalzay Yellow card vs Mongolia (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Qatar (6 June 2024)		 vs Kuwait (11 June 2024)
 Australia Keanu Baccus Yellow card vs Bangladesh (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Lebanon (21 March 2024)		 vs Lebanon (26 March 2024)
 Bahrain Mohamed Al-Hardan Yellow card vs Yemen (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023)		 vs Nepal (21 March 2024)
Waleed Al Hayam Yellow card vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Nepal (21 March 2024)		 vs Nepal (26 March 2024)
Ali Madan Yellow card vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Nepal (21 March 2024)		 vs Nepal (26 March 2024)
 Bangladesh Bishwanath Ghosh Yellow card vs Maldives (12 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Palestine (26 March 2024)		 vs Australia (6 June 2024)
Rakib Hossain Yellow card vs Maldives (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Australia (16 November 2023)		 vs Lebanon (21 November 2023)
Mojibur Rahman Jony Yellow card vs Palestine (21 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Palestine (26 March 2024)		 vs Australia (6 June 2024)
Mohamed Sohel Rana Yellow card vs Maldives (12 October 2023)
Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Maldives (17 October 2023)		 vs Australia (16 November 2023)
Sohel Rana Yellow card vs Maldives (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Lebanon (21 November 2023)		 vs Palestine (21 March 2024)
Saad Uddin Yellow card vs Maldives (12 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Australia (16 November 2023)		 vs Lebanon (21 November 2023)
 China Li Yuanyi Red card vs Singapore (26 March 2024) vs Thailand (6 June 2024)
Wu Lei Yellow card vs South Korea (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Singapore (26 March 2024)		 vs Thailand (6 June 2024)
 Chinese Taipei Wang Chien-ming Yellow card vs Timor-Leste (12 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Malaysia (21 November 2023)		 vs Kyrgyzstan (21 March 2024)
Wen Chih-hao Yellow card vs Malaysia (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Oman (6 June 2024)		 vs Malaysia (11 June 2024)
 India Vikram Partap Singh Yellow card vs Afghanistan (21 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Afghanistan (26 March 2024)		 vs Kuwait (6 June 2024)
 Indonesia Jordi Amat Red card vs Iraq (6 June 2024) vs Philippines (11 June 2024)
Asnawi Magkualam Yellow card vs Iraq (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Philippines (21 November 2023)		 vs Vietnam (21 March 2024)
Witan Sulaeman Yellow card vs Vietnam (21 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Vietnam (26 March 2024)		 vs Iraq (6 June 2024)
Sandy Walsh Yellow card vs Brunei (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Vietnam (21 March 2024)		 vs Vietnam (26 March 2024)
 Iran Mohammad Kanaani Yellow card vs Uzbekistan (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Turkmenistan (26 March 2024)		 vs Hong Kong (6 June 2024)
 Jordan Mohammad Abu Hashish Yellow card vs Tajikistan (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023)		 vs Pakistan (21 March 2024)
Nizar Al-Rashdan Yellow card vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Pakistan (21 March 2024)		 vs Pakistan (26 March 2024)
Abdallah Nasib Yellow card vs Tajikistan (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023)		 vs Pakistan (21 March 2024)
 Kuwait Faisal Zayid Yellow card Yellow-red card vs India (16 November 2023) vs Afghanistan (21 November 2023)
 Kyrgyzstan Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov Yellow card vs Malaysia (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Oman (21 November 2023)		 vs Chinese Taipei (21 March 2024)
Said Datsiev Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Chinese Taipei (21 March 2024) vs Chinese Taipei (26 March 2024)
 Lebanon Jihad Ayoub Yellow card vs Palestine (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Bangladesh (21 November 2023)		 vs Australia (21 March 2024)
Khalil Khamis Yellow card vs Australia (26 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Palestine (6 June 2024)		 vs Bangladesh (11 June 2024)
Ali Tneich Yellow card vs Palestine (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Australia (26 March 2024)		 vs Palestine (6 June 2024)
 Myanmar Hein Phyo Win Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Syria (26 March 2024) vs Japan (6 June 2024)
Hein Zeyar Lin Yellow card vs Macau (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs North Korea (21 November 2023)		 vs Syria (21 March 2024)
Wai Lin Aung Yellow card vs Japan (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Syria (21 March 2024)		 vs Syria (26 March 2024)
   Nepal Manish Dangi Yellow card vs Laos (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Bahrain (21 March 2024)		 vs Bahrain (26 March 2024)
Dinesh Henjan Yellow card vs Laos (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Bahrain (26 March 2024)		 vs United Arab Emirates (6 June 2024)
 Oman Issam Al-Sabhi Yellow card vs Kyrgyzstan (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Malaysia (21 March 2024)		 vs Malaysia (26 March 2024)
 Pakistan Shayak Dost Yellow card vs Cambodia (17 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Saudi Arabia (16 November 2023)		 vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023)
Alamgir Ghazi Yellow card vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Jordan (26 March 2024)		 vs Saudi Arabia (6 June 2024)
Abdullah Iqbal Yellow card vs Cambodia (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Jordan (21 March 2024)		 vs Jordan (26 March 2024)
Mohammad Umar Hayat Yellow card vs Cambodia (12 October 2023)
Yellow card vs Saudi Arabia (16 November 2023)		 vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023)
 Palestine Oday Kharoub Yellow card vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Lebanon (6 June 2024)		 vs Australia (11 June 2024)
Ameed Mahajna Yellow card vs Bangladesh (21 March 2024)
Yellow card Yellow-red card vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024)		 vs Lebanon (6 June 2024)
Camilo Saldaña Yellow card vs Australia (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024)		 vs Lebanon (6 June 2024)
 Philippines Santiago Rublico Yellow card vs Vietnam (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Indonesia (21 November 2023)		 vs Iraq (21 March 2024)
 Qatar Yusuf Abdurisag Yellow card vs Kuwait (26 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Afghanistan (6 June 2024)		 vs India (11 June 2024)
Ahmed Fathy Yellow card vs Kuwait (26 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Afghanistan (6 June 2024)		 vs India (11 June 2024)
 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi Yellow card vs Jordan (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Tajikistan (21 March 2024)		 vs Tajikistan (26 March 2024)
 Singapore Jacob Mahler Yellow card vs China (21 March 2024)
Yellow card vs China (26 March 2024)		 vs South Korea (6 June 2024)
Shah Shahiran Yellow card vs Guam (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs South Korea (16 November 2023)		 vs Thailand (21 November 2023)
Lionel Tan Yellow card vs Guam (17 October 2023)
Yellow card vs China (21 March 2024)		 vs China (26 March 2024)
 Turkmenistan Abdy Bäşimow Yellow card vs Uzbekistan (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Hong Kong (21 November 2023)		 vs Iran (21 March 2024)
 United Arab Emirates Sultan Adil Yellow card vs Bahrain (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Yemen (26 March 2024)		 vs Nepal (6 June 2024)
Khalifa Al Hammadi Yellow card vs Yemen (21 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Yemen (26 March 2024)		 vs Nepal (6 June 2024)
Khalid Al-Hashemi Yellow card vs Yemen (21 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Yemen (26 March 2024)		 vs Nepal (6 June 2024)
 Uzbekistan Farrukh Sayfiev Yellow card vs Iran (21 November 2023)
Yellow card vs Hong Kong (26 March 2024)		 vs Turkmenistan (6 June 2024)
 Vietnam Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh Yellow card vs Philippines (16 November 2021)
Yellow card vs Indonesia (26 March 2024)		 vs Philippines (6 June 2024)
Nguyễn Văn Toàn Yellow card vs Indonesia (21 March 2024)
Yellow card vs Philippines (6 June 2024)		 vs Iraq (11 June 2024)
 Yemen Nasser Al-Gahwashi Yellow card vs United Arab Emirates (21 March 2024)
Yellow card vs United Arab Emirates (26 March 2024)		 vs Bahrain (6 June 2024)
Harwan Al-Zubaidi Yellow card vs Bahrain (16 November 2023)
Yellow card vs United Arab Emirates (21 March 2024)		 vs United Arab Emirates (26 March 2024)

Notes

  1. ^ Saudi Arabia had already qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and competed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
  2. ^ a b c Afghanistan played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Afghan conflict.
  3. ^ a b The hosting duties for the matches between North Korea and Syria were swapped on 2 November 2023.[6]
  4. ^ a b c Syria played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Syrian civil war.
  5. ^ Japan were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit, after North Korea refused to host the match due to "a malignant infectious disease" spreading in Japan.[8][9]
  6. ^ a b Following the incident over North Korea's refusal to host home game against Japan, North Korea played their home matches in a neutral ground, per Syria's request.[10]
  7. ^ a b Indonesia and Philippines swapped their fixtures on 31 October 2023, due to Indonesia hosting the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11]
  8. ^ a b c Yemen played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Yemeni civil war.
  9. ^ a b Nepal played their final two home matches at a neutral venue due to the Dasharath Rangasala failing to meet FIFA standard.[13]
  10. ^ a b Lebanon played all their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Gaza war.[14][15]
  11. ^ a b c Palestine played all their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Gaza war.[14][16]
  12. ^ a b Bangladesh was originally scheduled to host Palestine on 21 March 2024 with Palestine hosting the return fixture on 26 March in Kuwait. However, the order was later reversed due to Kuwait hosting Qatar also on 26 March.[17]
  13. ^ Lebanon played this home match in Australia due to the ongoing Gaza war.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2024 - Jul 2025)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Seedings revealed for FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers draw". AFC. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Asia's pathway to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 confirmed". AFC. 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Stage set for FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers draw". AFC. 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ "'4년 만의 월드컵 복귀' 북한 축구, 홈 아닌 제3국서 예선 1차전". Hankyung (in Korean). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 FIFA Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Football: North Korea not to host World Cup qualifier vs Japan". Mainichi Daily News. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Japan awarded 3-0 forfeit win against North Korea". BBC Sport. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  10. ^ Smith, Joe (20 May 2024). "World Cup qualifier in North Korea scrapped again; DPRK to face Syria in Laos". NK News. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  11. ^ Agus Heriyanto (29 October 2023). "Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2026, Timnas Away ke Irak dan Filipina". Radio Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian).
  12. ^ Ikhwanuddin, Muhammad (23 March 2024). "Wasit Kontroversial Piala Asia 2023 Pimpin Vietnam vs Indonesia". CNN Indonesia.
  13. ^ "Nepali team compelled to play in Bahrain following deterioration of Dasharath stadium ground". 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b Church, Michael (13 November 2023). "War forces Palestine, Lebanon teams to begin World Cup quest away from home". Reuters. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  15. ^ @BBC_Mani (23 October 2023). "Lebanon have chosen the Khalid Bin Mohamed Stadium in Sharja" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @BBC_Mani (25 October 2023). "Palestine have chosen Kuwait as the venue of their "home" World Cup qualifier against Australia on November 21" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Palestine and Bangladesh agree to switch WCQ fixtures". Football Palestine. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Subway Socceroos to play second World Cup Qualifier in Canberra". Football Australia. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Regulations: FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. June 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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