2026 World Cup Asian Regional Qualifiers.

The Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup are grouped as follows:

Group A: Qatar, India, Kuwait and Afghanistan.

Group B: Japan, Syria, North Korea and Myanmar.

Group C: South Korea, China, Thailand and Singapore.

Group D: Oman, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and China.

Group E: Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Hongkong, China.

Group F: Iraq, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia.

Group G: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Tajikistan and Pakistan.

Group H: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Yemen and Nepal.

Group 1: Australia, Palestine, Lebanon and Bangladesh.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) announced that the United States, Canada and Mexico will jointly host the 2026 World Cup, of which the United States 1 1 host cities, Mexico 3 and Canada 2. This will be the first World Cup jointly hosted by three hosts in history. Since the 2026 World Cup, the finals have expanded to 48 teams.

Rules for Asian regional qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup

1. In the first stage, the 22 Asian teams ranked lower by FIFA first played a round of home and away elimination matches, resulting in the winner of 1 1.

2. The second stage 1 1 The winners of the first stage plus 26 teams directly promoted ***36 teams will be divided into 9 groups, with 4 teams in each group playing home and away games, and the top two in each group will advance to the third stage.

3. In the third stage, 65,438+08 teams were divided into three groups, with 6 teams in each group playing home and away double round robin, and the seats were arranged according to points. The top two teams in each group will get the World Cup tickets directly. The third and fourth place in each group will enter the fourth stage of the play-offs.

4. In the fourth stage, the third and fourth places of the three teams in the third stage will be divided into two groups. The third place in each group will decide the group ranking by the single round robin system, and the first place in each group will also get the World Cup tickets. The second place in the two groups will play another play-off, and the winner will represent Asia in the transcontinental play-off.