2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
Tournament details
Dates	16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024
Teams	36 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	107
Goals scored	331 (3.09 per match)
Attendance	2,092,613 (19,557 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Almoez Ali; 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
Japan (20) Iran (22) Australia (27) South Korea (28) Saudi Arabia (54)^{[note 1]} Qatar (59) Iraq (70) United Arab Emirates (72) Oman (73)	Uzbekistan (74) China (80) Jordan (82) Bahrain (86) Syria (94) Vietnam (95) Palestine (96) Kyrgyzstan (97) India (99)	Lebanon (100) Tajikistan (110) Thailand (113) North Korea (115) Philippines (135) Malaysia (136) Kuwait (137) Turkmenistan (138)	Hong Kong (149)^† Indonesia (150)^† Chinese Taipei (153)^† Yemen (156)^†‡ Afghanistan (157)^† Singapore (158)^† Myanmar (160)^† Nepal (175)^† Bangladesh (189)^† 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

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	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	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–0	0–4	0–0	—

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023

18:45 UTC+3

Qatar	8–1	Afghanistan
Al-Haydos 11' Ali 15', 26', 33' (pen.), 45+3' (pen.) Meshaal 18' Alaaeldin 53' (pen.) Al-Abdullah 90+4'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Sharifi 13'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 19,374

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

16 November 2023

19:30 UTC+3

Kuwait	0–1	India
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Manvir 75'

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 32,786

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

21 November 2023

20:00 UTC+3

Afghanistan	0–4	Kuwait
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Khaldi 18' (pen.), 80' Daham 69' Saleh 82'

Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium, Khobar (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 330

Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)

21 November 2023

19:00 UTC+5:30

India	0–3	Qatar
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Meshaal 4' Ali 47' Abdurisag 86'

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Attendance: 11,389

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

21 March 2024

21:30 UTC+3

Qatar	3–0	Kuwait
Afif 47', 68' Al-Rawi 51'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 9,826

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

21 March 2024

22:00 UTC+3

Afghanistan	0–0	India
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Damac Club Stadium, Khamis Mushait (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 3,900

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

26 March 2024

19:00 UTC+5:30

India	1–2	Afghanistan
Chhetri 38' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Akbari 70' Mukhammad 88' (pen.)

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

Attendance: 8,932

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

26 March 2024

22:00 UTC+3

Kuwait	1–2	Qatar
Daham 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ali 77', 80'

Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Farwaniya

Attendance: 8,460

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

6 June 2024

19:00 UTC+3

Afghanistan	0–0	Qatar
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sport City, Hofuf (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 651

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

6 June 2024

19:00 UTC+5:30

India	0–0	Kuwait
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 58,921

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

11 June 2024

18:45 UTC+3

Qatar	2–1	India
Aymen 73' Al-Rawi 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Chhangte 37'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 2,816

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

11 June 2024

18:45 UTC+3

Kuwait	1–0	Afghanistan
Al Rashidi 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 11,680

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	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	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–5	1–6	1–1	—

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ 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.

16 November 2023

19:00 UTC+9

Japan	5–0	Myanmar
Ueda 11', 45+4', 50' Kamada 28' Dōan 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Suita City Football Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 34,484

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

16 November 2023^{[note 3]}

20:00 UTC+3

Syria	1–0	North Korea
Al Somah 37' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 4,285

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)^[7]

21 November 2023

16:00 UTC+6:30

Myanmar	1–6	North Korea
Win Naing Tun 77'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jong Il-gwan 30', 54', 56' Choe Ju-song 34' (pen.) Han Kwang-song 38' Ri Hyong-jin 70'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

21 November 2023

17:45 UTC+3

Syria	0–5	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kubo 32' Ueda 37', 40' Sugawara 47' Hosoya 82'

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 6,130

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

21 March 2024

19:23 UTC+9

Japan	1–0	North Korea
Tanaka 2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 59,354

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

21 March 2024

18:00 UTC+6:30

Myanmar	1–1	Syria
Soe Moe Kyaw 35'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al Dali 71'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 7,580

Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

26 March 2024

22:00 UTC+3

Syria	7–0	Myanmar
Khribin 30', 54', 63' (pen.) Hesar 47' Ajan 51', 68' Al-Dali 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 3,252

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

26 March 2024

North Korea	0–3 Awarded^{[note 5]}	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

6 June 2024

18:40 UTC+6:30

Myanmar	0–5	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nakamura 17', 90+3' Dōan 37' Ogawa 75', 83'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 21,200

Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

6 June 2024^{[note 3]}

20:00 UTC+7

North Korea	1–0	Syria
Jong Il-gwan 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos)^{[note 6]}

Attendance: 100

Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

11 June 2024

19:14 UTC+9

Japan	5–0	Syria
Ueda 13' Dōan 19' Krouma 21' (o.g.) Soma 73' (pen.) Minamino 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Attendance: 26,650

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

11 June 2024

20:00 UTC+7

North Korea	4–1	Myanmar
Ri Il-song 12' Ri Jo-guk 16', 43', 87' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wai Lin Aung 57'

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos)^{[note 6]}

Attendance: 141

Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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]	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	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	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–7	2–2	1–3	—

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: China 4, Thailand 1.

16 November 2023

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	5–0	Singapore
Cho Gue-sung 44' Hwang Hee-chan 49' Son Heung-min 63' Hwang Ui-jo 68' (pen.) Lee Kang-in 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 64,381

Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

16 November 2023

19:30 UTC+7

Thailand	1–2	China
Sarach 23'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wu Lei 29' Wang Shangyuan 74'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 35,009

Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

21 November 2023

20:00 UTC+8

Singapore	1–3	Thailand
Shawal 41'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Supachok 5' Suphanat 66', 87'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 29,644

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

21 November 2023

20:00 UTC+8

China	0–3	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Son Heung-min 11' (pen.), 45' Jung Seung-hyun 87'

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen

Attendance: 39,969

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

21 March 2024

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	1–1	Thailand
Son Heung-min 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Suphanat 61'

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 64,912

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

21 March 2024

20:30 UTC+8

Singapore	2–2	China
Faris 53' Mahler 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wu Lei 10', 45+2'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 28,414

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

26 March 2024

20:00 UTC+8

China	4–1	Singapore
Wu Lei 21', 85' Fernandinho 65' (pen.) Wei Shihao 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Faris 22'

Tianjin Olympic Centre, Tianjin

Attendance: 42,977

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

26 March 2024

19:30 UTC+7

Thailand	0–3	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lee Jae-sung 19' Son Heung-min 54' Park Jin-seop 82'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 45,458

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

6 June 2024

20:00 UTC+8

Singapore	0–7	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lee Kang-in 9', 54' Joo Min-kyu 20' Son Heung-min 53', 56' Bae Jun-ho 79' Hwang Hee-chan 81'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 49,097

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

6 June 2024

20:00 UTC+8

China	1–1	Thailand
Zhang Yuning 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Supachok 20'

Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Shenyang

Attendance: 46,979

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

11 June 2024

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	1–0	China
Lee Kang-in 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 64,935

Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

11 June 2024

19:30 UTC+7

Thailand	3–1	Singapore
Suphanat 37' Poramet 79' Jaroensak 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ik. Fandi 57'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 39,404

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	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	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–3	0–2	0–1	—

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023

19:00 UTC+4

Oman	3–0	Chinese Taipei
Al-Malki 17' Pan Wen-chieh 41' (o.g.) Saleh 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 4,155

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

16 November 2023

21:00 UTC+8

Malaysia	4–3	Kyrgyzstan
Cools 7', 77' Brauzman 72' (o.g.) Faisal 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Zhyrgalbek uulu 42' Batyrkanov 44' Ka. Merk 57'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 17,142

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

21 November 2023

19:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	0–1	Malaysia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lok 72'

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 9,521

Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

21 November 2023

20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	1–0	Oman
Abdurakhmanov 49'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 10,783

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

21 March 2024

16:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	0–2	Kyrgyzstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kichin 54' (pen.) Ka. Merk 80'

Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium, Kaohsiung

Attendance: 1,028

Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

21 March 2024

22:00 UTC+4

Oman	2–0	Malaysia
Al-Sabhi 58' Al-Ghassani 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 21,836

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

26 March 2024

20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	5–1	Chinese Taipei
Kojo 17', 38', 45' Brauzman 79' Ki. Merk 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wu Yen-shu 87' (pen.)

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 13,657

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

26 March 2024

22:00 UTC+8

Malaysia	0–2	Oman
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Malki 45+4' (pen.) Al-Ghafri 90+4'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 26,499

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

6 June 2024

19:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	0–3	Oman
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Mushaifri 31', 55', 75'

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 5,700

Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

6 June 2024

21:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	1–1	Malaysia
Alykulov 24'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abdurakhmanov 38' (o.g.)

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 14,135

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

11 June 2024

20:00 UTC+4

Oman	1–1	Kyrgyzstan
Tokotayev 57' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Zarypbekov 19'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 13,754

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

11 June 2024

21:00 UTC+8

Malaysia	3–1	Chinese Taipei
Safawi 53' Paulo Josué 69' Adib 90+6'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yu Yao-hsing 20'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 14,731

Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	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	Asian Cup qualifying third round	2–4	0–2	2–2	—

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023

18:00 UTC+3:30

Iran	4–0	Hong Kong
Azmoun 12', 15' Taremi 87' Rezaeian 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 6,191

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

16 November 2023

19:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan	1–3	Uzbekistan
Durdyýew 44'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Shukurov 57', 77' Shomurodov 90+1'

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 19,500

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

21 November 2023

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	2–2	Turkmenistan
Wong Wai 12' Camargo 65'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Mingazow 4', 36'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 6,601

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

21 November 2023

18:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	2–2	Iran
Urunov 52' Sergeev 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Rezaeian 14' Taremi 38'

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 32,551

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

21 March 2024

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	0–2	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Shomurodov 49' Ashurmatov 66'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 6,263

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

21 March 2024

19:30 UTC+3:30

Iran	5–0	Turkmenistan
Kanaani 10', 48' Azmoun 13' Mohebi 56' Noorafkan 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 23,109

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

26 March 2024

19:30 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	3–0	Hong Kong
Shomurodov 20' Erkinov 63' Urunov 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 29,584

Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)

26 March 2024

20:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan	0–1	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ghayedi 45+5'

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 10,230

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

6 June 2024

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	2–4	Iran
Ma Hei Wai 14' Pinto 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Taremi 12' (pen.), 34' (pen.), 56' Azmoun 65'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 9,992

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

6 June 2024

19:30 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	3–1	Turkmenistan
Aliqulov 17' Urunov 29' Nasrullaev 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Tirkişow 25'

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 27,306

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

11 June 2024

20:30 UTC+3:30

Iran	0–0	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,468

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

11 June 2024

20:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan	0–0	Hong Kong
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 10,324

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	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	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–5	1–1	0–2	—

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023

17:45 UTC+3

Iraq	5–1	Indonesia
Resan 20' Amat 35' (o.g.) Rashid 60' Amyn 81' Al-Hamadi 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Pattynama 45+3'

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 64,447

Referee: Ahmed Eisa (United Arab Emirates)

16 November 2023

19:00 UTC+8

Philippines	0–2	Vietnam
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nguyễn Văn Toàn 16' Nguyễn Đình Bắc 90+4'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 10,378

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

21 November 2023

19:00 UTC+8

Philippines	1–1	Indonesia
Reichelt 23'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Saddil 70'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila^{[note 7]}

Attendance: 9,880

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

21 November 2023

19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam	0–1	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	M. Ali 90+7'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 20,568

Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

21 March 2024

20:30 UTC+7

Indonesia	1–0	Vietnam
Egy 52'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 57,696

Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

21 March 2024

22:00 UTC+3

Iraq	1–0	Philippines
M. Ali 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 63,750

Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

26 March 2024

19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam	0–3	Indonesia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Idzes 9' Oratmangoen 23' Sananta 90+8'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 27,832

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)^[12]

26 March 2024

19:00 UTC+8

Philippines	0–5	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 14' (pen.), 36' Al-Ammari 30' Iqbal 62' Tahseen 77'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 10,014

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

6 June 2024

16:00 UTC+7

Indonesia	0–2	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 54' (pen.) Jasim 88'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 60,245

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

6 June 2024

19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam	3–2	Philippines
Nguyễn Tiến Linh 65', 76' Phạm Tuấn Hải 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Reichelt 62' Ingreso 89'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 11,568

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

11 June 2024

21:00 UTC+3

Iraq	3–1	Vietnam
H. Ali 12' Jasim 71' Hussein 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Phạm Tuấn Hải 84'

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 42,791

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

11 June 2024

19:30 UTC+7

Indonesia	2–0	Philippines
Haye 32' Ridho 56'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta^{[note 7]}

Attendance: 64,842

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–3	0–3	1–6	—

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Saudi Arabia already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation and are competing to qualify to World Cup.

16 November 2023

19:30 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	4–0	Pakistan
Al-Shehri 6', 48' (pen.) Ghareeb 90+1' Radif 90+6'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Al-Fateh SC Stadium, Al-Mubarraz

Attendance: 11,150

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

16 November 2023

18:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan	1–1	Jordan
Samiev 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Naimat 90+3'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 13,650

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

21 November 2023

14:00 UTC+5

Pakistan	1–6	Tajikistan
Nabi 21'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kamolov 9', 66' Soirov 13' Umarbayev 26' Panjshanbe 45' Samiev 90+1'

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 18,316

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

21 November 2023

19:00 UTC+3

Jordan	0–2	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Shehri 8', 30'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 13,845

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

21 March 2024

14:00 UTC+5

Pakistan	0–3	Jordan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Taamari 2', 86' Olwan 9' (pen.)

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 9,625

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

21 March 2024

22:00 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	1–0	Tajikistan
Al-Dawsari 23'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 18,756

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

26 March 2024

21:00 UTC+3

Jordan	7–0	Pakistan
Al-Taamari 15', 62', 79' Al-Naimat 28' (pen.) Al-Rosan 52' Olwan 75' Abu Zraiq 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 14,695

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

26 March 2024

20:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan	1–1	Saudi Arabia
Soirov 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Buraikan 46'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 13,300

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

6 June 2024

20:30 UTC+5

Pakistan	0–3	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Buraikan 26', 41' Al-Juwayr 59'

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 20,124

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

[table_note_PRK_JPN0.26209699700684-8] 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.

[table_hth_CHN0.51232072734848-18] Head-to-head points: China 4, Thailand 1.

[table_note_KSA0.85204569709117-22] Saudi Arabia already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation and are competing to qualify to World Cup.

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Format

Seeding

Schedule

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

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