2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
| Tournament details | |
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
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† 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
[edit]The match schedule was as follows.[1]
| Matchday | Date(s) |
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| 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
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| 1 | Qatar
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 16 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 | |
| 2 | Kuwait
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | India
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — |
| Kuwait | 0–1 | India |
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| Afghanistan | 0–4 | Kuwait |
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Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium, Khobar (Saudi Arabia)[note 2]
Attendance: 330
Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
| Afghanistan | 0–0 | India |
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Damac Club Stadium, Khamis Mushait (Saudi Arabia)[note 2]
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
| Kuwait | 1–2 | Qatar |
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| Afghanistan | 0–0 | Qatar |
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Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sport City, Hofuf (Saudi Arabia)[note 2]
Attendance: 651
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
| Qatar | 2–1 | India |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Japan
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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
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | 0–3[a] | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Syria
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–5 | 1–0 | — | 7–0 | |
| 4 | Myanmar
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 1 | 0–5 | 1–6 | 1–1 | — |
- ^ 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.
| Syria | 1–0 | North Korea |
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Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)[note 4]
Attendance: 4,285
| Myanmar | 1–6 | North Korea |
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| Syria | 0–5 | Japan |
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Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)[note 4]
Attendance: 6,130
| Myanmar | 1–1 | Syria |
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| Syria | 7–0 | Myanmar |
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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)[note 4]
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
| North Korea | 0–3 Awarded[note 5] | Japan |
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| North Korea | 4–1 | Myanmar |
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Group C
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| 1 | South Korea
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 16 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | China
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8[a] | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Thailand
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8[a] | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Singapore
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 1 | 0–7 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — |
| South Korea | 5–0 | Singapore |
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| Thailand | 1–2 | China |
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| China | 0–3 | South Korea |
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Attendance: 39,969
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
| Singapore | 2–2 | China |
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| China | 4–1 | Singapore |
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| Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea |
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| Singapore | 0–7 | South Korea |
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| China | 1–1 | Thailand |
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Attendance: 46,979
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Oman
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 13 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Malaysia
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 4–3 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Oman | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Malaysia | 4–3 |  Kyrgyzstan |
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| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
| Oman | 2–0 | Malaysia |
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| Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Oman |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | Malaysia |
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| Malaysia | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Group E
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| 1 | Iran
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 14 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Uzbekistan
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Turkmenistan
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |
| Turkmenistan | 1–3 | Uzbekistan |
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| Hong Kong | 2–2 | Turkmenistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 2–2 | Iran |
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Attendance: 32,551
| Hong Kong | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Hong Kong |
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| Turkmenistan | 0–1 | Iran |
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| Hong Kong | 2–4 | Iran |
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| Uzbekistan | 3–1 | Turkmenistan |
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Group F
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| 1 | Iraq
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Indonesia
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Vietnam
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Philippines
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Iraq | 5–1 | Indonesia |
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| Philippines | 1–1 | Indonesia |
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| Vietnam | 0–1 | Iraq |
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| Indonesia | 1–0 | Vietnam |
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| Vietnam | 0–3 | Indonesia |
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| Vietnam | 3–2 | Philippines |
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Group G
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| 1 | Jordan
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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]
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | World Cup qualifying third round | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Tajikistan
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Pakistan
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | — |
- ^ Saudi Arabia already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation and only competed to qualify for the World Cup.
| Tajikistan | 1–1 | Jordan |
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| Pakistan | 1–6 | Tajikistan |
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| Jordan | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Pakistan | 0–3 | Jordan |
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| Tajikistan | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Pakistan | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Tajikistan | 3–0 | Pakistan |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Jordan |
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Group H
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Bahrain
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Yemen
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Nepal
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Nepal |
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| Yemen | 0–2 | Bahrain |
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Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha (Saudi Arabia)[note 8]
Attendance: 1,291
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
| Nepal | 0–2 | Yemen |
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| Nepal | 0–5 | Bahrain |
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| Yemen | 0–3 | United Arab Emirates |
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar (Saudi Arabia)[note 8]
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
| Nepal | 0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)[note 9]
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
| Yemen | 2–2 | Nepal |
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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)[note 8]
Attendance: 905
Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)
Group I
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| 1 | Australia
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Palestine
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Lebanon
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–5 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Lebanon | 0–0 | Palestine |
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Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 10]
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | Lebanon |
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| Palestine | 0–1 | Australia |
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Attendance: 14,537
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
| Palestine | 5–0 | Bangladesh |
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Attendance: 37,432
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
| Palestine | 0–0 | Lebanon |
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Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 11]
Attendance: 2,428
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
| Lebanon | 4–0 | Bangladesh |
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Attendance: 13,721
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 331 goals scored in 107 matches, for an average of 3.09 goals per match.
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Mitchell Duke- Craig Goodwin
- Harry Souttar
Sayed Baqer
Hossein Kanaanizadegan- Ramin Rezaeian
Mohanad Ali- Ali Jasim
Keito Nakamura- Kōki Ogawa
Shabaib Al-Khaldi- Mohammad Daham
Kai Merk
Dion Cools
Omar Al-Malki
Shehab Qunbar
Patrick Reichelt
Akram Afif- Ahmed Al-Rawi
- Mostafa Meshaal
Faris Ramli
Hwang Hee-chan
Moayad Ajan- Alaa Al Dali
Amadoni Kamolov- Shahrom Samiev
- Rustam Soirov
Supachok Sarachat
Ruslan Mingazow
Harib Abdalla- Ali Saleh
Otabek Shukurov
Nguyễn Tiến Linh- Phạm Tuấn Hải
Mohammed Al-Dahi
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Rahmat Akbari- Sharif Mukhammad
- Amredin Sharifi
- Keanu Baccus
- Brandon Borrello
- Martin Boyle
- Ajdin Hrustic
- Nestory Irankunda
- John Iredale
- Kye Rowles
- Adam Taggart
- Mahdi Abduljabbar
- Ismail Abdullatif
- Kamil Al-Aswad
- Mahdi Al-Humaidan
- Ebrahim Al-Khattal
- Ali Madan
- Mohamed Marhoon
- Abdulla Yusuf Helal
Shekh Morsalin
Fernandinho- Wang Shangyuan
- Wei Shihao
- Zhang Yuning
Wu Yen-shu- Yu Yao-hsing
Everton Camargo- Ma Hei Wai
- Anthony Pinto
- Wong Wai
Lallianzuala Chhangte- Sunil Chhetri
- Manvir Singh
Thom Haye- Jay Idzes
- Egy Maulana Vikri
- Ragnar Oratmangoen
- Shayne Pattynama
- Saddil Ramdani
- Rizky Ridho
- Ramadhan Sananta
- Mehdi Ghayedi
- Mohammad Mohebi
- Omid Noorafkan
- Amir Al-Ammari
- Ali Al-Hamadi
- Hussein Ali
- Youssef Amyn
- Zidane Iqbal
- Osama Rashid
- Bashar Resan
- Zaid Tahseen
- Mao Hosoya
- Daichi Kamada
- Takefusa Kubo
- Takumi Minamino
- Yuki Soma
- Yukinari Sugawara
- Ao Tanaka
Mohammad Abu Zrayq- Noor Al-Rawabdeh
- Saed Al-Rosan
- Ibrahim Sadeh
- Eid Al Rashidi
- Athbi Saleh
- Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov
- Gulzhigit Alykulov
- Ernist Batyrkanov
- Khristiyan Brauzman
- Valery Kichin
- Kimi Merk
- Eldiyar Zarypbekov
- Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu
Nader Matar- Majed Osman
- Adib Raop
- Faisal Halim
- Paulo Josué
- Darren Lok
- Safawi Rasid
Soe Moe Kyaw- Wai Lin Aung
- Win Naing Tun
Sanjeeb Bista- Gillespye Jung Karki
Choe Ju-song- Han Kwang-song
- Ri Hyong-jin
- Ri Il-song
- Mohammed Al-Ghafri
- Muhsen Al-Ghassani
- Issam Al-Sabhi
- Mataz Saleh
Rahis Nabi- Michel Termanini
- Kevin Ingreso
- Yusuf Abdurisag
- Tameem Al-Abdullah
- Hassan Al-Haydos
- Ahmed Alaaeldin
- Yousef Aymen
Salem Al-Dawsari- Musab Al-Juwayr
- Abdulrahman Ghareeb
- Ali Lajami
- Abdullah Radif
- Shawal Anuar
- Ikhsan Fandi
- Jacob Mahler
- Bae Jun-ho
- Cho Gue-sung
- Hwang Ui-jo
- Joo Min-kyu
- Jung Seung-hyun
- Lee Jae-sung
- Park Jin-seop
- Omar Al Somah
- Ibrahim Hesar
- Vahdat Hanonov
- Shervoni Mabatshoev
- Ehson Panjshanbe
- Manuchekhr Safarov
- Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
- Poramet Arjvirai
- Jaroensak Wonggorn
- Sarach Yooyen
- Meýlis Durdyýew
- Şanazar Tirkişow
- Khalifa Al Hammadi
- Hazem Mohammad
- Abdullah Ramadan
- Husniddin Aliqulov
- Rustam Ashurmatov
- Khojimat Erkinov
- Sherzod Nasrullaev
- Igor Sergeev
- Nguyễn Đình Bắc
- Nguyễn Văn Toàn
- Omar Al-Dahi
- Nasser Al-Gahwashi
1 own goal
- Pan Wen-chieh (against Oman)
- Jordi Amat (against Iraq)
- Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov (against Malaysia)
- Khristiyan Brauzman (against Malaysia)
- Erzhan Tokotayev (against Oman)
- Bassel Jradi (against Australia)
- Thaer Krouma (against Japan)
- Abdulla Idrees (against Yemen)
- Harwan Al-Zubaidi (against Bahrain)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Saudi Arabia has already qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and are competing to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ a b c Afghanistan played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Afghan conflict.
- ^ a b The hosting duties for the matches between North Korea and Syria were swapped on 2 November 2023.[6]
- ^ a b c Syria played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Syrian civil war.
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ a b Indonesia and Philippines swapped their fixtures on 31 October 2023, due to Indonesia hosting the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11]
- ^ a b c Yemen played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Yemeni civil war.
- ^ a b Nepal played their final two home matches at a neutral venue due to the Dasharath Rangasala failing to meet FIFA standard.[13]
- ^ a b Lebanon played all their home matches at a neutral venue due to the on-goingIsrael–Hamas war.[14][15]
- ^ a b c Palestine played all their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[14][16]
- ^ 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]
- ^ Lebanon played this home match in Australia due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2024 - Jul 2025)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Seedings revealed for FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers draw". AFC. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Asia's pathway to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 confirmed". AFC. 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Stage set for FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers draw". AFC. 5 July 2023.
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