Recently, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has just announced the list of 46 players nominated for the typical squad for the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia.
Notably, the Indonesian team has the largest number of players with 5 players. This figure is equal to the Korean team.
Accordingly, 46 names (5 goalkeepers, 13 defenders, 13 midfielders, 15 strikers) from different teams were nominated. After that, fans will vote for the best starting lineup of 11, including 1 goalkeeper, 3 defenders, 4 midfielders, 3 strikers.
The five representatives of Indonesia are goalkeeper Maarten Paes, central defender Sandy Walsh, Jay Idzes, midfielder Marselino Ferdinan and naturalized striker Ole Romeny. Of these, only Marselino is an Indonesian player, the remaining players are players of European origin.
In addition to Indonesia and South Korea, teams such as Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan and Australia also have a significant presence in the list, each team has 4 or more players nominated. In contrast, the three teams, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain, did not have any players.
The 3rd qualifying round of the World Cup in Asia has ended. 6 teams from South Korea, Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan and Australia have won tickets directly to the biggest playground on the planet.
In addition, the 6 teams ranked 3rd and 4th, including Indonesia, Iraq, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia, will continue to compete in the final qualifying round to qualify for the World Cup.
List of 46 players on the nomination list:
Goalkeepers (5): Utkir Yusupov (Uzbekistan), Jalal Hassan ( Iraq), Alireza Beiranvand (Iran), Mathew Ryan (Australia), Maarten Paes (Indonesia).
Defenders (3): Jiang Shenglong (China), Yazan Al Arab (Jordan), Ameed Mahajneh (Palestine), Kim Min-jae (Korea), Khaled Ibrahim (UAE), Abdukodir Khusanov (Uzbekistan), Lucas Mendes (Qatar), Sandy Walsh, Jay Idzes (Indonesia), Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia), Ko Itakura (Japan), Al Ahmed Khamisi (Oman), Aziz Behich (Australia).
Midfielders (3): Junya Ito, Takefusa Kubo (Japan), Fabio Lima (UAE), Jackson Irvine (Australia), Lee Jae-sung, Lee Kang-in, Bae Jun-ho (Korea), Ibrahim Bayesh ( Iraq), Marselino Ferdinan (Indonesia), Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri (Oman), Ota Shukurov (Uzbekistan), Noor Al Rawabdeh (Jordan), Mehdi Mohebi (Iran).
Forwards (25): Yazan Al Naimat, Ali Olwan (Jordan), Almoez Ali, Akram Afif (Qatar), Yousef Nasser (Kuwait), Aymen Hussein ( Iraq), Sardar Az moun, Mehdi taremi ( Iran), Son Heung-min (Korea), Koki Ogawa (Japan), Abbos khoz Fayullaev (Uzbekistan), Harib Abdalla (UAE), Wessam Abou Ali (Palestine), Ole Romeny (Indonesia), Ole Mitchell Duke (Australia)
