In Group A, Uzbekistan had a valuable 0-0 draw with the UAE team. This result helped the Central Asian team gain 18 points after 9 matches, certainly in one of the first two positions in the group after the 3rd qualifying round. Thanks to that, Uzbekistan will follow Iran to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
This is the first time in history that the Uzbekistan team has participated in the world's number one tournament. Meanwhile, the UAE and Qatar teams will qualify for the 4th qualifying round.
In Group B, the Korean team had a spectacular 2-0 victory over Iraq. With this result, the Korean team has topped the group after 9 trips, thereby winning a ticket to the World Cup for the 11th consecutive time.
Following them was Jordan, who won 3-0 at Oman. Jordan has shown remarkable progress in the past 2 years and their ticket to the World Cup for the first time in history is a worthy achievement.
In this group, Iraq will qualify for the 4th qualifying round. The remaining ticket is a competition between Oman and Palestine.
In Group C, Australia has made a very long way to participate in the 2026 World Cup when they beat Japan 1-0. After 9 matches, the team from the land of the jackfruit has 16 points, 3 points more than the Saudi Arabia team. In the final round, if they do not lose to Saudi Arabia with a very poor result, Australia will participate in the world's number one tournament next year.
In this group, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will qualify for the 4th qualifying round. Meanwhile, China and Bahrain have been eliminated.
Before that, Japan and Iran had won tickets to the World Cup early. Two other teams that have also qualified are Argentina and New Zealand. Meanwhile, the US, Canada and Mexico will participate in the tournament as host countries.
The final round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia will take place on June 10.
