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2026 World Cup Qualifying

By The Associated Press 37 min read

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SOUTH AMERICA
Top six teams qualify
Seventh place advances to playoff
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Argentina 4 4 0 0 7 0 12
Uruguay 4 2 1 1 8 5 7
Brazil 4 2 1 1 7 4 7
Venezuela 4 2 1 1 5 2 7
Colombia 4 1 3 0 3 2 6
d-Ecuador 4 2 1 1 4 3 4
Paraguay 4 1 1 2 1 2 4
Chile 4 1 1 2 3 6 4
Peru 4 0 1 2 0 5 1
Bolivia 4 0 0 4 2 11 0

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Thursday, Oct. 12
At La Paz, Bolivia

Ecuador 2, Bolivia 1

At Barranquilla, Colombia

Colombia 2, Uruguay 2

At Cuiabá, Brazil

Brazil 1, Venezuela 1

At Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina 1, Paraguay 0

At Santiago, Chile

Chile 2, Peru 0

Tuesday, Oct. 17
At Maturín, Venezuela

Venezuela 3, Chile 0

At Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

Paraguay 1 Bolivia 0

At Quito, Ecuador

Ecuador 0, Colombia 0

At Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay 2, Brazil 0

At Lima, Peru

Argentina 2, Peru 0

Thursday, Nov. 16
At La Paz, Bolivia

Bolivia vs. Peru, 3 p.m.

At Maturín, Venezuela

Venezuela vs. Ecuador, 5 p.m.

At Córdoba, Argentina

Argentina vs. Uruguay, 7 p.m.

At Barranquilla, Colombia

Colombia vs. Brazil, 7 p.m.

At Santiago, Chile

Chile vs. Paraguay, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Asunción, Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Colombia, 6 p.m.

At Quito, Ecuador

Ecuador vs. Chile, 6:30 p.m.

At Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Bolivia, 6:30 p.m.

At Rio de Janeiro

Brazil vs. Argentina, 7:30 p.m.

At Lima, Peru

Peru vs. Venezuela, 9 p.m.

ASIA
First round
Home-and-home
Winners advance
First leg
Thursday, Oct. 12
At Yangon, Myanmar

Myanmar 5, Macau 1

At Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal 1, Laos 1

At Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Taiwan 4, Timor-Leste 0

At Malé, Maldives

Maldives 1, Bangladesh 1

At Singapore

Singapore 2, Guam 1

At Hong Kong

Hong Kong 4, Bhutan 0

At Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesia 6, Brunei 0

At Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cambodia 0, Pakistan 0

At Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Afghanistan 1, Mongolia 0

At Abha, Saudi Arabia

Yemen 3, Sri Lanka 0

Second leg
Tuesday, Oct. 17
At Dededo, Guam

Singapore 1, Guam 0, Singapore advanced 3-1 on aggregate

At Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Afghanistan 1, Mongolia 0, Afghanistan advanced 2-0 on aggregate

At Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 1, Yemen 1, Yemen advanced 4-1 on aggregate

At Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan 1, Cambodia 0, Pakistan advanced 1-0 on aggregate

At Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Taiwan 3, Timor-Leste 0, Taiwan advanced 7-0 on aggregate

At Taipa, Macau

Macau 0, Myanmar 0, Myanmar advanced 5-1 on aggregate

At Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh 2, Maldives 1, Bangladesh advanced 3-2 on aggregate

%At Thimphu, Bhutan

Bhutan 2, Hong Kong 0, Hong Kong advanced 4-2 on aggregate

At Vientiane, Laos

Nepal 1, Laos 0, Nepal advanced 2-1 on aggregate

At Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Indonesia 6, Brunei 0, Indonesia advanced 12-0 on aggregate

SECOND ROUND
Top two teams in each group advance
GROUP A
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Doha, Qatar

Qatar vs. Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m.

At Kuwait City

Kuwait vs. India, 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At TBA

Afghanistan vs. Kuwait, TBA

At Bhubaneswar, India

India vs. Qatar, 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, March 21

Afghanistan vs. India

Qatar vs. Kuwait

Tuesday, March 26

India vs. Afghanistan

Kuwait vs. Qatar

Thursday, June 6

Afghanistan vs. Qatar

India vs. Kuwait

Tuesday, June 11

Qatar vs. India

Kuwait vs. Afghanistan

GROUP B
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Suita, Japan

Japan vs. Mayanmar, 5 a.m.

At TBA

North Korea vs. Syria, TBA

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Yangon, Myanmar

Myanmar vs. North Korea, TBA

At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Syria vs. Japan, noon

Thursday, March 21

Japan vs. North Korea

Myanmar vs. Syria

Tuesday, March 26

North Korea vs. Japan

Syria vs. Myanmar

Thursday, June 6

Myanmar vs. Japan

Syria vs. North Korea

Tuesday, June 11

Japan vs. Syria

North Korea vs. Myanmar

GROUP C
GP W D L GF GA Pts
China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Seoul, South Korea

South Korea vs. Singapore, 6 a.m.

AT Bangkok

Thailand vs. China, 7:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Shenzhen, China

China vs. South Korea, 7 a.m.

At Singapore

Singapore vs. Thailand, 7 a.m.

Thursday, March 21

Singapore vs. China

South Korea vs. Thailand

Tuesday, March 26

China vs. Singapore

Thailand vs. South Korea

Thursday, June 6

China vs. Thailand

Singapore vs. South Korea

Tuesday, June 11

South Korea vs. China

Thailand vs. Singapore

GROUP D
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Kyrgyzstan, 8 a.m.

At Muscat, Oman

Oman vs. Taiwan, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Malaysia, 6 a.m.

At Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Oman, 9 a.m.

Thursday, March 21

Oman vs. Malaysia

Taiwan vs. Kyrgyzstan

Tuesday, March 26

Kyrgyzstan vs. Taiwan

Malaysia vs. Oman

Thursday, June 6

Kyrgyzstan vs Malaysia

Taiwan vs. Oman

Tuesday, June 11

Malaysia vs. Taiwan

Oman vs. Kyrgyzstan

GROUP E
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkemistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Ashbagat, Turkemistan

Turkmenistan vs. Uzbekistan, 9 a.m.

At Tehran, Iran

Iran vs. Hong Kong, 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Turkmenistan, 7 a.m.

At Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Iran, 8 a.m.

Thursday, March 21

Hong Kong vs. Uzbekistan

Iran vs. Turkmenistan

Tuesday, March 26

Turkmenistan vs. Iran

Uzbekistan vs. Hong Kong

Thursday, June 6

Hong Kong vs. Iran

Uzbekistan vs. Turkmenistan

Tuesday, June 11

Iran vs. Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan vs. Hong Kong

GROUP F
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Manila, Philippines

Philippines vs. Vietnam, 6 a.m.

At Basra, Iraq

Iraq vs. Indonesia, 9:45 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At TBA

Indonesia vs. Philippines, 7 a.m.

At Hanoi, Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Iraq, 7 a.m.

Tuesday, March 26

Philippines vs. Iraq

Vietnam vs. Indonesia

Thursday, June 6

Indonesia vs. Iraq

Vietnam vs. Philippines

Tuesday, June 11

Indonesia vs. Philippines

Iraq vs. Vietnam

GROUP G
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Tajikistan vs. Jordan, 8 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 16
At Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Pakistan, 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Amman, Jordan

Jordan vs. Saudi Arabia, 11 a.m.

At Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan vs. Tajikistan, TBA

Thursday, March 21

Pakistan vs. Jordan

Saudi Arabia vs. Tajikistan

Tuesday, March 26

Jordan vs. Pakistan

Tajikistan vs. Saudi Arabia

Thursday, June 6

Jordan vs. Tajikistan

Pakistan vs. Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, June 11

Saudi Arabia vs. Jordan

Tajikistan vs. Pakistan

GROUP H
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utd Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Dubai, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Nepal, 7:45 a.m.

At Abha, Saudi Arabia

Yemen vs. Bahrain, TBA

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal vs. Yemen, 6:45 a.m.

At Riffa, Bahrain

Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates, 9:45 a.m.

Thursday, March 21

Nepal vs. Bahrain

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen

Tuesday, March 26

Bahrain vs. Nepal

Yemen vs. United Arab Emirates

Thursday, June 6

Bahrain vs. Yemen

Nepal vs. United Arab Emirates

Tuesday, June 11

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain

Yemen vs. Nepal

GROUP I
GP W D L GF GA Pts
Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Melbourne, Australia

Australia vs. Bangladesh, 4 a.m.

At TBA

Lebanon vs. Palestine, TBA

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. Pakistan, TBA

At TBA

Palestine vs. Australia, TBA

Thursday, March 21

Australia vs. Lebanon

Bangladesh vs. Palestine

Tuesday, March 26

Lebanon vs. Australia

Palestine vs. Bangladesh

Thursday, June 6

Bangladesh vs. Australia

Palestine vs. Lebanon

Tuesday, June 11

Australia vs. Palestine

Lebanon vs. Bangladesh

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