2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

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]

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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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

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			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			0–0	0–4	0–0	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

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 (2023-11-16)

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)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

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 (2023-11-21)

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)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

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 (2024-03-21)

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)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

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 (2024-03-26)

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)

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

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 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+5:30

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

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 58,921

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

18:45 UTC+3

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

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 2,816

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

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			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			0–5	1–6	1–1	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

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.

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

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 (2023-11-16)^{[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]

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

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 (2023-11-21)

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)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

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 (2024-03-21)

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)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

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 (2024-03-26)

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

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

18:40 UTC+6:30

Myanmar	0–5	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nakamura 17', 90+3' Dōan 34' Ogawa 75', 83'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 21,200

Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)^{[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)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

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 (2024-06-11)

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]			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			0–7	2–2	1–3	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

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

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

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 (2023-11-16)

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)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

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 (2023-11-21)

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)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

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 (2024-03-21)

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)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

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 (2024-03-26)

19:30 UTC+7

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

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 45,458

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

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 (2024-06-06)

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)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

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 (2024-06-11)

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			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			0–3	0–2	0–1	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

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 (2023-11-16)

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)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

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 (2023-11-21)

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)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

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 (2024-03-21)

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)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

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 (2024-03-26)

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)

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

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 (2024-06-06)

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)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:00 UTC+4

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

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 13,754

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

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			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			2–4	0–2	2–2	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

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 (2023-11-16)

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)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

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 (2023-11-21)

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)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

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 (2024-03-21)

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)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

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 (2024-03-26)

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)

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

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 (2024-06-06)

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)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:00 UTC+5

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

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 10,324

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

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)

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			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			0–5	1–1	0–2	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

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 (2023-11-16)

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)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

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 (2023-11-21)

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)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

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)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

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)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

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 (2024-03-26)

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)

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

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 (2024-06-06)

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)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

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 (2024-06-11)

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			0–3	0–3	1–6	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Saudi Arabia already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation and only competed to qualify for the World Cup.

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

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 (2023-11-16)

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)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

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 (2023-11-21)

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)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

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 (2024-03-21)

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)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

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 (2024-03-26)

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)

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

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)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

20:30 UTC+3

Jordan	3–0	Tajikistan
Olwan 51' Al-Naimat 68' Sadeh 90+4'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 14,795

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan	3–0	Pakistan
Mabatshoev 35' Safarov 65' Hanonov 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 7,800

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

21:00 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	1–2	Jordan
Lajami 16'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Olwan 27' Al-Rawabdeh 45+2'

KSU Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 17,871

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	6	5	1	0	16	2	+14	16	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup		—	1–1	2–1	4–0
2	Bahrain	6	3	2	1	11	3	+8	11			0–2	—	0–0	3–0
3	Yemen	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5	Asian Cup qualifying third round		0–3	0–2	—	2–2
4	Nepal	6	0	1	5	2	20	−18	1			0–4	0–5	0–2	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:45 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	4–0	Nepal
Al Hammadi 11' Mabkhout 36' (pen.), 44' Lima 45+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 3,640

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

21:00 UTC+3

Yemen	0–2	Bahrain
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Marhoon 38' Al-Zubaidi 48' (o.g.)

Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 8]}

Attendance: 1,291

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

19:00 UTC+5:45

Nepal	0–2	Yemen
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	O. Al-Dahi 72' M. Al-Dahi 90'

Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu

Attendance: 13,735

Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

18:45 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–2	United Arab Emirates
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ramadan 36' Mabkhout 90' (pen.)

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 18,267

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

22:00 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	2–1	Yemen
Saleh 24' (pen.) Adil 72'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Idrees 69' (o.g.)

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 2,948

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

22:00 UTC+3

Nepal	0–5	Bahrain
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Humaidan 2' Baqer 4' Madan 45+4' Al-Khattal 87' Abdullatif 90+6'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa (Bahrain)^{[note 9]}

Attendance: 5,041

Referee: Alex King (Australia)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

22:00 UTC+3

Bahrain	3–0	Nepal
Baqer 7' Helal 18' (pen.) Al-Aswad 36'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 2,475

Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

22:00 UTC+3

Yemen	0–3	United Arab Emirates
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lima 14', 22' Adil 35'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 8]}

Attendance: 1,135

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+3

Nepal	0–4	United Arab Emirates
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abdalla 12', 14' Saleh 53' Mohammad 75'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 9]}

Attendance: 2,450

Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

20:30 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–0	Yemen
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 2,632

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

21:00 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	1–1	Bahrain
Adil 10'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abduljabbar 4'

Zabeel Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 953

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

21:00 UTC+3

Yemen	2–2	Nepal
Al-Gahwashi 9' (pen.) M. Al-Dahi 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Bista 22' Karki 66'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 8]}

Attendance: 905

Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	6	6	0	0	22	0	+22	18	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup		—	5–0	2–0	7–0
2	Palestine	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8			0–1	—	0–0	5–0
3	Lebanon	6	1	3	2	5	8	−3	6	Asian Cup qualifying third round		0–5	0–0	—	4–0
4	Bangladesh	6	0	1	5	1	20	−19	1			0–2	0–1	1–1	—

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

20:10 UTC+11

Australia	7–0	Bangladesh
Souttar 4' Borrello 20' Duke 37', 40' Maclaren 48', 70', 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 20,876

Referee: Ahrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 UTC+4

Lebanon	0–0	Palestine
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 200

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

17:45 UTC+6

Bangladesh	1–1	Lebanon
Morsalin 72'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Osman 67'

Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka

Attendance: 6,297

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

17:00 UTC+3

Palestine	0–1	Australia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Souttar 18'

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City (Kuwait)^{[note 11]}

Attendance: 14,537

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

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21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

20:10 UTC+11

Australia	2–0	Lebanon
Baccus 5' Rowles 54'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 27,026

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)^{[note 12]}

21:30 UTC+3

Palestine	5–0	Bangladesh
Dabbagh 43', 53', 77' S. Qunbar 45+1', 49'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City (Kuwait)^{[note 11]}

Attendance: 37,432

Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

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26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)^{[note 12]}

15:30 UTC+6

Bangladesh	0–1	Palestine
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Termanini 90+4'

Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,195

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

19:45 UTC+11

Lebanon	0–5	Australia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yengi 2' Jradi 47' (o.g.) Goodwin 48', 81' Iredale 68'

Canberra Stadium, Canberra (Australia)^{[note 13]}

Attendance: 25,023

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

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6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

16:45 UTC+6

Bangladesh	0–2	Australia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hrustic 29' Yengi 62'

Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,227

Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+3

Palestine	0–0	Lebanon
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan (Qatar)^{[note 11]}

Attendance: 2,428

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:10 UTC+8

Australia	5–0	Palestine
Yengi 5' (pen.), 41' Taggart 26' Boyle 53' Irankunda 87' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth

Attendance: 18,261

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

19:00 UTC+3

Lebanon	4–0	Bangladesh
Maatouk 5' (pen.), 49', 60' Matar 45+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan (Qatar)^{[note 10]}

Attendance: 13,721

Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

Goalscorers

There were 331 goals scored in 107 matches, for an average of 3.09 goals per match.

7 goals

• Almoez Ali
• Son Heung-min

6 goals

• Ayase Ueda

5 goals

• Wu Lei
• Mehdi Taremi
• Musa Al-Taamari

4 goals

• Kusini Yengi
• Sardar Azmoun
• Aymen Hussein
• Ali Olwan
• Jong Il-gwan
• Saleh Al-Shehri
• Lee Kang-in
• Suphanat Mueanta

3 goals

• Jamie Maclaren
• Ritsu Dōan
• Yazan Al-Naimat
• Joel Kojo
• Hassan Maatouk
• Ri Jo-guk
• Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri
• Oday Dabbagh
• Firas Al-Buraikan
• Omar Khribin
• Sultan Adil
• Fábio Lima
• Ali Mabkhout
• Eldor Shomurodov
• Oston Urunov

2 goals

• 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

1 goal

• 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-seob
• 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)
• Alimardon Shukurov (against Oman)
• Bassel Jradi (against Australia)
• Thaer Krouma (against Japan)
• Abdulla Idrees (against Yemen)
• Harwan Al-Zubaidi (against Bahrain)

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:^[19]

• Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious infractions)
• Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the second round:

Team	Player	Infraction(s)	Suspended for match(es)
Afghanistan	Haroon Amiri	vs India (26 March 2024) vs Qatar (6 June 2024)	vs Kuwait (11 June 2024)
	Farzad Ataei	vs Qatar (16 November 2023)	vs Kuwait (21 November 2023)
	Mahboob Hanifi	vs Qatar (16 November 2023) vs India (26 March 2024)	vs Qatar (6 June 2024)
	Omid Popalzay	vs Mongolia (17 October 2023) vs Qatar (6 June 2024)	vs Kuwait (11 June 2024)
Australia	Keanu Baccus	vs Bangladesh (16 November 2023) vs Lebanon (21 March 2024)	vs Lebanon (26 March 2024)
Bahrain	Mohamed Al-Hardan	vs Yemen (16 November 2023) vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023)	vs Nepal (21 March 2024)
	Waleed Al Hayam	vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023) vs Nepal (21 March 2024)	vs Nepal (26 March 2024)
	Ali Madan	vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023) vs Nepal (21 March 2024)	vs Nepal (26 March 2024)
Bangladesh	Bishwanath Ghosh	vs Maldives (12 October 2023) vs Palestine (26 March 2024)	vs Australia (6 June 2024)
	Rakib Hossain	vs Maldives (17 October 2023) vs Australia (16 November 2023)	vs Lebanon (21 November 2023)
	Mojibur Rahman Jony	vs Palestine (21 March 2024) vs Palestine (26 March 2024)	vs Australia (6 June 2024)
	Mohamed Sohel Rana	vs Maldives (12 October 2023)   vs Maldives (17 October 2023)	vs Australia (16 November 2023)
	Sohel Rana	vs Maldives (17 October 2023) vs Lebanon (21 November 2023)	vs Palestine (21 March 2024)
	Saad Uddin	vs Maldives (12 October 2023) vs Australia (16 November 2023)	vs Lebanon (21 November 2023)
China	Li Yuanyi	vs Singapore (26 March 2024)	vs Thailand (6 June 2024)
	Wu Lei	vs South Korea (21 November 2023) vs Singapore (26 March 2024)	vs Thailand (6 June 2024)
Chinese Taipei	Wang Chien-ming	vs Timor-Leste (12 October 2023) vs Malaysia (21 November 2023)	vs Kyrgyzstan (21 March 2024)
	Wen Chih-hao	vs Malaysia (21 November 2023) vs Oman (6 June 2024)	vs Malaysia (11 June 2024)
India	Vikram Partap Singh	vs Afghanistan (21 March 2024) vs Afghanistan (26 March 2024)	vs Kuwait (6 June 2024)
Indonesia	Jordi Amat	vs Iraq (6 June 2024)	vs Philippines (11 June 2024)
	Asnawi Magkualam	vs Iraq (16 November 2023) vs Philippines (21 November 2023)	vs Vietnam (21 March 2024)
	Witan Sulaeman	vs Vietnam (21 March 2024) vs Vietnam (26 March 2024)	vs Iraq (6 June 2024)
	Sandy Walsh	vs Brunei (17 October 2023) vs Vietnam (21 March 2024)	vs Vietnam (26 March 2024)
Iran	Mohammad Kanaani	vs Uzbekistan (21 November 2023) vs Turkmenistan (26 March 2024)	vs Hong Kong (6 June 2024)
Jordan	Mohammad Abu Hashish	vs Tajikistan (16 November 2023) vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023)	vs Pakistan (21 March 2024)
	Nizar Al-Rashdan	vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023) vs Pakistan (21 March 2024)	vs Pakistan (26 March 2024)
	Abdallah Nasib	vs Tajikistan (16 November 2023) vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023)	vs Pakistan (21 March 2024)
Kuwait	Faisal Zayid	vs India (16 November 2023)	vs Afghanistan (21 November 2023)
Kyrgyzstan	Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov	vs Malaysia (16 November 2023) vs Oman (21 November 2023)	vs Chinese Taipei (21 March 2024)
	Said Datsiev	vs Chinese Taipei (21 March 2024)	vs Chinese Taipei (26 March 2024)
Lebanon	Jihad Ayoub	vs Palestine (16 November 2023) vs Bangladesh (21 November 2023)	vs Australia (21 March 2024)
	Khalil Khamis	vs Australia (26 March 2024) vs Palestine (6 June 2024)	vs Bangladesh (11 June 2024)
	Ali Tneich	vs Palestine (16 November 2023) vs Australia (26 March 2024)	vs Palestine (6 June 2024)
Myanmar	Hein Phyo Win	vs Syria (26 March 2024)	vs Japan (6 June 2024)
	Hein Zeyar Lin	vs Macau (17 October 2023) vs North Korea (21 November 2023)	vs Syria (21 March 2024)
	Wai Lin Aung	vs Japan (16 November 2023) vs Syria (21 March 2024)	vs Syria (26 March 2024)
Nepal	Manish Dangi	vs Laos (17 October 2023) vs Bahrain (21 March 2024)	vs Bahrain (26 March 2024)
	Dinesh Henjan	vs Laos (17 October 2023) vs Bahrain (26 March 2024)	vs United Arab Emirates (6 June 2024)
Oman	Issam Al-Sabhi	vs Kyrgyzstan (21 November 2023) vs Malaysia (21 March 2024)	vs Malaysia (26 March 2024)
Pakistan	Shayak Dost	vs Cambodia (17 November 2023) vs Saudi Arabia (16 November 2023)	vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023)
	Alamgir Ghazi	vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023) vs Jordan (26 March 2024)	vs Saudi Arabia (6 June 2024)
	Abdullah Iqbal	vs Cambodia (17 October 2023) vs Jordan (21 March 2024)	vs Jordan (26 March 2024)
	Muhammad Umar Hayat	vs Cambodia (12 October 2023) vs Saudi Arabia (16 November 2023)	vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023)
Palestine	Oday Kharoub	vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024) vs Lebanon (6 June 2024)	vs Australia (11 June 2024)
	Ameed Mahajna	vs Bangladesh (21 March 2024)   vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024)	vs Lebanon (6 June 2024)
	Camilo Saldaña	vs Australia (21 November 2023) vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024)	vs Lebanon (6 June 2024)
Philippines	Santiago Rublico	vs Vietnam (16 November 2023) vs Indonesia (21 November 2023)	vs Iraq (21 March 2024)
Qatar	Yusuf Abdurisag	vs Kuwait (26 March 2024) vs Afghanistan (6 June 2024)	vs India (11 June 2024)
	Ahmed Fathy	vs Kuwait (26 March 2024) vs Afghanistan (6 June 2024)	vs India (11 June 2024)
Saudi Arabia	Ali Al-Bulaihi	vs Jordan (21 November 2023) vs Tajikistan (21 March 2024)	vs Tajikistan (26 March 2024)
Singapore	Jacob Mahler	vs China (21 March 2024) vs China (26 March 2024)	vs South Korea (6 June 2024)
	Shah Shahiran	vs Guam (17 October 2023) vs South Korea (16 November 2023)	vs Thailand (21 November 2023)
	Lionel Tan	vs Guam (17 October 2023) vs China (21 March 2024)	vs China (26 March 2024)
Turkmenistan	Abdy Bäşimow	vs Uzbekistan (16 November 2023) vs Hong Kong (21 November 2023)	vs Iran (21 March 2024)
United Arab Emirates	Sultan Adil	vs Bahrain (21 November 2023) vs Yemen (26 March 2024)	vs Nepal (6 June 2024)
	Khalifa Al Hammadi	vs Yemen (21 March 2024) vs Yemen (26 March 2024)	vs Nepal (6 June 2024)
	Khalid Al-Hashemi	vs Yemen (21 March 2024) vs Yemen (26 March 2024)	vs Nepal (6 June 2024)
Uzbekistan	Farrukh Sayfiev	vs Iran (21 November 2023) vs Hong Kong (26 March 2024)	vs Turkmenistan (6 June 2024)
Vietnam	Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh	vs Philippines (16 November 2021) vs Indonesia (26 March 2024)	vs Philippines (6 June 2024)
	Nguyễn Văn Toàn	vs Indonesia (21 March 2024) vs Philippines (6 June 2024)	vs Iraq (11 June 2024)
Yemen	Nasser Al-Gahwashi	vs United Arab Emirates (21 March 2024) vs United Arab Emirates (26 March 2024)	vs Bahrain (6 June 2024)
	Harwan Al-Zubaidi	vs Bahrain (16 November 2023) vs United Arab Emirates (21 March 2024)	vs United Arab Emirates (26 March 2024)

Notes

1. Saudi Arabia had already qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and competed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
2. Afghanistan played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Afghan conflict.
3. The hosting duties for the matches between North Korea and Syria were swapped on 2 November 2023.^[6]
4. Syria played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Syrian civil war.
5. 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]
6. 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]
7. Indonesia and Philippines swapped their fixtures on 31 October 2023, due to Indonesia hosting the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[11]
8. Yemen played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Yemeni civil war.
9. Nepal played their final two home matches at a neutral venue due to the Dasharath Rangasala failing to meet FIFA standard.^[13]
10. Lebanon played all their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Gaza war.^[14][15]
11. Palestine played all their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Gaza war.^[14][16]
12. 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]
13. Lebanon played this home match in Australia due to the ongoing Gaza war.^[18]