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

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'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:45 UTC+3

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 19,374

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Kuwait	0–1	India
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Manvir 75'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:30 UTC+3

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 32,786

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

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Afghanistan	0–4	Kuwait
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Khaldi 18' (pen.), 80' Daham 69' Saleh 82'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium, Khobar (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 330

Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)

India	0–3	Qatar
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Meshaal 4' Ali 47' Abdurisag 86'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

19:00 UTC+5:30

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Attendance: 11,389

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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Qatar	3–0	Kuwait
Afif 47', 68' Al-Rawi 51'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

21:30 UTC+3

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 9,826

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

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

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

22:00 UTC+3

Damac Club Stadium, Khamis Mushait (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 3,900

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

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India	1–2	Afghanistan
Chhetri 38' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Akbari 70' Mukhammad 88' (pen.)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

19:00 UTC+5:30

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

Attendance: 8,932

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Kuwait	1–2	Qatar
Daham 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ali 77', 80'

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

22:00 UTC+3

Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Farwaniya

Attendance: 8,460

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

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Afghanistan	0–0	Qatar
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+3

Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sport City, Hofuf (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 651

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+5:30

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 58,921

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

18:45 UTC+3

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 2,816

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

Kuwait	1–0	Afghanistan
Al Rashidi 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

18:45 UTC+3

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.

Japan	5–0	Myanmar
Ueda 11', 45+4', 50' Kamada 28' Dōan 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:00 UTC+9

Suita City Football Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 34,484

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Syria	1–0	North Korea
Al Somah 37' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)^{[note 3]}

20:00 UTC+3

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 4,285

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)^[7]

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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'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

16:00 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Syria	0–5	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kubo 32' Ueda 37', 40' Sugawara 47' Hosoya 82'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

17:45 UTC+3

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 6,130

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

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Japan	1–0	North Korea
Tanaka 2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

19:23 UTC+9

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 59,354

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Myanmar	1–1	Syria
Soe Moe Kyaw 35'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al Dali 71'

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

18:00 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 7,580

Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

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Syria	7–0	Myanmar
Khribin 30', 54', 63' (pen.) Hesar 47' Ajan 51', 68' Al-Dali 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

22:00 UTC+3

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
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

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

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

18:40 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 21,200

Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

North Korea	1–0	Syria
Jong Il-gwan 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)^{[note 3]}

20:00 UTC+7

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos)^{[note 6]}

Attendance: 100

Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

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Japan	5–0	Syria
Ueda 13' Dōan 19' Krouma 21' (o.g.) Soma 73' (pen.) Minamino 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

19:14 UTC+9

Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Attendance: 26,650

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

North Korea	4–1	Myanmar
Ri Il-song 12' Ri Jo-guk 16', 43', 87' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wai Lin Aung 57'

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:00 UTC+7

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.

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)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

20:00 UTC+9

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 64,381

Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

Thailand	1–2	China
Sarach 23'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wu Lei 29' Wang Shangyuan 74'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:30 UTC+7

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 35,009

Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

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Singapore	1–3	Thailand
Shawal 41'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Supachok 5' Suphanat 66', 87'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

20:00 UTC+8

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 29,644

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

China	0–3	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Son Heung-min 11' (pen.), 45' Jung Seung-hyun 87'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

20:00 UTC+8

Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen

Attendance: 39,969

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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South Korea	1–1	Thailand
Son Heung-min 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Suphanat 61'

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

20:00 UTC+9

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 64,912

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Singapore	2–2	China
Faris 53' Mahler 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wu Lei 10', 45+2'

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

20:30 UTC+8

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 28,414

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

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China	4–1	Singapore
Wu Lei 21', 85' Fernandinho 65' (pen.) Wei Shihao 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Faris 22'

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

20:00 UTC+8

Tianjin Olympic Centre, Tianjin

Attendance: 42,977

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

19:30 UTC+7

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 45,458

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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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'

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

20:00 UTC+8

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 49,097

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

China	1–1	Thailand
Zhang Yuning 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Supachok 20'

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

20:00 UTC+8

Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Shenyang

Attendance: 46,979

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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South Korea	1–0	China
Lee Kang-in 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:00 UTC+9

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 64,935

Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Thailand	3–1	Singapore
Suphanat 37' Poramet 79' Jaroensak 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ik. Fandi 57'

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

19:30 UTC+7

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

Oman	3–0	Chinese Taipei
Al-Malki 17' Pan Wen-chieh 41' (o.g.) Saleh 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:00 UTC+4

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 4,155

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

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'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

21:00 UTC+8

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 17,142

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

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Chinese Taipei	0–1	Malaysia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lok 72'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

19:00 UTC+8

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 9,521

Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Kyrgyzstan	1–0	Oman
Abdurakhmanov 49'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

20:00 UTC+6

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 10,783

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

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Chinese Taipei	0–2	Kyrgyzstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kichin 54' (pen.) Ka. Merk 80'

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

16:00 UTC+8

Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium, Kaohsiung

Attendance: 1,028

Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

Oman	2–0	Malaysia
Al-Sabhi 58' Al-Ghassani 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

22:00 UTC+4

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 21,836

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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Kyrgyzstan	5–1	Chinese Taipei
Kojo 17', 38', 45' Brauzman 79' Ki. Merk 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wu Yen-shu 87' (pen.)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

20:00 UTC+6

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 13,657

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Malaysia	0–2	Oman
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Malki 45+4' (pen.) Al-Ghafri 90+4'

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

22:00 UTC+8

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 26,499

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

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Chinese Taipei	0–3	Oman
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Mushaifri 31', 55', 75'

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+8

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 5,700

Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

Kyrgyzstan	1–1	Malaysia
Alykulov 24'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abdurakhmanov 38' (o.g.)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

21:00 UTC+6

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 14,135

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:00 UTC+4

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 13,754

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Malaysia	3–1	Chinese Taipei
Safawi 53' Paulo Josué 69' Adib 90+6'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yu Yao-hsing 20'

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

21:00 UTC+8

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

Iran	4–0	Hong Kong
Azmoun 12', 15' Taremi 87' Rezaeian 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 6,191

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Turkmenistan	1–3	Uzbekistan
Durdyýew 44'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Shukurov 57', 77' Shomurodov 90+1'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:00 UTC+5

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 19,500

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

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Hong Kong	2–2	Turkmenistan
Wong Wai 12' Camargo 65'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Mingazow 4', 36'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 6,601

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Uzbekistan	2–2	Iran
Urunov 52' Sergeev 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Rezaeian 14' Taremi 38'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

18:00 UTC+5

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 32,551

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

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Hong Kong	0–2	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Shomurodov 49' Ashurmatov 66'

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

20:00 UTC+8

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 6,263

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

Iran	5–0	Turkmenistan
Kanaani 10', 48' Azmoun 13' Mohebi 56' Noorafkan 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

19:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 23,109

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

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Uzbekistan	3–0	Hong Kong
Shomurodov 20' Erkinov 63' Urunov 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

19:30 UTC+5

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 29,584

Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)

Turkmenistan	0–1	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ghayedi 45+5'

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

20:00 UTC+5

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 10,230

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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Hong Kong	2–4	Iran
Ma Hei Wai 14' Pinto 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Taremi 12' (pen.), 34' (pen.), 56' Azmoun 65'

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 9,992

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Uzbekistan	3–1	Turkmenistan
Aliqulov 17' Urunov 29' Nasrullaev 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Tirkişow 25'

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:30 UTC+5

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 27,306

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:00 UTC+5

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 10,324

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Iran	0–0	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:30 UTC+3:30

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

Iraq	5–1	Indonesia
Resan 20' Amat 35' (o.g.) Rashid 60' Amyn 81' Al-Hamadi 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Pattynama 45+3'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

17:45 UTC+3

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 64,447

Referee: Ahmed Eisa (United Arab Emirates)

Philippines	0–2	Vietnam
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nguyễn Văn Toàn 16' Nguyễn Đình Bắc 90+4'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:00 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 10,378

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

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Philippines	1–1	Indonesia
Reichelt 23'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Saddil 70'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

19:00 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila^{[note 7]}

Attendance: 9,880

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Vietnam	0–1	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	M. Ali 90+7'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

19:00 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 20,568

Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

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Iraq	1–0	Philippines
M. Ali 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

22:00 UTC+3

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 63,750

Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Indonesia	1–0	Vietnam
Egy 52'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

20:30 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 57,696

Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

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Vietnam	0–3	Indonesia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Idzes 9' Oratmangoen 23' Sananta 90+8'

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

19:00 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 27,832

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)^[12]

Philippines	0–5	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 14' (pen.), 36' Al-Ammari 30' Iqbal 62' Tahseen 77'

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

19:00 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 10,014

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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Indonesia	0–2	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 54' (pen.) Jasim 88'

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

16:00 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 60,245

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Vietnam	3–2	Philippines
Nguyễn Tiến Linh 65', 76' Phạm Tuấn Hải 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Reichelt 62' Ingreso 89'

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 11,568

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

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Iraq	3–1	Vietnam
H. Ali 12' Jasim 71' Hussein 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Phạm Tuấn Hải 84'

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

21:00 UTC+3

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 42,791

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Indonesia	2–0	Philippines
Haye 32' Ridho 56'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

19:30 UTC+7

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.

Saudi Arabia	4–0	Pakistan
Al-Shehri 6', 48' (pen.) Ghareeb 90+1' Radif 90+6'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:30 UTC+3

Al-Fateh SC Stadium, Al-Mubarraz

Attendance: 11,150

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Tajikistan	1–1	Jordan
Samiev 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Naimat 90+3'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 13,650

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

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Pakistan	1–6	Tajikistan
Nabi 21'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kamolov 9', 66' Soirov 13' Umarbayev 26' Panjshanbe 45' Samiev 90+1'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

14:00 UTC+5

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 18,316

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Jordan	0–2	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Shehri 8', 30'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

19:00 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 13,845

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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Pakistan	0–3	Jordan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Taamari 2', 86' Olwan 9' (pen.)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

14:00 UTC+5

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 9,625

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Saudi Arabia	1–0	Tajikistan
Al-Dawsari 23'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

22:00 UTC+3

King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 18,756

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

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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)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

21:00 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 14,695

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Tajikistan	1–1	Saudi Arabia
Soirov 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Buraikan 46'

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

20:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 13,300

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

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Pakistan	0–3	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Buraikan 26', 41' Al-Juwayr 59'

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

20:30 UTC+5

Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Attendance: 20,124

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

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

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

20:30 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 14,795

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 7,800

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

21:00 UTC+3

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

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

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:45 UTC+4

Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 3,640

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

21:00 UTC+3

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

Attendance: 1,291

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

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

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

19:00 UTC+5:45

Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu

Attendance: 13,735

Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

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

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

18:45 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 18,267

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

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

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

22:00 UTC+4

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 2,948

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

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

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

22:00 UTC+3

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

Attendance: 5,041

Referee: Alex King (Australia)

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

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

22:00 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 2,475

Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)

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

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

22:00 UTC+3

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

Attendance: 1,135

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+3

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

Attendance: 2,450

Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)

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

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

20:30 UTC+3

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 2,632

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

21:00 UTC+4

Zabeel Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 953

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

21:00 UTC+3

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

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

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

20:10 UTC+11

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 20,876

Referee: Ahrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

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

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 UTC+4

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

Attendance: 200

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

17:45 UTC+6

Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka

Attendance: 6,297

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

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

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

17:00 UTC+3

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

Attendance: 14,537

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

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

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

20:10 UTC+11

Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 27,026

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

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

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

21:30 UTC+3

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

Attendance: 37,432

Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

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

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

15:30 UTC+6

Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,195

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

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

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26)

19:45 UTC+11

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

Attendance: 25,023

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

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

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

16:45 UTC+6

Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,227

Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

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

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

19:00 UTC+3

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

Attendance: 2,428

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

20:10 UTC+8

Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth

Attendance: 18,261

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

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

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)

19:00 UTC+3

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)
	Mohammad 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]