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2026 FIFA World Cup/2027 AFC Asian Cup joint qualification Round 1 pots (as per FIFA World Ranking release - Thursday April 6th),
Pot A: Kuwait Hong Kong Indonesia Maldives Afghanistan Chinese Taipei Yemen Singapore Myanmar Nepal Cambodia
Pot B: Macau Mongolia Bhutan Laos Brunei Darussalam Bangladesh Pakistan Timor Leste Guam Sri Lanka* Northern Marina Islands
*NOTE: Sri Lanka is currently suspended by FIFA.
Round 1 Ties to be played: Thursday October 12th - 1st leg Tuesday October 17th - 2nd leg
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2026 FIFA World Cup/2027 AFC Asian Cup joint qualification Round 2 pots (as per FIFA World Ranking release - Thursday April 6th), Pot 1: Japan Iran South Korea Australia Saudi Arabia Qatar Iraq United Arab Emirates Oman Pot 2: Uzbekistan China Jordan Bahrain Syria Palestine Vietnam Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Pot 3: India Tajikistan Thailand North Korea Philippines Turkmenistan Malaysia winner of tie involving Kuwait +winner of tie involving Hong Kong+ Pot 4: winner of tie involving Indonesia+ winner of tie involving Maldives +
winner of tie involving Afghanistan+ winner of tie involving Chinese Taipei+ winner of tie involving Yemen+ winner of tie involving Singapore+ winner of tie involving Myanmar+ winner of tie involving Nepal+ winner of tie involving Cambodia+ +winner of the round 1 ties whose identity will not be known at the time of the draw. I can also confirm The Asian Game reporter Martin Lowe via twitter in early March tweeted with the draw for both round 1 and round 2 is now very likely expected to take place in July this year. Round 2 matches to be played, MD 1: Thursday November 16th 2023 (pot 1 v pot 4, pot 3 v pot 2) MD 2: Tuesday November 21st 2023 (pot 2 v pot 1, pot 4 v pot 3) MD 3: Thursday March 21st 2024 (pot 1 v pot 3, pot 4 v pot 2) MD 4: Tuesday March 26th 2024 (pot 2 v pot 4, pot 3 v pot 1) MD 5: Thursday June 6th 2024 (pot 2 v pot 3, pot 4 v pot 1) MD 6: Tuesday June 11th 2024 (pot 1 v pot 2, pot 3 v pot 4)
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match venue and kickoff time deadlines to FIFA - at least 90 days before gameday and at least 60 days before gameday, round 1 first leg: Thursday October 12th 2023 (deadline: July 14th 2023 and August 13th 2023) round 1 second leg: Tuesday October 17th 2023 (deadline: July 19th 2023 and August 18th 2023) round 2 - MD 1: Thursday November 16th 2023 (deadline: August 18th 2023 and September 17th 2023) round 2 - MD 2: Tuesday November 21st 2023 (deadline: August 23rd 2023 and September 22nd 2023) round 2 - MD 3: Thursday March 21st 2024 (deadline: December 22nd 2023 and January 21st 2024) round 2 - MD 4: Tuesday March 26th 2024 (deadline: December 27th 2023 and January 26th 2024) round 2 - MD 5: Thursday June 6th 2024 (deadline: March 8th 2024 and April 7th 2024) round 2 - MD 6: Tuesday June 11th 2024 (deadline: March 13th 2024 and April 12th 2024)
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With the extra spots we actually might see China at the next World Cup.
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Muz
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+xWith the extra spots we actually might see China at the next World Cup. Exactly why FIFA went for 48 teams. $$$$$$$$$$ 3 billion people in China and India that have never had a team at the world cup.
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Glh37
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+x+xWith the extra spots we actually might see China at the next World Cup. Exactly why FIFA went for 48 teams. $$$$$$$$$$ 3 billion people in China and India that have never had a team at the world cup. China qualified for the 2002 World Cup.
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+x+x+xWith the extra spots we actually might see China at the next World Cup. Exactly why FIFA went for 48 teams. $$$$$$$$$$ 3 billion people in China and India that have never had a team at the world cup. China qualified for the 2002 World Cup. Whoops.
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Glh37
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+x+x+x+xWith the extra spots we actually might see China at the next World Cup. Exactly why FIFA went for 48 teams. $$$$$$$$$$ 3 billion people in China and India that have never had a team at the world cup. China qualified for the 2002 World Cup. Whoops. But your main point was correct, China qualifying regularly (at least once every 3 World Cups) could be a massive win for FIFA in growing the game and sourcing more $$$.
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If Sri Lanka are unable to lift the FIFA imposed suspension before July 2023, they will be excluded from both draws (Asian Cup and World Cup).
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12 Oct: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 MD1 17 Oct: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 MD2 16 Nov: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 MD1 21 Nov: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 MD2 January 2024 12 Jan-10 Feb: AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 From a Socceroos perspective that is what we have coming up.
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+x12 Oct: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 MD1 17 Oct: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 MD2 16 Nov: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 MD1 21 Nov: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 MD2 January 2024 12 Jan-10 Feb: AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 From a Socceroos perspective that is what we have coming up. Australia does not play the 1st round qualifiers in October, so those will be 1 or more friendlies - IIRC one is England
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2026 FIFA World Cup/2027 AFC Asian Cup round 2 joint qualification (heading into SAFF championship), Pot 1: Japan Iran Australia South Korea Saudi Arabia Qatar Iraq United Arab Emirates Oman Pot 2: Uzbekistan China Jordan Bahrain Syria Vietnam Palestine Kyrgyzstan India Pot 3: Lebanon Tajikistan Thailand North Korea Philippines Malaysia Turkmenistan Kuwait+ Hong Kong+ Pot 4: Indonesia+ Chinese Taipei+ Maldives+ Yemen+ Afghanistan+ Singapore+ Myanmar+ Nepal+ Cambodia+
+ round one winners unknown at time of the draw.
2026 FIFA World Cup/2027 AFC Asian Cup round 1 joint qualification (heading to SAFF championship), Pot A: Kuwait Hong Kong Indonesia Chinese Taipei Maldives Yemen Afghanistan Singapore Myanmar Nepal Cambodia Pot B: Macau Mongolia Bhutan Laos Brunei Darussalam Bangladesh Timor Leste Pakistan Guam Sri Lanka (suspended)* Northern Marina Islands
*NOTE: Sri Lanka currently suspended by FIFA.
Draw: Thursday July 27th time yet To Be Announced by AFC.
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2026 FIFA World Cup/2027 AFC Asian Cup round 1 joint qualification pots, Pot A: Indonesia Chinese Taipei Maldives Yemen Afghanistan Singapore Myanmar Nepal Cambodia Pot B: Macau Mongolia Bhutan Laos Darussalam Bangladesh Timor Leste Pakistan Guam
Draw: Thursday July 27th 4.00pm AEST (2.00pm Kuala Lumpur)
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2026 FIFA World Cup/2027 AFC Asian Cup round 2 joint qualification pots, Pot 1: Japan Iran Australia South Korea Saudi Arabia Qatar Iraq United Arab Emirates Oman Pot 2: Uzbekistan China Jordan Bahrain Syria Vietnam Palestine Kyrgyzstan India Pot 3: Lebanon Tajikistan Thailand North Korea Philippines Malaysia Turkmenistan Kuwait Hong Kong Pot 4: Indonesia+ Chinese Taipei+ Maldives+ Yemen+ Afghanistan+ Singapore+ Myanmar+ Nepal+ Cambodia+
+ round one winners won’t be known at time of the draw.
Draw: Thursday July 27th 6.00pm AEST (4.00pm Kuala Lumpur)
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Round two match schedule,
MD 1 - Thursday November 16th 2023: Pot 1 v Pot 4 Pot 3 v Pot 2
MD 2 - Tuesday November 21st 2023: Pot 2 v Pot 1 Pot 4 v Pot 3
MD 3 - Thursday March 21st 2024: Pot 1 v Pot 3 Pot 4 v Pot 2
MD 4 - Tuesday March 26th 2024: Pot 2 v Pot 4 Pot 3 v Pot 1
MD 5 - Thursday June 6th 2024: Pot 2 v Pot 3 Pot 4 v Pot 1
MD 6 - Tuesday June 11th 2024: Pot 1 v Pot 2 Pot 3 v Pot 4
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Here are official links for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup/2027 AFC Asian Cup joint qualification round 1 draw (Thursday July 27th 4.00pm AEST/2.00pm Kuala Lumpur) and round 2 draw (Thursday July 27th 6.00pm AEST/4.00pm Kuala Lumpur). round 1 link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zK4CgzPTMground 2 link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRSJlq9s6M4
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The draw is on the same day as the Matildas next World Cup match and thankfully I won't need to be checking the draw while at the game. The 6pm section of the draw will allow Australia (and Australian fans) to commence planning for the first 2 away trips of the campaign well in advance and the 3rd away opponent will be known in October so that also is plenty of time. I would expect Thailand away in March to be a popular away trip for fans if we get drawn in the same qualifying group.
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Draw tomorrow
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Round 1 draw result: Afghanistan v Mongolia Maldives v Bangladesh Singapore v Guam Yemen v Sri Lanka Myanmar v Macau Cambodia v Pakistan Chinese Taipei v Timor-Leste Indonesia v Brunei Hong Kong v Bhutan Nepal v Laos
ties to be played Thursday October 12th and Tuesday October 17th.
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying round 2 draw result,
Group A: A1 Qatar A2 India A3 Kuwait A4 Afghanistan/Mongolia
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: Qatar v Afghanistan/Mongolia Kuwait v India
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: India v Qatar Afghanistan/Mongolia v Kuwait
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: Qatar v Kuwait Afghanistan/Mongolia v India
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: India v Afghanistan/Mongolia Kuwait v Qatar
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: India v Kuwait Afghanistan/Mongolia v Qatar
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: Qatar v India Kuwait v Afghanistan/Mongolia
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Group B: B1 Japan B2 Syria B3 North Korea B4 Myanmar/Macau
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: Japan v Myanmar/Macau North Korea v Syria
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: Syria v Japan Myanmar/Macau v North Korea
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: Japan v North Korea Myanmar/Macau v Syria
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: Syria v Myanmar/Macau North Korea v Japan
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: Syria v North Korea Myanmar/Macau v Japan
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: Japan v Syria North Korea v Myanmar/Macau
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Group C: C1 South Korea C2 China C3 Thailand C4 Singapore/Guam
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: South Korea v Singapore/Guam Thailand v China
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: China v South Korea Singapore/Guam v Thailand
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: South Korea v Thailand Singapore/Guam v China
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: China v Singapore/Guam Thailand v South Korea
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: China v Thailand Singapore/Guam v South Korea
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: South Korea v China Thailand v Singapore/Guam
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Group D: D1 Oman D2 Kyrgyzstan D3 Malaysia D4 Chinese Taipei/Timor Leste
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: Oman v Chinese Taipei/Timor Leste Malaysia v Kyrgyzstan
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: Kyrgyzstan v Oman Chinese Taipei/Timor Leste v Malaysia
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: Oman v Malaysia Chinese Taipei/Timor Leste v Kyrgyzstan
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: Kyrgyzstan v Chinese Taipei/Timor Leste Malaysia v Oman
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: Kyrgyzstan v Malaysia Chinese Taipei /Timor Leste v Oman
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: Oman v Kyrgyzstan Malaysia v Chinese Taipei/Timor Leste
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Group E: E1 Iran E2 Uzbekistan E3 Turkmenistan E4 Hong Kong/Bhutan
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: Iran v Hong Kong/Bhutan Turkmenistan v Uzbekistan
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: Uzbekistan v Iran Hong Kong/Bhutan v Turkmenistan
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: Iran v Turkmenistan Hong Kong/Bhutan v Uzbekistan
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: Uzbekistan v Hong Kong/Bhutan Turkmenistan v Iran
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: Uzbekistan v Turkmenistan Hong Kong/Bhutan v Iran
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: Iran v Uzbekistan Turkmenistan v Hong Kong/Bhutan
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Group F: F1 Iraq F2 Vietnam F3 Philippines F4 Indonesia/Brunei Darussalam
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: Iraq v Indonesia/Brunei Darussalam Philippines v Vietnam
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: Vietnam v Iraq Indonesia/Brunei Darussalam v Philippines
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: Iraq v Philippines Indonesia/Brunei Darussalam v Vietnam
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: Vietnam v Indonesia/Brunei Darussalam Philippines v Iraq
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: Vietnam v Philippines Indonesia/Brunei Darussalam v Iraq
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: Iraq v Vietnam Philippines v Indonesia/Brunei Darussalam
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Group G: G1 Saudi Arabia G2 Jordan G3 Tajikistan G4 Cambodia/Pakistan
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: Saudi Arabia v Cambodia/Pakistan Tajikistan v Jordan
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: Jordan v Saudi Arabia Cambodia/Pakistan v Tajikistan
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: Saudi Arabia v Tajikistan Cambodia/Pakistan v Jordan
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: Jordan v Cambodia/Pakistan Tajikistan v Saudi Arabia
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: Jordan v Tajikistan Cambodia/Pakistan v Saudi Arabia
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: Saudi Arabia v Jordan Tajikistan v Cambodia/Pakistan
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Group H: H1 United Arab Emirates H2 Bahrain H3 Yemen/Sri Lanka H4 Nepal/Laos
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: United Arab Emirates v Nepal/Laos Yemen/Sri Lanka v Bahrain
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: Bahrain v United Arab Emirates Nepal/Laos v Yemen/Sri Lanka
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: United Arab Emirates v Yemen/Sri Lanka Nepal/Laos v Bahrain
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: Bahrain v Nepal/Laos Yemen/Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: Bahrain v Yemen/Sri Lanka Nepal/Laos v United Arab Emirates
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: United Arab Emirates v Bahrain Yemen/Sri Lanka v Nepal/Laos
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Group I: I1 Australia I2 Palestine I3 Lebanon I4 Maldives/Bangladesh
MD 1 – Thursday November 16th 2023: Australia v Maldives/Bangladesh Lebanon v Palestine
MD 2 – Tuesday November 21st 2023: Palestine v Australia Maldives/Bangladesh v Lebanon
MD 3 – Thursday March 21st 2024: Australia v Lebanon Maldives/Bangladesh v Palestine
MD 4 – Tuesday March 26th 2024: Palestine v Maldives/Bangladesh Lebanon v Australia
MD 5 – Thursday June 6th 2024: Palestine v Lebanon Maldives/Bangladesh v Australia
MD 6 – Tuesday June 11th 2024: Australia v Palestine Lebanon v Maldives/Bangladesh
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FIFA World Cup/AFC Asian Cup joint qualifying round 1 first leg kickoff times,
Thursday October 12th: 8.30pm Melbourne Time Myanmar v Macau at Thuwunna Stadium 10.00pm Melbourne Time Maldives v Bangladesh at National Football Stadium 10.00pm Melbourne Time Chinese Taipei v Timor Leste at National Stadium 10.15pm Melbourne Time Nepal v Laos at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium 10.30pm Melbourne Time Singapore v Guam at Bishan Stadium 11.00pm Melbourne Time Cambodia v Pakistan at Morodok Techo National Stadium 11.00pm Melbourne Time Indonesia v Brunei at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 11.00pm Melbourne Time Hong Kong v Bhutan at Hong Kong Stadium
Friday October 13th: 1.00am Melbourne Time Afghanistan v Mongolia at Pamir Stadium (neutral venue) 4.00am Melbourne Time Yemen v Sri Lanka at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (neutral venue)*
*note Sri Lanka's FIFA ban has been lifted recently.
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