2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round
Event	FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers
First leg
Date	13 November 2025
Venue	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Second leg
Date	18 November 2025
Venue	Basra International Stadium, Basra

Last updated October 16, 2025

The AFC fifth round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will be played from 13 to 18 November 2025. The match will be played between the United Arab Emirates and Iraq. The winning team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Format

The two second-placed teams in each group from the fourth round will play against each other over two legs in 13–18 November 2025 to determine which team advances to the inter-confederation play-offs.^[1]

Qualified teams

Group (Fourth round)	Runners-up
A	United Arab Emirates
B	Iraq

Schedule

The competition schedule is expected to be as follows:^[1]^[2]

Matchday	Date
First leg	13 November 2025
Second leg	18 November 2025

Summary

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
United Arab Emirates		Iraq	13 Nov	18 Nov

Matches

First leg

13 November 2025

United Arab Emirates	v	Iraq
	Report

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Second leg

18 November 2025

Iraq	v	United Arab Emirates
	Report

Basra International Stadium, Basra

References

1 2 "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)" (PDF). AFC. 7 April 2023.

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[new_format-1] 1 2 "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[2] "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)" (PDF). AFC. 7 April 2023.

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v t e 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
AFC	First round Second round Third round Fourth round (play-offs) Fifth round (play-off)
CAF	First round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Second round (play-offs)
CONCACAF	First round Second round Third round
CONMEBOL	Round robin
OFC	First round Second round Third round
UEFA	First round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Group J Group K Group L Second round (play-offs) related: Nations League
Play-offs	Inter-confederation play-offs

v t e Iraq national football team matches
AFC Asian Cup Finals	2007
Arab Cup Finals	1966 1985 1988
WAFF Championship Finals	2002 2007 2012 2019
Other matches	Japan 2–2 Iraq (1993) 2026 World Cup fifth round qualifier

v t e United Arab Emirates national football team
General	United Arab Emirates Football Association History Managers
Statistics	Results and fixtures 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present International tournaments Head to head
Team	Players International players
Venues	Zayed Sports City Mohammed bin Zayed Hazza bin Zayed Al Maktoum
Tournaments	World Cup Asian Cup Asian Games WAFF Championship Friendship Tournament
World Finals	1990
Asian Finals	1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027
Notable Matches	1996 AFC Asian Cup final Disaster of Hanoi (2007) Blockade Derby (2019) 2022 World Cup fourth round qualifier 2026 World Cup fifth round qualifier
Scorers	Ali Mabkhout
Rivalries	Iran Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia
Other teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's Futsal Beach soccer