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Dates | 16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024 |
Teams | 36 (from 1 confederation) |
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Matches played | 71 |
Goals scored | 230 (3.24 per match) |
Attendance | 1,372,016 (19,324 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Almoez Ali (7 goals) |
The second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualification, which also serves as the second round of 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification, began on 16 November 2023 and will be completed on 11 June 2024. [1] [2]
A total of 36 teams were drawn into 9 groups of 4 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 will advance to the third round and qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. The third and fourth place teams will advance to the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualification. [4]
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.
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‡ Team moved to Pot 3 after the other Pot 4 teams had been drawn into groups; subsequently drawn at random from Pot 3.
The schedule is expected to be as follows, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar. [1]
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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 |
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1 | Qatar (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 11 Jun | 8–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 0–3 | — | 1–2 | 6 Jun | ||
3 | Afghanistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 6 Jun | 0–0 | — | 0–4 | |
4 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 11 Jun | — |
Qatar | 8–1 | Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan | 0–4 | Kuwait |
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Afghanistan | 0–0 | India |
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1 | Japan (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 12 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 11 Jun | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | 0–5 | — | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
3 | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] | 6 Jun | — | 11 Jun | |
4 | Myanmar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | 6 Jun | 1–1 | 1–6 | — |
Syria | 1–0 | North Korea |
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Myanmar | 1–6 | North Korea |
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Syria | 0–5 | Japan |
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North Korea | 0–3 Awarded [note 5] | Japan |
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1 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 10 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 11 Jun | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
2 | China | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 0–3 | — | 6 Jun | 4–1 | ||
3 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 11 Jun | |
4 | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | 6 Jun | 2–2 | 1–3 | — |
South Korea | 5–0 | Singapore |
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Thailand | 1–2 | China |
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Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea |
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1 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 6 Jun | 5–1 | |
2 | Oman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | 11 Jun | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 4–3 | 0–2 | — | 11 Jun | |
4 | Chinese Taipei (Q) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 0–2 | 6 Jun | 0–1 | — |
Oman | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Malaysia | 4–3 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Oman | 2–0 | Malaysia |
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1 | Iran (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 11 Jun | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Uzbekistan (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 6 Jun | 3–0 | ||
3 | Turkmenistan (Q) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 11 Jun | |
4 | Hong Kong (Q) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | 6 Jun | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |
Turkmenistan | 1–3 | Uzbekistan |
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Hong Kong | 2–2 | Turkmenistan |
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Hong Kong | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Hong Kong |
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Turkmenistan | 0–1 | Iran |
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1 | Iraq (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 12 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–1 | 11 Jun | 1–0 | |
2 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 Jun | — | 1–0 | 11 Jun | ||
3 | Vietnam | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 6 Jun | |
4 | Philippines | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
Iraq | 5–1 | Indonesia |
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Philippines | 0–2 | Vietnam |
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1 | Saudi Arabia [lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 11 Jun | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Jordan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 6 Jun | 7–0 | ||
3 | Tajikistan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 11 Jun | |
4 | Pakistan (Q) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 | 6 Jun | 0–3 | 1–6 | — |
Tajikistan | 1–1 | Jordan |
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1 | United Arab Emirates (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 11 Jun | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | Bahrain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 6 Jun | 3–0 | ||
3 | Yemen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 11 Jun | |
4 | Nepal (Q) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | 6 Jun | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |
United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Nepal |
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1 | Australia (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 12 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 11 Jun | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | Palestine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | 0–1 | — | 6 Jun | 5–0 | ||
3 | Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–5 | 0–0 | — | 11 Jun | |
4 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | 6 Jun | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Lebanon | 0–0 | Palestine |
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