2026 World Cup Qualifying Glance

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SOUTH AMERICA
Top six teams qualify
Seventh place advances to playoff
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Argentina	6	5	0	1	8	2	15
Uruguay	6	4	1	1	13	5	13
Colombia	6	3	3	0	6	3	12
Venezuela	6	2	3	1	6	3	9
d-Ecuador	6	3	2	1	5	3	8
Brazil	6	2	1	3	8	7	7
Paraguay	6	1	2	3	1	3	5
Chile	6	1	2	3	3	7	5
Bolivia	6	1	0	5	4	14	3
Peru	6	0	2	4	1	8	2

d-penalized 3 points for falsifying birth documents for Byron Castillo

Thursday, Nov. 16
At La Paz, Bolivia

Bolivia 2, Peru 0

At Maturín, Venezuela

Venezuela 0, Ecuador 0

At Córdoba, Argentina

Uruguay 2, Argentina 0

At Barranquilla, Colombia

Colombia 2, Brazil 1

At Santiago, Chile

Chile 0, Paraguay 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Asunción, Paraguay

Colombia 1, Paraguay 0

At Quito, Ecuador

Ecuador 1, Chile 0

At Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay 3, Bolivia 0

At Rio de Janeiro

Argentina 1, Brazil 0

At Lima, Peru

Peru 1, Venezuela 1

ASIA
SECOND ROUND
Top two teams in each group advance
GROUP A
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Qatar	2	2	0	0	10	1	6
India	2	1	0	1	1	3	3
Kuwait	2	1	0	1	1	1	3
Afghanistan	2	0	0	2	1	9	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Doha, Qatar

Qatar 8, Afghanistan 1

At Kuwait City

Kuwait 0, India 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 1

At Bhubaneswar, India

India 0, Qatar 3

Thursday, March 21

Afghanistan vs. India

Qatar vs. Kuwait

Tuesday, March 26

India vs. Afghanistan

Kuwait vs. Qatar

Thursday, June 6

Afghanistan vs. Qatar

India vs. Kuwait

Tuesday, June 11

Qatar vs. India

Kuwait vs. Afghanistan

GROUP B
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Japan	2	2	0	0	10	0	6
North Korea	2	1	0	1	6	2	3
Syria	2	1	0	1	1	5	3
Myanmar	2	0	0	2	1	11	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Suita, Japan

Japan 5, Mayanmar 0

At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Syria 1, North Korea 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Yangon, Myanmar

Myanmar 1, North Korea 6

At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Syria 0, Japan 5

Thursday, March 21

Japan vs. North Korea

Myanmar vs. Syria

Tuesday, March 26

North Korea vs. Japan

Syria vs. Myanmar

Thursday, June 6

Myanmar vs. Japan

North Korea vs. Syria

Tuesday, June 11

Japan vs. Syria

North Korea vs. Myanmar

GROUP C
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
South Korea	2	2	0	0	8	0	6
Thailand	2	1	0	1	4	3	3
China	2	1	0	1	2	7	3
Singapore	2	0	0	2	1	8	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Seoul, South Korea

South Korea 5, Singapore 0

AT Bangkok

Thailand 1, China 2

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Shenzhen, China

China 0, South Korea 3

At Singapore

Singapore 1, Thailand 3

Thursday, March 21

Singapore vs. China

South Korea vs. Thailand

Tuesday, March 26

China vs. Singapore

Thailand vs. South Korea

Thursday, June 6

China vs. Thailand

Singapore vs. South Korea

Tuesday, June 11

South Korea vs. China

Thailand vs. Singapore

GROUP D
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Malaysia	2	2	0	0	5	3	6
Oman	2	1	0	1	3	1	3
Kyrgyzstan	2	1	0	1	4	4	3
Taiwan	2	0	0	2	0	4	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Malaysia 4, Kyrgyzstan 3

At Muscat, Oman

Oman 3, Taiwan 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan 0, Malaysia 1

At Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan 1, Oman 0

Thursday, March 21

Oman vs. Malaysia

Taiwan vs. Kyrgyzstan

Tuesday, March 26

Kyrgyzstan vs. Taiwan

Malaysia vs. Oman

Thursday, June 6

Kyrgyzstan vs Malaysia

Taiwan vs. Oman

Tuesday, June 11

Malaysia vs. Taiwan

Oman vs. Kyrgyzstan

GROUP E
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Iran	2	1	1	0	6	2	4
Uzbekistan	2	1	1	0	5	3	4
Turkemistan	2	0	1	1	3	5	1
Hong Kong	2	0	1	1	2	6	1
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Ashbagat, Turkemistan

Turkmenistan 1, Uzbekistan 3

At Tehran, Iran

Iran 4, Hong Kong 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Hong Kong

Hong Kong 2, Turkmenistan 2

At Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan 2, Iran 2

Thursday, March 21

Hong Kong vs. Uzbekistan

Iran vs. Turkmenistan

Tuesday, March 26

Turkmenistan vs. Iran

Uzbekistan vs. Hong Kong

Thursday, June 6

Hong Kong vs. Iran

Uzbekistan vs. Turkmenistan

Tuesday, June 11

Iran vs. Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan vs. Hong Kong

GROUP F
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Iraq	2	2	0	0	6	1	6
Vietnam	2	1	0	1	2	1	3
Philippines	2	0	1	1	1	3	1
Indonesia	2	0	1	1	2	6	1
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Manila, Philippines

Philippines 0, Vietnam 2

At Basra, Iraq

Iraq 5, Indonesia 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesia 1, Philippines 1

At Hanoi, Vietnam

Vietnam 0, Iraq 1

Tuesday, March 26

Philippines vs. Iraq

Vietnam vs. Indonesia

Thursday, June 6

Indonesia vs. Iraq

Vietnam vs. Philippines<Tuesday, June 11

Iraq vs. Vietnam

Philippines vs. Indonesia

GROUP G
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	6	0	6
Tajikistan	2	1	1	0	7	2	4
Jordan	2	0	1	1	1	3	1
Pakistan	2	0	0	2	1	10	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Thursday, Nov. 16

Tajikistan 1, Jordan 1

At Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 4, Pakistan 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan 1, Tajikistan 6

At Amman, Jordan

Jordan 0, Saudi Arabia 2

Thursday, March 21

Pakistan vs. Jordan

Saudi Arabia vs. Tajikistan

Tuesday, March 26

Jordan vs. Pakistan

Tajikistan vs. Saudi Arabia

Thursday, June 6

Jordan vs. Tajikistan

Pakistan vs. Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, June 11

Saudi Arabia vs. Jordan

Tajikistan vs. Pakistan

GROUP H
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Utd Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	6	0	6
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
Yemen	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
Nepal	2	0	0	2	0	6	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Dubai, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 4, Nepal 0

At Abha, Saudi Arabia

Yemen 0, Bahrain 2

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal 0, Yemen 2

At Riffa, Bahrain

Bahrain 0, United Arab Emirates 2

Thursday, March 21

Nepal vs. Bahrain

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen

Tuesday, March 26

Bahrain vs. Nepal

Yemen vs. United Arab Emirates

Thursday, June 6

Bahrain vs. Yemen

Nepal vs. United Arab Emirates

Tuesday, June 11

United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain

Yemen vs. Nepal

GROUP I
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Australia	2	2	0	0	8	0	6
Lebanon	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
Palestine	2	0	1	1	0	1	1
Bangladesh	2	0	1	1	1	8	1
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Melbourne, Australia

Australia 7, Bangladesh 0

At Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Lebanon 0, Palestine 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh 1, Lebanon 1

At Kuwait City

Palestine 0, Australia 1

Thursday, March 21

Australia vs. Lebanon

Bangladesh vs. Palestine

Tuesday, March 26

Lebanon vs. Australia

Palestine vs. Bangladesh

Thursday, June 6

Bangladesh vs. Australia

Palestine vs. Lebanon

Tuesday, June 11

Australia vs. Palestine

Lebanon vs. Bangladesh

AFRICA
First round
Group winners qualify
Top four second-place teams advance to playoffs
GROUP A
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Egypt	2	2	0	0	8	0	6
Burkina Faso	2	1	1	0	4	1	4
Guinea-Bissau	2	1	1	0	2	1	4
Sierra Leone	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
Ethiopa	2	0	1	1	0	3	1
Djibouti	2	0	0	2	0	7	0
Wednesday, Nov. 15
At El Jadida, Morocco

Ethiopia 0, Sierra Leone 0

Thursday, Nov. 16
At Cairo

Egypt 6, Djibouti 0

Friday, Nov. 17
At Marrakesh, Morocco

Burkina Faso 1, Guinea-Biseau 1

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Paynesville, Liberia

Sierra Leone 0, Egypt 2

Monday, Nov. 20
At Cairo

Djibouti 0, Guinea-Biseau 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At El Jadida, Morocco

Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 3

GROUP B
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Senegal	2	1	1	0	4	0	4
Sudan	2	1	1	0	2	1	4
Congo	2	1	0	1	2	1	3
Togo	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
South Sudan	2	0	1	1	0	4	1
Mauritania	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
Wednesday, Nov. 15
At Kinshasa, Congo

Congo 2, Mauritania 0

Thursday, Nov. 16
At Benina, Libya

Sudan 1, Togo 1

Saturday, Nov. 18
At Diamniadio, Senegal

Senegal 4, South Sudan 0

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Benina, Libya

Sudan 1, Congo 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Diamniadio, Senegal

South Sudan 0, Mauritania 0

At Lomé, Togo

Togo 0, Senegal 0

GROUP C
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Rwanda	2	1	1	0	2	0	4
South Africa	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
Nigeria	2	0	2	0	2	2	2
Lesotho	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
Zimbabwe	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
Benin	2	0	1	1	1	2	1
Wednesday, Nov. 15
At Butare, Rwanda

Rwanda 0, Zimbabwe 0

Thursday, Nov. 16
At Uyo, Nigeria

Nigeria 1, Lesotho 1

Saturday, Nov. 18
At Durban, South Africa

South Africa 2, Benin 1

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Butare, Rwanda

Zimbabwe 1, Nigeria 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Butare, Rwanda

Rwanda 2, South Africa 0

Lesotho 0, Benin 0

GROUP D
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Cameroon	2	1	1	0	4	1	4
Cape Verde	2	1	1	0	2	0	4
Libya	2	1	1	0	1	1	4
Angola	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
Mauritius	2	0	1	1	0	0	1
Eswatini	2	0	0	2	0	3	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Praia, Cape Verde

Cape Verde 0, Angola 0

Friday, Nov. 17
At Mbombela, South Africa

Eswatini 0, Libya 1

At Douala, Cameroon

Cameroon 3, Mauritius 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Mbombela, South Africa

Eswatini 0, Cape Verde 2

At Benina, Libya

Libya 1, Cameroon 1

At St. Pierre, Mauritius

Mauritius 0, Angola 0.

GROUP E
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Morocco	1	1	0	0	2	0	3
Zambia	2	1	0	1	5	4	3
Niger	2	2	0	0	2	2	3
Tanzania	2	1	0	1	0	3	3
Republic of Congo	1	0	0	1	2	4	0
Eritrea withdrew
Friday, Nov. 17

Zambia 4, Republic of Congo 2

Saturday, Nov. 18
At Marrakesh, Morocco

Niger 0, Tanzania 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Marrakesh, Morocco

Niger 2, Zambia 1

At Dar Es Saalam, Tanzania

Tanzania 0, Morocco 2

GROUP F
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	11	0	6
Gabon	2	2	0	0	4	2	6
Kenya	2	1	0	1	6	2	3
Burundi	2	1	0	1	4	4	3
Gambia	2	0	0	2	2	5	0
Seychelles	2	0	0	2	0	14	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Dar Es Saalam, Tanzania

Burundi 3, Gambia 2

At Franceville, Gabon

Gabon 2, Kenya 1

Friday, Nov. 17
At Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast 9, Seychelles 0

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Dar Es Saalam, Tanzania

Burundi 1, Gabon 2

Monday, Nov. 20
At Dar Es Saalam, Tanzania

Gambia 0, Ivory Coast 2

At Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Seychelles 0, Keyna 5

GROUP G
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Algeria	2	2	0	0	5	1	6
Botswana	2	1	0	1	3	3	3
Guinea	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
Uganda	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
Mozambique	2	1	0	1	3	4	3
Somalia	2	0	0	2	1	4	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Francistown, Botswana

Botswana 2, Mozambique 3

At Algiers, Algeria

Algeria 3, Somalia 1

Friday, Nov. 17
At Berkene, Morocco

Guinea 2, Uganda 1

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Maputo, Mozambique

Mozambique 0, Algeria 2

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Francistown, Botswana

Botswana 1, Guinea 0

At Berkene, Morocco

Somalia 0, Uganda 1

GROUP H
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Tunisia	2	2	0	0	5	0	6
Equatorial Guinea	2	2	0	0	2	0	6
Namibia	2	1	0	1	2	1	3
Malawi	2	1	0	1	1	1	3
Liberia	2	0	0	2	0	2	0
São Tomé	2	0	0	2	0	6	0
Wednesday, Nov. 15
At Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 1, Namibia 0

Friday, Nov. 17
At Paynesville, Liberia

Liberia 0, Malawi 1

At Radès, Tunisia

Tunisia 4, São Tomé and Príncipe 0

Monday, Nov. 20
At Paynesville, Liberia

Liberia 0, Equatorial Guinea 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Lilongwe, Malawi

Malawi 0, Tunisia 1

At Agadir, Morocco

São Tomé and Príncipe 0, Namibia 2

GROUP I
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Comoros	2	2	0	0	5	2	6
Mali	2	1	1	0	4	2	4
Madagascar	2	1	0	1	3	1	3
Ghana	2	1	0	1	1	1	3
Cent. Afr. Republic	2	0	1	1	3	5	1
Chad	2	0	0	2	1	6	0
Friday, Nov. 17
At Moroni, Comoros

Comoros 4, Central African Republic 2

At Kumasi, Ghana

Ghana 1, Madagascar 0

At Bamako, Mali

Mali 3, Chad 1

Monday, Nov. 20
At Oujda, Morocco

Chad 0, Madagascar 3

At Bamako, Mali

Mali 1, Central African Republic 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Moroni, Comoros

Comoros 1, Ghana 0

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