The second half of 2025 sees the EAP and Asia regions host two high stakes ICC men's and women's pathway events on the road ...

Asian (AFC) 2026 World Cup qualification format First round (Oct. 11-17, 2023): 20 teams, home-and-away Second round (Nov. 2023 - June 2024): 36 teams, nine groups, top two from each group advance ...

The third phase of Asian qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is in the books and with their conclusion, traditional powers Japan, South Korea, Iran, and Australia have been joined by debutants ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia is set to compete in the fourth round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers in October 2025. The allocation of teams into pots for the draw will be determined by ...

Uzbekistan qualified for its debut soccer World Cup on Thursday night, becoming the first ever Central Asian country to make it to the sport’s global showpiece.

Indonesia's Thom Haye, right, celebrates with his teammates after their victory over China during the World Cup 2026 group C Asia qualifying soccer match between Indonesia and China at Gelora Bung ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been awarded the hosting rights for the fourth round of Asia's 2026 World Cup preliminaries in October, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday.

The Iraqi Football Association (IFA) has submitted an official request to host one of the two groups in the fourth round of Asian qualifiers for next year's World Cup in North America.

Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup has been a long journey so far, a gauntlet that will require — at a minimum — multiple group stages. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will put eight teams ...