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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round
Tournament details
Dates8–14 October 2025
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
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The fourth round of AFC matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will be played in October 2025.[1]

Format

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The third-place and fourth-place teams from the third round will be divided into two groups of three teams. Each group will play a round-robin tournament at a centralized venue.[2] The winners of each group will qualify directly for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while the runners-up will advance to the fifth round.[3]

On 13 June 2025, AFC confirmed Qatar and Saudi Arabia as the host countries. [4]

Qualified teams

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The following teams finished third or fourth in their respective third round groups:

Draw

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The fourth round draw is scheduled to take place on 17 July 2025 at Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka, Japan.[5][6]

Each group will contain one team from each pot.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  1.  Qatar (55) (Hosts)
  2.  Saudi Arabia (58) (Hosts)
  1.  Oman (77)
  2.  Indonesia (123)

Schedule

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

Matchday Date
Matchday 1 8 October 2025
Matchday 2 11 October 2025
Matchday 3 14 October 2025

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification A1 A2 A3
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 14 Oct —
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth round — — 11 Oct
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Oct — —
First match(es) will be played: 8 October 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
A3vA1
A2vA3
A1vA2

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification B1 B2 B3
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 FIFA World Cup — 14 Oct —
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth round — — 11 Oct
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Oct — —
First match(es) will be played: 8 October 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
B3vB1
B2vB3
B1vB2

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Asia's pathway to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 confirmed". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Hosts of AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Playoffs confirmed". the-AFC. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  5. ^ "Football Calendar". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. ^ Mendola, Nicholas (11 June 2025). "Asian (AFC) 2026 World Cup qualifying schedule, scores, results, table". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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