Season Description The Asian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup for national teams of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). AFC teams were allocated eight direct qualifying slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot.
The qualification process involved five rounds; the first two also serving as qualification for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
Round 1 United Arab Emirates vs Nepal - 15:45:00 Qatar vs United Arab Emirates - 16:00:00
Round 2 Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates - 15:45:00 United Arab Emirates vs Iran - 16:00:00 United Arab Emirates vs Oman - 17:15:00
Round 3 United Arab Emirates vs Yemen - 18:00:00 United Arab Emirates vs North Korea - 16:00:00 Qatar vs United Arab Emirates - 17:00:00
Round 4 Yemen vs United Arab Emirates - 19:00:00 Uzbekistan vs United Arab Emirates - 14:00:00
Round 5 Nepal vs United Arab Emirates - 16:00:00 United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan - 16:15:00 United Arab Emirates vs Iraq - 16:00:00 Iraq vs United Arab Emirates - 16:00:00
Round 6 United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain - 17:00:00 United Arab Emirates vs Qatar - 16:00:00
Round 7 Iran vs United Arab Emirates - 16:00:00
Round 8 North Korea vs United Arab Emirates - 18:15:00
Round 9 United Arab Emirates vs Uzbekistan - 16:00:00
Round 10 Kyrgyzstan vs United Arab Emirates - 13:45:00
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