Football: Asian World Cup qualifying tables
Asian qualifying tables for the 2026 World Cup ahead of games on Thursday:
Group A (games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)
Qatar 4 4 0 0 16 2 12
India 4 1 1 2 2 5 4
Afghanistan 4 1 1 2 3 13 4
Kuwait 4 1 0 3 5 6 3
Group B
Japan 4 4 0 0 14 0 12
Syria 4 2 1 1 9 6 7
North Korea 4 1 0 3 6 6 3
Myanmar 4 0 1 3 2 19 1
Group C
South Korea 4 3 1 0 12 1 10
China 4 2 1 1 8 7 7
Thailand 4 1 1 2 5 7 4
Singapore 4 0 1 3 4 14 1
Group D
Kyrgyzstan 4 3 0 1 11 5 9
Oman 4 3 0 1 7 1 9
Malaysia 4 2 0 2 5 7 6
Taiwan 4 0 0 4 1 11 0
Group E
Iran 4 3 1 0 12 2 10
Uzbekistan 4 3 1 0 10 3 10
Turkmenistan 4 0 1 3 3 11 1
Hong Kong 4 0 1 3 2 11 1
Group F
Iraq 4 4 0 0 12 1 12
Indonesia 4 2 1 1 6 6 7
Vietnam 4 1 0 3 2 5 3
Philippines 4 0 1 3 1 9 1
Group G
Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 8 1 10
Jordan 4 2 1 1 11 3 7
Tajikistan 4 1 2 1 8 4 5
Pakistan 4 0 0 4 1 20 0
Group H
UAE 4 4 0 0 11 1 12
Bahrain 4 3 0 1 10 2 9
Yemen 4 1 0 3 3 7 3
Nepal 4 0 0 4 0 14 0
Group I
Australia 4 4 0 0 15 0 12
Palestine 4 2 1 1 6 1 7
Lebanon 4 0 2 2 1 8 2
Bangladesh 4 0 1 3 1 14 1
Football: Asian qualifying fixtures for 2026 World Cup
Asian qualifying fixtures for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico (kickoff times GMT):
June 6
Group A
At Kolkata
India v Kuwait (1330)
At Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan v Qatar (1600)
Group B
At Yangon
Myanmar v Japan (1210)
At Vientiane, Laos
North Korea v Syria (1300)
Group C
At Shenyang
China v Thailand (1200)
At Singapore
Singapore v South Korea (1200)
Group D
At Taipei
Taiwan v Oman (1100)
At Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan v Malaysia (1500)
Group E
At Hong Kong
Hong Kong v Iran (1200)
At Tashkent
Uzbekistan v Turkmenistan (1430)
Group F
At Jakarta
Indonesia v Iraq (0900)
At Hanoi
Vietnam v Philippines (1200)
Group G
At Islamabad
Pakistan v Saudi Arabia (1530)
At Amman
Jordan v Tajikistan (1730)
Group H
At Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Nepal v UAE (1600)
At Riffa
Bahrain v Yemen (1730)
Group I
At Dhaka
Bangladesh v Australia (1045)
At Doha, Qatar
Palestine v Lebanon (1600)
June 11
Group A
At Doha
Qatar v India (1545)
At Kuwait City
Kuwait v Afghanistan (1745)
Group B
At Hiroshima
Japan v Syria (1014)
At Vientiane, Laos
North Korea v Myanmar (1300)
Group C
At Seoul
South Korea v China (1100)
At Bangkok
Thailand v Singapore (1230)
Group D
At Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia v Taiwan (1300)
At Muscat
Oman v Kyrgyzstan (1600)
Group E
At Ashgabat
Turkmenistan v Hong Kong (1500)
At Tehran
Iran v Uzbekistan (1700)
Group F
At Jakarta
Indonesia v Philippines (1230)
At Basra
Iraq v Vietnam (1800)
Group G
At Dushanbe
Tajikistan v Pakistan (1500)
At Riyadh
Saudi Arabia v Jordan (1800)
Group H
At Dubai
UAE v Bahrain (1700)
At Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Yemen v Nepal (1800)
Group I
At Perth
Australia v Palestine (1210)
At Doha
Lebanon v Bangladesh (1600)