Schedule For The Third Match Of The 2026 World Cup Qualification In The Asian Zone

Iraq will face the Philippines in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers (Instagram/@iraqnt_en).

JAKARTA - The Asian zone teams returned to play the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification match on Thursday, March 21, 2024, until Friday, March 22, 2024.

All teams from Group A to Group I will have their third match. They are certainly struggling for 18 tickets to the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification.

There are many possibilities because competition is still wide open.

For example, the Indonesian national team is currently still the caretaker. However, they still have a big chance of displacing Vietnam from second place in Group F if they win.

The Garuda squad will face The Golden Star at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium at 21.30.

Another match in Group F is presented with a battle between Iraq vs the Philippines. Iraq, which is the host, is clearly above the wind to win the match.

Iraq is also the superior team in Group F. They are predicted to qualify for the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

So far, Iraq has collected two wins from two matches. The six points came from beating the Indonesian national team 5-1 and beating Vietnam 1-0.

Apart from Iraq, there are Qatar (Group A), Japan (Group B), South Korea (Group C), Malaysia (Group D), Saudi Arabia (Group G), United Arab Emirates (Group H), and Australia (Group I) who can maintain perfect points in the previous two matches.

Not only that, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia have not even conceded.

Until the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the Asian Zone was completed, Ayase Ueda was at the top of the qualifying score with five goals.

Two Indonesian national team players, Dimas Drajad and Ramadhan Sananta, were in third place with three goals each.

Then, in the next position, there are the names of Hokky Caraka and Rizky Ridho who have scored two goals throughout their qualifications.

Meanwhile, teams from Southeast Asia, only Malaysia appeared surprising. They are at the top of the Group D standings with two wins, namely 4-3 vs Kyrgyzstan and 1-0 against China Taipei.

Thailand and Vietnam followed by being in second place in Group C and Group F. Then, there is the Philippines which leads to the third stage of Group F. T

Finally, the Indonesian, Singapore and Myanmar national teams are still the most distended and struggling to improve their position in Group F, Group C, and Group B standings.

Asian Zone 2026 World Cup Qualification Schedule

Group A

Qatar vs Kuwait - 22 March 2022 At 01.30 WIB

Afghanistan Vs India - 22 March 2022 At 02.00 WIB

Group B

Japan Vs North Korea - March 21, 2022 At 17.23 WIB

Myanmar vs Syria - March 21, 2022 at 18.30 WIB

Group C

South Korea vs Thailand - March 21, 2022 at 18.00 WIB

Singapore vs China - March 21, 2022 at 19.30 WIB

Group D

China Taipei Vs Kyrgyzstan - March 21, 2022 At 15.00 WIB

Oman vs Malaysia - 22 March 2022 At 01.00 WIB

Group E

Hong Kong vs Uzbekistan - March 21, 2022 at 19.00 WIB

Iran vs Turkmenistan - March 21, 2022 at 23.00 WIB

Group F

Indonesia Vs Vietnam - March 21, 2022 At 20.30 WIB

Iraq vs Philippines - 22 March 2022 At 02.00 WIB

Group G

Pakistan vs Jordan - March 21, 2022 at 16.00 WIB

Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan - March 22, 2022 At 02.00 WIB

Group H

United Arab Emirates Vs Yemen - March 22, 2022 At 01.00 WIB

Nepal vs Bahrain - 22 March 2022 At 02.00 WIB

Group I

Australia Vs Lebanon - March 21, 2022 At 16.10 WIB

Palestine vs Bangladesh - 22 March 2022 At 01.30 WIB