JAKARTA - The third round of the second round of the 2026 Asian Zone Qualification will be completed on Friday, March 22, 2024, early morning WIB.
A number of surprises occurred which made the permutation of the standings even more interesting.
India became a serious competitor in the race for tickets to qualify for the next round of qualification after the 1-1 draw against Afghanistan.
They are now in second place after Kuwait was beaten by Qatar 0-3.
Thailand appeared as a serious challenger for the hunt for the third round. They managed to contain the South Korean series 1-1.
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The White Elephant Team is now in second place, behind South Korea, after China and Singapore drew 1-1.
Group D became the hottest group in the second round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualifiers.
Malaysia's defeat of Oman 0-2 made the competition even tighter. The neighboring country was thrown into third place after previously leading the standings.
While Group E seems to be owned by Iran and Uzbekistan. The two teams both packed seven points from three matches. The distance between Hong Kong and Turkmenistan is far apart, six points.
Group F also presents a hot battle. The Indonesian national team moved to second place after beating Vietnam 1-0.
Before meeting The Golden Star, the Garuda Squad was caretaker of the standings because it only packed one point from the defeat against Iraq (1-5) and drew against the Philippines (1-1).
Interestingly, the Philippines only lost 0-1 against Iraq in this third qualifying match.
Other groups, Japan (Group B), Saudi Arabia (Group G), United Arab Emirates (Group H), and Australia (Group I) are still too superior to their opponents.
They are increasingly asserting themselves as a strong team with perfect points from three qualifying matches.
Furthermore, the fourth match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification will be held on March 26, 2024.
Third Round Of Second Round Of Asian Zone 2026 World Cup Qualification Results
Group A
Qatar vs Kuwait 3-0
Afghanistan vs India 0-0
Group B
Japan vs North Korea 1-0
Myanmar vs Syria 1-1
Group C
South Korea vs Thailand 1-1
Singapore vs China 2-2
Group D
China Taipei vs Kyrgyzstan 0-2
Oman vs Malaysia 2-0
Group E
Hong Kong vs Uzbekistan 0-2
Iran vs Turkmenistan 5-0
Group F
Indonesia vs Vietnam 1-0
Iraq vs Philippines 1-0
Group G
Pakistan vs Jordan 0-3
Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan 1-0
Group H
United Arab Emirates vs Yemen 2-1
Nepal vs Bahrain 0-5
Group I
Australia vs Lebanon 2-0
Palestine vs Bangladesh 5-0
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