JAKARTA - The second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification as well as a qualifying event for the 2027 Asian Cup. With the final match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification, 18 countries have qualified for the 2027 Asian Cup, including the Indonesian national team.

The entire second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification matches will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, early morning WIB. The Indonesian national team is one of the countries that advance to the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers as well as qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup.

This assurance was obtained after the Garuda squad defeated the Philippines 2-0 in the last match of Group F the second round at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Tuesday, June 11, 2024, night WIB.

The victory over the Philippines made Indonesia occupy the position of runners-up in Group F. Indonesia succeeded in accompanying Iraq, which won Group F.

Apart from Indonesia and Iraq, as many as 16 other countries have also been confirmed to qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup.

The 2027 Asian Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia from January 15 to February 8, 2027. This agenda will actually contain 24 teams.

After 18 teams qualified through the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, there were still six more tickets up for grabs.

Six slots will be contested through the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers from March 25, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

Participants came from 18 teams that did not qualify for the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers plus Bhutan, Maldives, and Laos, as well as the winners of the playoffs between Sri Lanka vs Cambodia, Timor Leste vs Mongolia, and Brunei vs Macau.

List 18 Countries Qualify For The 2027 Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia (host)

Bahrain

Iran

Iraq

Japan

Jordan

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Australia

South Korea

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Indonesia

China

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

North Korea


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