Last night and this morning, the second phase of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers was over, and seven teams, including Qatar, Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Australia, advanced to the round of 18 in two rounds; Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Bahrain and Palestine qualified in the next round with a draw, and the situation was relatively clear; China, Syria and Indonesia could advance if they won the next round. Let's take a look at the points of each group:
In Group A, Qatar defeated Kuwait 2:1 to win four consecutive victories to qualify for the first group match, while Afghanistan beat India 2:1, and all three teams had a chance to qualify for the remaining place.
In the Group B match, the match between Japan and North Korea was temporarily cancelled, but the AFC said that it would not arrange a rematch, and there was a high probability that North Korea would lose 0:3, so that the Japanese team had also advanced in advance, and Syria defeated 10-man Myanmar 7:0, and there was a high probability that it would get another qualifying place.
In the Group C game, China defeated Singapore 4:1, Wu Lei staged 2 shots and 1 pass to become the biggest contributor to the victory, and the next game as long as the home team wins Thailand can advance to qualify, South Korea defeated Thailand 3:0, almost advanced to the round of 18.
In Group D, Kyrgyzstan defeated Chinese Taipei 5:1, Oman beat Malaysia 2:0, Oman will lock in a qualifying spot, and Kyrgyzstan's direct dialogue with Malaysia will determine the ownership of another qualifying ticket.
In Group E, Iran defeated Turkmenistan 1:0 and Uzbekistan beat Hong Kong, China 3:0.
In Group F, Iraq defeated the Philippines 5:0 to take the lead in qualifying, and Vietnam's 0:3 home defeat to Indonesia was somewhat surprising.
In the match of Group G, Saudi Arabia was forced to draw 1:1 by Tajikistan, and it seems that it is understandable that the Chinese team cannot win against Tajikistan! Jordan defeated Pakistan 7-0 to rank second, and the qualifying situation of this group is somewhat similar to Group C.
In Group H, the United Arab Emirates defeated Yemen 3-0 to qualify ahead of schedule, while Bahrain also beat Nepal 3-0 to qualify.
In Group I, Australia swept Lebanon 5:0 to advance to qualify, while Palestine defeated Bangladesh 1:0 and qualified for the next round with a draw.