2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
Tournament details
Dates	5 September 2024 – 10 June 2025
Teams	18 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	90
Goals scored	231 (2.57 per match)
Attendance	2,581,626 (28,685 per match)
Top scorer(s)	6 players (5 goals each)
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The third round of AFC matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 5 September 2024 to 10 June 2025.^[1]

Format

The 18 teams that advanced from the second round (nine group winners and nine group runners-up) were divided into three groups of six teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top two teams of each group qualified directly for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while the third and fourth-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.^[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams finished first or second in their respective second round groups:^[3]

Draw

The draw for the third round was held on 27 June 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[3]

The seeding for the draw was based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings on 20 June 2024 (shown in parentheses below).^[4]

Each group contained one team from each of the six pots. The draw started with Pot 6 and concluded with Pot 1, with each team drawn being placed in the corresponding position sequentially in Group A, then B, then C.^[5]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Japan (17) Iran (20) South Korea (22)	Australia (23) Qatar (35) Iraq (55)	Saudi Arabia (56) Uzbekistan (62) Jordan (68)
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
United Arab Emirates (69) Oman (76) Bahrain (81)	China (88) Palestine (95) Kyrgyzstan (101)	North Korea (110) Indonesia (134) Kuwait (137)

Note: Bold indicates team qualified for the World Cup. Italics indicates the team advanced to the fourth round.

Schedule

The competition schedule was as follows:^[1]^[6]

Matchday	Date
Matchday 1	5 September 2024
Matchday 2	10 September 2024
Matchday 3	10 October 2024
Matchday 4	15 October 2024
Matchday 5	14–15 November 2024
Matchday 6	19 November 2024
Matchday 7	20 March 2025
Matchday 8	25 March 2025
Matchday 9	5 June 2025
Matchday 10	10 June 2025

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	10	7	2	1	19	8	+11	23	2026 FIFA World Cup	—	2–2	2–0	4–1	1–0	3–0
2	Uzbekistan	10	6	3	1	14	7	+7	21	2026 FIFA World Cup	0–0	—	1–0	3–0	1–0	1–0
3	United Arab Emirates	10	4	3	3	15	8	+7	15	Fourth round	0–1	0–0	—	5–0	3–0	1–1
4	Qatar	10	4	1	5	17	24	−7	13	Fourth round	1–0	3–2	1–3	—	3–1	5–1
5	Kyrgyzstan	10	2	2	6	12	18	−6	8		2–3	2–3	1–1	3–1	—	1–0
6	North Korea	10	0	3	7	9	21	−12	3		2–3	0–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	—

Source: AFC, FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

5 September 2024

19:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	1–0	North Korea
Masharipov 20'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 24,205

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

5 September 2024

19:30 UTC+3:30

Iran	1–0	Kyrgyzstan
Taremi 34'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Fuladshahr Stadium, Fuladshahr

Attendance: 12,077

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

5 September 2024

19:00 UTC+3

Qatar	1–3	United Arab Emirates
Al-Hassan 38'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abdalla 68' Ibrahim 80' Saleh 90+4'

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 33,952

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

10 September 2024

19:00 UTC+7

North Korea	2–2	Qatar
Ri Il-song 19' Kang Kuk-chol 52'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Afif 31' (pen.) Ali 44'

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 140

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

10 September 2024

20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	2–3	Uzbekistan
Kojo 15' Abdurakhmanov 35'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Shomurodov 17' Aliqulov 45' Urunov 72'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 13,282

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

10 September 2024

20:00 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	0–1	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ghayedi 45+3'

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 17,826

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

10 October 2024

19:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	0–0	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 33,829

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

10 October 2024

19:00 UTC+3

Qatar	3–1	Kyrgyzstan
Ali 39' Kozubaev 63' (o.g.) Al-Hassan 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Shukurov 76'

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 25,195

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

10 October 2024

20:00 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	1–1	North Korea
Al-Ghassani 66'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jong Il-gwan 86'

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 8,536

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

15 October 2024

19:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Shukurov 76' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 32,773

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

15 October 2024

20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	1–0	North Korea
Brauzman 11'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 9,769

Referee: Khaled Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

15 October 2024

20:00 UTC+4

Iran	4–1	Qatar
Azmoun 42', 48' Mohebi 65' Mohammad 90+8' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ali 17'

Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 7,890

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

14 November 2024

19:00 UTC+7

North Korea	2–3	Iran
Taremi 56' (o.g.) Kim Yu-song 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ghayedi 29' Mohebi 41', 45'

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 100

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

14 November 2024

19:15 UTC+3

Qatar	3–2	Uzbekistan
Ali 25', 41' Mendes 90+12'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Fayzullaev 75', 80'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 10,759

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

14 November 2024

20:15 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	3–0	Kyrgyzstan
Abdalla 15', 89' Meloni 35'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 6,238

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

19 November 2024

19:00 UTC+7

North Korea	0–1	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Fayzullaev 44'

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane (Laos)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 166

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

19 November 2024

20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	2–3	Iran
Kojo 51', 64' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Taremi 12' Hardani 33' Azmoun 76'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 10,021

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

19 November 2024

20:00 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	5–0	Qatar
Lima 4', 45' (pen.), 45+5', 56' (pen.) Al-Ghassani 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 13,825

Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

20 March 2025

21:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	1–0	Kyrgyzstan
Alijonov 40'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 32,458

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

20 March 2025

19:30 UTC+3:30

Iran	2–0	United Arab Emirates
Azmoun 45+27' Mohebi 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,469

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

20 March 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Qatar	5–1	North Korea
Afif 17' Al Ganehi 23' Kim Yu-song 34' (o.g.) Al-Rawi 56' Alaaeldin 66'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Pak Kwang-hun 86'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 10,375

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

25 March 2025

19:45 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	3–1	Qatar
Kichin 45+1' Mishchenko 82' Shukurov 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Mendes 52'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 12,325

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

25 March 2025

19:30 UTC+3:30

Iran	2–2	Uzbekistan
Taremi 52', 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Erkinov 16' Fayzullaev 53'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 36,702

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

25 March 2025

21:15 UTC+3

North Korea	1–2	United Arab Emirates
Kim Yu-song 43'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lima 5' Adil 90+8'

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 223

Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

5 June 2025

20:00 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	0–0	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 9,820

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

5 June 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Qatar	1–0	Iran
Pedro Miguel 41'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 8,925

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)

5 June 2025

21:15 UTC+3

North Korea	2–2	Kyrgyzstan
Pak Kwang-hun 44' Ri Jo-guk 52'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Alykulov 57' Kim Sung-hye 90+5' (o.g.)

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 100

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

10 June 2025

18:45 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	3–0	Qatar
Turgunboev 28' Shomurodov 86' Sergeev 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Milliy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 32,931

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

10 June 2025

19:45 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	1–1	United Arab Emirates
Merk 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abdalla 30'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 12,258

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

10 June 2025

19:30 UTC+3:30

Iran	3–0	North Korea
Mehdi Mohebi 74' Taremi 77' Hosseinzadeh 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 16,803

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	10	6	4	0	20	7	+13	22	2026 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	3–2	1–1	0–0	4–0
2	Jordan	10	4	4	2	16	8	+8	16	2026 FIFA World Cup	0–2	—	0–1	4–0	3–1	1–1
3	Iraq	10	4	3	3	9	9	0	15	Fourth round	0–2	0–0	—	1–0	1–0	2–2
4	Oman	10	3	2	5	9	14	−5	11	Fourth round	1–3	0–3	0–1	—	1–0	4–0
5	Palestine	10	2	4	4	10	13	−3	10		1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	—	2–2
6	Kuwait	10	0	5	5	7	20	−13	5		1–3	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–2	—

Source: AFC, FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

5 September 2024

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	0–0	Palestine
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 59,579

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

5 September 2024

19:00 UTC+3

Iraq	1–0	Oman
Hussein 13'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 63,720

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

5 September 2024

21:00 UTC+3

Jordan	1–1	Kuwait
Al-Taamari 14'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nasser 90+2' (pen.)

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 13,555

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

10 September 2024

22:00 UTC+8

Palestine	1–3	Jordan
Abou Ali 41'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Naimat 5', 50' Al-Rawabdeh 72'

Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 3,012

Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

10 September 2024

18:00 UTC+4

Oman	1–3	South Korea
Jung Seung-hyun 45+2' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hwang Hee-chan 10' Son Heung-min 82' Joo Min-kyu 90+11'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 27,144

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

10 September 2024

21:00 UTC+3

Kuwait	0–0	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 58,000

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

10 October 2024

17:00 UTC+3

Jordan	0–2	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lee Jae-sung 38' Oh Hyeon-gyu 68'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 14,655

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

10 October 2024

20:00 UTC+4

Oman	4–0	Kuwait
Al-Mushaifri 17', 58' Al-Ghassani 30' Fawaz 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 25,891

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

10 October 2024

21:00 UTC+3

Iraq	1–0	Palestine
Hussein 31'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 44,773

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

15 October 2024

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	3–2	Iraq
Oh Se-hun 41' Oh Hyeon-gyu 74' Lee Jae-sung 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 50' Bayesh 90+5'

Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin

Attendance: 35,198

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

15 October 2024

19:00 UTC+3

Jordan	4–0	Oman
Al-Naimat 26', 54' Olwan 49' (pen.), 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 14,515

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

15 October 2024

19:00 UTC+3

Palestine	2–2	Kuwait
Abou Ali 41' (pen.) Qunbar 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nasser 31' (pen.), 80'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 1,827

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

14 November 2024

17:00 UTC+3

Kuwait	1–3	South Korea
Daham 60'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Oh Se-hun 10' Son Heung-min 19' (pen.) Bae Jun-ho 74'

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 22,791

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

14 November 2024

20:00 UTC+4

Oman	1–0	Palestine
Al-Ghassani 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 21,754

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

14 November 2024

19:15 UTC+3

Iraq	0–0	Jordan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

19 November 2024

17:00 UTC+3

Palestine	1–1	South Korea
Qunbar 12'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Son Heung-min 16'

Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 2,405

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

19 November 2024

20:00 UTC+4

Oman	0–1	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Amyn 36'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 26,377

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

19 November 2024

21:15 UTC+3

Kuwait	1–1	Jordan
Daham 68'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Naimat 21'

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 29,400

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

20 March 2025

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	1–1	Oman
Hwang Hee-chan 41'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Busaidi 80'

Goyang Stadium, Goyang

Attendance: 35,212

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

20 March 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Iraq	2–2	Kuwait
Hashim 90+3' Bayesh 90+11'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nasser 39', 70'

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 45,851

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

20 March 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Jordan	3–1	Palestine
Al-Arab 3' Nasib 11' Al-Taamari 45+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Seyam 33'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 9,555

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

25 March 2025

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	1–1	Jordan
Lee Jae-sung 5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kwon Kyung-won 30' (o.g.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 41,532

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

25 March 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Palestine	2–1	Iraq
Abou Ali 88' Mahajna 90+7'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 34'

Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 7,305

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

25 March 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Kuwait	0–1	Oman
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Sabhi 56'

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 41,322

Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

5 June 2025

20:00 UTC+4

Oman	0–3	Jordan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Olwan 45+7' (pen.), 51', 64'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 13,878

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

5 June 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Iraq	0–2	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kim Jin-gyu 63' Oh Hyeon-gyu 82'

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Attendance: 55,972

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

5 June 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Kuwait	0–2	Palestine
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Seyam 32' Abou Ali 88' (pen.)

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 5,250

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

10 June 2025

20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	4–0	Kuwait
Al Hajeri 30' (o.g.) Lee Kang-in 51' Oh Hyeon-gyu 54' Lee Jae-sung 72'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 41,119

Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

10 June 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Jordan	0–1	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Sajjad 73'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 15,502

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

10 June 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Palestine	1–1	Oman
Kharoub 49'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Sabhi 90+7' (pen.)

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman (Jordan)^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	10	7	2	1	30	3	+27	23	2026 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	0–0	6–0	7–0	2–0
2	Australia	10	5	4	1	16	7	+9	19	2026 FIFA World Cup	1–0	—	0–0	5–1	3–1	0–1
3	Saudi Arabia	10	3	4	3	7	8	−1	13	Fourth round	0–2	1–2	—	1–1	1–0	0–0
4	Indonesia	10	3	3	4	9	20	−11	12	Fourth round	0–4	0–0	2–0	—	1–0	1–0
5	China	10	3	0	7	7	20	−13	9		1–3	0–2	1–2	2–1	—	1–0
6	Bahrain	10	1	3	6	5	16	−11	6		0–5	2–2	0–2	2–2	0–1	—

Source: AFC, FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

5 September 2024

20:10 UTC+10

Australia	0–1	Bahrain
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Souttar 89' (o.g.)

Robina Stadium, Gold Coast

Attendance: 24,644

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

5 September 2024

19:35 UTC+9

Japan	7–0	China
Endo 12' Mitoma 45+2' Minamino 52', 58' Itō 77' Maeda 87' Kubo 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 52,398

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

5 September 2024

21:00 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	1–1	Indonesia
Al-Juwayr 45+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Walsh 19'

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 42,385

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

10 September 2024

19:00 UTC+7

Indonesia	0–0	Australia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 70,059

Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

10 September 2024

20:00 UTC+8

China	1–2	Saudi Arabia
Lajami 14' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kadesh 39', 90'

Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium, Dalian

Attendance: 48,628

Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

10 September 2024

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–5	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ueda 37' (pen.), 47' Morita 61', 64' Ogawa 81'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 22,729

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

10 October 2024

19:40 UTC+10:30

Australia	3–1	China
Miller 45+2' Goodwin 53' Velupillay 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Xie Wenneng 20'

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Attendance: 46,219

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

10 October 2024

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain	2–2	Indonesia
Marhoon 15', 90+9'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Oratmangoen 45+3' Struick 74'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 10,731

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

10 October 2024

21:00 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	0–2	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kamada 14' Ogawa 81'

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 56,283

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

15 October 2024

19:35 UTC+9^{[note 5]}

Japan	1–1	Australia
Burgess 76' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Taniguchi 58' (o.g.)

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 58,730

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

15 October 2024

20:00 UTC+8

China	2–1	Indonesia
Behram 21' Zhang Yuning 44'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Haye 86'

Qingdao Youth Football Stadium, Qingdao

Attendance: 37,133

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

15 October 2024

21:00 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	0–0	Bahrain
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 35,437

Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

14 November 2024

20:10 UTC+11

Australia	0–0	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 27,491

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

14 November 2024

17:00 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–1	China
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Zhang Yuning 90+1'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 7,921

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

15 November 2024

19:00 UTC+7

Indonesia	0–4	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hubner 35' (o.g.) Minamino 40' Morita 49' Sugawara 69'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 60,304

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

19 November 2024

20:00 UTC+8

China	1–3	Japan
Lin Liangming 48'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ogawa 39', 54' Itakura 45+6'

Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen

Attendance: 45,336

Referee: Muhammad Taqi bin Jahari (Singapore)

19 November 2024

19:00 UTC+7

Indonesia	2–0	Saudi Arabia
Marselino 32', 57'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 55,970

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

19 November 2024

18:15 UTC+3

Bahrain	2–2	Australia
Abduljabbar 75', 77'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yengi 1', 90+6'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 6,873

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

20 March 2025

20:10 UTC+11

Australia	5–1	Indonesia
Boyle 18' (pen.) Velupillay 20' Irvine 34', 90' Miller 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Romeny 78'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 35,241

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

20 March 2025

19:35 UTC+9

Japan	2–0	Bahrain
Kamada 66' Kubo 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 58,137

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

20 March 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	1–0	China
S. Al-Dawsari 50'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 24,742

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

25 March 2025

19:35 UTC+9

Japan	0–0	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 58,003

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

25 March 2025

19:00 UTC+8

China	0–2	Australia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Irvine 16' Velupillay 29'

Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium, Hangzhou

Attendance: 70,588

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

25 March 2025

20:45 UTC+7

Indonesia	1–0	Bahrain
Romeny 24'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 69,599

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

5 June 2025

19:10 UTC+8

Australia	1–0	Japan
Behich 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Perth Stadium, Perth

Attendance: 57,226

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

5 June 2025

20:45 UTC+7

Indonesia	1–0	China
Romeny 45' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 69,661

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

5 June 2025

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–2	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Juwayr 16' Al-Aboud 78'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 15,075

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

10 June 2025

19:35 UTC+9

Japan	6–0	Indonesia
Kamada 15', 45+6' Kubo 19' Morishita 55' Machino 58' Hosoya 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Suita City Football Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 33,661

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

10 June 2025

19:00 UTC+8

China	1–0	Bahrain
Wang Yudong 90+3' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Longxing Football Stadium, Chongqing

Attendance: 51,236

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

10 June 2025

21:15 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	1–2	Australia
Al-Aboud 19'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Metcalfe 42' Duke 48'

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 24,620

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Goalscorers

There were 231 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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