Baghdad – IA
The Asian Soccer Confederation introduced the date of the draw for the third spherical of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The correspondent acknowledged, “The draw for the third spherical of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup shall be drawn subsequent Thursday within the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.”
He added, “The 18 groups that certified from the second spherical have been divided into 6 ranges, in line with the newest classification issued by the Worldwide Federation (FIFA), the place the primary stage included: Japan (17), Iran (20), South Korea (22), and the second: Australia (23). ), Qatar (35), Iraq (55), third: Saudi Arabia (56), Uzbekistan (62), Jordan (68), and the fourth stage: included: UAE (69), Oman (76), Bahrain (81), and fifth: China (88), Palestine (95), Kyrgyzstan (101), and sixth: North Korea (110), Indonesia (134) and Kuwait (137).”
He defined, “The third spherical competitions shall be held between September 2024 and June 2025, the place the groups shall be divided into three teams, every group containing 6 groups.”
He acknowledged that “the primary two groups in every group will qualify instantly for the World Cup, reserving 6 of the eight seats accessible for the Asian Confederation, whereas the remaining two seats shall be competed for within the qualifying playoff, noting that there’s a possibility to acquire a further seat by the worldwide playoff.”