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	United Arab Emirates	[bye]	1st in group H	3rd in group A	2nd in group A	v IRQ [elimination phase]

Qatar and Saudi Arabia qualify; UAE-Iraq for playoff place
[THU 16 OCT 2025]

Qatar and Saudi Arabia have qualified for the 2026 Men’s World Cup after topping their groups in the AFC playoffs. The United Arab Emirates and Iraq will meet for a place in the interconfederation playoffs next month. more...

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FIRST GROUP PHASE

GROUP H		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	United Arab Emirates	6	5	1	0	16	2	+14	16
HOME		3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
AWAY		3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
»	Bahrain	6	3	2	1	11	3	+8	11
HOME		3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
AWAY		3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
×	Yemen	6	1	2	3	5	9	-4	5
HOME		3	0	1	2	2	7	-5	1
AWAY		3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
×	Nepal	6	0	1	5	2	20	-18	1
HOME		3	0	0	3	0	11	-11	0
AWAY		3	0	1	2	2	9	-7	1

Group H

THU 16 NOV 2023

Dubai

15:45 UTC

04–00

v Nepal

TUE 21 NOV 2023

Riffa

15:45 UTC

02–00

at Bahrain

THU 21 MAR 2024

Abu Dhabi

18:00 UTC

02–01

v Yemen

TUE 26 MAR 2024

Khobar [KSA]

19:00 UTC

03–00

at Yemen

THU 06 JUN 2024

Dammam [KSA]

16:00 UTC

04–00

at Nepal

TUE 11 JUN 2024

Dubai

17:00 UTC

01–01

v Bahrain

FINAL ROUND

GROUP A		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
¤	Iran	10	7	2	1	19	8	+11	23
HOME		5	4	1	0	12	3	+9	13
AWAY		5	3	1	1	7	5	+2	10
¤	Uzbekistan	10	6	3	1	14	7	+7	21
HOME		5	4	1	0	6	0	+6	13
AWAY		5	2	2	1	8	7	+1	8
»	United Arab Emirates	10	4	3	3	15	8	+7	15
HOME		5	2	2	1	9	2	+7	8
AWAY		5	2	1	2	6	6	0	7
»	Qatar	10	4	1	5	17	24	-7	13
HOME		5	4	0	1	13	7	+6	12
AWAY		5	0	1	4	4	17	-13	1
×	Kyrgyz Rep	10	2	2	6	12	18	-6	8
HOME		5	2	1	2	9	8	+1	7
AWAY		5	0	1	4	3	10	-7	1
×	Korea DPR	10	0	3	7	9	21	-12	3
HOME		5	0	2	3	7	10	-3	2
AWAY		5	0	1	4	2	11	-9	1

Group A

THU 05 SEP 2024

Al Rayyan

16:00 UTC

03–01

at Qatar

TUE 10 SEP 2024

Al Ain

16:00 UTC

00–01

v Iran

THU 10 OCT 2024

Al Ain

16:00 UTC

01–01

v Korea DPR

TUE 15 OCT 2024

Tashkent

14:00 UTC

00–01

at Uzbekistan

THU 14 NOV 2024

Abu Dhabi

16:15 UTC

03–00

v Kyrgyz Rep

TUE 19 NOV 2024

Abu Dhabi

16:00 UTC

05–00

v Qatar

THU 20 MAR 2025

Tehran

16:00 UTC

00–02

at Iran

TUE 25 MAR 2025

Riyadh [KSA]

18:15 UTC

02–01

at Korea DPR

THU 05 JUN 2025

Abu Dhabi

16:00 UTC

00–00

v Uzbekistan

TUE 10 JUN 2025

Bishkek

13:45 UTC

01–01

at Kyrgyz Rep

AFC PLAYOFFS

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
¤	Qatar	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
HOME		1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
AWAY		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
›	United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
HOME		1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
AWAY		1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
×	Oman	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
HOME		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
AWAY		1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0

ELIMINATION PHASE

ELIMINATION
		United Arab Emirates	–	–
		Iraq	–	–

Group A

SAT 11 OCT 2025

Doha [QAT]

17:15 UTC

02–01

v Oman

TUE 14 OCT 2025

Doha

17:15 UTC

01–02

at Qatar

Elimination phase

THU 13 NOV 2025

Abu Dhabi

16:00 UTC

–

v Iraq

TUE 18 NOV 2025

Basra

16:00 UTC

–

at Iraq

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026
×	2022	[did not qualify]
×	2018	[did not qualify]
×	2014	[did not qualify]
×	2010	[did not qualify]
×	2006	[did not qualify]
×	2002	[did not qualify]
×	1998	[did not qualify]
×	1994	[did not qualify]
	1990	Group phase
×	1986	[did not qualify]
×	1982	[did not enter]
×	1978	[did not qualify]

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