2026 World Cup Qualifying Glance

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NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
FIRST ROUND
Home-and-home
Winners advance
Friday, March 22
Anguilla vs. Turks and Caicos Islands

Anguilla 0, Turks and Caicos Islands 0

U.S. Virgin Islands 1, British Virgin Islands 1

Tuesday, March 26

British Virgin Islands 0, U.S. Virgin Islands 0, 1-1 aggregate, British Virgin Islands advanced 4-2 on penalty kicks

Turks and Caicos Islands 1, Anguilla 1, 1-1 aggregate, Anguilla advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks

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SOUTH AMERICA
Top six teams qualify
Seventh place advances to playoff
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Argentina	6	5	0	1	8	2	15
Uruguay	6	4	1	1	13	5	13
Colombia	6	3	3	0	6	3	12
Venezuela	6	2	3	1	6	3	9
d-Ecuador	6	3	2	1	5	3	8
Brazil	6	2	1	3	8	7	7
Paraguay	6	1	2	3	1	3	5
Chile	6	1	2	3	3	7	5
Bolivia	6	1	0	5	4	14	3
Peru	6	0	2	4	1	8	2

d-penalized 3 points for falsifying birth documents for Byron Castillo

Thursday, Sept. 5

Argentina vs. Chile

Brazil vs. Ecuador

Bolivia vs. Venezuela

Peru vs. Colombia

Uruguay vs. Paraguay

Tuesday, Sept. 10

Chile vs. Bolivia

Colombia vs. Argentina

Ecuador vs. Peru

Paraguay vs. Brazil

Venezuela vs. Uruguay

ASIA
SECOND ROUND
Top two teams in each group advance
x-advanced
GROUP A
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
x-Qatar	4	4	0	0	15	2	12
India	4	1	1	2	2	5	4
Afghanistan	4	1	1	2	3	10	4
Kuwait	4	1	0	3	2	6	3
Thursday, March 21
At Al Rayyan, Qatar

Qatar 3, Kuwait 0

At Abha, Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan 0, India 0

Tuesday, March 26
At Guwahati, India

India 1, Afghanistan 2

At Farwaniya, Kuwait

Kuwait 1, Qatar 2

GROUP B
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	11	0	9
Syria	4	2	1	1	9	5	7
North Korea	3	1	0	2	6	3	3
Myanmar	4	0	1	3	2	18	1
Thursday, March 21
At Tokyo

Japan 1, North Korea 0

At Yangon, Myanmar

Myanmar 1, Syria 1

Tuesday, March 26
At Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korea vs. Japan, canceled

At Damman, Saudi Arabia

Syria 7, Myanmar 0

GROUP C
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
x-South Korea	4	3	1	0	12	1	10
x-China	4	2	1	1	8	7	7
Thailand	4	1	1	2	5	7	4
Singapore	4	0	1	3	4	14	1
Thursday, March 21
At Seoul, South Korea

South Korea 1, Thailand 1

At Singapore

Singapore 2, China 2

Tuesday, March 26
At Tianjin, China

China 4, Singapore 1

At Bangkok

Thailand 0, South Korea 3

GROUP D
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
x-Kyrgyzstan	4	3	0	1	11	5	9
x-Oman	4	3	0	1	7	1	9
Malaysia	4	2	0	2	5	7	6
Taiwan	4	0	0	4	1	11	0
Thursday, March 21
At Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Taiwan 0, Kyrgyzstan 2

At Muscat, Oman

Oman 2, Malaysia 0

Tuesday, March 26
At Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan 5, Taiwan 1

At Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Malaysia 0, Oman 2

GROUP E
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
x-Iran	4	3	1	0	12	2	10
x-Uzbekistan	4	3	1	0	10	3	10
Turkemistan	4	0	1	3	3	11	1
Hong Kong	4	0	1	3	2	11	1
Thursday, March 21
At Hong Kong

Hong Kong 0, Uzbekistan 2

At Tehran, Iran

Iran 5, Turkmenistan 0

Tuesday, March 26
At Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan 3, Hong Kong 0

At Ashbagat, Turkemistan

Turkmenistan 0, Iran 1

GROUP F
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
x-Iraq	4	4	0	0	12	1	12
x-Indonesia	4	2	1	1	6	6	7
Vietnam	4	1	0	3	2	5	3
Philippines	4	0	1	3	1	9	1
Thursday, March 21
At Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesia 1, Vietnam 0

At Basra, Iraq

Iraq 1, Philippines 0

Tuesday, March 26
At Manila, Philippines

Philippines 0, Iraq 0

At Hanoi, Vietnam

Vietnam 0, Indonesia 3

GROUP G
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
x-Saudi Arabia	4	3	1	0	8	1	10
x-Tajikistan	4	1	2	1	8	4	5
Jordan	4	2	1	1	11	3	7
Pakistan	4	0	0	4	1	14	0
Thursday, March 21
At Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan 0, Jordan 3

At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 1, Tajikistan 0

Tuesday, March 26
At Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Tajikistan 1, Saudi Arabia 1

At Amman, Jordan

Jordan 7, Pakistan 0

GROUP H
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
x-Utd Arab Emirates	4	4	0	0	8	1	12
x-Bahrain	4	3	0	1	10	2	9
Yemen	4	1	0	2	3	7	3
Nepal	4	0	0	4	0	13	0
Thursday, March 21
At Riffa, Bahrain

Nepal 0, Bahrain 5

At Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 2, Yemen 1

Tuesday, March 26
At Riffa, Bahrain

Bahrain 3, Nepal 0

At Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Yemen 0, United Arab Emirates 3

GROUP I
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
x-Australia	4	4	0	0	15	0	12
x-Palestine	4	2	1	1	6	1	7
Lebanon	4	0	2	2	1	8	2
Bangladesh	4	0	1	3	1	14	1
Thursday, March 21
At Sydney

Australia 2, Lebanon 0

At Kuwait City

Palestine 5, Bangladesh 0

Tuesday, March 26
At Canberra, Australia

Lebanon 0, Australia 5

At Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh 0, Palestine 1

AFRICA
First round
Group winners qualify
Top four second-place teams advance to playoffs
GROUP A
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Egypt	2	2	0	0	8	0	6
Burkina Faso	2	1	1	0	4	1	4
Guinea-Bissau	2	1	1	0	2	1	4
Sierra Leone	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
Ethiopa	2	0	1	1	0	3	1
Djibouti	2	0	0	2	0	7	0
Wednesday, Nov. 15
At El Jadida, Morocco

Ethiopia 0, Sierra Leone 0

Thursday, Nov. 16
At Cairo

Egypt 6, Djibouti 0

Friday, Nov. 17
At Marrakesh, Morocco

Burkina Faso 1, Guinea-Biseau 1

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Paynesville, Liberia

Sierra Leone 0, Egypt 2

Monday, Nov. 20
At Cairo

Djibouti 0, Guinea-Biseau 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At El Jadida, Morocco

Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 3

GROUP B
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Senegal	2	1	1	0	4	0	4
Sudan	2	1	1	0	2	1	4
Congo	2	1	0	1	2	1	3
Togo	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
South Sudan	2	0	1	1	0	4	1
Mauritania	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
Wednesday, Nov. 15
At Kinshasa, Congo

Congo 2, Mauritania 0

Thursday, Nov. 16
At Benina, Libya

Sudan 1, Togo 1

Saturday, Nov. 18
At Diamniadio, Senegal

Senegal 4, South Sudan 0

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Benina, Libya

Sudan 1, Congo 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Diamniadio, Senegal

South Sudan 0, Mauritania 0

At Lomé, Togo

Togo 0, Senegal 0

GROUP C
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Rwanda	2	1	1	0	2	0	4
South Africa	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
Nigeria	2	0	2	0	2	2	2
Lesotho	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
Zimbabwe	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
Benin	2	0	1	1	1	2	1
Wednesday, Nov. 15
At Butare, Rwanda

Rwanda 0, Zimbabwe 0

Thursday, Nov. 16
At Uyo, Nigeria

Nigeria 1, Lesotho 1

Saturday, Nov. 18
At Durban, South Africa

South Africa 2, Benin 1

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Butare, Rwanda

Zimbabwe 1, Nigeria 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Butare, Rwanda

Rwanda 2, South Africa 0

Lesotho 0, Benin 0

GROUP D
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Cameroon	2	1	1	0	4	1	4
Cape Verde	2	1	1	0	2	0	4
Libya	2	1	1	0	1	1	4
Angola	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
Mauritius	2	0	1	1	0	0	1
Eswatini	2	0	0	2	0	3	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Praia, Cape Verde

Cape Verde 0, Angola 0

Friday, Nov. 17
At Mbombela, South Africa

Eswatini 0, Libya 1

At Douala, Cameroon

Cameroon 3, Mauritius 0

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Mbombela, South Africa

Eswatini 0, Cape Verde 2

At Benina, Libya

Libya 1, Cameroon 1

At St. Pierre, Mauritius

Mauritius 0, Angola 0.

GROUP E
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Morocco	1	1	0	0	2	0	3
Zambia	2	1	0	1	5	4	3
Niger	2	2	0	0	2	2	3
Tanzania	2	1	0	1	0	3	3
Republic of Congo	1	0	0	1	2	4	0
Eritrea withdrew
Friday, Nov. 17

Zambia 4, Republic of Congo 2

Saturday, Nov. 18
At Marrakesh, Morocco

Niger 0, Tanzania 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Marrakesh, Morocco

Niger 2, Zambia 1

At Dar Es Saalam, Tanzania

Tanzania 0, Morocco 2

GROUP F
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	11	0	6
Gabon	2	2	0	0	4	2	6
Kenya	2	1	0	1	6	2	3
Burundi	2	1	0	1	4	4	3
Gambia	2	0	0	2	2	5	0
Seychelles	2	0	0	2	0	14	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Dar Es Saalam, Tanzania

Burundi 3, Gambia 2

At Franceville, Gabon

Gabon 2, Kenya 1

Friday, Nov. 17
At Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast 9, Seychelles 0

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Dar Es Saalam, Tanzania

Burundi 1, Gabon 2

Monday, Nov. 20
At Dar Es Saalam, Tanzania

Gambia 0, Ivory Coast 2

At Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Seychelles 0, Keyna 5

GROUP G
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Algeria	2	2	0	0	5	1	6
Botswana	2	1	0	1	3	3	3
Guinea	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
Uganda	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
Mozambique	2	1	0	1	3	4	3
Somalia	2	0	0	2	1	4	0
Thursday, Nov. 16
At Francistown, Botswana

Botswana 2, Mozambique 3

At Algiers, Algeria

Algeria 3, Somalia 1

Friday, Nov. 17
At Berkene, Morocco

Guinea 2, Uganda 1

Sunday, Nov. 19
At Maputo, Mozambique

Mozambique 0, Algeria 2

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Francistown, Botswana

Botswana 1, Guinea 0

At Berkene, Morocco

Somalia 0, Uganda 1

GROUP H
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Tunisia	2	2	0	0	5	0	6
Equatorial Guinea	2	2	0	0	2	0	6
Namibia	2	1	0	1	2	1	3
Malawi	2	1	0	1	1	1	3
Liberia	2	0	0	2	0	2	0
São Tomé	2	0	0	2	0	6	0
Wednesday, Nov. 15
At Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 1, Namibia 0

Friday, Nov. 17
At Paynesville, Liberia

Liberia 0, Malawi 1

At Radès, Tunisia

Tunisia 4, São Tomé and Príncipe 0

Monday, Nov. 20
At Paynesville, Liberia

Liberia 0, Equatorial Guinea 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Lilongwe, Malawi

Malawi 0, Tunisia 1

At Agadir, Morocco

São Tomé and Príncipe 0, Namibia 2

GROUP I
	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Comoros	2	2	0	0	5	2	6
Mali	2	1	1	0	4	2	4
Madagascar	2	1	0	1	3	1	3
Ghana	2	1	0	1	1	1	3
Cent. Afr. Republic	2	0	1	1	3	5	1
Chad	2	0	0	2	1	6	0
Friday, Nov. 17
At Moroni, Comoros

Comoros 4, Central African Republic 2

At Kumasi, Ghana

Ghana 1, Madagascar 0

At Bamako, Mali

Mali 3, Chad 1

Monday, Nov. 20
At Oujda, Morocco

Chad 0, Madagascar 3

At Bamako, Mali

Mali 1, Central African Republic 1

Tuesday, Nov. 21
At Moroni, Comoros

Comoros 1, Ghana 0

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