The results of six matches will decide the path of 10 Arab teams aspiring to qualify for the first World Cup in history to be held in three countries: the United States of America, Mexico and Canada.
The Arab teams face the risk of being excluded from the competition for the six tickets that qualify directly to the World Cup.
The fourth round matches will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15, as follows:
South Korea x Iraq, (2 o’clock Mecca time).
Uzbekistan x UAE, (5 o’clock Mecca time).
Palestine x Kuwait, (5 o’clock Mecca time).
Iran x Qatar, (7 o’clock Mecca time).
Jordan x Oman, (7 o’clock Mecca time).
Saudi Arabia x Bahrain, (9 o’clock Mecca time).
From the third round of the Asian qualifiers, 6 teams will qualify directly to the 2026 World Cup, and they are the teams that will obtain the first and second places in the three groups, and according to the current arrangement of the groups, the Iraqi team is considered the “best” after three rounds, as it is the only Arab team to It occupies second place, while the teams that obtain third and fourth places will qualify for the fourth round, which will witness a competition between the six teams for two tickets, dividing them into two groups, with three teams in each group, during which the two leaders qualify for the World Cup. As for the two teams in second place, They will meet in two back-and-forth matches to determine the Asian team that will compete in the continental playoff.
Table of group standings in the Asian World Cup qualifiers for the Asian continent:
First group:
1-Uzbekistan: 7 points.
2-Iran: 7 points.
3- UAE: 4 points.
4-Diameter: 4 points.
5-North Korea: two points.
6- Kyrgyzstan: without points.
Second group:
1-South Korea: 7 points.
2-Iraq: 7 points.
3-Jordan: 4 points.
4- Oman: 3 points.
5-Kuwait: two points.
6- Palestine: one point.
Third group:
1-Japan: 9 points.
2-Australia: 4 points.
3-Saudi Arabia: 4 points.
4-Bahrain: 4 points.
5-Indonesia: 3 points.
6-China: without points.
Source: RT
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