Malaysia – It was formally confirmed that not less than one Arab group from Asia had certified for the 2026 World Cup after the draw for the third spherical of the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup was drawn yesterday, Thursday, in Kuala Lumpur.
The second group had an Arab flavour, with the presence of 5 Arab groups alongside South Korea, thus guaranteeing the qualification of an Arab group to the finals, as the primary and second of every group within the three teams would qualify for the World Cup to be held in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
The second group included the groups of South Korea, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, and Kuwait.
As for the primary group, Qatar, the Asian champion, fell in the beginning of this 12 months, together with Iran, Uzbekistan, the Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, and North Korea.
The draw resulted in a fiery third group that included three groups from the yellow continent: Japan, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, along with Indonesia, China, and Bahrain.
– Qualification system
In line with the Asian qualifiers system, the third stage wherein the 18 groups qualifying from the second spherical are distributed into three teams, every group contains six groups. These groups face one another forwards and backwards from September 2024 till June 2025, with the primary two groups assured to qualify on to the 2026 World Cup, which It is going to witness the participation of 48 groups from varied continents of the world as an alternative of 32.
The Asian continent has elevated its share of qualifying for the expanded World Cup, because it has been allotted eight direct seats with the opportunity of rising them to 9 seats in mild of the presence of a seat within the play-off, which will increase the probabilities of qualifying for the primary time in historical past for a lot of groups.
After the top of the third stage (the place six groups have certified), the fourth stage qualifiers come, which incorporates six groups, that are those that took third and fourth locations within the third spherical teams, the place they’re divided into two teams of three groups.
The group stage matches will happen between October and November 2025, with the highest two groups in every group qualifying instantly for the World Cup, whereas the second-placed groups in every group will qualify for a single knockout match, with the winner reaching the continental play-offs.
Supply: RT
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2024-06-28 23:58:12