Vietnam
FIFA Ranking: 99
Previous appearances: 5
Best finish: Fourth (1956, 1960)
2023 record: Group Stage
How they qualified: Group F winners - Qualifiers Round 3
Fun fact: Vietnam have advanced to the quarter-finals in two of their last three appearances.
Tajikistan
FIFA Ranking: 103
Previous appearances: 1
Best finish: Q-finals (2023)
2023 record: Q-finals
How they qualified: Group A winners - Qualifiers Round 3
Fun fact: Tajikistan sealed qualification to a second successive Finals by the slimmest of margins - finishing ahead of the Philippines on goal difference.
FIFA Ranking: 99
Previous appearances: 5
Best finish: Fourth (1956, 1960)
2023 record: Group Stage
How they qualified: Group F winners - Qualifiers Round 3
Fun fact: Vietnam have advanced to the quarter-finals in two of their last three appearances.
Tajikistan
FIFA Ranking: 103
Previous appearances: 1
Best finish: Q-finals (2023)
2023 record: Q-finals
How they qualified: Group A winners - Qualifiers Round 3
Fun fact: Tajikistan sealed qualification to a second successive Finals by the slimmest of margins - finishing ahead of the Philippines on goal difference.