Preview - Group A: Qatar v India; Kuwait v Afghanistan

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Preview - Group A: Qatar v India; Kuwait v Afghanistan

Doha: Group A of the Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ is set for an exciting finish with India, Afghanistan and Kuwait all in the running to advance.

Qatar, who have already sealed top spot, host India while Kuwait will welcome Afghanistan.

Matchday 6: Five things to look out for

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Matchday 6: Five things to look out for

Kuala Lumpur: Matchday Five of the Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ lived up to expectations with another round of sizzling action.

With several more teams having confirmed their spots in the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and booked their tickets to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, Tuesday will see last-ditch efforts by those still in the running.

The-AFC.com highlights five things to look out for on Matchday Six.

#AsianQualifiers - The Matchday 5 Star Performers

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

#AsianQualifiers - The Matchday 5 Star Performers

Kuala Lumpur: Several players caught the eyes of Asian football fans as Korea Republic, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain and Palestine became the latest sides to progress from the Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ on Thursday. 

From Son Heung-min finding his seventh goal of the campaign to Ali Jasim coming off the bench to guide Iraq to a hard-fought win in Jakarta, there were several scintillating individual displays on the penultimate matchday as 13 of the 18 spots in the AFC Asian Cup finals and the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers have now been decided.
 
With the second round set to conclude with the final set of fixtures on Tuesday, the-AFC.com looks back at some of the stars who impressed on Matchday Five of the qualification campaign.