India 0-0 Kuwait

Afghanistan 0-0 Qatar

While Qatar have already confirmed top spot, the remaining three teams are all very much still in the race for the second berth to the next round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers after Thursday's ties ended in goalless draws.

Afghanistan held a new-look Qatar side while there was no winning farewell for Sunil Chhetri as India and Kuwait also settled for a stalemate.

Afghanistan play Kuwait on Tuesday while India travel to meet Qatar.

Myanmar 0-5 Japan
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DPR Korea 1-0 Syria

DPR Korea are very much back in the race after a last-gasp win over Syria, with the only goal of the game coming in the second minute of added time.

The win moved DPR Korea to six points, one behind Syria, going into Tuesday's final round of ties.

DPR Korea will fancy their chances against Myanmar while Syria will have to upstage runaway group winners Japan - who defeated Myanmar 5-0 on Thursday - to book their spot.

China PR 1-1 Thailand
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Singapore 0-7 Korea Republic

Korea Republic produced a magnificent show to defeat Singapore 7-0 to move into the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and book their ticket to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027.

China PR, meanwhile, had to come from behind to salvage a point against Thailand - a result which means they have it all to do on Matchday Six.

Branko Ivankovic's side will face Korea Republic in Seoul while Thailand host Singapore in Bangkok.

Chinese Taipei 0-3 Oman

Kyrgyz Republic 1-1 Malaysia

Oman booked their spot in the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the second edition in a row after a 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei.

Kyrgyz Republic settled for a 1-1 draw with Malaysia but the Central Asian side - on 10 points - remain in pole position to join Oman in the next round.

They only need a draw against Oman on Tuesday while Malaysia have to beat Chinese Taipei by a sizeable margin and hope Kyrgyz Republic lose if the Southeast Asian side are to advance.

Hong Kong, China 2-4 Islamic Republic of Iran

Uzbekistan 3-1 Turkmenistan

Islamic Republic of Iran and Uzbekistan will square off in Tehran on Tuesday to decide the Group E winners after both registered victories on Thursday.

Iran defeated a spirited Hong Kong, China 4-2 while Uzbekistan beat Turkmenistan 3-1 with both moving to 13 points, having sealed their places in the next stage of FIFA World Cup qualifying with two matches to spare.

Indonesia 0-2 Iraq
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Vietnam 3-2 Philippines
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Iraq showed they will be a force to be reckoned with in the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers after an impressive 2-0 win against Indonesia in Jakarta.

It was their fifth win out of five and the West Asian side will be confident of sealing a place in the FIFA World Cup Finals.

Defeat for Indonesia means they have some work to do if they are to advance with Vietnam aiming to capitalise following their 3-2 win against Philippines.

Indonesia, who are on seven points, meet Philippines on Tuesday while Vietnam travel to face Iraq in Basra.

Pakistan 0-3 Saudi Arabia
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Jordan 3-0 Tajikistan

Saudi Arabia and Jordan booked their spots in the next stage after scoring identical 3-0 wins over Pakistan and Tajikistan respectively.

Saudi Arabia are on 13 points, three ahead of Jordan with the two to meet in Riyadh on Tuesday to determine the group winners.

Nepal 0-4 United Arab Emirates
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Bahrain 0-0 Yemen

Bahrain joined Group H winners United Arab Emirates in the next round after a goalless draw with Yemen ensured they would finish second.

Having sealed their place, Bahrain will be eager to end UAE's perfect run of five wins when the two sides meet in Dubai on Tuesday.

Bangladesh 0-2 Australia
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Palestine 0-0 Lebanon

Australia stayed perfect but Palestine stole the headlines as their 0-0 draw with Lebanon confirmed their spot in the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time.

The West Asian side will now relish the opportunity of locking horns with Australia, who defeated Bangladesh to not only maintain their 100 percent record but also register their fifth consecutive clean sheet, when the two sides meet in Perth on Tuesday.