FIFA World Cup Qualification 2026 AFC 3
The tournament in figures
| Matches played | 90 |
|---|---|
| Home wins | 37 |
| Home wins % | 41.11% |
| Draws | 26 |
| Draws % | 28.89% |
| Away wins | 27 |
| Away wins % | 30.00% |
| Total goals | 231 |
| Goals per game | 2.57 |
| Credited goals (own goals excluded) | 221 |
| Own goals | 10 |
| Goalscorers | 122 |
| Players with an assist | 101 |
| Credited assists | 153 |
| Players with a goal or assist | 175 |
Updated automatically from match data. Last updated 11 Oct 2026, 18:03 UK time.
Top scorers
| Player | Club | Apps | Goals | Penalties | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Taremi | Iran | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Fábio Lima | UAE | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Yazan Al-Naimat | Jordan | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ali Olwan | Jordan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Almoez Ali | Qatar | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yousef Nasser | Kuwait | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sardar Azmoun | Iran | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Harib Suhail | UAE | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jae-sung Lee | Korea Republic | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Abbosbek Fayzullaev | Uzbekistan | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Aymen Hussein | Iraq | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Daichi Kamada | Japan | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | Korea Republic | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Koki Ogawa | Japan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wessam Abou Ali | Palestine | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Takefusa Kubo | Japan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Heung-min Son | Korea Republic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Hidemasa Morita | Japan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Irvine | Australia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Updated automatically from match data. Last updated 11 Oct 2026, 18:03 UK time.
Most assists
| Player | Club | Apps | Assists | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akram Afif | Qatar | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Takefusa Kubo | Japan | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Junya Ito | Japan | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Mehdi Taremi | Iran | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Jun-ho Bae | Korea Republic | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Mahmoud Al-Mardi | Jordan | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Sardar Azmoun | Iran | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Heung-min Son | Korea Republic | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Craig Goodwin | Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Kang-In Lee | Korea Republic | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | Japan | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Adam Kaied | Palestine | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Fábio Lima | UAE | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Yazan Al-Naimat | Jordan | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Harib Suhail | UAE | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Jae-sung Lee | Korea Republic | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Ayase Ueda | Japan | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Mousa Al-Tamari | Jordan | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Shuto Machino | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ali Jasim | Iraq | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Updated automatically from match data. Last updated 11 Oct 2026, 18:03 UK time.
Results and fixtures
Kick-off times are UK time and can change for TV.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2024 | Australia | 0-1 | Bahrain |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Japan | 7-0 | China |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Korea Republic | 0-0 | Palestine |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Uzbekistan | 1-0 | Democratic Korea Republic |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Iran | 1-0 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Iraq | 1-0 | Oman |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Qatar | 1-3 | UAE |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Jordan | 1-1 | Kuwait |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Saudi Arabia | 1-1 | Indonesia |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2024 | China | 1-2 | Saudi Arabia |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Indonesia | 0-0 | Australia |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Democratic Korea Republic | 2-2 | Qatar |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Kyrgyzstan | 2-3 | Uzbekistan |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Oman | 1-3 | Korea Republic |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Palestine | 1-3 | Jordan |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Bahrain | 0-5 | Japan |
| 10 Sep 2024 | UAE | 0-1 | Iran |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Kuwait | 0-0 | Iraq |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2024 | Australia | 3-1 | China |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Jordan | 0-2 | Korea Republic |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Uzbekistan | 0-0 | Iran |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Bahrain | 2-2 | Indonesia |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Oman | 4-0 | Kuwait |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Qatar | 3-1 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 10 Oct 2024 | UAE | 1-1 | Democratic Korea Republic |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Iraq | 1-0 | Palestine |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Saudi Arabia | 0-2 | Japan |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2024 | Japan | 1-1 | Australia |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Korea Republic | 3-2 | Iraq |
| 15 Oct 2024 | China | 2-1 | Indonesia |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Kyrgyzstan | 1-0 | Democratic Korea Republic |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Uzbekistan | 1-0 | UAE |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Iran | 4-1 | Qatar |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Jordan | 4-0 | Oman |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Palestine | 2-2 | Kuwait |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Saudi Arabia | 0-0 | Bahrain |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2024 | Australia | 0-0 | Saudi Arabia |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Democratic Korea Republic | 2-3 | Iran |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Bahrain | 0-1 | China |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Kuwait | 1-3 | Korea Republic |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Oman | 1-0 | Palestine |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Iraq | 0-0 | Jordan |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Qatar | 3-2 | Uzbekistan |
| 14 Nov 2024 | UAE | 3-0 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Indonesia | 0-4 | Japan |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2024 | China | 1-3 | Japan |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Indonesia | 2-0 | Saudi Arabia |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Democratic Korea Republic | 0-1 | Uzbekistan |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Kyrgyzstan | 2-3 | Iran |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Palestine | 1-1 | Korea Republic |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Oman | 0-1 | Iraq |
| 19 Nov 2024 | UAE | 5-0 | Qatar |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Bahrain | 2-2 | Australia |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Kuwait | 1-1 | Jordan |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | Australia | 5-1 | Indonesia |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Japan | 2-0 | Bahrain |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Korea Republic | 1-1 | Oman |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Iran | 2-0 | UAE |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Uzbekistan | 1-0 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Iraq | 2-2 | Kuwait |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Jordan | 3-1 | Palestine |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Qatar | 5-1 | Democratic Korea Republic |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Saudi Arabia | 1-0 | China |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | Japan | 0-0 | Saudi Arabia |
| 25 Mar 2025 | China | 0-2 | Australia |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Korea Republic | 1-1 | Jordan |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Indonesia | 1-0 | Bahrain |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Kyrgyzstan | 3-1 | Qatar |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Iran | 2-2 | Uzbekistan |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Kuwait | 0-1 | Oman |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Democratic Korea Republic | 1-2 | UAE |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Palestine | 2-1 | Iraq |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2025 | Australia | 1-0 | Japan |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Indonesia | 1-0 | China |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Bahrain | 0-2 | Saudi Arabia |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Oman | 0-3 | Jordan |
| 5 Jun 2025 | UAE | 0-0 | Uzbekistan |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Iraq | 0-2 | Korea Republic |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Kuwait | 0-2 | Palestine |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Democratic Korea Republic | 2-2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Qatar | 1-0 | Iran |
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2025 | Japan | 6-0 | Indonesia |
| 10 Jun 2025 | China | 1-0 | Bahrain |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Korea Republic | 4-0 | Kuwait |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Kyrgyzstan | 1-1 | UAE |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Uzbekistan | 3-0 | Qatar |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Iran | 3-0 | Democratic Korea Republic |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Jordan | 0-1 | Iraq |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Palestine | 1-1 | Oman |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Saudi Arabia | 1-2 | Australia |
Updated automatically from match data. Last updated 11 Oct 2026, 18:03 UK time.