FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers points table LIVE: AFC standings, Kuwait qualifying over India, North Korea qualifies for Asian Cup

The Blue Tigers have to at least juice out a draw against the mighty Qatar in order to pip third-placed Afghanistan in Group A for a third round spot, provided the Afghans stay put.

India comes into the final match of the second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers after a goalless draw with Kuwait. | Photo Credit: AIFF Media

It’s the final matchday of the second round of the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers 2026 as lot of sides will be giving one last push to make it to the third round. India is amongst this bunch, that will hope against hope to create history.

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The Blue Tigers have to at least juice out a draw against the mighty Qatar in order to pip third-placed Afghanistan in Group A for a third round spot, provided the Afghans stay put in the points table.

Teams like Vietnam and North Korea also are dependent on other sides dropping points in their respective groups.

Here are how the tables of the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers 2026 are looking:

Group A:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Qatar	6	5	2	0	18	3	15	16
2	Kuwait	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7
3	India	6	1	2	3	6	6	-4	5
4	Afghanistan	6	1	3	2	3	13	-10	6

Group B:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Japan	6	6	0	0	24	0	24	18
2	North Korea	6	3	0	3	10	7	3	9
3	Syria	6	2	1	3	9	12	-3	7
4	Myanmar	6	0	1	5	3	27	-24	1

Group C:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	South Korea	6	5	1	0	20	1	19	16
2	China	6	2	2	2	9	9	0	8
3	Thailand	6	2	2	2	9	9	0	8
4	Singapore	6	0	1	5	5	24	-19	1

Group D:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Oman	5	4	0	1	10	1	9	12
2	Kyrgyzstan	5	3	1	1	12	6	6	10
3	Malaysia	6	2	2	3	6	9	-3	8
4	Chinese Taipei	6	1	1	5	2	15	-13	1

Group E:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Iran	5	4	1	0	16	4	12	13
2	Uzbekistan	5	4	1	0	13	4	9	13
3	Turkmenistan	5	0	1	4	4	14	-10	1
4	Hong Kong	5	0	1	4	4	15	-11	1

Group F:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Iraq	6	5	1	0	14	1	13	16
2	Indonesia	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
3	Vietnam	6	2	1	3	5	7	-2	7
4	Philippines	6	0	1	5	3	14	-11	1

Group G:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Saudi Arabia	5	4	1	0	11	1	10	13
2	Jordan	5	3	1	1	14	3	11	10
3	Tajikistan	5	1	2	2	8	7	1	5
4	Pakistan	5	0	0	5	1	23	-22	0

Group H:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	UAE	5	5	0	0	15	1	14	15
2	Bahrain	5	3	1	1	10	2	8	10
3	Yemen	5	1	1	3	3	7	-4	4
4	Nepal	5	0	0	5	0	18	-18	0

Group I:

Positions	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Australia	6	6	0	0	22	0	22	18
2	Palestine	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
3	Lebanon	5	0	3	2	1	8	-7	3
4	Bangladesh	5	0	1	4	1	16	-15	1