FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualifiers third round points table

Here’s how the current standings in the FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualifiers third round points table looks like.

Japan’s Junya Ito in action in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

The third round of FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualifiers is underway with UAE, Iraq and Japan leading their respective groups.

The top two teams from the three groups will directly qualify for the 2026 World Cup while third and fourth teams of the respective groups will move to the fourth round out of which only two teams will end up with direct qualification.

Here’s the current standings in the FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualifiers third round points table:

GROUP A

Sr. No	Teams	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	GF	GA	GD
1	UAE	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	2
2	Iran	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1
3	Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1
4	North Korea	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	-1
5	Kyrgyztan	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
6	Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	1	3

GROUP B

Sr. No	Teams	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	GF	GA	GD
1	Iraq	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1
2	Jordan	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
3	Kuwait	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
4	South Korea	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
5	Palestine	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
6	Oman	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	-1

GROUP C

Sr. No	Teams	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	GF	GA	GD
1	Japan	1	1	0	0	3	7	0	7
2	Bahrain	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1
3	Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
4	Indonesia	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
5	Australia	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	-1
6	China	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	-7