World Cup 2026 qualification gets underway !!!

[Damavand]

Round 2 Day 6


The first time shown is US Pacific and the second one is CET.


Japan - Syria............3:14 AM............12:14 PM

S Korea - China..........4:00 AM............1:00 PM

Australia - Palestine..........5:10 AM...........2:10 PM

Thailand - Singapore..........5:30 AM..........2:30 PM

Indonesia - Philippines............5:30 AM..........2:30 PM

N Korea - Myanmar..............6:00 AM............3:00 PM

Malaysia - Taiwan.............6:00 AM............3:00 PM

Turkmenistan - Hong Kong............8:00 AM............5:00 PM

Tajikistan - Pakistan............8:00 AM............5:00 PM

Qatar - India.............8:45 AM.................5:45 PM

Kuwait - Afghanistan...........8:45 AM............5:45 PM

Oman - Kyrgyzstan.............9:00 AM.............6:00 PM

Lebanon - Bangladesh.............9:00 AM.............6:00 PM

UAE - Bahrain..................10:00 AM............7:00 PM

Iran - Uzbekistan..................10:00 AM............7:00 PM

KSA - Jordan...............11:00 AM.............8:00 PM

Yemen - Nepal.............11:00 AM.............8:00 PM

Iraq - Vietnam.............11:00 AM.............8:00 PM

[Super Shojaei]

African World Cup qualification looks absolutely brutal- Nigeria with 3 draws already

[Damavand]

African World Cup qualification looks absolutely brutal- Nigeria with 3 draws already

Africa has been brutal for a long time. They have come a long way since their only representative Zaire, lost 9-0 to Yugoslavia in WC 1974.

[Ghermez Agha]

Watching Algeria in WCQs almost gives me an appreciation for GN lol. Team full of top class players playing in the best leagues in the world and they’re getting absolutely dominated by Uganda!

[Artaxerxes]

African World Cup qualification looks absolutely brutal- Nigeria with 3 draws already

And today they lost 2-1 to Benin and are now sitting 5th in their group

[Super Shojaei]

Watching Algeria in WCQs almost gives me an appreciation for GN lol. Team full of top class players playing in the best leagues in the world and they’re getting absolutely dominated by Uganda!

away football matches in Asia and Africa are brutal- i think even the best international teams in the world will struggle somewhat away against Turkmenistan and North Korea in front of hostile crowds and awkward playing surfaces

Africa seems even worse - pitches look dire and the crowd hostility looks intense no wonder there's so many shocks

[Nokhodi]

away football matches in Asia and Africa are brutal- i think even the best international teams in the world will struggle somewhat away against Turkmenistan and North Korea in front of hostile crowds and awkward playing surfaces

Africa seems even worse - pitches look dire and the crowd hostility looks intense no wonder there's so many shocks

Agreed. You can fly from one end of Europe to another in 4 hrs!
Almost all the pitches are high standard.

Let some of these fancy Euro teams endure qualification flying from North Korea to Kuwait in 3 days and see how they do.

[Pluto2000]

Agreed. You can fly from one end of Europe to another in 4 hrs!
Almost all the pitches are high standard.

Let some of these fancy Euro teams endure qualification flying from North Korea to Kuwait in 3 days and see how they do.

Tbh this is why I wish the whole AFC World Cup qualifier system was reworked, AFC giants got no business facing teams like India, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan.

Meanwhile Iran faces Japan once every 15 years.

Then you got UK facing Germany/France like three times a year in Europe between all the different national team competitions like Nations League.

How is Asia's level ever expected to increase when 3 years out of 4 in every WC cycle, AFC giants FIFA days are booked by teams like Singapore and Afghanistan

[Team Melli Fan]

Australia game will be streamed live on YouTube (5 am PT):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0NGN5EbTSA



Some of the AFC & CAF games will be on FIFA+:

https://www.livesoccertv.com/competi...up-qualifying/

https://www.plus.fifa.com/

[Damavand]

Japan - Syria 1-0 min 13

[Damavand]

Japan - Syria 2-0 min 19

[Damavand]

3-0 Japan min 22

[Damavand]

Japan knows how to play against teams like Syria. Unlike Iran who struggled hard against them.

[Damavand]

Japan - Syria 3-0 HT

[Damavand]

Japan - Syria 4-0 min 74