2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
International football competition
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The third round of AFC matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 5 September 2024 to 10 June 2025.[1]
Dates5 September 2024 – 10 June 2025
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed90
Goals scored231 (2.57 per match)
Format
The 18 teams that advanced from the second round (nine group winners and nine group runners-up) were divided into three groups of six teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top two teams of each group qualified directly for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while the third and fourth-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.[2]
Qualified teams
The following teams finished first or second in their respective second round groups:[3]
Draw
The draw for the third round was held on 27 June 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
The seeding for the draw was based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings on 20 June 2024 (shown in parentheses below).[4]
Each group contained one team from each of the six pots. The draw started with Pot 6 and concluded with Pot 1, with each team drawn being placed in the corresponding position sequentially in Group A, then B, then C.[5]
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Note: Bold indicates team qualified for the World Cup. Italics indicates the team advanced to the fourth round.
Schedule
The competition schedule was as follows:[1][6]
| Matchday | Date |
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| Matchday 1 | 5 September 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 10 September 2024 |
| Matchday 3 | 10 October 2024 |
| Matchday 4 | 15 October 2024 |
| Matchday 5 | 14–15 November 2024 |
| Matchday 6 | 19 November 2024 |
| Matchday 7 | 20 March 2025 |
| Matchday 8 | 25 March 2025 |
| Matchday 9 | 5 June 2025 |
| Matchday 10 | 10 June 2025 |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Iran |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 23 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Uzbekistan |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 21 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | United Arab Emirates |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 15 | Fourth round | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Qatar |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 13 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 8 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | North Korea |
10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |
| North Korea | 2–2 | Qatar |
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Attendance: 140
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–3 | Uzbekistan |
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| Iran | 4–1 | Qatar |
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
| Qatar | 3–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| United Arab Emirates | 5–0 | Qatar |
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| Qatar | 5–1 | North Korea |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 3–1 | Qatar |
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| Iran | 2–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| North Korea | 1–2 | United Arab Emirates |
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Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 3]
Attendance: 223
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
| Qatar | 1–0 | Iran |
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| North Korea | 2–2 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Qatar |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Iran | 3–0 | North Korea |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | South Korea |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 22 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Jordan |
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 16 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Iraq |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 | Fourth round | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Oman |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 11 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Palestine |
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 10 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 6 | Kuwait |
10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Iraq | 1–0 | Oman |
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| Palestine | 1–3 | Jordan |
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Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)[note 4]
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
| Oman | 1–3 | South Korea |
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| Oman | 4–0 | Kuwait |
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| South Korea | 3–2 | Iraq |
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Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 4]
Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
| Kuwait | 1–3 | South Korea |
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| Palestine | 1–1 | South Korea |
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| Oman | 0–1 | Iraq |
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| Kuwait | 1–1 | Jordan |
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Attendance: 29,400
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
| South Korea | 1–1 | Oman |
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| Iraq | 2–2 | Kuwait |
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| Jordan | 3–1 | Palestine |
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| South Korea | 1–1 | Jordan |
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Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 4]
Attendance: 7,305
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
| Kuwait | 0–1 | Oman |
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Attendance: 41,322
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
| Oman | 0–3 | Jordan |
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| Iraq | 0–2 | South Korea |
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Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
| South Korea | 4–0 | Kuwait |
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| Jordan | 0–1 | Iraq |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Japan |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 23 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Australia |
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 19 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Saudi Arabia |
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 13 | Fourth round | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Indonesia |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 12 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | China |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 9 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Bahrain |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 6 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Indonesia |
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| China | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Australia | 3–1 | China |
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| Bahrain | 2–2 | Indonesia |
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| China | 2–1 | Indonesia |
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Attendance: 37,133
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance: 27,491
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
| Bahrain | 0–1 | China |
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| Bahrain | 2–2 | Australia |
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| Australia | 5–1 | Indonesia |
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| China | 0–2 | Australia |
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| China | 1–0 | Bahrain |
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Goalscorers
There were 231 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.
5 goals
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Lewis Miller- Kusini Yengi
Mahdi Abduljabbar- Mohamed Marhoon
Zhang Yuning
Marselino Ferdinan
Mehdi Ghayedi
Ibrahim Bayesh
Ayase Ueda
Musa Al-Taamari
Mohammad Daham
Alimardon Shukurov
Kim Yu-song- Pak Kwang-hun
Muhsen Al-Ghassani- Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri
- Issam Al-Sabhi
Zaid Qunbar- Tamer Seyam
Akram Afif- Ibrahim Al-Hassan
- Lucas Mendes
Abdulrahman Al-Aboud- Musab Al-Juwayr
- Hassan Kadesh
Hwang Hee-chan- Oh Se-hun
Yahya Al-Ghassani
Eldor Shomurodov
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- Aziz Behich
- Martin Boyle
- Mitchell Duke
- Craig Goodwin
- Connor Metcalfe
- Behram Abduweli
- Lin Liangming
- Wang Yudong
- Xie Wenneng
- Thom Haye
- Ragnar Oratmangoen
- Rafael Struick
- Sandy Walsh
- Saleh Hardani
- Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
- Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi
- Youssef Amyn
- Akam Hashim
- Sajjad Jassim
- Wataru Endo
- Mao Hosoya
- Ko Itakura
- Junya Itō
- Shūto Machino
- Daizen Maeda
- Kaoru Mitoma
- Ryōya Morishita
- Yukinari Sugawara
- Yazan Al-Arab
- Noor Al-Rawabdeh
- Abdallah Nasib
- Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov
- Gulzhigit Alykulov
- Khristiyan Brauzman
- Valery Kichin
- Kai Merk
- Aleksandr Mishchenko
- Jong Il-gwan
- Kang Kuk-chol
- Ri Il-song
- Ri Jo-guk
- Ali Al-Busaidi
- Abdullah Fawaz
- Oday Kharoub
- Ameed Mahajna
- Ahmed Al-Rawi
- Ahmed Alaaeldin
- Ahmed Al Ganehi
- Pedro Miguel
- Salem Al-Dawsari
- Bae Jun-ho
- Joo Min-kyu
- Kim Jin-gyu
- Lee Kang-in
- Sultan Adil
- Khaled Ibrahim
- Marcus Meloni
- Ali Saleh
- Khojiakbar Alijonov
- Husniddin Aliqulov
- Khojimat Erkinov
- Jaloliddin Masharipov
- Igor Sergeev
- Otabek Shukurov
- Azizbek Turgunboev
- Oston Urunov
1 own goal
- Cameron Burgess (against Japan)
- Harry Souttar (against Bahrain)
- Justin Hubner (against Japan)
- Mehdi Taremi (against North Korea)
- Shogo Taniguchi (against Australia)
- Fahad Al Hajeri (against South Korea)
- Tamirlan Kozubayev (against Qatar)
- Kim Sung-hye (against Kyrgyzstan)
- Kim Yu-song (against Qatar)
- Ismaeel Mohammad (against Iran)
- Ali Lajami (against China)
- Jung Seung-hyun (against Oman)
- Kwon Kyung-won (against Jordan)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[16]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious infractions)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to further qualification rounds, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the third round:
| Team | Player | Infraction(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Australia | Craig Goodwin |  vs Indonesia (10 September 2024) vs Japan (15 October 2024) | vs Saudi Arabia (14 November 2024) |
| Kusini Yengi |  vs Bahrain (5 September 2024) | vs Indonesia (10 September 2024) vs China (10 October 2024) | |
| Bahrain | Waleed Al Hayam | vs China (14 November 2024) | vs Australia (19 November 2024) |
| Abdulla Al-Khulasi | vs Australia (5 September 2024) vs Saudi Arabia (15 October 2024) | vs China (14 November 2024) | |
| Amine Benaddi | vs Saudi Arabia (15 October 2024) vs Japan (20 March 2025) | vs Indonesia (25 March 2025) | |
| Ali Madan | vs Saudi Arabia (15 October 2024) vs Indonesia (25 March 2025) | vs Saudi Arabia (5 June 2025) | |
| China | Behram Abduweli | vs Saudi Arabia (10 September 2024) vs Bahrain (14 November 2024) | vs Japan (19 November 2024) |
| Lin Liangming | vs Bahrain (14 November 2024) vs Saudi Arabia (20 March 2025) | vs Australia (25 March 2025) vs Indonesia (5 June 2025) | |
| Wang Shangyuan | vs Australia (10 October 2024) vs Saudi Arabia (20 March 2025) | vs Australia (25 March 2025) | |
| Wei Shihao | vs Japan (19 November 2024) vs Indonesia (5 June 2025) | vs Bahrain (10 June 2025) | |
| Xie Wenneng | vs Saudi Arabia (10 September 2024) vs Indonesia (15 October 2024) | vs Bahrain (14 November 2024) | |
| vs Japan (19 November 2024) vs Australia (25 March 2025) | vs Indonesia (5 June 2025) | ||
| Indonesia | Marselino Ferdinan | vs Bahrain (10 October 2024) vs Bahrain (25 March 2025) | vs China (5 June 2025) |
| Justin Hubner | vs Vietnam (21 March 2024) vs Philippines (11 June 2024) | vs Saudi Arabia (5 September 2024) | |
vs Australia (10 September 2024)  vs Saudi Arabia (19 November 2024) | vs Australia (20 March 2025) | ||
| Ivar Jenner | vs Bahrain (10 October 2024) vs China (15 October 2024) | vs Japan (14 November 2024) | |
| vs Saudi Arabia (19 November 2024) vs China (5 June 2025) | vs Japan (10 June 2025) | ||
| Ragnar Oratmangoen | vs Bahrain (10 October 2024) vs Saudi Arabia (19 November 2024) | vs Australia (20 March 2025) | |
| Maarten Paes | vs Saudi Arabia (5 September 2024) vs Bahrain (25 March 2025) | vs China (5 June 2025) | |
| Iran | Saman Ghoddos | vs United Arab Emirates (10 September 2024) vs Uzbekistan (10 October 2024) | vs Qatar (15 October 2024) |
| Saleh Hardani | vs Uzbekistan (10 October 2024) | vs Qatar (15 October 2024) vs North Korea (14 November 2024) | |
| Shojae Khalilzadeh | vs North Korea (14 November 2024) | vs Kyrgyzstan (19 November 2024) | |
| Milad Mohammadi | vs United Arab Emirates (10 September 2024) vs Qatar (5 June 2025) | vs North Korea (10 June 2025) | |
| Mohammad Mohebi | vs Qatar (15 October 2024) vs United Arab Emirates (20 March 2025) | vs Uzbekistan (25 March 2025) | |
| Iraq | Ali Al-Hamadi | vs South Korea (5 June 2025) | vs Jordan (10 June 2025) |
| Amjad Attwan | vs Jordan (14 November 2024) vs Oman (19 November 2024) | vs Kuwait (20 March 2025) | |
| Merchas Doski | vs Oman (19 November 2024) vs Kuwait (20 March 2025) | vs Palestine (25 March 2025) | |
| Aymen Hussein | vs Oman (19 November 2024) vs Palestine (25 March 2025) | vs South Korea (5 June 2025) | |
| Mustafa Saadoon | vs South Korea (15 October 2024) vs Jordan (14 November 2024) | vs Oman (19 November 2024) | |
| Rebin Sulaka | vs Kuwait (10 September 2024) | vs Palestine (10 October 2024) | |
| Jordan | Mahmoud Al-Mardi | vs Palestine (20 March 2025) vs South Korea (25 March 2025) | vs Oman (5 June 2025) |
| Nizar Al-Rashdan | vs South Korea (10 October 2024) vs South Korea (25 March 2025) | vs Oman (5 June 2025) | |
| Kuwait | Ahmed Al-Dhefiri | vs Jordan (5 September 2024) vs Palestine (15 October 2024) | vs South Korea (14 November 2024) |
| Muath Al-Enezi | vs Oman (10 October 2024) vs South Korea (14 November 2024) | vs Jordan (19 November 2024) | |
| Sultan Al-Enezi | vs Iraq (20 March 2025) vs Oman (25 March 2025) | vs Palestine (5 June 2025) | |
| Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli | vs Iraq (20 March 2025) | vs Oman (25 March 2025) vs Palestine (5 June 2025) vs South Korea (10 June 2025) | |
| Sami Al-Sanea | vs Oman (10 October 2024) vs South Korea (14 November 2024) | vs Jordan (19 November 2024) | |
| Yousef Nasser | vs Palestine (15 October 2024) vs Iraq (20 March 2025) | vs Oman (25 March 2025) | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov | vs Qatar (10 October 2024) vs Uzbekistan (20 March 2025) | vs Qatar (25 March 2025) |
| Said Datsiev | vs Uzbekistan (20 March 2025) | vs Qatar (25 March 2025) | |
| Ermek Kenzhebayev | vs North Korea (15 October 2024) vs Iran (19 November 2024) | vs Uzbekistan (20 March 2025) | |
| Alimardon Shukurov | vs Iran (19 November 2024) vs Qatar (25 March 2025) | vs North Korea (5 June 2025) | |
| North Korea | Jang Kuk-chol | vs Qatar (10 September 2024) | vs United Arab Emirates (10 October 2024) |
| Jong Hwi-nam | vs Qatar (20 March 2025) vs United Arab Emirates (25 March 2025) | vs Kyrgyzstan (5 June 2025) | |
| Kim Kuk-jin | vs Qatar (20 March 2025) vs United Arab Emirates (25 March 2025) | vs Kyrgyzstan (5 June 2025) | |
| Kim Pom-hyok | vs Qatar (10 September 2024) vs United Arab Emirates (10 October 2024) | vs Kyrgyzstan (15 October 2024) | |
| Ri Il-song | vs Qatar (10 September 2024) vs Kyrgyzstan (15 October 2024) | vs Iran (14 November 2024) | |
| Ri Jo-guk | vs Iran (14 November 2024) vs Qatar (20 March 2025) | vs United Arab Emirates (25 March 2025) | |
| Oman | Arshad Al-Alawi | vs Iraq (5 September 2024) | vs South Korea (10 September 2024) |
| Ali Al-Busaidi | vs South Korea (10 September 2024) vs Jordan (5 June 2025) | vs Palestine (10 June 2025) | |
| Muhsen Al-Ghassani | vs South Korea (20 March 2025) vs Kuwait (25 March 2025) | vs Jordan (5 June 2025) | |
| Amjad Al-Harthi | vs South Korea (10 September 2024) vs Jordan (15 October 2024) | vs Palestine (14 November 2024) | |
| Harib Al-Saadi | vs South Korea (10 September 2024) vs Iraq (19 November 2024) | vs South Korea (20 March 2025) | |
| Palestine | Hamed Hamdan | vs Jordan (20 March 2025) vs Iraq (25 March 2025) | vs Kuwait (5 June 2025) |
| Oday Kharoub | vs South Korea (5 September 2024) vs South Korea (19 November 2024) | vs Jordan (20 March 2025) | |
| Ameed Mahajna | vs Iraq (10 October 2024) vs South Korea (19 November 2024) | vs Jordan (20 March 2025) | |
| Camilo Saldaña | vs South Korea (5 September 2024) vs Kuwait (15 October 2024) | vs Oman (14 November 2024) | |
| Tamer Seyam | vs South Korea (5 September 2024) vs Kuwait (15 October 2024) | vs Oman (14 November 2024) | |
| Michel Termanini | vs Jordan (10 September 2024) vs Iraq (10 October 2024) | vs Kuwait (15 October 2024) | |
| Qatar | Almoez Ali | vs Kyrgyzstan (10 October 2024) vs United Arab Emirates (19 November 2024) | vs North Korea (20 March 2025) |
| Ahmed Al-Rawi | vs Afghanistan (6 June 2024) vs India (11 June 2024) | vs United Arab Emirates (5 September 2024) | |
| Ahmed Fathy | vs Uzbekistan (14 November 2024) vs Iran (5 June 2025) | vs Uzbekistan (10 June 2025) | |
| Lucas Mendes | vs Kyrgyzstan (25 March 2025) | vs Iran (5 June 2025) vs Uzbekistan (10 June 2025) | |
| Tarek Salman | vs United Arab Emirates (5 September 2024) vs North Korea (10 September 2024) | vs Kyrgyzstan (10 October 2024) | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saud Abdulhamid | vs China (10 September 2024) vs Japan (10 October 2024) | vs Bahrain (15 October 2024) |
| Nasser Al-Dawsari | vs Tajikistan (21 March 2024) vs Jordan (11 June 2024) | vs Indonesia (5 September 2024) | |
| Mohamed Kanno | vs Indonesia (5 September 2024) vs China (10 September 2024) | vs Japan (10 October 2024) vs Bahrain (15 October 2024) vs Australia (14 November 2024) | |
| South Korea | Moon Seon-min | vs Iraq (15 October 2024) vs Iraq (5 June 2025) | vs Kuwait (10 June 2025) |
| Park Yong-woo | vs Iraq (15 October 2024) vs Iraq (5 June 2025) | vs Kuwait (10 June 2025) | |
| United Arab Emirates | Kouame Autonne | vs Qatar (5 September 2024) vs North Korea (10 October 2024) | vs Uzbekistan (15 October 2024) |
| Abdulla Hamad | vs Uzbekistan (15 October 2024) | vs Kyrgyzstan (14 November 2024) vs Qatar (19 November 2024) | |
| Marcus Meloni | vs North Korea (10 October 2024) vs Qatar (19 November 2024) | vs Iran (20 March 2025) | |
| Majid Rashid | vs Yemen (21 March 2024) vs Bahrain (11 June 2024) | vs Qatar (5 September 2024) | |
| vs Kyrgyzstan (14 November 2024) vs Qatar (19 November 2024) | vs Iran (20 March 2025) | ||
| Uzbekistan | Rustam Ashurmatov | vs Kyrgyzstan (10 September 2024) vs Iran (10 October 2024) | vs United Arab Emirates (15 October 2024) |
| Umar Eshmurodov | vs North Korea (19 November 2024) | vs Kyrgyzstan (20 March 2025) | |
| Jaloliddin Masharipov | vs Qatar (14 November 2024) vs Kyrgyzstan (20 March 2025) | vs Iran (25 March 2025) |
See also
Notes
- AFC moved the match to a neutral venue due to security concerns relating to the October 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran (Operation Days of Repentance).[9]
- Because of traffic accidents holding up the Australians on the Shuto Expressway, Football Australia and JFA jointly requested to slightly postpone the match, but were denied by the AFC match commissioner.[12][13] Australia started warming up at 19:06, 29 minutes before kick-off.[13] Australia, staying in the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo in downtown Bunkyō, Tokyo,[12][14] took 2 hours 9 minutes (16:37–18:46) to arrive the stadium via chartered coach,[12] while ordinary driving time from Tokyo Station is estimated to be 40 minutes, according to the stadium.[15]