2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
International football competition
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The second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualification, which also served as the second round of 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification, began on 16 November 2023 and was completed on 11 June 2024.[1][2]
Dates16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed107
Goals scored331 (3.09 per match)
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| Dates | 16 November 2023 – 11 June 2024 |
| Teams | 36 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Matches played | 107 |
| Goals scored | 331 (3.09 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,092,613 (19,557 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Almoez Ali Son Heung-min(7 goals each) |
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Format
A total of 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four to play home-and-away round-robin matches. They included the 26 teams which received byes to this round, and the 10 winners from the first round.[3]
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the third round and qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. The third and fourth place teams advanced to the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualification.[4]
Seeding
The draw for the second round was held on 27 July 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2023 (shown in parentheses below). The identities of the first round winners were not known at the time of the draw.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round of World Cup qualifying.
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‡ Team moved to Pot 3 after the other Pot 4 teams had been drawn into groups; subsequently drawn at random from Pot 3.
Schedule
The match schedule was as follows.[1]
| Matchday | Date(s) |
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| Matchday 1 | 16 November 2023 |
| Matchday 2 | 21 November 2023 |
| Matchday 3 | 21 March 2024 |
| Matchday 4 | 26 March 2024 |
| Matchday 5 | 6 June 2024 |
| Matchday 6 | 11 June 2024 |
Group A
Kuwait  | 0–1 |  India |
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Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium, Khobar (Saudi Arabia)[note 2]
Attendance: 330
Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
Damac Club Stadium, Khamis Mushait (Saudi Arabia)[note 2]
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
| Kuwait | 1–2 | Qatar |
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Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sport City, Hofuf (Saudi Arabia)[note 2]
Attendance: 651
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
| Qatar | 2–1 | India |
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Group B
- Japan were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit, after North Korea refused to host the match citing concerns about a disease spreading in Japan.
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)[note 4]
Attendance: 4,285
Myanmar  | 1–6 |  North Korea |
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Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)[note 4]
Attendance: 6,130
| Myanmar | 1–1 |  Syria |
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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)[note 4]
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
| North Korea | 0–3 Awarded[note 5] |  Japan |
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| North Korea | 4–1 | Myanmar |
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Group C
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| 1 | South Korea |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 16 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | China |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8[a] | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Thailand |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8[a] | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Singapore |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 1 | 0–7 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — |
- Head-to-head points: China 4, Thailand 1.
| South Korea | 5–0 | Singapore |
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| Thailand | 1–2 | China |
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| China | 0–3 | South Korea |
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Attendance: 39,969
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
| Singapore | 2–2 | China |
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| Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea |
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| Singapore | 0–7 | South Korea |
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| China | 1–1 | Thailand |
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Attendance: 46,979
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Oman |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 13 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Malaysia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 4–3 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Oman | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Malaysia | 4–3 |  Kyrgyzstan |
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Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
| Oman | 2–0 | Malaysia |
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| Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Oman |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | Malaysia |
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| Malaysia | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Group E
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| 1 | Iran |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 14 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Uzbekistan |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Turkmenistan |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |
| Turkmenistan | 1–3 | Uzbekistan |
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| Hong Kong | 2–2 | Turkmenistan |
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Attendance: 32,551
| Hong Kong | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Hong Kong |
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| Turkmenistan | 0–1 | Iran |
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| Hong Kong | 2–4 | Iran |
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| Uzbekistan | 3–1 | Turkmenistan |
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Group F
Philippines  | 1–1 |  Indonesia |
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Vietnam  | 0–1 |  Iraq |
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| Indonesia | 1–0 | Vietnam |
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| Vietnam | 0–3 | Indonesia |
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| Vietnam | 3–2 | Philippines |
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Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Jordan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia[a] |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | World Cup qualifying third round | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Tajikistan |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Pakistan |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | — |
- Saudi Arabia already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation and only competed to qualify for the World Cup.
| Tajikistan | 1–1 | Jordan |
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| Pakistan | 1–6 | Tajikistan |
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| Jordan | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Pakistan | 0–3 | Jordan |
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| Tajikistan | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Pakistan | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Tajikistan | 3–0 | Pakistan |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Jordan |
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Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Bahrain |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Yemen |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Nepal |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Nepal |
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| Yemen | 0–2 | Bahrain |
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Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha (Saudi Arabia)[note 8]
Attendance: 1,291
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
| Nepal | 0–2 | Yemen |
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| Nepal | 0–5 | Bahrain |
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar (Saudi Arabia)[note 8]
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)[note 9]
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
| Yemen | 2–2 | Nepal |
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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam (Saudi Arabia)[note 8]
Attendance: 905
Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Australia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Palestine |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Lebanon |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–5 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 10]
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | Lebanon |
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Attendance: 14,537
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Attendance: 37,432
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Attendance: 2,428
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Attendance: 13,721
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
Goalscorers
There were 331 goals scored in 107 matches, for an average of 3.09 goals per match.
7 goals
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Mitchell Duke- Craig Goodwin
- Harry Souttar
Sayed Baqer
Hossein Kanaanizadegan- Ramin Rezaeian
Mohanad Ali- Ali Jasim
Keito Nakamura- Kōki Ogawa
Shabaib Al-Khaldi- Mohammad Daham
Kai Merk
Dion Cools
Omar Al-Malki
Shehab Qunbar
Patrick Reichelt
Akram Afif- Ahmed Al-Rawi
- Mostafa Meshaal
Faris Ramli
Hwang Hee-chan
Moayad Ajan- Alaa Al Dali
Amadoni Kamolov- Shahrom Samiev
- Rustam Soirov
Supachok Sarachat
Ruslan Mingazow
Harib Abdalla- Ali Saleh
Otabek Shukurov
Nguyễn Tiến Linh- Phạm Tuấn Hải
Mohammed Al-Dahi
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Rahmat Akbari- Sharif Mukhammad
- Amredin Sharifi
- Keanu Baccus
- Brandon Borrello
- Martin Boyle
- Ajdin Hrustic
- Nestory Irankunda
- John Iredale
- Kye Rowles
- Adam Taggart
- Mahdi Abduljabbar
- Ismail Abdullatif
- Kamil Al-Aswad
- Mahdi Al-Humaidan
- Ebrahim Al-Khattal
- Ali Madan
- Mohamed Marhoon
- Abdulla Yusuf Helal
Shekh Morsalin
Fernandinho- Wang Shangyuan
- Wei Shihao
- Zhang Yuning
Wu Yen-shu- Yu Yao-hsing
Everton Camargo- Ma Hei Wai
- Anthony Pinto
- Wong Wai
Lallianzuala Chhangte- Sunil Chhetri
- Manvir Singh
Thom Haye- Jay Idzes
- Egy Maulana Vikri
- Ragnar Oratmangoen
- Shayne Pattynama
- Saddil Ramdani
- Rizky Ridho
- Ramadhan Sananta
- Mehdi Ghayedi
- Mohammad Mohebi
- Omid Noorafkan
- Amir Al-Ammari
- Ali Al-Hamadi
- Hussein Ali
- Youssef Amyn
- Zidane Iqbal
- Osama Rashid
- Bashar Resan
- Zaid Tahseen
- Mao Hosoya
- Daichi Kamada
- Takefusa Kubo
- Takumi Minamino
- Yuki Soma
- Yukinari Sugawara
- Ao Tanaka
Mohammad Abu Zrayq- Noor Al-Rawabdeh
- Saed Al-Rosan
- Ibrahim Sadeh
- Eid Al Rashidi
- Athbi Saleh
- Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov
- Gulzhigit Alykulov
- Ernist Batyrkanov
- Khristiyan Brauzman
- Valery Kichin
- Kimi Merk
- Eldiyar Zarypbekov
- Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu
Nader Matar- Majed Osman
- Adib Raop
- Faisal Halim
- Paulo Josué
- Darren Lok
- Safawi Rasid
Soe Moe Kyaw- Wai Lin Aung
- Win Naing Tun
Sanjeeb Bista- Gillespye Jung Karki
Choe Ju-song- Han Kwang-song
- Ri Hyong-jin
- Ri Il-song
- Mohammed Al-Ghafri
- Muhsen Al-Ghassani
- Issam Al-Sabhi
- Mataz Saleh
Rahis Nabi- Michel Termanini
- Kevin Ingreso
- Yusuf Abdurisag
- Tameem Al-Abdullah
- Hassan Al-Haydos
- Ahmed Alaaeldin
- Yousef Aymen
Salem Al-Dawsari- Musab Al-Juwayr
- Abdulrahman Ghareeb
- Ali Lajami
- Abdullah Radif
- Shawal Anuar
- Ikhsan Fandi
- Jacob Mahler
- Bae Jun-ho
- Cho Gue-sung
- Hwang Ui-jo
- Joo Min-kyu
- Jung Seung-hyun
- Lee Jae-sung
- Park Jin-seob
- Omar Al Somah
- Ibrahim Hesar
- Vahdat Hanonov
- Shervoni Mabatshoev
- Ehson Panjshanbe
- Manuchekhr Safarov
- Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
- Poramet Arjvirai
- Jaroensak Wonggorn
- Sarach Yooyen
- Meýlis Durdyýew
- Şanazar Tirkişow
- Khalifa Al Hammadi
- Hazem Mohammad
- Abdullah Ramadan
- Husniddin Aliqulov
- Rustam Ashurmatov
- Khojimat Erkinov
- Sherzod Nasrullaev
- Igor Sergeev
- Nguyễn Đình Bắc
- Nguyễn Văn Toàn
- Omar Al-Dahi
- Nasser Al-Gahwashi
1 own goal
- Pan Wen-chieh (against Oman)
- Jordi Amat (against Iraq)
- Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov (against Malaysia)
- Khristiyan Brauzman (against Malaysia)
- Alimardon Shukurov (against Oman)
- Bassel Jradi (against Australia)
- Thaer Krouma (against Japan)
- Abdulla Idrees (against Yemen)
- Harwan Al-Zubaidi (against Bahrain)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:[19]
- 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 second round:
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 Afghanistan | Haroon Amiri |  vs India (26 March 2024) vs Qatar (6 June 2024) | vs Kuwait (11 June 2024) |
| Farzad Ataei |  vs Qatar (16 November 2023) | vs Kuwait (21 November 2023) | |
| Mahboob Hanifi | vs Qatar (16 November 2023) vs India (26 March 2024) | vs Qatar (6 June 2024) | |
| Omid Popalzay | vs Mongolia (17 October 2023) vs Qatar (6 June 2024) | vs Kuwait (11 June 2024) | |
| Australia | Keanu Baccus | vs Bangladesh (16 November 2023) vs Lebanon (21 March 2024) | vs Lebanon (26 March 2024) |
| Bahrain | Mohamed Al-Hardan | vs Yemen (16 November 2023) vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023) | vs Nepal (21 March 2024) |
| Waleed Al Hayam | vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023) vs Nepal (21 March 2024) | vs Nepal (26 March 2024) | |
| Ali Madan | vs United Arab Emirates (21 November 2023) vs Nepal (21 March 2024) | vs Nepal (26 March 2024) | |
| Bangladesh | Bishwanath Ghosh | vs Maldives (12 October 2023) vs Palestine (26 March 2024) | vs Australia (6 June 2024) |
| Rakib Hossain | vs Maldives (17 October 2023) vs Australia (16 November 2023) | vs Lebanon (21 November 2023) | |
| Mojibur Rahman Jony | vs Palestine (21 March 2024) vs Palestine (26 March 2024) | vs Australia (6 June 2024) | |
| Mohamed Sohel Rana | vs Maldives (12 October 2023) vs Maldives (17 October 2023) | vs Australia (16 November 2023) | |
| Sohel Rana | vs Maldives (17 October 2023) vs Lebanon (21 November 2023) | vs Palestine (21 March 2024) | |
| Saad Uddin | vs Maldives (12 October 2023) vs Australia (16 November 2023) | vs Lebanon (21 November 2023) | |
| China | Li Yuanyi |  vs Singapore (26 March 2024) | vs Thailand (6 June 2024) |
| Wu Lei | vs South Korea (21 November 2023) vs Singapore (26 March 2024) | vs Thailand (6 June 2024) | |
| Chinese Taipei | Wang Chien-ming | vs Timor-Leste (12 October 2023) vs Malaysia (21 November 2023) | vs Kyrgyzstan (21 March 2024) |
| Wen Chih-hao | vs Malaysia (21 November 2023) vs Oman (6 June 2024) | vs Malaysia (11 June 2024) | |
| India | Vikram Partap Singh | vs Afghanistan (21 March 2024) vs Afghanistan (26 March 2024) | vs Kuwait (6 June 2024) |
| Indonesia | Jordi Amat | vs Iraq (6 June 2024) | vs Philippines (11 June 2024) |
| Asnawi Mangkualam | vs Iraq (16 November 2023) vs Philippines (21 November 2023) | vs Vietnam (21 March 2024) | |
| Witan Sulaeman | vs Vietnam (21 March 2024) vs Vietnam (26 March 2024) | vs Iraq (6 June 2024) | |
| Sandy Walsh | vs Brunei (17 October 2023) vs Vietnam (21 March 2024) | vs Vietnam (26 March 2024) | |
| Iran | Mohammad Kanaani | vs Uzbekistan (21 November 2023) vs Turkmenistan (26 March 2024) | vs Hong Kong (6 June 2024) |
| Jordan | Mohammad Abu Hashish | vs Tajikistan (16 November 2023) vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023) | vs Pakistan (21 March 2024) |
| Nizar Al-Rashdan | vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023) vs Pakistan (21 March 2024) | vs Pakistan (26 March 2024) | |
| Abdallah Nasib | vs Tajikistan (16 November 2023) vs Saudi Arabia (21 November 2023) | vs Pakistan (21 March 2024) | |
| Kuwait | Faisal Zayid | vs India (16 November 2023) | vs Afghanistan (21 November 2023) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov | vs Malaysia (16 November 2023) vs Oman (21 November 2023) | vs Chinese Taipei (21 March 2024) |
| Said Datsiev | vs Chinese Taipei (21 March 2024) | vs Chinese Taipei (26 March 2024) | |
| Lebanon | Jihad Ayoub | vs Palestine (16 November 2023) vs Bangladesh (21 November 2023) | vs Australia (21 March 2024) |
| Khalil Khamis | vs Australia (26 March 2024) vs Palestine (6 June 2024) | vs Bangladesh (11 June 2024) | |
| Ali Tneich | vs Palestine (16 November 2023) vs Australia (26 March 2024) | vs Palestine (6 June 2024) | |
| Myanmar | Hein Phyo Win | vs Syria (26 March 2024) | vs Japan (6 June 2024) |
| Hein Zeyar Lin | vs Macau (17 October 2023) vs North Korea (21 November 2023) | vs Syria (21 March 2024) | |
| Wai Lin Aung | vs Japan (16 November 2023) vs Syria (21 March 2024) | vs Syria (26 March 2024) | |
| Nepal | Manish Dangi | vs Laos (17 October 2023) vs Bahrain (21 March 2024) | vs Bahrain (26 March 2024) |
| Dinesh Henjan | vs Laos (17 October 2023) vs Bahrain (26 March 2024) | vs United Arab Emirates (6 June 2024) | |
| Oman | Issam Al-Sabhi | vs Kyrgyzstan (21 November 2023) vs Malaysia (21 March 2024) | vs Malaysia (26 March 2024) |
| Pakistan | Shayak Dost | vs Cambodia (17 November 2023) vs Saudi Arabia (16 November 2023) | vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023) |
| Alamgir Ghazi | vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023) vs Jordan (26 March 2024) | vs Saudi Arabia (6 June 2024) | |
| Abdullah Iqbal | vs Cambodia (17 October 2023) vs Jordan (21 March 2024) | vs Jordan (26 March 2024) | |
| Muhammad Umar Hayat | vs Cambodia (12 October 2023) vs Saudi Arabia (16 November 2023) | vs Tajikistan (21 November 2023) | |
| Palestine | Oday Kharoub | vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024) vs Lebanon (6 June 2024) | vs Australia (11 June 2024) |
| Ameed Mahajna | vs Bangladesh (21 March 2024) vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024) | vs Lebanon (6 June 2024) | |
| Camilo Saldaña | vs Australia (21 November 2023) vs Bangladesh (26 March 2024) | vs Lebanon (6 June 2024) | |
| Philippines | Santiago Rublico | vs Vietnam (16 November 2023) vs Indonesia (21 November 2023) | vs Iraq (21 March 2024) |
| Qatar | Yusuf Abdurisag | vs Kuwait (26 March 2024) vs Afghanistan (6 June 2024) | vs India (11 June 2024) |
| Ahmed Fathy | vs Kuwait (26 March 2024) vs Afghanistan (6 June 2024) | vs India (11 June 2024) | |
| Saudi Arabia | Ali Al-Bulaihi | vs Jordan (21 November 2023) vs Tajikistan (21 March 2024) | vs Tajikistan (26 March 2024) |
| Singapore | Jacob Mahler | vs China (21 March 2024) vs China (26 March 2024) | vs South Korea (6 June 2024) |
| Shah Shahiran | vs Guam (17 October 2023) vs South Korea (16 November 2023) | vs Thailand (21 November 2023) | |
| Lionel Tan | vs Guam (17 October 2023) vs China (21 March 2024) | vs China (26 March 2024) | |
| Turkmenistan | Abdy Bäşimow | vs Uzbekistan (16 November 2023) vs Hong Kong (21 November 2023) | vs Iran (21 March 2024) |
| United Arab Emirates | Sultan Adil | vs Bahrain (21 November 2023) vs Yemen (26 March 2024) | vs Nepal (6 June 2024) |
| Khalifa Al Hammadi | vs Yemen (21 March 2024) vs Yemen (26 March 2024) | vs Nepal (6 June 2024) | |
| Khalid Al-Hashemi | vs Yemen (21 March 2024) vs Yemen (26 March 2024) | vs Nepal (6 June 2024) | |
| Uzbekistan | Farrukh Sayfiev | vs Iran (21 November 2023) vs Hong Kong (26 March 2024) | vs Turkmenistan (6 June 2024) |
| Vietnam | Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh | vs Philippines (16 November 2021) vs Indonesia (26 March 2024) | vs Philippines (6 June 2024) |
| Nguyễn Văn Toàn | vs Indonesia (21 March 2024) vs Philippines (6 June 2024) | vs Iraq (11 June 2024) | |
| Yemen | Nasser Al-Gahwashi | vs United Arab Emirates (21 March 2024) vs United Arab Emirates (26 March 2024) | vs Bahrain (6 June 2024) |
| Harwan Al-Zubaidi | vs Bahrain (16 November 2023) vs United Arab Emirates (21 March 2024) | vs United Arab Emirates (26 March 2024) |
Notes
- Saudi Arabia had already qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and competed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Afghanistan played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Afghan conflict.
- Syria played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Syrian civil war.
- Indonesia and Philippines swapped their fixtures on 31 October 2023, due to Indonesia hosting the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11]
- Yemen played their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Yemeni civil war.
- Nepal played their final two home matches at a neutral venue due to the Dasharath Rangasala failing to meet FIFA standard.[13]
- Lebanon played all their home matches at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel invasion of Lebanon.[14][15]
- Lebanon played this home match in Australia due to the ongoing Israel invasion of Lebanon.[18]