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Draft:2025 RF24 World Cup Qualification (AFC)

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2025 RF24 World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Dates6 June 2025 – 12 June 2025
Teams46 (from 1 confederation)
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 7 June 2025.

Draw

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The draw for the first and second rounds of joint qualification took place on 5 June 2025.

From the May 2025 FIFA World Rankings
Bye to second round Competing in first round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 1 Pot 2
  1.  Japan (15)
  2.  Iran (18)
  3.  South Korea (23)
  4.  Australia (26)
  5.  Qatar (55)
  6.  Uzbekistan (57)
  7.  Saudi Arabia (58)
  8.  Iraq (59)
  9.  Jordan (62)
  1.  United Arab Emirates (65)
  2.  Oman (77)
  3.  Bahrain (84)
  4.  Syria (93)
  5.  China (94)
  6.  Thailand (99)
  7.  Palestine (101)
  8.  Kyrgyzstan (103)
  9.  Tajikistan (104)
  1.  Vietnam (109)
  2.  Lebanon (112)
  3.  North Korea (118)
  4.  Indonesia (123)
  5.  India (127)
  6.  Malaysia (131)
  7.  Kuwait (134)
  8.  Turkmenistan (142)
  1.  Philippines (146)
  2.  Hong Kong (153)
  3.  Yemen (158)
  4.  Afghanistan (160)
  5.  Singapore (161)
  6.  Myanmar (162)
  7.  Maldives (164)
  8.  Chinese Taipei (166)
  9.    Nepal (175)
  10.  Cambodia (181)
  1.  Bhutan (182)
  2.  Bangladesh (183)
  3.  Brunei (185)
  4.  Mongolia (187)
  5.  Laos (190)
  6.  Macau (193)
  7.  Timor-Leste (197)
  8.  Pakistan (198)
  9.  Sri Lanka (200)
  10.  Guam (202)

Schedule

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The competition schedule is expected to be as follows:

Round Matchday Date
First round First leg 6 June 2025
Second leg 6 June 2025
Second round Matchday 1 7 June 2025
Matchday 2 7 June 2025
Matchday 3 7 June 2025
Matchday 4 8 June 2025
Matchday 5 8 June 2025
Matchday 6 8 June 2025
Round Matchday Date
Third round Matchday 1 9 June 2025
Matchday 2 9 June 2025
Matchday 3 9 June 2025
Matchday 4 9 June 2025
Matchday 5 10 June 2025
Matchday 6 10 June 2025
Matchday 7 10 June 2025
Matchday 8 10 June 2025
Round Matchday Date
Fourth round Matchday 1 11 June 2025
Matchday 2 11 June 2025
Matchday 3 11 June 2025
Fifth round First leg 12 June 2025
Second leg 12 June 2025

First round

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Main page: Draft:2025 RF24 World Cup Qualification – AFC first round

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round of World Cup qualifying.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Hong Kong 0–2 Pakistan0–02–0
Singapore 1–3 Bangladesh1–21–0
Philippines 3–2 Bhutan2–11–1
Cambodia 4–2 Brunei3–20–1
Myanmar 4–1 Guam3–01–1
Afghanistan 5–3 Sri Lanka3–30–2
Chinese Taipei 1–4 Laos0–22–1
Nepal   3–1 Timor-Leste1–01–2
Yemen 1–2 Macau1–20–0
Maldives 3–2 Mongolia2–11–1

Second round

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Main page: Draft:2025 RF24 World Cup Qualification – AFC second round

Summary

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Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12 World Cup qualifying third round
2  Jordan 6 4 0 2 16 11 +5 12
3  India 6 3 0 3 13 14 −1 9
4  Oman 6 1 0 5 6 16 −10 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 World Cup qualifying third round
2  North Korea 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
3  Macau 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
4  Bahrain 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 World Cup qualifying third round
2  Cambodia 6 3 1 2 13 10 +3 10
3  China 6 3 1 2 9 12 −3 10
4  Philippines 6 0 1 5 10 16 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Pakistan 6 4 1 1 19 12 +7 13 World Cup qualifying third round
2  Lebanon 6 3 1 2 18 20 −2 10
3  Iraq 6 1 2 3 14 16 −2 5
4  Kyrgyzstan 6 1 2 3 12 15 −3 5
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Afghanistan 6 4 1 1 11 12 −1 13 World Cup qualifying third round
2  Malaysia 6 2 1 3 11 8 +3 7
3  Uzbekistan 6 1 3 2 4 4 0 6
4  Syria 6 1 3 2 13 15 −2 6
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Nepal 6 3 3 0 12 7 +5 12 World Cup qualifying third round
2  Palestine 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 9
3  Vietnam 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9
4  Australia 6 0 2 4 7 13 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 6 6 0 0 22 8 +14 18 World Cup qualifying third round
2  Laos 6 2 0 4 12 13 −1 6
3  Thailand 6 2 0 4 11 17 −6 6
4  Kuwait 6 2 0 4 12 19 −7 6
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 6 6 0 0 20 4 +16 18 World Cup qualifying third round
2  Saudi Arabia 6 3 0 3 11 14 −3 9
3  Maldives 6 2 0 4 13 14 −1 6
4  Turkmenistan 6 1 0 5 6 18 −12 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group I

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 World Cup qualifying third round
2  Qatar 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
3  Indonesia 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3 6
4  Tajikistan 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 4
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Third round

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Main page: Draft:2025 RF24 World Cup Qualification – AFC third round

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 RF24 World Cup
2  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round
4  Laos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 RF24 World Cup
2  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fourth round
4  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5    Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Fourth round

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The two third-placed teams in each group from the third round will play against each other over two legs on 11 June to 12 June to determine which team advances to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Third round Group A third-placeThird round Group B third-place11 Jun12 Jun
Third round Group A third-placevThird round Group B third-place
Third round Group B third-placevThird round Group A third-place

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 2025 RF24 World Cup Qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

The fifth-round winner will join one team each from CAF, COMNEBOL, and OFC and two from CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two single-elimination matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of single-elimination matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the 2025 RF24 World Cup.

Qualified teams

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The following teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in the RF24 World Cup
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