The draw for the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup pitted four-time Asian champions Japan against Australia and Saudi Arabia in Group C.
The fiery group included the Big Three on the Yellow Continent, i.e Japan AndAustralia AndSaudi ArabiaBoth Bahrain and China.
On the other hand, the second group carried an Arab flavor with the presence of 5 teams from West Asia alongside South Korea, thus ensuring the qualification of an Arab team to the finals as the first and second in each group qualify for the World Cup, according to Agence France-Presse.
According to the lottery drawn in the Malaysian capital kuala lumpurYou will meet South Korea with Iraq AndJordan AndSultanate of Oman AndPalestine AndKuwait In the second group.
Iran will play with Qatar, Uzbekistan, the UAE, Kyrgyzstan and North Korea in the first group.
The qualifiers begin on September 5 and continue until June 10, according to Reuters.
The winner and second-place finisher in each group automatically qualify for the… World Cup Finals Which is held in Mexico, the United States and Canada.
The third- and fourth-place finishers in each group will qualify for a fourth round, based on which the last two teams to qualify for the global finals from the continent will be determined.
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