For the 2026 U.S.-Canada-Mexico World Cup qualifying tournament, the first round of the second phase of the Asian zone is over, the fifth round of the South American zone is over, and the African zone has just begun. In addition, the European, North and Central American, Caribbean and Oceania zones have yet to begin. The Chinese men's soccer team defeated key rival Thailand in the first round. With three points, things are looking pretty good. Competing for the top 18 is relatively more promising. The second stage depends on the groupings.
Asian Qualifiers Standings
Group A: Afghanistan 8-1 Qatar; India 0-1 Kuwait
Group B: Japan 5-0 Myanmar; Syria 1-0 North Korea
Group C: China Thailand 1-2; Singapore Korea 5-0
Group D: Chinese Taipei Oman 3-0; Malaysia 4-3 Kyrgyzstan
Group E: Iran, Hong Kong, China 4-0; Turkmenistan 1-3 Uzbekistan
Group F: 0-2 Viet Nam Philippines; 5-1 Indonesia
Group G: Saudi Arabia 4-0 Pakistan; Tajikistan 1-1 Jordan
Group H: UAE 4-0 Nepal; Yemen 0-2 Bahrain
Group I: Bangladesh, Australia 7-0; Lebanon 0-0 Palestine
The Chinese men's soccer team is in Group C. The same Korean team beat Singapore, so the Chinese team is currently ranked second in the group. Now the Chinese men's soccer team is in a good situation on the surface, but it really can't be sloppy. Leaving aside the two rounds with South Korea, we must win the two rounds with Singapore. Although Singapore's offense is not strong, this team's iron bucket defense is not easy to break through, and the Chinese men's soccer team needs to pay great attention to it. Also important is the next round against Thailand, so sit at home and make sure you score.
In other groups, Indian soccer is on the rise as India beat Kuwait away in Group A. North Korea lost to Syria in Group B. Only North Korea lost in the first round of the East Asian semifinals. and Southeast Asian teams are getting stronger as Malaysia beat Kyrgyzstan in Group D. In Group B, the first round of the East Asian semifinals was won and lost in the first round. Only Group G and Group I had a draw in the first round, all other matches were won or lost. The biggest scores were Australia beating Bangladesh 7-0 and Qatar beating Afghanistan 8-1. In addition, South Korea and Japan both won by 5 goals, while Iran, Iraq, UAE and Saudi Arabia all won by 4 goals.
Second Round Schedule
Kuwait Afghanistan vs. [11-22011:00]
Saudi Arabia Jordan vs. [11-22000:00]
UAE Bahrain vs. [11-2123:45]
Japan Syria vs. [11-212222:45]
Australia, Palestine vs [11-2122222:00]
Kyrgyzstan vs. Oman [11-212222:00
11-212 India vs Qatar:30]
11-2121 Nepal vs. Yemen: 15]
Iran Uzbekistan [11-212121:00]
11-21200 Hong Kong, China vs. Turkmenistan:00]
South Korea China vs. [11-21200:00]
Thailand Singapore vs. [11-21200:00]
Iraq Vietnam vs. [11-2120:00]
Bangladesh vs Lebanon [11-2119:45]
Indonesia Philippines vs. [11-2119:00]
Malaysia, Chinese Taipei vs. [11-2119:00
Burma vs. North Korea [11-21177:30
11-2117 Pakistan vs Tajikistan:00]
South America World Qualifying Standings
Paraguay Chile 0-0
Brazil Colombia 2-1
Uruguay, Argentina 0-2
0-0 El Nerra, Ecuador
Peru 2-0 Bolivia
Both Brazil and Argentina lost in this round, with Brazil suffering two consecutive defeats, or seven points, dropping to fifth place. Argentina suffered its first loss. With the advantage accumulated before, 12 points to rank first in the table. Uruguay beat a strong Argentina on the road and moved up to second with 10 points. South America gained 6.5 seats in this tournament, which is almost equivalent to 7 seats. Peru has won one game so far, so we really need to work harder.
Sixth round of fixtures
Peru vs. Venezuela [11-22100:00
Argentina-Brazil vs. [11-22088:30]
"11-2207" Ecuador vs. Chile: 30]
11-2207 Uruguay vs. Bolivia: 30]
11-2207 Paraguay vs Colombia:00]
African Zone World Qualifying Standings
The first round of the African zone is not over yet. Now look at the groups. There are 9.5 seats in the African zone. This year, 54 teams are participating in the qualifiers, divided into 9 groups in a double round robin. The first place in the group advances directly to the World Cup. The four best finishers and second place in the group qualify for the play-offs, with four teams vying for a place in the continental play-offs.
