الاتحاد الآسيوي يقرر سحب قرعة الملحق في 17 يونيو

The Asian Football Confederation has set Tuesday, June 17, 2025, as the date for the draw of the "fourth round" of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, in which the teams from the UAE, Iraq, Qatar, Oman, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia will participate. The "Asian playoff" matches are scheduled to take place in October, which will determine the identity of the two Asian teams that will join the rest of the continent's teams in the major finals hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico next summer. The six teams will be divided into two groups, each consisting of three teams, with the top team from each group qualifying directly for the 2026 World Cup, while the runners-up of the groups will play a playoff match to determine which team will participate in the global playoff qualifying for the World Cup. The winner of the playoff match will qualify for the global playoff, and if they win there, they will qualify for the World Cup as the ninth seat for Asia.

It is worth mentioning that the teams that qualified directly are Japan, Australia, South Korea, Jordan, Iran, and Uzbekistan for the 2026 World Cup.

Playoff Dates:

• The draw will be on July 17, 2025

• First round: October 8, 2025

• Second round: October 11, 2025

• Third round: October 14, 2025