How many AFC teams in total can qualify for the World Cup? The top two finishing teams from each third-round group phase qualify for the World Cup, while third-placed teams advance to the inter-confederation playoffs. The winner of the inter-confederation playoffs will also qualify for the ...
The W Championship now effectively combines the qualifying process for both the World Cup and the Olympics. Part of the impetus for this was so that there would be something at stake in the final, as opposed to having a final with two teams already qualified. "When we looked at it...
Asia is set to start its 2026 World Cup qualifying with teams such as Afghanistan, Bhutan and Pakistan getting a chance to grab some attention and secure matches against soccer’s continental heavyweights.
World Cup qualifying: Teams chasing Brazil spotsBy STEPHEN DOUGLASROB HARRIS
Zhang Linpeng of China shoots during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying football match between Singapore and China at the National Stadium in Singapore, March 21, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua) Players of both teams greet each other after the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying football mat...
event for Paris 2024, with the top three teams qualifying for the Games. Most of the Olympic berths for both team and individual competitions will be at stake at the 2023 worlds, with the final tickets coming from the 2023-24 Apparatus World Cup Series and the 2024 Continental Championships....
First round (Nov. 15, 2023 - Oct. 14 2025): 54 teams, nine groups,top team from each group qualifies for World Cup, four best runners-up go to playoff semifinals Second round (Nov. 10-18, 2025): Four best group runners-up stage semifinal, final. Winner plays inter-confederation pla...
The U.S. enters the game tied with Brazil at the top ofGroup F. A total of seven teams from the Americas will advance to the 2023 FIBA World Cup next August in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. The fifth window of qualifying is scheduled for November while the sixth and final is ...
“There is no match that you can win in advance,” Daboub said. “But we have a good chance of reaching the next round of the World Cup qualifiers.” To be among the 18 teams that advances into that next stage of Asian qualifying, the Palestinians need to...
Discover dates, groups, qualifying format and the number of places up for grabs at the FIFA World Cup 26.