The Iran Project
: On Thursday, Iran is drawn in Group B of the third round of Asia's 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Thursday 27 June 2024 - 22:00
Story Code : 423921
Source : Mehr News
Iran learns fate in third phase of 2026 World Cup qualifiers
The Qataris, who won a second consecutive Asian Cup title in February, played at the 2022 edition as hosts but have never progressed to the finals through the preliminaries.
Korea Republic leads the Group B cast with Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine and Kuwait also in the hunt for the two automatic spots to the Finals.
Korea will be the favorites, having made 10 consecutive FIFA World Cup appearances since 1986.
Heading Group C will be Japan, who are seeking to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the eighth consecutive time.
Standing in their way will be Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China PR and Indonesia.
The preliminaries begin on Sept. 5 and run until June 10, with the winners and runners-up in each group qualifying automatically for the finals in Mexico, the United States and Canada.
The third and fourth place finishers in each group will advance to a fourth round, which will determine the continent's two remaining guaranteed qualifiers.
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