Team Melli has been drawn in group A of the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the draw that has just concluded in the Malaysian capital, Kula Lumpur.

Group A seems to be a balanced group with the defending AFC Asian Cup title holder Qatar and Uzbekistan being the strongest in the group along with Iran.

Group A
IRAN
QATAR
UZBEKISTAN
UAE
KYRGYZ REP
KOREA DPR

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2026 FIFA World Cup		—	15 Oct	25 Mar	20 Mar	5 Sep	10 Jun
2	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jun	—	14 Nov	5 Sep	10 Oct	20 Mar
3	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Fourth round		10 Oct	10 Jun	—	15 Oct	20 Mar	5 Sep
4	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			10 Sep	19 Nov	5 Jun	—	14 Nov	10 Oct
5	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			19 Nov	25 Mar	10 Sep	10 Jun	—	15 Oct
6	North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			14 Nov	10 Sep	19 Nov	25 Mar	5 Jun	—

The first match(es) will be played: on 5th September 2024.
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

DATE	TIME	COMPETETION	STAGE	TEAM HOME	TEAM AWAY	VENUE
21-Oct-2024	21:00	AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Group A	HONG KONG	IRAN	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, JORDAN
23-Oct-2024	21:00	AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Group A	IRAN	KOREA DPR	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, JORDAN
25-Oct-2024	21:00	AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Group A	SYRIA	IRAN	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, JORDAN
27-Oct-2024	21:00	AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Group A	IRAN	JORDAN	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, JORDAN
14-Nov-24		fifa World Cup 2026 Qualifiers	Round 3 Matchday 5	KOREA DPR	IRAN	Peyoung Yang
19-Nov-24		fifa World Cup 2026 Qualifiers	Round 3 Matchday 6	KYRGYZ REP	IRAN	Bishkek