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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-24 | fifa World Cup 2026 Qualifiers | Round 3 Matchday 1 |  IRAN |  KYRGYZ REP | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | |
| 10-Sep-24 | fifa World Cup 2026 Qualifiers | Round 3 Matchday 2 |  UAE | IRAN | Abu Dhabi | |
| 16-Sep-24 | FIFA Futsal World Cup | Group F | IRAN |  VENZUELA | Bukhara Universal Sports Complex | |
| 19-Sep-24 | FIFA Futsal World Cup | Group F | IRAN |  GUATEMALA | Bukhara Universal Sports Complex | |
| 22-Sep-24 | FIFA Futsal World Cup | Group F |  FRANCE | IRAN | Bukhara Universal Sports Complex | |
| 10-Oct-24 | fifa World Cup 2026 Qualifiers | Round 3 Matchday 3 |  UZBEKISTAN | IRAN | Tashkent | |
| 15-Oct-24 | fifa World Cup 2026 Qualifiers | Round 3 Matchday 4 | IRAN |  QAT | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | |
| 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 |