Team Melli needs to repeat its victory against Turkmenistan next Tuesday in Asghabad, to clinch a place in the third round stages of FIFA World Cup 2026 – AFC zone.
# | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
1 | IRAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 |
2 | UZBEKISTAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
3 | HONG KONG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
4 | TURKMENISTAN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 |
Iran plus seven other teams will advance to the Round Three of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers if they win the next game in Day 4 to be played next Tuesday. With seven points and a better goal difference than Uzbekistan, Iran is topping the group. Other teams include Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Japan, Australia, and the UAE are the eight teams that are certain to advance.
Iran will face Turkmenistan on Tuesday 26th at Asghhabat