The winners of the World Cup expansion are released, Uz Jordan enters the World Cup, but the Chinese men s football team is out early

Last night and early this morning, the 2026 World Cup Asian Division Qualifiers completed the 9th round of the 18th round. The endings of each game are as follows:

Group A: Uzbekistan 0-0 UAE, Qatar 1-0 Iran, Kyrgyzstan 2-2 North Korea;

Group B: South Korea 2-0 Iraq, Jordan 3-0 Oman, Palestine 2-0 Kuwait;

Group C: Australia 1-0 Japan, Indonesia 1-0 China, Saudi Arabia 2-0 Bahrain.

, and there is only the last round left in the group stage of the 18th. The top 2 teams in the group will enter the World Cup, and the last two rounds of the group will be eliminated early, and 3-4 will enter the next stage. The current situation is actually very clear.

5 teams have entered the World Cup Group A in advance, Iran has 6 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, and 20 points, Uzbekistan has 5 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss, and 18 points. It has locked in the top 2 in the group in advance, and has been qualified to participate in the 2026 World Cup.

The UAE, ranked third, won 4 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses, and had 14 points. With only one round left, it will definitely not catch up with the top two teams. But it is still uncertain which Iran and Uzbekistan are ranked 1 in the group, but it does not affect their promotion.

Group B

South Korea has 5 wins, 4 draws, 19 points, Jordan has 4 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss, and 16 points, locking in the top 2 in the group ahead of schedule and entering the 2026 World Cup.

Iraq, ranked 3, won 3 draws and lost 12 points, and was sure to not catch up with Jordan. Similarly, South Korea is only likely to win the first place in the group, but theoretically there is still a possibility of falling second place.

Group C

Japan won 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and locked in first place in the group with 20 points, and advanced to the World Cup ahead of schedule.

Australia has 4 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss and 16 points, and Saudi Arabia has 3 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses and 13 points. They all have the possibility of entering the World Cup directly.

means 6 places to enter the World Cup, 5 have been identified, and the last one will be generated between Australia and Saudi Arabia. In the last World Cup, five teams in the Asian competition area participated, namely Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Australia. In this World Cup expansion, in addition to these five teams, the first wave of winners has appeared, namely Jordan and Uzbekistan. They have qualified for the World Cup, which is undoubtedly worth celebrating.

However, while they celebrate and thank the expansion, some teams continue to fall into loneliness, including the Chinese men's football team!

5 teams have been eliminated early

After the Chinese men's football team lost 0-1 to Indonesia, they were confirmed to miss the top 4 in the group and were eliminated early, so they could only start preparing for the 2030 World Cup. The World Cup has expanded, and four places have been added in the Asian competition area, but it has nothing to do with the Chinese men's football team. The admission score of Tsinghua University dropped to 400 points, but my ability can only be 200 points. Tsinghua University's adjustment has nothing to do with me.

were eliminated early. Kyrgyzstan and North Korea in Group A were also eliminated. The UAE and Qatar in Group A are entering the next stage. Kuwait in Group B is also eliminated, but Palestine still has hope to enter the next stage. Palestine, Oman and Iraq have three choices to enter the next stage, and the other one will be eliminated, and the suspense will be announced in the last round.

Group C is also eliminated with the Chinese men's football team, while Indonesia is entering the next stage.

The final suspense

1. Australia and Saudi Arabia will face each other head-on, competing for the last place to advance directly to the World Cup, and the failed side will enter the next stage.

2. Palestine, Oman and Iraq compete for two places to enter the next stage, and the other failed team was eliminated early.

3. In the next stage, 6 teams compete for 2.5 places.

Australia and Saudi Arabia are likely to enter the World Cup, and the remaining 1.5 places are unknown, but they are definitely not the Chinese men's football team.