Pakistan

Pakistan

The 10 teams marching on to the next round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup The 10 teams marching on to the next round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The first round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is done -- but who are the ten teams marching on?

Chhetri's hat-trick floors Pakistan (Courtesy: FanCode) Chhetri's hat-trick floors Pakistan (Courtesy: FanCode)

India beat Pakistan 4-0 in their SAFF Cup

Asia's 2022 World Cup qualifiers drawn despite FIFA not knowing how many teams will play Asia's 2022 World Cup qualifiers drawn despite FIFA not knowing how many teams will play

The draw for the first of Asia's World Cup qualifiers was made on Wednesday, even though FIFA has yet to decide how many teams will play in 2022.

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Iran 6 +7 16
2 Uzbekistan 6 +3 13
3 United Arab Emira.. 6 +8 10
4 Qatar 6 -7 7
5 Kyrgyz Republic 6 -7 3
6 North Korea 6 -4 2
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
Rahis Nabi 1 8 0
Yousuf Butt 0 8 0
Fareed Ullah 0 8 1

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
Fareed Ullah 1 8 0
Alamgir Ghazi 1 7 0
Yousuf Butt 0 8 0