World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Asia Round 2. While islamic republic of iran, japan and korea republic look well placed to book tickets to the fifa world cup 26, several others have much to do when the afc asian qualifiers resume in march 2025. Head coach takayuki nishigaya expects a sharper performance from singapore in round 2 of the fifa world cup 2026 and afc asian cup saudi arabia 2027™.

The two sides which top their respective groups will join the previous six sides in securing their world cup 2026 berths. A pool of 36 teams is formed by combining the top 26 teams in asia with the 10 winners from round 1.