FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying: Uzbekistan and Jordan qualify for the first time; South Korea also through. Football news
Dubai: Uzbekistan and Jordan made history by qualifying for their first World Cup on Thursday, while the pair will join the next year’s tournament by South Korea of perennial participants.Uzbekistan, one of the fastest growing national teams in Asia, attracted a second automatic position in Group A with UAE in Abu Dhabi, although the top position is still playing after losing 1-0 in Qatar in Doha already in a worthy Iran.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!After going to the final set of the third round of Fixty on Tuesday, Iran sat at the summit, two points ahead of Uzbekistan.The top two teams in each of the three Asian groups go directly to the World Cup, while the third and fourth -ranked – UAE and Qatar Group A hold those slots in A – enter the fourth round of the qualifier.In Group B, South Korea defeated Iraq 2–0 in Basra to confirm its place in the 11th World Cup.A win from the second half goals from Kim Jin-GU and Oh Hyon-GU means that the first 3–0 win against Oman on Thursday, which finally proved to be sufficient to secure its participation in the 48-Tim Shopies expanded to the United States, Canada and Mexico.Raja Abdullah II of Jordan congratulated the team on social media.“This historical qualification is well worthy of our team, including stars and cadres, of which we are proud,” they have written on X. “Special thanks to our loyal fans who have been our support and encouragement.”
Ali Olvin named a hat-trick as the 2023 Asian Cup runner-up, which was his name in the record book.Iraq was reduced to 10 men through the first half when the dishonesty of Ali Al Hamdi on Cho U-Min was upgraded to a red card after a VAR review. Iraq ranks third in Group B, with Oman and Palestine still capable of progressing in the fourth round of qualifying. Palestine, who defeated Kuwait 2–0 in Ardhia, hosted Oman on Tuesday, while Iraq faced Jordan in Amman. On Australia BrinkMeanwhile, Saudi Arabia and Australia will be head-to-head on Tuesday for a second automatic location in Group C.Group leaders in Australia Perth remain in Dhruv’s position after their final-GASP victory against Japan.Defender Aziz Bech was a home hero in front of over 57,000 fans, Rifling in the corner in the 90th minute to win Tony Popovic’s side 1-0.“We know that there is a place to grow and a room to improve, but we have done something special tonight,” Popovic said, who looked at his team for a long time from an experimental Japan. Saudi Arabia ensured that the race for the second place would go down to the etiquette of winning 2–0 against Bahrain in Rifa. Gol in half of Musab al Juvera and Abdulrahman Al Obbas noticed that the people of Herway Renard were three points behind Australia, who finished second.However, Saudi will have to win by five goals in Jeddah to leapy.Popovic, who replaced Graham Arnold in Dugout in September, said: “We all played a role in taking us to this point. We want to go to Saudi Arabia and are actually finishing work.”In addition, in Group C, Patrick Clovart’s Indonesia kept its hopes alive to reach the first World Cup with a 1-0 victory over China since 1945.It leaves Indonesia fourth in the group, a digit behind Saudi. Ole Romain scored the only goal, his controversial fine was linked to the bottom of the group of China after a groom check just ahead of half a time and thus ended his hopes of creating a second World Cup.
