Football, AFC World Cup Qualifiers, 3rd Round, Qatar, North Korea ...

India will navigate a multi-round AFC qualification process to compete for a spot in the 48-team World Cup Improving their FIFA ranking is critical to avoid preliminary knockout rounds and secure a ...

48 teams are competing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But once again, India is not among the nations playing on the global stage. FIFA introduced an expanded field of 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup, but ...

It is only a couple of long goal-kicks from the Estadio Antonio Aranda, on the banks of the Parana river, to neighbouring Brazil. And it is here, in south-eastern Paraguay, where qualification for the ...

The 18 nations that qualified for the third round were split into three groups of six. The top two from each section have now qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Japan secured the confederation's ...