Summary of the first round of the round of 36: the national football team reversed Thailand! Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran all defeated Qatar 8-1
On November 17, Beijing time, the first round of the round of 36 of the 2026 World Cup Asian Qualifiers was over, and the national football team reversed Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other World Cup teams all won big victories, and Qatar played 8-1.
Group A
Qatar beat Afghanistan 8-1 at home and are top of the table with three points. Moez Ali had a big four, with one goal each from Haydos, Mashaal, Tamem and Aladdin.
India beat Kuwait 1-0 away and finished second in the group due to goal difference.
Group B
Japan beat Myanmar 5-0 at home, Ueda scored a hat-trick, Daichi Kamada scored from distance, Ritsu Doan scored a goal, and Takumi Minamino assisted twice.
North Korea lost 1-0 at home to Syria and Soma scored the only goal of the game with a penalty kick.
Group C
The national football team reversed Thailand 2-1 away, welcoming a good start! Shalaqi scored a goal in the world, Wei Shihao assisted Wu Lei to equalize, and super substitutes Xie Pengfei and Wang Shangyuan connected to complete the overtake, ranking second in the group due to goal difference.
South Korea beat Singapore 5-0 at home to top the table with three points. Lee Gang-in assisted Cho Gyu-sung to break the deadlock, Hwang Hee-chan's header expanded the score, Son Heung-min shot another goal, Hwang Yi-su scored from the spot, and Lee Gang-in made a pass to seal the win.
Group D
Malaysia scored three goals in a row after scoring one goal, but finally scored two goals in a row to equalize, and beat Kyrgyzstan 4-3 in the 93rd minute.
Oman beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 at home.
Group E
Iran won 4-0 at home to Hong Kong, with Azmoun scoring twice and Taremi and Rezayan scoring one each.
Uzbekistan beat Turkmenistan 3-1 away to save three points with Iran and have the second-highest goal difference.
Group F
Iraq beat Indonesia 5-1 at home.
Vietnam beat the Philippines 2-0 away, Nguyen Van Quan opened the scoring and Nguyen Dinh North sealed the win with a long-range shot in the 94th minute.
Group G
Saudi Arabia won 4-0 at home to Pakistan with a brace from Al-Shehri and one alike from Gharib and Radif Radif each.
Tajikistan drew 1-1 at home to Jordan.
Group H
Yemen lost 2-0 at home to Bahrain
The UAE beat Nepal 4-0 at home.
Group I
Australia swept Bangladesh 7-0 at home to top the table with three points, with Duke scoring a first-half brace and McClaren netting a hat-trick in the second half.
Lebanon drew 0-0 at home to Palestine.