World Preliminary Standings: The national football team is in a good situation to qualify, and Brazil in South America has lost to Argentina in a row
In the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup Qualifiers, the first round of the second phase of the Asian zone has ended, the fifth round of the South American zone has been played, and the African ball has just begun. In addition, the Europe, Central and North America and the Caribbean and Oceania regions have not yet started. The Chinese men's football team defeated the key rival Thailand team in the first round, and the situation is not bad after getting 3 points, and the competition for the top 18 is relatively more promising.
Asian Qualifier Standings
Group A: Qatar 8 - 1 Afghanistan, Kuwait 0 - 1 India
Group B: Japan 5 - 0 Myanmar, Syria 1 - 0 North Korea
Group C: Thailand 1 - 2 China, South Korea 5 - 0 Singapore
Group D: Oman 3 - 0 Chinese Taipei, Malaysia 4 - 3 Kyrgyzstan
Group E: Iran 4 - 0 Hong Kong, Turkmenistan 1 - 3 Uzbekistan
Group F: Philippines 0 - 2 Vietnam, Iraq 5 - 1 Indonesia
Group G: Saudi Arabia 4 - 0 Pakistan, Tajikistan 1 - Jordan
Group H: UAE 4 - 0 Nepal, Yemen 0 - 2 Bahrain
Group I: Australia 7 - 0 Bangladesh, Lebanon 0 - 0 Palestine
The Chinese men's football team is in Group C, and South Korea defeated Singapore in the same group, so the Chinese team is currently ranked second in the group. Now the surface situation of the Chinese men's football team is good, but there really can't be the slightest carelessness. Leaving aside the two-legged match against South Korea, the two-legged against Singapore must be won. Although Singapore's offensive ability is not strong, this team's iron bucket defense is not easy to break, and the Chinese men's football team needs to pay close attention. In addition, the second leg against Thailand will also be crucial, and they will try to secure points at home.
In other groups, India beat Kuwait away in Group A, and Indian football is on the rise. North Korea lost to Syria in Group B, and only North Korea lost in the first round of the East Asian semi-finals. In Group D, Malaysia beat Kyrgyzstan, and Southeast Asian teams are getting stronger. In the first round, only one draw was drawn in Group G and Group I, and the rest of the matches were all decided by the winners, with Australia beating Bangladesh 7-0 and Qatar sweeping Afghanistan 8-1. In addition, South Korea and Japan both won by five goals, while Iran, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia all won by four goals.
Round 2 schedule
Afghanistan VS Kuwait【11-22 01:00】
Jordan VS Saudi Arabia【11-22 00:00】
Bahrain VS United Arab Emirates【11-21 23:45】
Syria VS Japan【11-21 22:45】
Palestine VS Australia【11-21 22:00】
Kyrgyzstan VS Oman【11-21 22:00】
India VS Qatar【11-21 21:30】
Nepal VS Yemen【11-21 21:15】
Uzbekistan VS Iran【11-21 21:00】
Hong Kong VS Turkmenistan【11-21 20:00】
China VS South Korea【11-21 20:00】
Singapore VS Thailand【11-21 20:00】
Vietnam VS Iraq【11-21 20:00】
Bangladesh VS Lebanon【11-21 19:45】
Philippines VS Indonesia【11-21 19:00】
Chinese Taipei VS Malaysia【11-21 19:00】
Myanmar VS North Korea【11-21 17:30】
Pakistan VS Tajikistan【11-21 17:00】
South American World Preliminary Standings
Chile 0 - 0 Paraguay
Colombia 2 - 1 Brazil
Argentina 0 - 2 Uruguay
Venezuela 0 - 0 Ecuador
Bolivia 2 - 0 Peru
Brazil and Argentina both lost in this round, of which Brazil suffered two consecutive defeats, but still accumulated 7 points and slipped to fifth. Argentina suffered their first defeat and are at the top of the standings with 12 points. Uruguay beat a strong Argentina away in this round and moved up to second place with 10 points. The South American zone has 6.5 seats in this tournament, which is almost equivalent to 7 places, and the Peruvian team is currently winless in 1 game, so it really needs to work harder.
Round 6 schedule
Peru VS Venezuela【11-22 10:00】
Brazil VS Argentina【11-22 08:30】
Ecuador VS Chile【11-22 07:30】
Uruguay VS Bolivia【11-22 07:30】
Paraguay VS Colombia【11-22 07:00】
African World Preliminary Standings
The first round of matches in the African zone is not over yet, so now let's just look at the groupings. The African zone has 9.5 quota places, and 54 teams will participate in the qualifiers, divided into 9 groups for a double round-robin competition, and the group winners will directly qualify for the World Cup. The four best group runners-up qualified for the play-offs, with four teams competing for one place in the continental play-offs.