Asia has 8.5 World Cup 2026

This makes the door attend the biggest football festival on the planet, especially for teams in the second group, including Vietnam.

The 2026 World Cup qualifiers - Asia will have four rounds, one more than the 2022 World Cup. Round 1 includes teams from 26 to 47 in FIFA - Asian order panel. 22 teams paired up with each other, knocked out to select 11 teams to reach the second round. The teams from the first to 25 began to play from the second round.

36 teams divided into nine tables. The top two teams will reach the third round. With this arrangement, the number of teams in the third round will increase compared to the old format, from 12 to 18. Therefore, there will be three tables instead of Two as when Vietnam appeared last time. The top three teams in the third round will win tickets directly to the World Cup.

The six teams ranked third and fourth in the three tables will play the fourth qualifying round, also known as the Asian Play-off round. These teams are divided into two tables. The second two teams will play the regional play-off to compete for the inter-regional play-off.

Thus, an Asian team needs at least 16 qualifying matches to attend the 2026 World Cup, two matches compared to the format of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Play at most 24 matches to win tickets, more than two matches.

The Asian Stone League also announces the course of the Asian Cup 2027, which is a parallel to the World Cup. One team gets into the 3-round of the World Cup will definitely have this award ticket. The rest of them are identified through the play-off with 24 team.

24 this team consists of a 18 team that's off the two World Cup. The 11 team fails at one stage one of the six-points will take, there's a spot for the best team to reach. The five pressure points to the next level of the 10-team.