On the fifth day of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, the China exceeds by a measure the Bahrain and it is enough to join Saudi Arabia and Australia in one fell swoop in the rankings. Al Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium la South Korea virtually sealed its place at the World Cup by comfortably beating the Kuwait 3-1 away: three goals from the Asian Tigers decide, including the personal signature of Tottenham captain Son.
Today’s results
Bahrain – China 0-1 (Zhang Yuning 90’+1′)
Kuwait – South Korea 1-3 (Se-Hun On 10′, Son 19′, Daham 60′, Bee J’ 74′)
Thursday 14 November
Australia – Saudi Arabia 0-0
North Korea – Iran 2-3
Bahrain – China 0-1
Kuwait – South Korea 1-3
Oman – Palestine
United Arab Emirates – Kyrgyzstan
Iraq – Jordan
Qatar – Uzbekistan
Friday 14 November
Indonesia – Japan
RANKINGS
GROUP A
Iran 13*
Uzbekistan 10
United Arab Emirates 4
Qatar 4
Kyrgyzstan 2
North Korea 2*
GROUP B
South Korea 13*
Iraq 7
Jordan 7
Oman 3
Kuwait 3*
Palestine 2
GROUP C
Japan 10
Australia 6*
Saudi Arabia 6*
China 5*
Bahrain 5*
Indonesia 3
* one more game
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🇰🇷v🇵🇸#팔레스타인 2024.11.19 (화) 23:00📺 쿠팡플레이, KBS2 pic.twitter.com/46ZtotWZDI— theKFA (@theKFA) November 14, 2024