| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 12 October 2023 – 18 November 2025 |
| Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 145 |
| Goals scored | 427 (2.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,818,195 (19,436 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ayase Ueda Almoez Ali Son Heung-min(8 goals each) |
| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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The Asian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup for national teams of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). AFC teams have been allocated eight direct qualifying slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot.[1]
The qualification process involves five rounds; the first two also serving as qualification for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
- ^ "Unanimous decision expands FIFA World Cup to 48 teams from 2026". FIFA. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.