Confirming 2 more Asian and South American teams in the World Cup

Argentina has not played yet but still got an early ticket - Photo: REUTERS

At home, Iran held Uzbekistan to a 2-2 draw, a result that was enough for them to win an early ticket to Group A, stage 3 of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia.

Iran did not play well in this match, when Uzbekistan took the lead twice, but then the strong attack helped Iran find the equalizer. Star Taremi became the hero of the home team with 2 goals in the 52nd and 83rd minutes.

In the remaining two matches, UAE beat North Korea 2-1, while Qatar shockingly lost to Kyrgyzstan 1-3. With this result, Iran firmly holds the top spot in the group with 20 points, followed by Uzbekistan - 17 points, UAE - 13 points, Qatar - 10 points, Kyrgyzstan - 6 points and North Korea - 2 points.

With only 2 rounds left, Iran has secured 1 of the top 2 positions in the group, thereby officially winning a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. The remaining official ticket in the group will be a dispute between Uzbekistan and UAE.

Meanwhile, Qatar has lost hope of getting an early ticket, they are forced to keep a foot in the top 4 to continue to the 4th stage. Meanwhile, North Korea said goodbye to the World Cup dream early.

Meanwhile, South Korea has not been able to secure a ticket to Group B as it was held to a 1-1 draw by Jordan in this round. After 8 rounds, South Korea has only 16 points, although it is still at the top of the group, it is only 3 points more than Jordan, 4 points more than Iraq and 6 points more than Oman. The race in this group is still very tense.

Including the three host teams Canada, Mexico and the United States, Iran became the 6th team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. And the 7th team is Argentina, although they have not yet played in the qualifying match this morning (against Brazil).

This result is due to Bolivia drawing 0-0 with Uruguay in the earliest match of the South American round of 14.

Bolivia is currently ranked 7th with 14 points, 14 points behind Argentina, a gap that cannot be filled when they only have 4 more rounds.

Because FIFA increased the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams, South America has 6 official tickets. Messi and his teammates are considered to have secured a place in the top 6.

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