On June165438+1October 2 1 2023, the China men's soccer team ushered in the second match of the Top 36 Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup between the United States and, which can be watched live on Mi Gu video. Facing the obviously dominant South Korean team, China Men's Football Team cherishes this opportunity to confront the strong Asian teams and looks forward to the future on the basis of playing football with a normal heart.
From a longer-term perspective, this game is not only an important opportunity for China to test its strength, but also an opportunity to accumulate experience. If China can successfully advance to the next stage, the situation of competing for the World Cup quota will be obviously different from the present situation, so the experience of playing against the top teams in Asia will be crucial. With fewer players studying abroad and a big gap in league intensity, such opportunities are rare.
Rules of World Cup Asian Regional Qualifying Competition System
In the first stage of the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup joint qualifiers, 22 teams ranked 26th to 47th in Asia will play two rounds of home and away games. 1 1 The winning team will advance to the second stage.
In the second stage of the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup joint qualifiers, 36 teams (the top 25 teams in Asia and the 1 1 team promoted in the first stage) will be divided into 9 groups, with 4 teams in each group playing round robin matches at home and away. The top two 18 teams in the group will advance to the AFC Asian qualifiers and the 2027 Asian Cup.
18 teams in AFC Asian regional qualifiers will be divided into three groups, with 6 teams in each group playing the home and away round robin, and the top two teams in each group will qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Among the three groups of Asian play-offs and AFC Asian regional qualifiers, the six teams that won the third and fourth place in the group will be divided into two groups, with three teams in each group playing a single round-robin duel. The winners of the two groups will advance directly to the 2026 World Cup, and the two second-place teams will decide the winner through play-offs. The winning team will represent Asia in the intercontinental play-offs of the World Cup.