In Group C, a first-half penalty from Ole Romeny in Jakarta was enough to end China’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 2002, when the tournament was staged in Asia for the first time and co-hosts South Korea and Japan didn’t have to go through continental qualifying.

Uzbekistan and Jordan have qualified for their first ever World Cup, while South Korea have reached the finals for the 11th consecutive time.Uzbekistan drew 0-0 with the UAE which punched their

The match was part of the penultimate round of Group B in the final stage of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Such result also ensured another historic achievement: the qualification of Jordan,