All questions answered in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers!

The 9th round of matches in Group A of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia has been held, and all issues in the tournament table have been resolved.

Qatar defeated the favorite Iran team by a minimal score at home. The only and decisive goal of the match was scored by Pedro Miguel in the 41st minute. Despite this defeat, the Iranian team retained its lead in Group A with 20 points.

Meanwhile, the Kyrgyzstan and North Korea teams played a dramatic match and settled for a 2-2 draw. In the last minute of the first half, Park Kwang-hoon opened the scoring, and in the 52nd minute, Jo-guk Ri doubled the advantage. However, the Kyrgyz did not give up and restored the balance with dramatic goals from Guljigit Alikulov in the 57th minute and Kim Sung-hyo in the 90th minute.

Despite a 0-0 draw with the UAE, the Uzbek national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history. Our national team secured 2nd place with 18 points and will participate in the World Cup, which will be held in the USA, Mexico and Canada.

The situation in the group has now been officially determined: Iran and Uzbekistan have qualified for the World Cup, while the UAE and Qatar will continue their matches in the next round of qualifying. Unfortunately, the qualifying round for Kyrgyzstan and the DPRK has ended here.

Now the Uzbek national team will play its last match of the qualifying round against Qatar on June 10 in Tashkent. This match is being welcomed as a real holiday for football fans.