2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates 12 October 2023 – 4 June 2026
Teams 46[note 1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 204
Goals scored 610 (2.99 per match)
Attendance 2,975,729 (14,587 per match)
Top scorer Yemen Nasser Al-Gahwashi (12 goals)
← 2023
2031 →
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2026.

The 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification is the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the 19th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia.

The qualification process involves a total of four rounds, where the first two rounds double as the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams, with the final two solely for 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Format

The qualification structure is as follows:[1]

  • First round: 20 teams (ranked 27–46) played home-and-away over two legs.
    • 10 winners advanced to the second round.
    • 3 best ranked losing teams advanced to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
    • 6 worst ranked losing teams advanced to the play-off round of Asian Cup qualification.[note 2]
  • Second round: 36 teams (ranked 1–26 and 10 first-round winners) were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams to play home-and-away double round-robin matches.
    • The 9 group winners and 9 group runners-up qualified for the Asian Cup along with host Saudi Arabia and advanced to the third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
    • The remaining 18 teams advanced to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
  • Play-off round: 6 teams (the worst ranked losing teams from the first round) played home-and-away over two legs that determined the final 3 qualifiers for the third round.[2][note 2]
  • Third round: 24 teams (3 best ranked losing team from the first round + 18 third and fourth-placed teams from the second round + 3 winners from the play-off round) were divided into 6 groups of 4 teams to play home-and-away double round-robin matches and the winner of each group will occupy the remaining 6 slots for the Asian Cup.

Entrants

Forty-six FIFA-affiliated nations are eligible to enter the joint qualification process for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup; Northern Mariana Islands, which is not a FIFA member, would have entered through the play-off round.[1] However, it was not included in the draw for the play-off round.[2]

The draw for the first and second rounds of joint qualification took place on 27 July 2023.[3] Teams were seeded into four pots. Pots 1, 2 and 3 contain the teams ranked 1–9, 10-18 and 19-26 respectively, while Pot 4 contains the remaining 20 teams (ranked 27–46). All teams from Pot 4 were drawn to the first round into two pots. Teams from Pots 1, 2 and 3 were drawn directly to the second round, along with an allocated first-round tie winner.[4][3]

From the July 2023 FIFA World Rankings[5]
Bye to second round Competing in first round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 1 Pot 2
  1.  Japan (20)
  2.  Iran (22)
  3.  Australia (27)
  4.  South Korea (28)
  5.  Saudi Arabia (54)
  6.  Qatar (59)
  7.  Iraq (70)
  8.  United Arab Emirates (72)
  9.  Oman (73)
  1.  Uzbekistan (74)
  2.  China (80)
  3.  Jordan (82)
  4.  Bahrain (86)
  5.  Syria (94)
  6.  Vietnam (95)
  7.  Palestine (96)
  8.  Kyrgyzstan (97)
  9.  India (99)
  1.  Lebanon (100)
  2.  Tajikistan (110)
  3.  Thailand (113)
  4.  North Korea (115)
  5.  Philippines (135)
  6.  Malaysia (136)
  7.  Kuwait (137)
  8.  Turkmenistan (138)
  1.  Hong Kong (149)
  2.  Indonesia (150)
  3.  Chinese Taipei (153)
  4.  Maldives (155)
  5.  Yemen (156)
  6.  Afghanistan (157)
  7.  Singapore (158)
  8.  Myanmar (160)
  9.    Nepal (175)
  10.  Cambodia (176)
  1.  Macau (182)
  2.  Mongolia (183)
  3.  Bhutan (185)
  4.  Laos (187)
  5.  Bangladesh (189)
  6.  Brunei (190)
  7.  Timor-Leste (192)
  8.  Pakistan (201)
  9.  Guam (203)
  10.  Sri Lanka (204)

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is expected to be as follows, according to the AFC Competitions Calendar.[6][7][8] This is the first Asian Cup qualification that starts before the previous final matches would be held, as the 2023 AFC Asian Cup was postponed to early 2024.

Round Matchday Date(s)
First round First leg 12 October 2023
Second leg 17 October 2023
Second round Matchday 1 16 November 2023
Matchday 2 21 November 2023
Matchday 3 21 March 2024
Matchday 4 26 March 2024
Matchday 5 6 June 2024
Matchday 6 11 June 2024
Round Matchday Date
Play-off round First leg 5–6 September 2024
Second leg 10 September 2024
Third round Matchday 1 25 March 2025
Matchday 2 10 June 2025
Matchday 3 9 October 2025
Matchday 4 14 October 2025
Matchday 5 18 November 2025
Matchday 6 31 March 2026

First round

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

The draw for the first round was held on 27 July 2023 at 14:00 MST (UTC+8) at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Afghanistan  2–0  Mongolia 1–0 1–0
Maldives  2–3  Bangladesh 1–1 1–2
Singapore  3–1  Guam 2–1 1–0
Yemen  4–1  Sri Lanka 3–0 1–1
Myanmar  5–1  Macau 5–1 0–0
Cambodia  0–1  Pakistan 0–0 0–1
Chinese Taipei  7–0  Timor-Leste 4–0 3–0
Indonesia  12–0  Brunei 6–0 6–0
Hong Kong  4–2  Bhutan 4–0 0–2
Nepal    2–1  Laos 1–1 1–0

Ranking of best losing teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bhutan 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3 Asian Cup qualifying third round
2  Maldives 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3  Laos 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
4  Cambodia 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
5  Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
6  Macau 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
7  Guam 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 Withdrew from play-off round
8  Mongolia 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
9  Timor-Leste 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
10  Brunei 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
Source: AFC

Second round

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

The draw for the second round was held on 27 July 2023 at 16:00 MST (UTC+8) at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

Group A

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Qatar Kuwait India Afghanistan
1  Qatar 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 3–0 2–1 8–1
2  Kuwait 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 1–2 — 0–1 1–0
3  India 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 0–0 — 1–2
4  Afghanistan 6 1 2 3 3 14 −11 5 0–0 0–4 0–0 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan North Korea Syria Myanmar
1  Japan 6 6 0 0 24 0 +24 18 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 1–0 5–0 5–0
2  North Korea 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 0–3[a] — 1–0 4–1
3  Syria 6 2 1 3 9 12 −3 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–5 1–0 — 7–0
4  Myanmar 6 0 1 5 3 28 −25 1 0–5 1–6 1–1 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Japan were awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit, after North Korea refused to host the match citing concerns about a disease spreading in Japan.

Group C

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea China Thailand Singapore
1  South Korea 6 5 1 0 20 1 +19 16 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 1–0 1–1 5–0
2  China 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8[a] 0–3 — 1–1 4–1
3  Thailand 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8[a] Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–2 — 3–1
4  Singapore 6 0 1 5 5 24 −19 1 0–7 2–2 1–3 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: China 4, Thailand 1.

Group D

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Oman Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Chinese Taipei
1  Oman 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9 13 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 1–1 2–0 3–0
2  Kyrgyzstan 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 1–0 — 1–1 5–1
3  Malaysia 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–2 4–3 — 3–1
4  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0 0–3 0–2 0–1 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group E

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Iran Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Hong Kong
1  Iran 6 4 2 0 16 4 +12 14 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 0–0 5–0 4–0
2  Uzbekistan 6 4 2 0 13 4 +9 14 2–2 — 3–1 3–0
3  Turkmenistan 6 0 2 4 4 14 −10 2 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 1–3 — 0–0
4  Hong Kong 6 0 2 4 4 15 −11 2 2–4 0–2 2–2 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group F

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Iraq Indonesia Vietnam Philippines
1  Iraq 6 6 0 0 17 2 +15 18 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 5–1 3–1 1–0
2  Indonesia 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 0–2 — 1–0 2–0
3  Vietnam 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 0–3 — 3–2
4  Philippines 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 1 0–5 1–1 0–2 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group G

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Jordan Saudi Arabia Tajikistan Pakistan
1  Jordan 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 0–2 3–0 7–0
2  Saudi Arabia[a] 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 World Cup qualifying third round 1–2 — 1–0 4–0
3  Tajikistan 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–1 1–1 — 3–0
4  Pakistan 6 0 0 6 1 26 −25 0 0–3 0–3 1–6 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Saudi Arabia already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation and only competed to qualify for the World Cup.

Group H

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United Arab Emirates Bahrain Yemen Nepal
1  United Arab Emirates 6 5 1 0 16 2 +14 16 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 1–1 2–1 4–0
2  Bahrain 6 3 2 1 11 3 +8 11 0–2 — 0–0 3–0
3  Yemen 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 0–2 — 2–2
4    Nepal 6 0 1 5 2 20 −18 1 0–4 0–5 0–2 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group I

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Palestine Lebanon Bangladesh
1  Australia 6 6 0 0 22 0 +22 18 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 5–0 2–0 7–0
2  Palestine 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 0–1 — 0–0 5–0
3  Lebanon 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–5 0–0 — 4–0
4  Bangladesh 6 0 1 5 1 20 −19 1 0–2 0–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Play-off round

Main article: 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sri Lanka  2–2 (4–2 p)  Cambodia 0–0 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Timor-Leste  4–3  Mongolia 4–1 0–2
Brunei  4–0  Macau 3–0 1–0

Third round

Groups

Main article: 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round

Group A

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Tajikistan Philippines Maldives Timor-Leste
1  Tajikistan 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14 2027 AFC Asian Cup 1–1 2–0 1–0
2  Philippines 6 4 2 0 16 6 +10 14 2–2 4–1 3–1
3  Maldives 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 0–3 0–2 2–1
4  Timor-Leste 6 1 0 5 4 15 −11 3 0–5 1–4 1–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Lebanon Yemen Bhutan Brunei
1  Lebanon 5 4 1 0 14 0 +14 13 2027 AFC Asian Cup 4 Jun 2–0 5–0
2  Yemen 5 3 2 0 18 1 +17 11 0–0 7–1 9–0
3  Bhutan (E) 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 4 0–4 0–0 2–1
4  Brunei (E) 6 1 0 5 3 22 −19 3 0–3 0–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2026. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

Group C

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Singapore Hong Kong Bangladesh India
1  Singapore 6 4 2 0 8 4 +4 14 2027 AFC Asian Cup 0–0 1–0 1–1
2  Hong Kong 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–2 1–1 1–0
3  Bangladesh 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5 1–2 3–4 1–0
4  India 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5 1–2 2–1 0–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group D

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Thailand Turkmenistan Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei
1  Thailand 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15 2027 AFC Asian Cup 2–1 1–0 2–0
2  Turkmenistan 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 3–1 2–1 3–1
3  Sri Lanka 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 0–4 1–0 3–1
4  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 5 19 −14 0 1–6 1–2 1–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group E

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Syria Myanmar Afghanistan Pakistan
1  Syria 6 6 0 0 21 2 +19 18 2027 AFC Asian Cup 5–1 5–1 2–0
2  Myanmar 6 4 0 2 8 11 −3 12 0–3 2–1 1–0
3  Afghanistan 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 0–1 1–2 1–1
4  Pakistan 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 0–5 1–2 0–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group F

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Vietnam Malaysia Laos Nepal
1  Vietnam 6 6 0 0 17 2 +15 18 2027 AFC Asian Cup 3–1 5–0 3–1
2  Malaysia[a] 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9 0–3[a] 5–1 0–3[a]
3  Laos 6 2 0 4 4 16 −12 6 0–2 0–3 2–1
4    Nepal 6 1 0 5 5 8 −3 3 0–1 0–1 0–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c On 26 September 2025, FIFA sanctioned the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and seven players for using falsified eligibility documents. These players played in the match against Nepal and Vietnam.[10] On 5 March, CAS dismissed FAM's appeal on the falsified documents case.[11][12] On 17 March 2026, the AFC overturned Malaysia's wins against Nepal (on 25 March 2025) and Vietnam (on 10 June 2025) to 0–3 defeats.[13]

Qualified teams

Qualification status
  Qualified for Asian Cup
  Can qualify
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew or excluded

A total of 24 teams will qualify for the final tournament including the host Saudi Arabia.

Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearances		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 Saudi Arabia Hosts 1 February 2023
12th
2023
Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)
 Australia Second round Group I winners 26 March 2024
6th
2023
Winners (2015)
 Iraq Second round Group F winners 26 March 2024
11th
2023
Winners (2007)
 Iran Second round Group E winners 26 March 2024
16th
2023
Winners (1968, 1972, 1976)
 Uzbekistan Second round Group E runners-up 26 March 2024
9th
2023
Fourth place (2011)
 Qatar Second round Group A winners 26 March 2024
12th
2023
Winners (2019, 2023)
 United Arab Emirates Second round Group H winners 26 March 2024
12th
2023
Runners-up (1996)
 Japan Second round Group B winners 2 April 2024
11th
2023
Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
 South Korea Second round Group C winners 6 June 2024
16th
2023
Winners (1956, 1960)
 Oman Second round Group D winners 6 June 2024
6th
2023
Round of 16 (2019)
 Palestine Second round Group I runners-up 6 June 2024
4th
2023
Round of 16 (2023)
 Bahrain Second round Group H runners-up 6 June 2024
8th
2023
Fourth place (2004)
 Jordan Second round Group G winners 6 June 2024
6th
2023
Runners-up (2023)
 China Second round Group C runners-up 11 June 2024
14th
2023
Runners-up (1984, 2004)
 Indonesia Second round Group F runners-up 11 June 2024
6th
2023
Round of 16 (2023)
 North Korea Second round Group B runners-up 11 June 2024
6th
2019
Fourth place (1980)
 Kuwait Second round Group A runners-up 11 June 2024
11th
2015
Winners (1980)
 Kyrgyzstan Second round Group D runners-up 11 June 2024
3rd
2023
Round of 16 (2019)
 Syria Third round Group E winners 14 October 2025
8th
2023
Round of 16 (2023)
 Singapore Third round Group C winners 18 November 2025
2nd
1984
Group stage (1984)
 Vietnam Third round Group F winners 17 March 2026[a]
6th
2023
Fourth place (1956,[b] 1960[b])
 Thailand Third round Group D winners 31 March 2026
9th
2023
Third place (1972)
 Tajikistan Third round Group A winners 31 March 2026
2nd
2023
Quarter-finals (2023)
TBD Third round Group B winners 4 June 2026

Top goalscorers

There have been 610 goals scored in 204 matches, for an average of 2.99 goals per match (as of 31 March 2026). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

12 goals

  • Yemen Nasser Al-Gahwashi

8 goals

  • Philippines Bjørn Martin Kristensen

7 goals

  • Qatar Almoez Ali
  • South Korea Son Heung-min
  • Tajikistan Shervoni Mabatshoyev

6 goals

  • Japan Ayase Ueda
  • Syria Omar Khribin

5 goals

  • China Wu Lei
  • Iran Mehdi Taremi
  • Jordan Musa Al-Taamari

4 goals

  • Australia Kusini Yengi
  • Chinese Taipei Yu Yao-hsing
  • Indonesia Ramadhan Sananta
  • Iran Sardar Azmoun
  • Iraq Aymen Hussein
  • Jordan Ali Olwan
  • Lebanon Malek Fakhro
  • Malaysia Dion Cools
  • Malaysia Faisal Halim
  • Myanmar Than Paing
  • North Korea Jong Il-gwan
  • Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri
  • Singapore Ikhsan Fandi
  • South Korea Lee Kang-in
  • Syria Mohammad Al Hallaq
  • Thailand Suphanat Mueanta
  • Timor-Leste João Pedro

The lists below show all goal scorers for each round:

  • First round
  • Second round
  • Play-off round
  • Third round

See also

  • 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
  • 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Notes

  1. ^ Saudi Arabia participated to reach the World Cup.
  2. ^ a b Originally this was announced to be 10 teams (9 worst ranked losing teams from the first round + Northern Mariana Islands). However, Guam withdrew and the Northern Mariana Islands were not included in the draw for the play-off round announced on 1 May 2024.
  1. ^ On 26 September 2025, FIFA sanctioned the Football Association of Malaysia and seven players for using falsified eligibility documents. These players played in the match against Nepal and Vietnam.[14] On 5 March 2026, the CAS uphold the sanctions against Malaysia for which AFC overturned Malaysia wins against Nepal (on 25 March 2025) and Vietnam (on 10 June 2025) were overturned to 0–3 defeats on 17 March 2026.[15] The decision effectively qualified Vietnam and eliminated Malaysia, and this date represents the day that the decision was announced.
  2. ^ a b As South Vietnam

References

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  2. ^ a b "Six teams to contest Qualifiers Playoff for Saudi Arabia 2027". AFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Stage set for FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers draw". AFC. 5 July 2023.
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  12. ^ "MEDIA RELEASE: FAM ACKNOWLEDGE DECISION FROM THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS)". Football Association of Malaysia. 2026-03-06. Archived from the original on 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  13. ^ "List of the AFC DEC Decision 17 March 2026" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 17 March 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-03-17. 2. The AFC Asian Cup 2027 (Qualifiers Final Round) match between Malaysia and Nepal which took place on 25 March 2025 is forfeited by Malaysia. Accordingly, applying Article 25.1 of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code, Malaysia shall be considered to have lost the AFC Asian Cup 2027 (Qualifiers Final Round) match between Malaysia and Nepal which took place on 25 March 2025 by a score of 0-3. 3. The AFC Asian Cup 2027 (Qualifiers Final Round) match between Malaysia and Vietnam which took place on 10 June 2025 is forfeited by Malaysia. Accordingly, applying Article 25.1 of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code, Malaysia shall be considered to have lost the AFC Asian Cup 2027 (Qualifiers Final Round) match between Malaysia and Vietnam which took place on 10 June 2025 by a score of 0-3.
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  15. ^ "VVC 20260317DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 2026-03-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-03-17. 2. The AFC Asian Cup 2027 (Qualifiers Final Round) match between Malaysia and Nepal which took place on 25 March 2025 is forfeited by Malaysia. Accordingly, applying Article 25.1 of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code, Malaysia shall be considered to have lost the AFC Asian Cup 2027 (Qualifiers Final Round) match between Malaysia and Nepal which took place on 25 March 2025 by a score of 0–3. 3. The AFC Asian Cup 2027 (Qualifiers Final Round) match between Malaysia and Vietnam which took place on 10 June 2025 is forfeited by Malaysia. Accordingly, applying Article 25.1 of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code, Malaysia shall be considered to have lost the AFC Asian Cup 2027 (Qualifiers Final Round) match between Malaysia and Vietnam which took place on 10 June 2025 by a score of 0–3.