GROUP A IR Iran, Qatar, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyz Republic, DPR Korea GROUP B Korea Republic, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait GROUP C Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China PR, Indonesia
Kinda wanted a tougher group. Somehow lets the KFA cronies off the hook, less pressure to bring in a good manager, they'll think anyone can do it and bring in a lapdog.
Boring group. Wanted at least Aus/Saudi and some teams like NK or Kyrgyz. Not looking forward to any of the games except maybe Jordan.
hey hey I will take boring right now... schedule some tough friendlies to prep for 2026 after getting WC final spot locked up... also... rotate in some new young guys for some of the easier games... and this is tangent but I think they should separate Asia vs Middle East... create another FIFA region just for Middle East...
Yeah maybe I'm being overconfident but with 8 slots I think having a tougher group isn't as big of a deal as it used to be. By boring I meant that some diversity would've been nice instead of an all Arab group. NK, Indonesia vs. STY, etc.