The first round of qualifying saw some gigantic aggregate scorelinesThe 2026 World Cup is 968 days away, but for some teams, dreams of qualifying have already been dashed. Ten teams playing in the Asian qualifying stages have seen their hopes extinguished after a brutal first knockout round. Guam became the first nation to be knocked out of qualifying for the 2026 World CupAustralia will enter the second Asian qualifying round in November along with other big teamsYour browser does not support iframes. The standout performers in the first qualifying round were Indonesia, who pulverised Brunei 12-0 over two legs. Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) also progressed in style with a 7-0 aggregate win over Timor-Leste.

Source: Daily Nation October 17, 2023 17:46 UTC