World Cup qualifications - Asia

CompetitionsQualificationWorld Cup qualifier

Competition summary

Tournaments held22
Total participating teams51
Total games played1 824
First1934
Latest2026
Type of competitionQualification
Geographical areaGlobal
K coefficient
Competition weight in Elo ratings		40
Qualifying successfully
Automatic qualifications for hosts
and titles holders are ignored
South Korea
10 qualifications
Japan
6 qualifications
Saudi Arabia
6 qualifications
Iran
5 qualifications
Australia
3 qualifications
North Korea
2 qualifications
China
1 qualification
India
1 qualification
Indonesia
1 qualification
Iraq
1 qualification
Israel
1 qualification
Kuwait
1 qualification
New Zealand
1 qualification
United Arab Emirates
1 qualification

World Cup finals

All-time table of the World Cup qualifiers

Qualifications by confederations

Africa
North America
South America
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Cross-continental

Tournaments

1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026

Qualifications by confederations

Africa
North America
South America
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Cross-continental

Tournaments

1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026

Tournaments details

ResultsParticipating teamsStatisticsGraphics
Elo before
Elo after
TournamentOpeningClosingQualified teams
1934
1934June 11th, 1933May 24th, 1934
1938
1938June 16th, 1937May 1st, 1938
Dutch East Indies
No data
No data
1950
1950June 2nd, 1949April 15th, 1950
India
No data
No data
1954
1954May 9th, 1953April 4th, 1954
South Korea
Elo: 1748 - 18th
Elo: 1741 - 19th
1958
1958September 30th, 1956February 5th, 1958
1962
1962August 21st, 1960December 16th, 1961
1966
1966May 24th, 1964December 29th, 1965
North Korea
Elo: 1815 - 15th
Elo: 1837 - 15th
1970
197000 th, 0000December 14th, 1969
Israel
Elo: 1622 - 45th
Elo: 1666 - 34th
1974
1974November 14th, 1971February 13th, 1974
Australia
Elo: 1692 - 33rd
Elo: 1680 - 33rd
1978
1978March 7th, 1976December 11th, 1977
Iran
Elo: 1704 - 31st
Elo: 1774 - 23rd
1982
1982March 26th, 1980January 10th, 1982
Kuwait
Elo: 1576 - 54th
Elo: 1655 - 41st
New Zealand
Elo: 1470 - 76th
Elo: 1611 - 46th
1986
1986May 2nd, 1984December 4th, 1985
Iraq
Elo: 1615 - 47th
Elo: 1703 - 32nd
South Korea
Elo: 1538 - 63rd
Elo: 1625 - 44th
1990
1990April 17th, 1988November 19th, 1989
South Korea
Elo: 1730 - 28th
Elo: 1746 - 27th
United Arab Emirates
Elo: 1472 - 77th
Elo: 1529 - 63rd
1994
1994March 21st, 1992November 17th, 1993
Saudi Arabia
Elo: 1621 - 49th
Elo: 1680 - 35th
South Korea
Elo: 1639 - 45th
Elo: 1660 - 38th
1998
1998March 10th, 1996November 29th, 1997
Japan
Elo: 1701 - 32nd
Elo: 1758 - 25th
Saudi Arabia
Elo: 1631 - 51st
Elo: 1671 - 46th
South Korea
Elo: 1616 - 53rd
Elo: 1761 - 25th
2002
2002March 4th, 2000November 25th, 2001
China
Elo: 1672 - 45th
Elo: 1726 - 36th
Saudi Arabia
Elo: 1698 - 43rd
Elo: 1723 - 37th
2006
2006September 6th, 2003November 16th, 2005
Iran
Elo: 1716 - 36th
Elo: 1803 - 24th
Japan
Elo: 1784 - 23rd
Elo: 1820 - 18th
Saudi Arabia
Elo: 1687 - 42nd
Elo: 1719 - 37th
South Korea
Elo: 1703 - 38th
Elo: 1650 - 54th
2010
2010October 8th, 2007November 18th, 2009
Australia
Elo: 1732 - 38th
Elo: 1748 - 32nd
Japan
Elo: 1781 - 27th
Elo: 1770 - 27th
North Korea
Elo: 1486 - 87th
Elo: 1552 - 71st
South Korea
Elo: 1649 - 49th
Elo: 1727 - 37th
2014
2014June 15th, 2011November 20th, 2013
Australia
Elo: 1818 - 16th
Elo: 1772 - 25th
Iran
Elo: 1734 - 35th
Elo: 1698 - 40th
Japan
Elo: 1835 - 15th
Elo: 1774 - 25th
South Korea
Elo: 1805 - 17th
Elo: 1718 - 33rd
2018
2018March 12th, 2015November 15th, 2017
Iran
Elo: 1748 - 27th
Elo: 1782 - 25th
Japan
Elo: 1775 - 24th
Elo: 1755 - 31st
Saudi Arabia
Elo: 1481 - 90th
Elo: 1612 - 60th
South Korea
Elo: 1747 - 29th
Elo: 1729 - 34th
TournamentOpeningClosingQualified teams
2022
2022June 6th, 2019June 14th, 2022
Iran
Elo: 1797 - 21st
Elo: 1820 - 24th
Japan
Elo: 1755 - 28th
Elo: 1796 - 29th
Saudi Arabia
Elo: 1489 - 87th
Elo: 1634 - 54th
South Korea
Elo: 1780 - 24th
Elo: 1800 - 27th
2026
2026October 12th, 2023November 30th, 2025
Elo before
Elo after
TournamentParticipating teams
1934
1934
1938
1938
1950
1950
1954
1954
1958
1958
1962
1962
1966
1966
1970
1970
1974
1974
1978
1978
1982
1982
1986
1986
1990
1990
1994
1994
1998
1998
2002
2002
2006
2006
2010
2010
2014
2014
2018
2018
TournamentParticipating teams
2022
2022
2026
2026
TournamentParticipating teamsGames playedTotal goalsAverage goalsLowest EloHighest EloAverage Elo
1934
19341176.50128512951290
1938
19381132.50123812481243
1950
195022106.67137514971450
1954
195434133.13129217571487
1958
195845132.50130015051445
1962
196223103.33133517251586
1966
196622115.50151418371676
1970
1970512292.52146016661607
1974
197415441012.30123817311518
1978
197817541512.80108717741499
1982
198219571532.68104817311451
1986
198626692022.9380717411319
1990
199023761882.4788217581390
1994
1994291214103.3880917341362
1998
1998371324623.5073318431411
2002
2002401565923.7965918631324
2006
2006381374042.9575418681398
2010
2010421453752.5958918041476
2014
2014441504412.9452718451446
2018
2018462256682.9755018001348
TournamentParticipating teamsGames playedTotal goalsAverage goalsLowest EloHighest EloAverage Elo
2022
2022472306772.9457118431341
2026
2026461995722.8756419041370

Elo ratings of participating teams

Minimum Elo
Average Elo
Maximum Elo

Average goals scored during tournaments

Average goals

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