Preliminary Round
January TBD, 2027 24 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group and the 4 best 3rd ranked Nations between all Groups will qualify for the Round of 16
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Knockout Round
January TBD, 2027 16 Nations, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Football AFC Asian Cup 2027 Champion
First Round October 12th - October 17th, 2023 20 Nations, Home and Away Matches, the 10 winning Nations will qualify for the Second Round, the best Nation will qualify for the Third Round, the 9 worst Nations will qualify for the Play-Off Round
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Second Round
November 16th 2023 - June 11th, 2024 36 Nations, 9 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Men's Football AFC Asian Cup 2027, the reamaing 18 Nations will qualify for the Third Round
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Play-Off Round September 5th - September 10th, 2024 10 Nations, the 9 worst Nations from First Round and Northern Mariana Islands, Home and Away Matches, the winning Nations will qualify for the Third Round
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Third Round
March 25th 2025 - March 31st, 2026 24 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st Nation from each Group will qualify for the the Men's Football AFC Asian Cup 2027
Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress
First Round
October 12th - October 17th, 2023 20 Nations, Home and Away Matches, the 10 winning Nations will qualify for the Asian Second Round Qualifying
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
Chinese Taipei
Guam
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Laos
Macau
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
Yemen
First Leg
Afghanistan 1 - 0 Mongolia Half-Time: 0-0
October 12th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT +5), Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Maldives 1 - 1 Bangladesh Half-Time: 0-0
October 12th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT +5), Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Male
Singapore 2 - 1 Guam Half-Time: 2-0
October 12th 2023, h. 19:30 (GMT +8), National Stadium, Singapore
Yemen 3 - 0 Sri Lanka Half-Time: 1-0
October 12th 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +3), Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Myanmar 5 - 1 Macau Half-Time: 1-0
October 12th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT +6:30), Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Cambodia 0 - 0 Pakistan Half-Time: 0-0
October 12th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT +7), Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Chinese Taipei 4 - 0 Timor-Leste Half-Time: 1-0
October 12th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT +8), National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Indonesia 6 - 0 Brunei Half-Time: 2-0
October 12th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT +7), Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Hong Kong 4 - 0 Butan Half-Time: 4-0
October 12th 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +8), Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Nepal 1 - 1 Laos Half-Time: 0-1
October 12th 2023, h. 17:30 (GMT +5:45), Dasharath Rangasala, Kathamndu
Second Leg
() Mongolia Afghanistan () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 17:00 (GMT +8), MFF Football Centre, Ulaabaatar
() Bangladesh Maldives () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 17:45 (GMT +6), Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka
() Guam Singapore () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 14:45 (GMT +10), GFA National Training Center, Dededo
() Sri Lanka Yemen () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +5:30), Colombo Racecourse, Colombo
() Macau Myanmar () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 19:30 (GMT +8), Macau Olympic Complex, Macau
() Pakistan Cambodia () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 14:00 (GMT +5), Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad
() Timor-Leste Chinese Taipei () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT +8), National Stadium, Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
() Brunei Indonesia () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 20:15 (GMT +8), Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan
() Butan Hong Kong () Half-Time:
October 17th 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT +6), Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
() Laos Nepal () Half-Time: October 17th 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT +7), New Laos National Stadium, Vietiane
Post time: 10-10-2023 18:47
Various Cities (KSA) - TBD January 2027 
Saudi Arabia
Author
Afghanistan (First Round)
Australia (Second Round)
Bahrain (Second Round)
Bangladesh (First Round)
Bhutan (First Round)
Brunei (First Round)
Cambodia (First Round)
China (Second Round)
Chinese Taipei (First Round)
Guam (First Round)
Hong Kong (First Round)
India (Second Round)
Indonesia (First Round)
Iran (Second Round)
Iraq (Second Round)
Japan (Second Round)
Jordan (Second Round)
Kuwait (Second Round)
Kyrgyzstan (Second Round)
Laos (First Round)
Lebanon (Second Round)
Macau (First Round)
Malaysia (Second Round)
Maldives (First Round)
Mongolia (First Round)
Myanmar (First Round)
Nepal (First Round)
North Korea (Second Round)
North Mariana Island (Play-Off Round)
Oman (Second Round))
Pakistan (First Round)
Palestine (Second Round)
Philippines (Second Round)
Qatar (Second Round)
Singapore (First Round)
South Korea (Second Round)
Sri Lanka (First Round)
Syria (Second Round)
Tajikistan (Second Round)
Thailand (Second Round)
Timor-Leste (First Round)
Turkmenistan (Second Round)
Vietnam (Second Round)
United Arab Emirates (Second Round)
Uzbekistan (Second Round)
Yemen (First Round)