Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Yemen eased through to the second round of AFC qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26™. There were wins elsewhere for Afghanistan, Nepal and Singapore, while Myanmar’s draw away in Macau was enough to see them through. Both Bangladesh and Pakistan earned historic victories to see them through to the second round’s group stage. The first round’s highest-ranked side Hong Kong also advanced on aggregate, despite a 2-0 defeat to Bhutan in their second leg.