Korea Republic to beat Kuwait - 96.65% 

IR Iran to beat DPR Korea - 93% 

UAE to beat Kyrgyz Republic - 87.82% 

Japan to beat Indonesia - 85.77% 

Bahrain to beat China PR - 64.06% 

Mohammad Mohebi’s double and Mehdi Ghayedi’s strike had the Islamic Republic of Iran cruising 3-0 at the break but DPR Korea gave them a real scare in the second half. 

Shojae Khalilzadeh’s red card and Mehdi Taremi’s own goal gave DPR Korea a lifeline and then Kim Yu-song’s 59th-minute strike gave them hope but the Iranians ultimately held on for all three points, proving 93% of you correct.

Another dramatic game on Matchday 5 took place at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium between Qatar and Uzbekistan. Almoez Ali gave Qatar a two-goal lead but Uzbek star Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored in the 75th and 80th minutes to level the scores with the game seemingly heading towards a draw. 

However, up stepped Lucas Mendes in the 12th minute of stoppage time to unleash an unstoppable strike into the top corner and snatch all three points for the reigning Asian champions, an outcome predicted by just 24.53% of users. 

Fabio Lima netted four goals in a resounding 5-0 win for UAE against Qatar in Abu Dhabi for a night to remember for Emirati football fans.  

The win helped UAE overtake Qatar and jump to third spot in Group A as the race for the second automatic spot intensifies. Congrats to 25.16% of those who got the result right.

It was a rollercoaster match between Bahrain and Australia with Kusini Yengi giving the Socceroos the lead after just 38 seconds. Mahdi Abduljabbar came off the bench to score a quickfire double, including a wonder strike from almost 40 yards out. Yengi then rescued a point for the visitors with a 96th-minute leveller. 

The result could have huge ramifications in the end in Group C with Australia now in second place with seven points from six matches and, remarkably, all the other four teams below them just a point adrift.  

What a thrilling finish it will be in Group C! 

UAE made the perfect start in Group A after a second-half comeback against Qatar dealt them a 3-1 defeat on the opening matchday at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. 

Hareb Abdalla, Khaled Ibrahim and Ali Saleh scored for Paulo Bento’s side and, following the recent 5-0 win over their Gulf rivals, they’ve now completed the double over Qatar and sit above them in third place in Group A. 

Bahrain recorded one of the most surprising results in qualification after stunning the Socceroos 1-0 in Gold Coast to make a dream start in Group C. 

A cross inadvertently went in off Harry Souttar’s shin in the 89th minute to hand the Bahrainis the win, a result from which Australia haven’t fully recovered yet, winning just one of their six matches so far with the chasing pack all hot on their heels. 

Jordan had knocked out Korea Republic in the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ after a 2-0 win and eight months later, it was the Koreans who repeated the same scoreline away from home on Matchday Three in Amman. 

Lee Jae-sung and Oh Hyeon-gyu scored in either half in a win that has set the Taeguk Warriors’ tone in Road to 26 as they sit top of Group B undefeated, while Jordan have fallen to third place. 

Japan are the team closest to grabbing a ticket for the FIFA World Cup 2026 after opening up a nine-point lead in Group C with five wins and a draw so far. 

An away trip to Saudi Arabia was supposed to be one of their difficult matches but instead Hajime Moriyasu’s men comfortably won 2-0 in Jeddah on Matchday Three courtesy of goals from Daichi Kamada and Koki Ogawa, with the Saudis since struggling and have dropped down to fourth spot.