Matchday Five of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 was yet another spectacular affair.

Australia and Saudi Arabia battled to a 0-0 draw in their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Group C tie at the Melbourne Rectangular Arena on Thursday.

Islamic Republic of Iran staved off a fightback to secure a 3-2 win over DPR Korea in their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Group A tie at Lao National Stadium KM 16 on Thursday.

Japan will be eyeing to get back on the winning trail when they take on Indonesia in their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Group C match on Friday.

Iraq and Jordan are set for a thrilling encounter when they meet in their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 Group B fixture at the Basra International Stadium on Thursday.

Qatar know that defeat to Uzbekistan in Group A of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 on Thursday will be catastrophic to their hopes of securing automatic qualification to the FIFA World Cup 2026.

The 18 nations vying for Asia’s places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup are all set to return to action for Matchdays 5 and 6 of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 with the next rounds of fixtures to take place on November 14 and 19.

Asian stars produced some sensational performances in Europe ahead of the international break.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed today several key updates to the 2026 editions of the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ and the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™.

The AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 returns with Matchday Five to be played on Thursday and Friday.