At 15 o'clock on June 27, Beijing time, the draw for the top 18 of the 2026 World Cup Asia was announced, and the Chinese team was divided into Group C with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China, and Indonesia.
The other two groups are grouped as follows:
Group A: Iran, Qatar, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea
Group B: Republic of Korea, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait
由于中国队处于第5档，其实怎么抽，要想以头两名直接晋级世界杯正赛难度还是很大，C组中，日本和澳大利亚实力强劲，不过争取第3和第4名打附加赛希望还是很大。
而中国队赛程也是相当魔鬼，第一场，就要对上亚洲第一的日本队，比赛时间是2024年9月5日，第一场打小组中实力最强的日本队，逼平就是或尽量少丢球就是造成任务。 The second game was on September 10, playing the Saudi Arabian team ranked 7th in Asia, and the third game was against the Australian Kangaroo Australian team, and the Australian team ranked fourth in Asia, and the game time was October 10. 第4轮，10月15日，迎来小组最弱的一支对手印度尼西亚，这是国足必须要拿的三分。 In the fifth round, the Chinese team welcomed the Bahrain team, which was one place higher than itself, and the game time was November 14. 5天后，国足将再次对阵日本队。
On March 20, 2025, the national football team will usher in the 7th round of matches, which will face Saudi Arabia and Australia 5 days later.
2025年6月5日，第9轮比赛，国足的对手是印度尼西亚，6月10，将对阵最后一支对手巴林队。
If you want to enter the play-offs with the third or fourth result, for the national football team, the 4 games between Bahrain and Indonesia must take 12 points to play, as for Saudi Arabia to draw, once the super long play to draw Japan and Australia is not impossible, football is round, everything is possible.