AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Round 4 Standings: India Eliminated from Contention

The third round of qualifying for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup—set to be hosted in Saudi Arabia in two years’ time—is seeing fierce battles as teams vie for a spot in the continental showpiece. This phase of the qualifiers will award six tickets to the tournament, with the top team from each group securing a place in Saudi Arabia.

India’s hopes of advancing came to an end following a 1-2 defeat to Singapore, a result that also saw Singapore draw level on points with Hong Kong. Below are the split points tables for each group in the third round of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers:

Group A

Team	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GD	Points
Philippines	4	3	1	0	8	10
Tajikistan	4	3	1	0	6	10
Timor-Leste (E)	4	1	0	3	-5	3
Maldives (E)	4	0	0	4	-9	0

Group B

Team	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GD	Points
Lebanon	3	2	1	0	7	7
Yemen	3	1	2	0	2	5
Brunei	3	1	0	2	-6	3
Bhutan	3	0	1	2	-3	1

Group C

Team	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GD	Points
Hong Kong	4	2	2	0	2	8
Singapore	4	2	2	0	2	8
Bangladesh (E)	4	0	2	2	-2	2
India (E)	4	0	2	2	-2	2

Group D

Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	GD	Points
Turkmenistan	4	3	1	3	9
Thailand	4	3	1	6	9
Sri Lanka	4	2	2	1	6
Chinese Taipei (E)	4	0	4	-10	0

Group E

Team	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GD	Points
Syria	4	4	0	0	10	12
Myanmar	4	2	0	2	-5	6
Afghanistan (E)	4	0	2	2	-2	2
Pakistan (E)	4	0	2	2	-3	2

Group F

Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	GD	Points
Malaysia	4	4	0	13	12
Vietnam	4	3	1	4	9
Laos (E)	4	1	3	-11	3
Nepal (E)	4	0	4	-6	0