The 2026 West Asian Football Federation Championship will be the 10th edition of the
WAFF Championship
The West Asian Football Federation Championship (), or simply WAFF Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the ...
, an international tournament for member nations of the
West Asian Football Federation
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ) is a regional sub-confederation of association football, governed under the Asian Football Confederation. Founded in 2001, it governs football, futsal and beach football for nations in West Asia. The W ...
(WAFF).
The tournament was originally scheduled for 2 to 15 January 2021, but was postponed. On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced it would be held from 20 March to 2 April 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. However, on 6 February 2023, the UAE withdrew from hosting, prompting WAFF to postpone the event again on 26 February 2023. It was subsequently rescheduled for 2025,
with a later announcement confirming it will take place in March 2026, hosted by Kuwait.
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Teams
For the first time, all 12 WAFF members will participate in the tournament.
Participants
See also
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27th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 27th Arabian Gulf Cup will be the 27th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia in 2026.
Teams
Group stage
Group A
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2026 ASEAN Championship
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2026 SAFF Championship
The 2026 SAFF Championship will be the 15th edition of the SAFF Championship, the biennial international men's football championship of South Asia organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
India, the defending champions, won the ...
References
External links
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2026
Predicted and scheduled events
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2026 in Asian football
International association football competitions hosted by Kuwait
2026 in Kuwaiti sport
March 2026 sports events in Kuwait
Association football events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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