In the FIFA World Cup 2022 being held in Qatar, three countries from Asia made it to the knockout stage. In the World Cup held in Qatar for the first time, this time a record 6 teams from Asia competed in the World Cup.
Three Asian teams have made it to the knockout stage so far in the same edition. From Asia, Australia, Japan, and South Korea made it to the last 16. On Friday, South Korea became the third team from Asia to reach the last 16 with a brilliant 2-1 comeback win over Portugal.
Korea reached the last 16 as the runner-up of Group H. Australia entered the last 16 as runners-up of Group D and Japan as winners of Group E. Hosts Qatar, Iran and Saudi Arabia have been eliminated from the group stage.