West Asia had a major presence in the Aichi-Nagoya eFootball tournament, but the results varied sharply. Iran turned a perfect group campaign into gold, Jordan and Saudi Arabia reached the quarterfinals, while Bahrain, Qatar and Palestine were eliminated in the group stage.
Iran: perfect group to gold
Iran went 3-0 in Group A and continued all the way to the title, beating Malaysia 4-2 on aggregate in the final.
Saudi Arabia: strong group, stopped by Iran
Saudi Arabia finished second in Group A at 2-1 and reached the quarterfinals. Iran eliminated the Saudis 1-0 on September 23.
Jordan: perfect group, narrow exit to Japan
Jordan topped Group E with 2-0 wins over Bahrain and Myanmar, then lost 2-1 to hosts Japan in the quarterfinals.
Bahrain, Qatar and Palestine
Bahrain lost to Jordan and drew Myanmar. Qatar finished Group A without a win and suffered defeats to Korea, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Palestine went 0-2 in Group B against Japan and Thailand.
Regional takeaway
Iran set the standard through experience and platform balance. Jordan and Saudi Arabia showed knockout-level quality, but the medal gap remained at the decisive stage.
Sources / المصادر
Groups/results: https://liquipedia.net/lab/EFootball/Asian_Games/2026 — Jordan: https://www.joc.jo/en/news/6226/efootballers-miss-out-on-asiad-medal/ / https://org.petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerPage.jsp?ID=90138&lang=en&name=en_news — Saudi QF: https://databoks.katadata.co.id/olahraga/statistik/a6829be99737c55/iran-tundukkan-arab-saudi-1-0-lolos-ke-semifinal-football-efootball-hasil-esports-asian-games-2026-23-september-2026-update-2 — Qatar: https://www.olympic.qa/node/20511 — Bahrain: https://www.newsofbahrain.com/sports/141651.html — Final: https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2611002