Uzbekistan and Jordan qualifying for the 2026 world cup is historic for them, as it is the first time for these two countries to qualify for the world cup. Maybe these two countries are playing mediocre and will also be eliminated quickly, but at least there is a new country from Asia that can qualify for the world cup. As for Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Iran, these are Asian countries that have already qualified for the world cup, so we don't need to talk about them because they are on a different level.
At least Uzbekistan is not mediocre. I have seen the highlights from a few of their qualifier matches, and they look very promising. Technically they are in Central Asia, but a few decades ago Uzbekistan was part of the USSR. And the former Soviet Union always held very high standards in sports. Japan is one of the strongest teams from Asia. But recently they have stagnated quite a bit, perhaps due to the unfavorable demographics. The same can be said about South Korea as well.