1. All the 46 member associations of the AFC signed up for the Asian World Cup qualifier in Russia on 20 18. According to the competition plan, the preliminary round is divided into three rounds.
2. The first round
12 Asian teams with the lowest ranking in FIFA participated in the competition, and the six winning teams then participated in the second round of the top 40 with the top 34 teams in AFC.
3. The second round
40 teams will be divided into 8 groups with 5 teams in each group. The competition started from June 2065438+2005. The draw for the top 40 teams will be held on April 1 1 day, and the seed teams will be determined according to the latest world rankings at that time. The first place in eight groups and the second place in four groups will advance to the third round 12.
And this 12 team will also get the right to participate in the 20 19 Asian Cup finals. The Top 40 Asian Games will be held on June 20th, 200611,2065438+March 29th.
4. The third round
12 teams will be divided into two groups, and the top two of the two groups will directly get tickets for the World Cup in Russia. The winner between the third place in the two groups will compete with other continents for a qualification.
However, this quota of 0.5 is still variable. 2065438+March 2005, the FIFA Executive Committee discussed the final allocation scheme of the World Cup places on all continents. Asia may be reduced to four places because of its poor performance in the World Cup in Brazil.
5. For the Asian region, the preliminaries are usually divided into two stages:
(1) the first stage
Among the 46 participating national and regional associations of the AFC, six teams ranked 35-40 by FIFA are against six teams ranked 465,438+0-46.
(2) the second stage
The second stage of the competition is called the Asia Top 40 World Cup.
The 40 teams of the AFC are divided into 8 groups, with 5 teams in each group, for home and away group matches. The first place in each group and the second place with the best performance in four groups entered the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup and finally competed for 4.5 Asian qualifying seats. However, because Indonesia can't participate in the competition, the second rules of the team with the best calculation results will also change to some extent.
The second place in his seven groups will not count the two rounds at the bottom of the group when comparing the results. According to the latest ranking of FIFA on April 9, 20 15, the 40 teams in Asia are divided into five grades.
Baidu Encyclopedia -20 18 Asian World Cup qualifiers