World Cup qualifiers are one of the most concerned events in global football, and the World Cup preliminaries in Asia are even more concerned. The competition system of the Asian preliminaries was formulated by the Asian Football Federation (AFC) to select Asian national teams to participate in the World Cup. The preliminaries in Asia are divided into three stages: the first stage is the preliminaries, the second stage is the group stage, and the third stage is the play-offs.
In the qualifying stage, all national teams in Asia are divided into eight groups, each group consists of five teams. Each team will play a single round in the group match, and * * * will play four rounds. The top two in the group directly advance to the group stage, and the third in the group needs to play the play-offs.
In the group stage, the 24 advanced teams are divided into 6 groups, each group consists of 4 teams. Each team has two rounds in the group match, and * * * plays ten rounds. The top two in the group directly advance to the World Cup, and the third in the group needs to play a play-off.
In the play-off, the third place in the group plays a single knockout, and the winner plays a home and away two rounds of knockout with another national team, and the winner advances to the World Cup.
Historical review
Since the 1970 World Cup, there have been teams in Asia. At that time, there was only one place in Asia and Japan played for Asia. With the passage of time, the number of places in Asia has gradually increased, and there are currently 4.5 places in Asia.
Asian teams are doing better and better in the World Cup. In 2002, the World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan, and the teams from both Korea and Japan entered the quarter-finals, creating the best results in the history of Asian football. 20 18, Russia hosts the World Cup. Among the five teams in Asia, Japan and South Korea all advanced with 16.
Team introduction
In the Asian preliminaries, the strongest teams are Japan and Iran. Japan has always performed well in football matches in Asia. It won the Asian Cup twice in 1992 and 2000, and reached the top six in18 World Cup. Iran has also performed well in Asian football matches. 1968 and 1972 won the Asian Cup twice, and the 20 14 World Cup also reached the top 16.
In addition to Japan and Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia and other national teams are also strong football teams in Asia.
Watch the game guide
If you want to watch the Asian preliminaries, you can do so in the following ways:
1. Watch on TV. Asian preliminaries are usually broadcast live on TV, so you can watch the game at home.
2. Go to the scene. If you want to feel the atmosphere of the game for yourself, you can go to the scene to watch the game. In some cities in Asia, there are many football fields to watch the game.
3. watch it online. Now, many websites can watch the game online. You can watch the game online.