In the first stage, after 10 rounds, the seats in each group were arranged according to the points, and eight group leaders, plus four second place winners with the best performance, participated in the final 12 round. 12 tournament is scheduled to start on September 20 16 and end on September 5, 20 1 7. 12 tournament will be divided into two groups with 6 teams in each group. The team that finally gets the top two in the group will get the right to participate in the World Cup in Russia; The third place in the two groups will play off for the fifth place in Asia. Finally, the fifth place in Asia will compete with teams from other continents for World Cup tickets. As FIFA has not yet determined the seats in the Asian region of the 20 18 World Cup and which continent the Asian region will play in the play-offs, the plan of the AFC Competition Committee is still drawn up according to the previous 4.5 seats. The final seating plan is scheduled to be finalized at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich in June 65438+ 10 this year.