The draw ceremony for the 12 tournament will be held on June 24th. 12 teams will be graded according to the FIFA ranking in May 20021year. The classification is as follows: the first level is Japan and Iran; The second gear is South Korea and Australia; The third gear is Saudi Arabia and Iraq; Fourth gear, United Arab Emirates, China; The fifth gear is Syria and Oman; The sixth gear is Vietnam and Lebanon.
Rules for Asian World Cup qualifiers
All 46 member associations of the AFC have signed up for the 2022 Asian regional qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to the competition plan, the preliminary round is divided into three rounds.
first inning
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.
Second round
40 teams will be divided into 8 groups with 5 teams in each group. The competition starts from 2065438+September 2009. The draw for the top 40 teams will be held on July 17, and the seed teams will be determined according to the latest world rankings at that time. The first place in seven groups (excluding Qatar, the host country) and the second place in five groups advanced to the third round 12 with the best results.
This 12 team will also win the right to participate in the 2023 Asian Cup finals. The Top 40 Asian Games will be held from September 5th, 20 19 to June 6th, 20021year.