Asia: 4.5 places, the first 10, two groups cycling home and away, the top two of the two groups directly advanced, and the third round home and away of the two groups, the winner caught 0.5 of Oceania.
Central and North America Caribbean: 3.5 places, the top six, the top three are directly promoted, and the fourth and the fifth in South America compete for a seat.
Europe: 13 places, 9 teams advance directly, and then 8 teams draw lots according to seeds and seedless, and the winner advances.
Africa: 6 places, the host South Africa directly advanced, did not participate in the qualifiers, and the remaining 5, 20 teams and 5 groups, the group first directly advanced.
South America: 4.5, 10 teams are divided into one group, home and away, the top four are directly ranked, and the fifth and fourth in Central America and the Caribbean compete for a seat.
Oceania: 0.5 (the final first place competes with the Asian play-off champion for a qualifying place)
China participated once in 2002.
In the final stage, 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups by lottery, with 4 teams in each group, and the top two teams in each group will be qualified to enter the semi-finals; After entering the semi-finals, 16 teams decided the schedule according to the established rules, no more lottery, and then single elimination matches were held until the champion was decided.