Group A: Iran, South Korea, Uzbekistan, China, Qatar and Syria;
Group B: Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Thailand.
The top 12 teams in Asia will be divided into 6 ranks according to the latest world ranking. Iran and Australia became the seed teams of two groups in the 12 championship. The two teams in the second file are South Korea and Japan, the third file is Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, the fourth file is United Arab Emirates and China, the fifth file includes Qatar and Iraq, and the sixth file is Syrian and Thailand.
12 Tournament will be held in 10 rounds. The first round will start in September this year 1, and the last round will end on September 5, 1965. In addition to the top two teams that entered the World Cup in Russia, the third place of the two teams will be decided to be the fifth in Asia and the first in Central and North America through play-offs.
Extended data:
All the 46 member associations of the AFC signed up for the Asian qualifiers of the 20 18 World Cup in Russia. 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 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.
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 of the third place between the two groups will compete with other continents for a qualification.
Baidu Encyclopedia -20 18 Asian World Cup qualifiers