What was the draw for the Asian qualifiers of the 20 18 World Cup?

1 and 20 18 World Cup Asian qualifiers are as follows:

(1) The first round. 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.

(2) the 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. And this 12 team will also get the right to participate in the 20 19 Asian Cup finals. The Top 40 Asian Games will be held on June 20th, 200611,2065438+March 29th.

(3) the 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. However, this quota of 0.5 is still variable. 2065438+March 2005, the FIFA Executive Committee discussed the final allocation scheme of the World Cup places on all continents. Asia may be reduced to four places because of its poor performance in the World Cup in Brazil. If the number of places in Asia is reduced from 4.5 to 4, it will be bad news for the national football team. 20 18 world cup Asian regional qualifiers were reduced by one round compared with the previous qualifiers, while the teams participating in the final round changed from 10 to 12.

2. Draw lots (third stage)

The 12 teams that have advanced to this stage will be divided into two groups to compete. The top two in the group will advance directly, and the winner between the third place in the two groups will qualify for the play-offs.

2016 April 12, 20 18 Russian World Cup Asian qualifiers 12 draw was held in Kuala Lumpur. 12 tournament is scheduled to start on September 20 16 and end on September 5, 20 1 7. 12 teams will be divided into two groups, with 6 teams in each group, using the home and away double cycle system; The top two teams advanced to the 20 18 World Cup finals.

12 best matching classification

First gear: Iran, Australia

Second gear: Korea, Japan

Third gear: Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan

Fourth gear: United Arab Emirates, China

Fifth gear: Qatar, Iraq

Sixth gear: Syria, Thailand

Lottery results:

Group a: Iran? Korea? Uzbekistan? China? Qatar? Syria

Group b: Australia? Japan? Saudi Arabia? UAE? Iraq? Thailand

Extended data:

Event result

China beat Qatar away and won two consecutive victories in the last two rounds of 12, but still ranked fifth in the group with 12 points, and missed the World Cup play-offs.

Syria absolutely drew Iran at the last moment of the game, and Uzbekistan drew South Korea at home. In the end, Syria beat Uzbekistan by goal difference, ranking third in Group A and qualified for the Asian play-offs of the World Cup. Opponents will be based on the results of the match between Japan and Saudi Arabia.

In Group A, Iran ranked first with unbeaten results, South Korea ranked second with 15, and Iran and South Korea advanced to next year's World Cup.

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