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Thought I'd start a thread for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup which kicked off for a few nations yesterday and there didn't seem to be an existing thread.
The AFC has again been allocated 4.5 qualifying places for Russia 2018 (4 automatic and 1 play off spot). At present, the inter-confederation playoffs have not been determined (so it's not known who the playoff winner for the AFC will need to face; though it will be a playoff winner from one of CONCACAF, CONMEBOL or the OFC - North/Central America & the Caribbean, South America or Oceania).
FYI - all 46 member nations in the AFC have entered qualification for Russia 2018. the 6 winners of the Round 1 ties below will progress to the second round of qualification where 8 groups of 5 will be drawn.
Should also be noted that the qualifiers will also help determine which teams are competing at the 2019 Asian Cup (which will feature an expanded 24 team competition).
Competing in first round (Ranked 35th to 46th in January 2015)
Teams with Bye to second round (Ranked 1st to 34th in January 2015)
The AFC has again been allocated 4.5 qualifying places for Russia 2018 (4 automatic and 1 play off spot). At present, the inter-confederation playoffs have not been determined (so it's not known who the playoff winner for the AFC will need to face; though it will be a playoff winner from one of CONCACAF, CONMEBOL or the OFC - North/Central America & the Caribbean, South America or Oceania).
FYI - all 46 member nations in the AFC have entered qualification for Russia 2018. the 6 winners of the Round 1 ties below will progress to the second round of qualification where 8 groups of 5 will be drawn.
Should also be noted that the qualifiers will also help determine which teams are competing at the 2019 Asian Cup (which will feature an expanded 24 team competition).
Competing in first round (Ranked 35th to 46th in January 2015)
- India (171)
- Sri Lanka (172)
- Yemen (176)
- Cambodia (179)
- Chinese Taipei (182)
- Timor-Leste (185)
- Nepal (186)
- Macau (186)
- Pakistan (188)
- Mongolia (194)
- Brunei (198)
- Bhutan (209)
Teams with Bye to second round (Ranked 1st to 34th in January 2015)
- Iran (51)
- Japan (54)
- South Korea (69)
- Uzbekistan (71)
- United Arab Emirates (80)
- Qatar (92)
- Oman (93)
- Jordan (93)
- China PR (96)
- Australia (100)
- Saudi Arabia (102)
- Bahrain (110)
- Iraq (114)
- Palestine (115)
- Lebanon (122)
- Kuwait (125)
- Philippines (129)
- Maldives (131)
- Vietnam (133)
- Tajikistan (136)
- Myanmar (141)
- Afghanistan (142)
- Thailand (144)
- Turkmenistan (147)
- North Korea (150)
- Syria (151)
- Kyrgyzstan (152)
- Malaysia (154)
- Hong Kong (156)
- Singapore (157)
- Indonesia (159)
- Laos (160)
- Guam (161)
- Bangladesh (165)