Rules and Group List of Top Ten Asian Regional Qualifiers for 200 1 World Cup

The draw ceremony for the Asian Top Ten Competition started at 5pm on June 1 Beijing time in the conference hall on the second floor of Radisson Hotel Thailand. China was ranked fifth in Group B, successfully avoiding Saudi Arabia and Iran, along with the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Qatar and Oman. The teams in Group A are Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Thailand and Iran.

10 will implement the home and away double round robin system, and the top two groups will directly enter the 2002 world cup in Korea and Japan; The second of the two groups will fight at home and away, and the winner will play off with 15 of the European qualifiers to compete for another place in the World Cup. According to the obvious difference in football level between Europe and Asia, unless China wins the first place in the group, there is basically no hope of promotion.

The schedule of the Top Ten Asian Games started on August 15 and ended on 10/9. The competition for the second place in the two groups started from1October 26th,165438+1October 2nd; The play-offs between Asian and European teams are scheduled for June165438+1October 65438+May 22nd.