20 19 Asian cup qualifier 24 teams draw results

According to the latest news from AFC official website, AFC will draw lots for the knockout round of the 20 18 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur on April 15, and the draw results will also affect the qualification of teams participating in the Asian Cup qualifiers of 20 19. At that time, the draw will be based on the latest ranking of FIFA. China men's soccer team, which has just won three consecutive victories in the Australian Asian Cup in June 5438+ 10, will most likely be the seed team to participate in the draw in February.

It is reported that the first draw ceremony for the Asian region of the 20 18 World Cup preliminaries was held on February 10. Since FIFA's ranking in February was announced on February 12, it will be decided according to February 1, while China Men's Football Team ranked ninth in the AFC in June 1, so it is not necessary to participate in the first round. The lowest ranked 12 national teams, namely India, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, East Timor, Nepal, Macau, Pakistan, Mongolia, Brunei and Bhutan, will play in a home and away round robin system. The first stage of the competition will be held on March 12 and 17 respectively. The six winning teams will

The second round of the Asian regional draw for the 20 18 World Cup preliminaries will be held on April 14. The 40 teams will be divided into 8 groups, with 5 teams in each group. The home and away games will be double-cycled, and the time will be from 20 1 1 day to 201March 6. Eight teams won the first place, and the four teams with the best results won the second place. * * * A total of 65,438+02 teams will advance to the final 65,438+02 tournament and compete for seats to represent Asia in the 2065,438+08 World Cup in Russia. At the same time, these 12 teams will directly advance to the UAE 20 19 Asian Cup.

In addition to the 12 team that directly advanced to the 20 19 Asian Cup, 24 teams with the best record among the remaining 28 teams in the World Cup preliminaries will enter the 20 19 Asian Cup qualifiers. Since the 20 19 Asian Cup has been expanded to 24 teams, if the host UAE advances to the top of 12 in the preliminaries, there will be 12 teams in the Asian Cup qualifiers; If the UAE does not advance to the top 12 in the preliminaries, the remaining teams of 1 1 will participate in the Asian Cup.