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On Monday (1) announced the 2026 World Cup outside the new system, the next World Cup final week quota increased to 48 teams, the Asian region has 8.5 seats, compared with 4.5 seats this year's 4.5 seats a big increase of 4 seats, so many more seats, the next World Cup final week quota.
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According to the new system, it will be divided into 3 stages, the first stage by the Asian rankings of 26 to 47 teams to participate in the tournament, a total of 22 teams to compete for 11 qualification, out of the lineup of teams to enter the 2nd stage.
A total of 36 teams will compete in Stage 2, comprising the top 25 teams in the Asian rankings plus 11 teams from the first stage, which will be divided into nine groups for a double round-robin tournament, with the top two teams from the group qualifying for the 18-team tournament, and the teams that qualify for the tournament earning a place in the final week of the 2027 Asian Cup.
Stage 3, also known as the 18-team tournament, has six more seats than this year's 12-team tournament. The 18 teams will be divided into three groups of six teams each, with the top two teams in the group qualifying for the final week of the World Cup.
The 3rd and 4th place finishers of the 18-team tournament, a total of 6 teams, were dropped into the play-offs. The 6 teams were divided into two groups of 3 teams each playing a single round-robin tournament, with the first place finishers going through to the final week of the World Cup, and the second place finishers playing a single-leg play-off, with the winners having to play the intercontinental play-offs to qualify for the tournament.
Mainland fans are concerned about China's chances of qualifying in the long road of the qualifying rounds, and some media people are concerned about their chances of qualifying.
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The real opponents will be Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Vietnam, which is still very difficult to win, and I am afraid the chances are still slim.
