June 30, a much-anticipated AFC World Cup Asian Zone 12 draw ceremony officially opened. At the ceremony, the draw was initiated from the sixth file team, in turn, the team will be assigned to Group A and Group B, until the first file team all settled.
The entire event is divided into ten competition days, with specific dates of September 2 and 7, October 7 and 12, November 11 and 16, 2021, and January 27, February 1, March 24 and 29, 2022, respectively.
The results of the tournament will determine the top two teams from both groups to advance directly, while the third-placed team will have to compete in a play-off, with the winners qualifying for the final intercontinental knockout round, and thus competing for the valuable
World Cup
Entry Seats.
Based on the latest world rankings released by FIFA on June 18, the teams participating in the 12-team tournament are divided into the following categories:
First tranche: Japan, Iran
Second gear: Australia, Korea
Tranche 3: Saudi Arabia, UAE
Fourth tranche: Iraq, China
Fifth tranche: Oman, Syria
Sixth tranche: Viet Nam, Lebanon
