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Due to the joint format of the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers, the host nation of the 2023 Asian Cup will also enter the second round of Asian Cup qualifiers and Qatar, the host nation of the 2022 World Cup, is obligated to enter the second round of World Cup qualifiers despite both nations having qualified automatically for their respective finals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Palmer|first1=Dan|title=Hosts Qatar to compete in qualifying for 2022 World Cup|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053493/hosts-qatar-to-compete-in-qualifying-for-2022-world-cup|date=31 July 2017|work=insidethegames.biz}}</ref> |
Due to the joint format of the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers, the host nation of the 2023 Asian Cup will also enter the second round of Asian Cup qualifiers and Qatar, the host nation of the 2022 World Cup, is obligated to enter the second round of World Cup qualifiers despite both nations having qualified automatically for their respective finals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Palmer|first1=Dan|title=Hosts Qatar to compete in qualifying for 2022 World Cup|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053493/hosts-qatar-to-compete-in-qualifying-for-2022-world-cup|date=31 July 2017|work=insidethegames.biz}}</ref> |
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[[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]] was barred from participating in the Asian Cup qualification after being found to have fielded a total of 12 ineligible players in [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] matches among other competitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federação Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023|url=http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases-timor-leste/federacao-futebol-timor-leste-expelled-from-afc-asian-cup-2023|publisher=AFC.|date=20 January 2017}}</ref> However, as FIFA has not barred them from the World Cup qualifiers, Timor-Leste is still allowed to enter the competition, but will be ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup. |
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Revision as of 16:25, 28 January 2019
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| Dates | 6 June 2019 – 16 November 2021 |
| Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
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The Asian section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, for national teams which are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot, excluding the host nation's slot) in the final tournament are available for AFC teams.[1]
The qualification process will involve four rounds, where the first two will double as the qualification for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Format
To follow, once the format and regulations have been published.
Entrants
The 46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC will enter qualification. To determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round, the FIFA World Rankings of February 2019 will be used. For seeding in the second round and third round draws, the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to those draws will be used.
Due to the joint format of the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers, the host nation of the 2023 Asian Cup will also enter the second round of Asian Cup qualifiers and Qatar, the host nation of the 2022 World Cup, is obligated to enter the second round of World Cup qualifiers despite both nations having qualified automatically for their respective finals.[2]
Timor-Leste was barred from participating in the Asian Cup qualification after being found to have fielded a total of 12 ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches among other competitions.[3] However, as FIFA has not barred them from the World Cup qualifiers, Timor-Leste is still allowed to enter the competition, but will be ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[4]
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The inter-confederation play-offs will be scheduled during the preliminary draw in July 2019.[5]
Inter-confederation play-offs
To follow. However, the inter-confederation play-offs are scheduled to be played in March 2022.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Current allocation of FIFA World Cup™ confederation slots maintained". FIFA.com. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Palmer, Dan (31 July 2017). "Hosts Qatar to compete in qualifying for 2022 World Cup". insidethegames.biz.
- ^ "Federação Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". AFC. 20 January 2017.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019-2022" (PDF). AFC. 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL MATCH CALENDAR 2018–2024" (PDF). FIFA. 19 October 2018.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com