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==Format== |
==Format== |
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To follow, once the format and regulations have been published. |
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*'''First round''': 12 teams (ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over [[two-legged tie|two legs]]. The six winners advanced to the second round. |
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*'''Second round''': 40 teams (ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualifying for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] finals. |
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*'''Third round''': The 12 teams which had advanced from the second round were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round. |
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*'''Fourth round''': The two third-placed teams of each group from the third round played home-and-away over two legs. The winners advanced to the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|inter-confederation play-offs]]. |
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==Entrants== |
==Entrants== |
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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. |
[[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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|+From the February 2019 [[FIFA World Rankings]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id12455/#AFC|title=FIFA Men's Ranking – February 2019 (AFC) |publisher=FIFA.com |date=7 February 2019 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213035803/ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id12455/#AFC |archivedate=7 February 2019 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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!style="width:66%"|Bye to the second round<br />(Ranked 1st to 34th) |
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!style="width:34%"|Competing in first round<br />(Ranked 35th to 46th) |
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==Schedule== |
==Schedule== |
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Revision as of 15:51, 7 February 2019
| Tournament details | |
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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, both Qatar (as host nation of the 2022 World Cup) and the host nation of the 2023 Asian Cup will also enter the second round of Asian Cup qualifiers.[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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Inter-confederation play-offs
The inter-confederation play-offs format will be announced during the preliminary draw in July 2019, with matches 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.
- ^ "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