Two or three nations will qualify
from the Asian Football Confederation for the 2002 World Cup. This is in addition
to Japan and the Korea Republic, who qualify automatically as hosts.
Round One is run
as a league system. There will be ten groups, each containing four nations (Myanmar withdrew from Group Two).
The ten group winners
then enter the second stage, another league-based section. They will be
divided into two groups of five, in a draw after the completion of the first
phase, and the winners of these two groups qualify.
The two runners-up in the
groups then compete in a two-legged play-off to win the right to take part in
another play-off with a European team for a further place in the Finals.
| Round
One Draw |
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Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
Group 5 |
Oman |
Iran |
Qatar |
Kuwait |
Thailand |
Syria |
Tajikistan |
Malaysia |
Singapore |
Lebanon |
Laos |
Guam |
Hong Kong | Bahrain |
Sri Lanka |
Philippines |
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Palestine |
Kyrgystan |
Pakistan |
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Group 6 |
Group 7 |
Group 8 |
Group 9 |
Group 10 |
Iraq |
Uzbekistan |
UAE |
China PR |
Saudi Arabia |
Kazakhstan |
Jordan |
India |
Indonesia |
Vietnam |
Nepal |
Turkmenistan |
Yemen
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Maldives
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Bangladesh
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Macao
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Chinese
Taipei
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Brunei
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Cambodia
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Mongolia
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