2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminary Draw Results - Asian / Middle-East Zone
Asian / Middle-East Zone
ROUND ONE
_ The 16 lowest ranked PMAs (based on the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Preliminary Competition and Final Competition
results) contested Round One.
_ The 16 teams were paired into 8 home-and-away series
_ The matches were played in the period from 29 June - 3 July 2011.
_ The 8 winners of each series advanced to Round Two.
ROUND TWO
_ The 8 Round One series winners will joined the 22 next, highest-ranked PMAs (based on the 2010 FIFA World
Cup™ Preliminary Competition and Final Competition results) in Round Two.
_ The 30 teams were paired into 15 home-and-away series.
_ The matches were played in the period from 23 - 28 July 2011.
_ The 15 winners of each series advanced to Round Three.
ROUND THREE
_ In Round Three, the 15 Round Two series winners join the remaining 5 PMAs that received a bye in Round Two.
_ The 20 teams will be drawn into 5 round-robin, home-and-away groups of 4 teams each.
_ The matches are foreseen to take place in the period from 2 September 2011 - 29 February 2012.
_ The 5 group winners and 5 group runners-up advance to Round Four.
Group A
1 China PR
2 Jordan
3 Iraq
4 Singapore
Group B
1 Korea Republic
2 Kuwait
3 United Arab Emirates
4 Lebanon
Group C
1 Japan
2 Uzbekistan
3 Syria
4 Korea DPR
Group D
1 Australia
2 Saudi Arabia
3 Oman
4 Thailand
Group E
1 Iran
2 Qatar
3 Bahrain
4 Indonesia
ROUND FOUR
_ The 5 Round Three group winners and 5 group runners-up will contest Round Four.
_ The 10 teams will be drawn into 2 round-robin, home-and-away groups of 5 teams each.
_ The matches are foreseen to take place in the period from 3 June 2012 - 18 June 2013.
_ The third-placed teams of each group advance to Round Five.
The 2 group winners and 2 group runners-up qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™
ROUND FIVE – ASIAN ZONE PLAY-OFF
_ The 2 third-placed teams from the two Round Four groups will contest Round Five.
_ The teams will play one home-and-away play-off series.
_ The matches are foreseen to be played in the period from 6 – 10 September 2013.
The Round Five winner advances to the intercontinental play-off
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