2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates 12 March 2015 – 27 March 2018
Teams 45 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 132
Goals scored 430 (3.26 per match)
Attendance 1,786,698 (13,536 per match)
Top scorer(s) Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
(13 goals)
← 2015
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 17 November 2015.

The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification is the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia. For the first time, the Asian Cup final tournament will be contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that had been used since 2004.[1]

The qualification process will involve four rounds, where the first two will double as the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams.

Qualified teams[edit]

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 United Arab Emirates Hosts 9 March 2015 10th 2015 Runners-up (1996)
 Qatar Second Round Group C winners 17 November 2015 10th 2015 Quarter-finals (2000, 2011)
 South Korea Second Round Group G winners 13 January 2016 14th 2015 Winners (1956, 1960)
AFC Qualifiers

Format[edit]

The proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds for FIFA World Cup qualifiers with those for the Asian Cup was ratified by the AFC Competitions Committee.[1]

The qualification structure is as follows:[1]

  • First round: A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 35–46) will play home-and-away over two legs. The six winners will advance to the second round.
  • Second round: A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) will be divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches.
    • The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up will advance to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the AFC Asian Cup finals.
    • The next 16 highest ranked teams (the remaining four group runners-up, the eight third-placed teams and the four best group fourth-placed teams) will advance directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
    • The remaining 12 teams enter the play-off round to contest the remaining eight spots in the third round of Asian Cup qualification.[2]
  • Play-off round: At a Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that a play-off round of qualifying would be introduced into the qualification procedure.[3] According to the calendar published by the AFC, there will be two rounds of home-and-away two-legged play-off matches to determine the final eight qualifiers for the third round.[4]
  • Third round: The 24 teams will be divided into six groups of four to play home-and-away round-robin matches, and compete for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

The play-off round represented a change from the initially announced to the qualification format - which saw the remaining fourth-placed teams and the four best group fifth-placed teams also advance to the third round.[1] The brief descriptions of this additional stage of the tournament do not make it clear whether teams eliminated in the first round (or indeed, other eligible AFC teams) are able to participate in this stage of the tournament, or if they have been eliminated from contention.

Entrants[edit]

45 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification.[5] In order 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 January 2015 were used (shown in parentheses).[6]

Bye to second round
(Ranked 1st to 34th)		 Competing in first round
(Ranked 35th to 46th)
  1.  Iran (51)
  2.  Japan (54)
  3.  South Korea (69)
  4.  Uzbekistan (71)
  5.  United Arab Emirates (80)
  6.  Qatar (92)
  7.  Oman (93)
  8.  Jordan (93)
  9.  China PR (96)
  10.  Australia (100)
  11.  Saudi Arabia (102)
  12.  Bahrain (110)
  13.  Iraq (114)
  14.  Palestine (115)
  15.  Lebanon (122)
  16.  Kuwait (125)
  17.  Philippines (129)
  1.  Maldives (131)
  2.  Vietnam (133)
  3.  Tajikistan (136)
  4.  Myanmar (141)
  5.  Afghanistan (142)
  6.  Thailand (144)
  7.  Turkmenistan (147)
  8.  North Korea (150)
  9.  Syria (151)
  10.  Kyrgyzstan (152)
  11.  Malaysia (154)
  12.  Hong Kong (156)
  13.  Singapore (157)
  14.  Indonesia (159)
  15.  Laos (160)
  16.  Guam (161)
  17.  Bangladesh (165)
  1.  India (171)
  2.  Sri Lanka (172)
  3.  Yemen (176)
  4.  Cambodia (179)
  5.  Chinese Taipei (182)
  6.  Timor-Leste (185)
  7.    Nepal (186)
  8.  Macau (186)
  9.  Pakistan (188)
  10.  Mongolia (194)
  11.  Brunei (198)
  12.  Bhutan (209)

Due to the joint format of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the hosts of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the United Arab Emirates will also enter the second round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers despite having qualified automatically.

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of the qualification competition is as follows.[7][4]

Round Matchday Date
First round First leg 12 March 2015
Second leg 17 March 2015
Second round Matchday 1 11 June 2015
Matchday 2 16 June 2015
Matchday 3 3 September 2015
Matchday 4 8 September 2015
Matchday 5 8 October 2015
Matchday 6 13 October 2015
Matchday 7 12 November 2015
Matchday 8 17 November 2015
Matchday 9 24 March 2016
Matchday 10 29 March 2016
Round Matchday Date
Play-off round Round 1 First leg 2 June 2016
Round 1 Second leg 7 June 2016
Round 2 First leg 6 September 2016
Round 2 Second leg 11 October 2016
Third round Matchday 1 28 March 2017
Matchday 2 13 June 2017
Matchday 3 5 September 2017
Matchday 4 10 October 2017
Matchday 5 14 November 2017
Matchday 6 27 March 2018

First round[edit]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
India  2–0    Nepal 2–0 0–0
Yemen  3–1  Pakistan 3–1 0–0
Timor-Leste  5–1  Mongolia 4–1 1–0
Cambodia  4–1  Macau 3–0 1–1
Chinese Taipei  2–1  Brunei 0–1 2–0
Sri Lanka  1–3  Bhutan 0–1 1–2

Second round[edit]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[9][10]

Groups[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia (X) 6 5 1 0 25 3 +22 16 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 3–2 24 Mar 7–0
2  United Arab Emirates (X) 6 4 1 1 22 3 +19 13 Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 29 Mar — 24 Mar 10–0 8–0
3  Palestine (X) 6 2 3 1 15 4 +11 9 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–0 0–0 — 6–0 29 Mar
4  Malaysia (Y) 7 1 1 5 3 28 −25 4 Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] 0–3[c] 1–2 0–6 — 1–1
5  Timor-Leste (Y) 7 0 2 5 2 29 −27 2 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–10 0–1 1–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
(X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
  3. ^ The match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, on 8 September 2015, was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 1–2 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that this match was forfeited and the result to be declared as a 0–3 loss for Malaysia.[12][13]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (X) 6 5 0 1 17 3 +14 15 Third round and Asian Cup — 29 Mar 3–0 24 Mar 5–0
2  Jordan (X) 6 4 1 1 12 2 +10 13 Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 2–0 — 0–0 3–0 24 Mar
3  Kyrgyzstan (X) 7 3 2 2 9 8 +1 11 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–2 1–0 — 2–2 2–0
4  Tajikistan (Y) 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 5 Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] 0–3 1–3 29 Mar — 5–0
5  Bangladesh (Q) 7 0 1 6 2 24 −22 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (Q) 6 6 0 0 27 2 +25 18 Third round and Asian Cup — 24 Mar 1–0 4–0 15–0
2  Hong Kong (X) 7 4 2 1 13 3 +10 14 Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 2–3 — 0–0 2–0 7–0
3  China PR (X) 6 3 2 1 21 1 +20 11 Asian Cup qualifying third round 29 Mar 0–0 — 24 Mar 12–0
4  Maldives (Y) 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3 Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] 0–1 0–1 0–3 — 29 Mar
5  Bhutan (Q) 7 0 0 7 3 48 −45 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 0–1 0–6 3–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]

Group D[edit]

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran (X) 6 4 2 0 20 3 +17 14 Third round and Asian Cup — 29 Mar 3–1 6–0 24 Mar
2  Oman (X) 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 1–1 — 3–1 24 Mar 3–0
3  Turkmenistan (Q) 7 3 1 3 8 10 −2 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 2–1
4  Guam (Y) 7 2 1 4 3 15 −12 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] 0–6 0–0 1–0 — 2–1
5  India (Y) 6 1 0 5 4 12 −8 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 1–2 29 Mar 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]

Group E[edit]

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (X) 6 5 1 0 17 0 +17 16 Third round and Asian Cup — 29 Mar 0–0 24 Mar 3–0
2  Syria (X) 6 5 0 1 20 6 +14 15 Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 0–3 — 1–0 5–2 24 Mar
3  Singapore (Y) 7 3 1 3 8 7 +1 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–2 — 1–0 2–1
4  Afghanistan (Y) 6 2 0 4 6 18 −12 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] 0–6 0–6 29 Mar — 3–0
5  Cambodia (Q) 7 0 0 7 1 21 −20 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 0–6 0–4 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]

Group F[edit]

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (X) 5 4 1 0 12 4 +8 13 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–2 1–0 4–2 —
2  Iraq (X) 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6 8 Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 24 Mar — 29 Mar 5–1 —
3  Vietnam (X) 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–1 — 24 Mar —
4  Chinese Taipei (Y) 5 0 0 5 4 15 −11 0 Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] 0–2 0–2 1–2 — —
5  Indonesia (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified due to FIFA suspension[c] — — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
(D) Disqualified; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
  3. ^ On 30 May 2015, FIFA announced that the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) was suspended with immediate effect for governmental interference.[14] On 3 June 2015, the AFC confirmed that Indonesia have been excluded from the qualifying competition, and all matches involving them have been cancelled.[15]

Group G[edit]

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (Q) 6 6 0 0 23 0 +23 18 Third round and Asian Cup — 29 Mar 24 Mar 4–0 8–0
2  Kuwait[a] (X) 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 10 Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[b] 0–1 — 0–0 9–0 24 Mar
3  Lebanon 6 3 1 2 11 4 +7 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 0–1 — 29 Mar 7–0
4  Myanmar (Y) 7 2 1 4 8 20 −12 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[c] 0–2 3–0[d] 0–2 — 3–1
5  Laos (Q) 7 0 1 6 3 29 −26 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2016. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
  1. ^ On 16 October 2015, FIFA announced that the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) was suspended with immediate effect, following a decision from FIFA Executive Committee that sports law of Kuwait had to be changed before 15 October.[16] There has been no decision by FIFA regarding upcoming matches.[17]
  2. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  3. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
  4. ^ On 13 January 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 17 November 2015 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Myanmar) as it did not take place due to a suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[18][19]

Group H[edit]

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea (X) 7 5 1 1 12 5 +7 16 Third round and Asian Cup — 4–2 0–0 2–0 1–0
2  Uzbekistan (X) 6 5 0 1 18 7 +11 15 Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 3–1 — 24 Mar 29 Mar 1–0
3  Philippines (Y) 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 29 Mar 1–5 — 2–1 0–1
4  Bahrain (Y) 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] 0–1 0–4 2–0 — 24 Mar
5  Yemen (Y) 7 1 0 6 2 14 −12 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3[c] 1–3 0–2 0–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
(X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
  3. ^ FIFA awarded North Korea a 0–3 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 0–1. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.[20]

Ranking of runner-up teams[edit]

To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria are used:

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Play-off match(es) on neutral ground (if approved by FIFA Organizing Committee), with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary

As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contains only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[21]

Pos Grp Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E  Syria 5 4 0 1 14 6 +8 12 Third round and Asian Cup
2 B  Jordan 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6 10
3 H  Uzbekistan 4 3 0 1 14 6 +8 9
4 F  Iraq 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6 8
5 C  Hong Kong 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 8 Asian Cup qualifying third round
6 A  United Arab Emirates 4 2 1 1 13 3 +10 7
7 G  Kuwait 5 2 1 2 10 4 +6 7
8 D  Oman 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points from matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group; 2) Superior goal difference from these matches; 3) Higher number of goals scored in these matches; 4) Play-off

Ranking of fourth-placed teams[edit]

To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used:

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Play-off match(es) on neutral ground (if approved by AFC Organizing Committee), with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary

As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contains only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.[21]

Pos Grp Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  Guam 5 1 1 3 1 13 −12 4 Asian Cup qualifying third round
2 H  Bahrain 5 1 0 4 3 9 −6 3
3 G  Myanmar 5 1 0 4 3 17 −14 3
4 B  Tajikistan 4 0 1 3 3 11 −8 1
5 F  Chinese Taipei 5 0 0 5 4 15 −11 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
6 C  Maldives 5 0 0 5 0 11 −11 0
7 E  Afghanistan 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
8 A  Malaysia 5 0 0 5 1 27 −26 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points from matches against teams ranked first to third in the group; 2) Superior goal difference from these matches; 3) Higher number of goals scored in these matches; 4) Play-off

Play-off round[edit]

At a Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that a play-off round of qualifying would be introduced into the qualification procedure.[3] According to the calendar published by the AFC, there will be two rounds of play-off matches to determine the final eight qualifiers for the third round.[4]

Qualified teams[edit]

Round One[edit]

Date: 2 and 7 June 2016. Teams: To be determined.

Round Two[edit]

Date: 6 September and 11 October 2016. Teams: To be determined.

Third round[edit]

A total of 24 teams will compete in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

The number of remaining AFC Asian Cup final slots available for the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers will differ according to the following:[8] If the United Arab Emirates (as 2019 AFC Asian Cup hosts) have advanced to the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a total of 12 slots will be available. However, if they do not advance, a total of 11 slots will be available (as the hosts qualify automatically for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals).

Qualified teams[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

As of all matches played on 17 November 2015

Note: Players in bold are still active in the competition.

13 goals
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". AFC. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "World Cup draw looms large in Asia". FIFA.com. 13 April 2015. Completing the tournament's qualifying contenders will be the next 16 highest ranked teams, with the remaining 12 sides battling it out in play-off matches to claim the last eight spots. 
  3. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". Asian Football Confederation. 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-30. 
  4. ^ a b c "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016 - 2018" (PDF). AFC. 
  5. ^ "Road to Russia with new milestone". FIFA.com. 15 January 2015. 
  6. ^ "FIFA Men's Ranking – January 2015 (AFC)". FIFA.com. 8 January 2015. 
  7. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC. 
  8. ^ a b "India v Nepal headlines 2018 World Cup, 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers draw". AFC. 23 February 2015. 
  9. ^ "Draw date set for Round 2 of 2018 World Cup, 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers". AFC. 5 March 2015. 
  10. ^ "Draw: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Preliminary Qualification Round 2". AFC. 15 April 2015. 
  11. ^ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. 
  12. ^ Rashvinjeet S. Bedi; T. Avineshwaran (8 September 2015). "Malaysia-Saudi match abandoned after crowd trouble". The Star. Retrieved 8 September 2015. 
  13. ^ "Malaysian FA sanctioned after abandonment of FIFA World Cup qualifier". FIFA.com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015. 
  14. ^ "Current allocation of FIFA World Cup™ confederation slots maintained". FIFA.com. 30 May 2015. 
  15. ^ "Impact of Football Association of Indonesia suspension". AFC. 3 June 2015. 
  16. ^ "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association". FIFA.com. 16 October 2015. 
  17. ^ "FIFA statement on Myanmar-Kuwait qualifier". FIFA.com. 17 November 2015. 
  18. ^ "Kuwait sanctioned after unplayed FIFA World Cup™ qualifier". FIFA. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015. 
  19. ^ "FIFA sanctions several football associations after discriminatory chants by fans" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 13 January 2016. 
  20. ^ "Yemen sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA. 6 July 2015. 
  21. ^ a b "Criteria to Determine the Rankings of Best-placed Teams among the Groups" (PDF). AFC. 

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