{"id":24881,"date":"2016-04-12T09:10:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T16:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=24881"},"modified":"2016-04-12T20:11:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T03:11:35","slug":"asian-dozen-learn-final-world-cup-qualifying-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2016\/04\/12\/asian-dozen-learn-final-world-cup-qualifying-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian dozen learn final World Cup qualifying opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFC – Kuala Lumpur, Twelve of Asia\u2019s finest sides discovered the teams standing between themselves and a place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia when the official draw for the final round of Asian qualifiers was held in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Draw Result<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Group A<\/strong>: A1<\/strong>\u00a0Iran<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0– A2<\/strong>\u00a0Korea Republic\u00a0– A3<\/strong>\u00a0Uzbekistan\u00a0– A4<\/strong>\u00a0China\u00a0– A5<\/strong>\u00a0Qatar\u00a0– A6<\/strong>\u00a0Syria<\/span><\/h4>\n

Group B<\/strong>: B1<\/strong>\u00a0Australia\u00a0– B2<\/strong>\u00a0Japan\u00a0– B3<\/strong>\u00a0Saudi Arabia\u00a0– B4<\/strong>\u00a0United Arab Emirates\u00a0– B5<\/strong>\u00a0Iraq\u00a0– B6<\/strong>\u00a0Thailand<\/span><\/h4>\n

Match Schedule<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Matchday 1:<\/strong> September 1, 2016 = 1 vs 5, 2 vs 4 and 3 vs 6
\nMatchday 2:<\/strong> September 6, 2016 = 5 vs 3, 6 vs 2 and 4 vs 1
\nMatchday 3:<\/strong> October 6, 2016 = 3 vs 1, 4 vs 6 and 2 vs 5
\nMatchday 4:<\/strong> October 11, 2016 = 5 vs 6, 3 vs 4 and 1 vs 2
\nMatchday 5:<\/strong> November 15, 2016 = 4 vs 5, 6 vs 1 and 2 vs 3
\nMatchday 6:<\/strong> March 23, 2017 = 5 vs 1, 4 vs 2 and 6 vs 3
\nMatchday 7:<\/strong> March 28, 2017 = 3 vs 5, 2 vs 6 and 1 vs 4
\nMatchday 8: <\/strong>June 13, 2017 = 1 vs 3, 6 vs 4 and 5 vs 2
\nMatchday 9: <\/strong>August 31, 2017 = 6 vs 5, 4 vs 3 and 2 vs 1
\nMatchday 10:<\/strong> September 5, 2017 = 5 vs 4, 1 vs 6 and 3 vs 2<\/p>\n

Download Draw Result and Full Match Schedule Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The winner and runner-up of each group (four teams in total) will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia finals while the third-placed teams of each group (two teams in total) will advance to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Asian Play-off Round.<\/p>\n

The winner of the Asian Play-off Round (one team in total) will take on the side that finishes fourth in the fifth round of the CONCACAF qualifiers in a two-legged inter-confederation play-off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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