Asia has a multi-round qualification process, making understanding it a little bit more complicated than some of the more straight forward qualification formats like those used by Europe and South America. The teams are in the third round of qualifying now and the 20 teams remaining are split into five groups of four. The top two in each group will advance to the fourth round, where teams will be in two groups of five with the top two teams qualifying for the World Cup. The two third place teams will play a two-legged tie with the winner getting the chance to play the fifth place team from South America in the intercontinental playoff for a spot in the World Cup.
2014 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw: Draw Sets Asia (AFC) For Qualifying
The draw for the fourth round of qualifying will be held at a later date, but the preliminary draw determined the groups for the third round of qualifying. They are as follows:
Group A
China
Jordan
Iraq
Singapore
Group B
Kuwait
Lebanon
United Arab Emirates
Group C
Uzbekistan
Syria
Group D
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Thailand
Group E
Iran
Qatar
Bahrain
Indonesia
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