WC Qualifications (Asia)
Tournament format
Chinese Taipei is qualified directly as host of the final tournament. 6 teams from this tournament also qualify for the final tournament.
Round 1 (Group stage)
- 45 teams enter the tournament in this round.
- The teams in this round are divided over 12 groups.
24 teams advance to the next round.
Round 2 (Group stage)
- The teams in this round are divided over 6 groups.
6 teams in this round qualify for the final tournament.
Qualification standings round 2
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  Korea DPR | 1 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | |  Hong Kong | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | |  Vietnam | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | |  Australia | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | |  Nepal | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | |  Philippines | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 |  Palestine | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | |
| 8 |  East Timor | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
| 9 |  Japan | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| 10 |  India | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
| 11 |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| 12 |  Uzbekistan | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| 13 |  Cambodia | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 14 |  China | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
| 15 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| 16 |  Bahrain | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 17 |  Brunei Darussalam | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
| 18 |  Syria | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| 19 |  Malaysia | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 20 |  Bhutan | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 21 |  Tajikistan | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 22 |  Jordan | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 23 |  Qatar | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 24 |  Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
Qualification standings round 1
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | East Timor | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | | Korea DPR | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | | Hong Kong | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | | Japan | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | | Australia | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | | India | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | | China | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | | Uzbekistan | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | | Bahrain | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 11 | | Syria | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | | Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 13 | | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | | Cambodia | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 15 | | Nepal | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | | Malaysia | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 17 | | Bhutan | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 18 | | Sri Lanka | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 19 | | Palestine | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | | Philippines | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | | Jordan | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 22 | | Qatar | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | | Tajikistan | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | | Vietnam | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 |  Iran | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 26 |  Macau | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 27 |  Laos | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| 28 |  Pakistan | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| 29 |  Maldives | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30 |  Thailand | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| 31 |  Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| 32 |  Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 33 |  Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 34 |  Iraq | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 35 |  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 36 |  Yemen | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 37 |  Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 |  Guam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 |  Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 |  Korea Republic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 |  Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 |  Myanmar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 |  Oman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 |  Singapore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 |  Turkmenistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not all groups have the same number of teams so the results against the lowest team in the larger groups don't count for the order of teams in this list.
