WC Qualifications (Asia)
Tournament format
Latvia is qualified directly as host of the final tournament. 6 teams from this tournament also qualify for the final tournament.
Round 1 (Group stage)
- 46 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 | ||
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1 | China | 1 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 3 | |
2 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 3 | |
3 | Macau | 1 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 3 | |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 8 | |
5 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | |
6 | Mongolia | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 9 | |
7 | Japan | 2 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 7 | |
8 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 13 | |
9 | Nepal | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 9 | |
10 | Thailand | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 9 | |
11 | Philippines | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 13 | |
12 | Korea DPR | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
13 | Australia | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
14 | Iraq | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | |
15 | Bhutan | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
16 | East Timor | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | |
17 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
18 | Vietnam | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
19 | Myanmar | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
20 | Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |
21 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
22 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |
23 | Guam | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
24 | Yemen | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
Qualification standings round 1
Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
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1 | China | 1 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 0 | |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 5 | |
3 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | |
4 | Japan | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |
5 | Australia | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |
6 | Nepal | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |
7 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 5 | |
8 | Macau | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
9 | Korea DPR | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
10 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
11 | Mongolia | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
12 | Hong Kong | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
13 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | |
14 | Thailand | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | |
15 | Vietnam | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
16 | Myanmar | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
17 | Philippines | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | |
18 | Yemen | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | |
19 | Malaysia | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
20 | Iraq | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |
21 | East Timor | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | |
22 | Bhutan | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
23 | Indonesia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
24 | Guam | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
25 | Tajikistan | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
26 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
27 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
28 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
29 | Maldives | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
30 | Korea Republic | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
31 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
32 | India | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
33 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
34 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
35 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
36 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
37 | Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
38 | Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
39 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
40 | Brunei Darussalam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
41 | Cambodia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
42 | Jordan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
43 | Laos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
45 | Palestine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | Syria | 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.