Team India acknowledge the crowd at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan after their 2-0 win over Cambodia. Image credit: Twitter/@IndianFootball
India confirmed their place in the finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup hours before kickoff in their final qualifying game against Hong Kong, courtesy Palestine's 4-0 thumping of Philippines in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Tuesday.
The dominant victory in their Group B clash against Philippines, which had Saleh Chihadeh [31’], Tamer Seyam [42’], Mohammed Yameen [55’] and Mahmoud Abu Warda [72’] as the goal-scorers, ensured a top-of-the-table finish for Palestine in Group B.
This will be India's fifth appearance at the prestigious continental event, and for the first time ever, a second consecutive appearance. The Blue Tigers had featured in the 2019 edition of the Asian Cup as well, registering an emphatic 4-1 triumph over Thailand though it didn't prove enough for them to go beyond the group stage in the end.
India, who play their final qualifying game at Kolkata's Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan a.k.a. the Salt Lake Stadium later on Tuesday, are currently level on points with Hong Kong with both teams sitting on six points. Hong Kong though, have a superior goal difference [+4] and thus find themselves at the top of the table in Group D.
Though India can qualify as group toppers, which will be an ideal result for Igor Stimac's men, they can still qualify even if they end up with a draw or a defeat. As per competition rules, five of the best-placed runners-up from each group qualify for the finals along with the top-placed sides.
Philippines finish with four points to their name in three outings with a goal difference of -3. They will be shown the door should Indonesia and Malaysia, both of whom are on three points each in Group A and Group E respectively, win their remaining games.
India have so far won both their games, beating Cambodia 2-0 courtesy a brace from captain Sunil Chhetri following by a 2-1 victory over Afghanistan, in which Abdul Sahal Samad's injury-time strike gave the Blue Tigers a last-gasp victory.
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2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
| 6 June 2019 – 14 June 2022 |
| 46[note 1] [from 1 confederation] |
| 208 |
| 665 [3.2 per match] |
| 2,080,030 [10,000 per match] |
← 2019 2027 → |
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation [AFC] to determine the participating teams for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia. Since 2019, the Asian Cup final tournament is contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015.[1][2]
The qualification process involved four rounds, where the first two rounds doubled as the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams. Only the first round acted as qualifiers for the cancelled 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup as the six teams which were eliminated from the first round of the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup joint qualifiers. The two teams that were eliminated from the play-off round of the Asian Cup qualifiers were among the four teams that would have qualified for the Solidarity Cup.[3]
Format[edit]
The qualification structure is as follows:[4]
- First round: 12 teams [ranked 35–46] played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: 40 teams [ranked 1–34 and six first round winners] were divided into eight
groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches.
- The eight group winners and the five best group runners-up, including former host China, qualified for the AFC Asian Cup.
- The next 22 highest ranked teams [the remaining three group runners-up, the eight third-placed teams, the eight fourth-placed teams and the three best groups fifth-placed teams] advanced directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
- The remaining 4 teams entered the play-off round to contest the remaining two spots in the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
- Play-off round: There was one round of home-and-away two-legged play-off matches that determined the final two qualifiers for the third round.
- Third round: The 24 teams will be divided into six groups of four to play single round-robin matches in six centralised venues,[5] and they will compete for the remaining slots of the Asian Cup.
Entrants[edit]
The 46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification, with the April 2019 FIFA Men's World Rankings used to determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round. For seeding in the second round and third round draws, the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to those draws have been expected to be used.
Due to the joint format of the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers, both Qatar [as the host nation of the 2022 World Cup] and China [as the former host nation of the 2023 Asian Cup] entered the second round of Asian Cup qualifiers.[6]
The following restrictions were applied:
- Northern Mariana Islands, which is not a FIFA member, could not enter.
- Timor-Leste was barred from participating in the Asian Cup qualification after being found to have fielded a total of 12 ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, among other competitions.[7] However, as FIFA did not bar Timor-Leste from the World Cup qualifiers, the country was allowed to enter the competition, but was ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup.
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Schedule[edit]
The schedule of the competition is expected to be as follows in the tables below.[9][10][11][12]
On 9 March 2020, FIFA and AFC announced that the second round matches on matchdays 7–10 due to take place in March and June 2020 were postponed to later dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates to be confirmed. However, subject to approval by FIFA and AFC, and agreement of both member associations, the matches may be played as scheduled provided that the safety of all individuals involved meets the required standards.[13] On 5 June, AFC confirmed that matchdays 7 and 8 were scheduled to take place on 8 and 13 October respectively while matchdays 9 and 10 were also scheduled to kick off on 12 and 17 November.[14] On 12 August, AFC announced that the upcoming qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup, originally scheduled to take place during the international match windows in October and November 2020, were rescheduled to 2021.[15][16]
On 11 November 2020, the AFC Competitions Committee agreed at its meeting that all remaining second round matches were to be completed by 15 June 2021 with matchdays 7 and 8 in March, and matchdays 9 and 10 in June.[17] However, on the same day, FIFA, along with the Bangladeshi and Qatari member associations, gave approval to the only second round match originally scheduled for 2020, Qatar v. Bangladesh, which was played on 4 December.[18]
On 19 February 2021, FIFA and AFC postponed the majority of the upcoming matches to June.[19] On 20 October, the AFC reported that the third round will begin in June 2022 with the final round draw to be held earlier in February.[20][21]
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| Second round | Matchday 7 | 26 March 2020, later 8 October |
| Matchday 8 | 31 March 2020, later 13 October | |
| Matchday 9 | 4 June 2020, later 12 November, then 7 June 2021 | |
| Matchday 10 | 9 June 2020, later 17 November | |
| Play-off round | Round 1 first leg | 3 September 2020 |
| Round 1 second leg | 8 September 2020 | |
| Round 2 first leg | 13 October 2020 | |
| Round 2 second leg | 17 November 2020 | |
| Third round | Matchday 1 | 30 March 2021, later 11 November |
| Matchday 2 | 8 June 2021, later 16 November | |
| Matchday 3 | 7 September 2021, later 1 February 2022 | |
| Matchday 4 | 12 October 2021. later 24 March 2022 | |
| Matchday 5 | 16 November 2021, later 29 March 2022 | |
| Matchday 6 | 29 March 2022, later 14 June |
First round[edit]
The draw for the first round took place on 17 April 2019 at 11:00 MST [UTC+8], at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[22]
The six teams eliminated from this round progressed to the cancelled 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup.
| Mongolia | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Macau | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 [awd.][note 2] | |
| Laos | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Malaysia | 12–2 | 7–1 | 5–1 | |
| Cambodia | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bhutan | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–5 |
Second round[edit]
The draw for the second round was held on 17 July 2019 at 17:00 MST [UTC+8], at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[25]
Groups[edit]
Group A[edit]
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 21 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 19 | Third round[a] | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–5 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 7 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
- ^ China qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation. They withdrew their hosting right in May 2022.
Group B[edit]
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 24 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 7–0 | 9–0 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 1–7 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Group C[edit]
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 18 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 14–0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 17 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 15 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 44 | −42 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–10 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Group D[edit]
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 20 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 15 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
Group E[edit]
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 22 | Asian Cup[a] | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 | Third round and Asian Cup | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
- ^ Qatar already qualified for the World Cup as the host nation.
Group F[edit]
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | +44 | 24 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 10–0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 13 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 6 | 0–14 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 6 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–8 | 1–0 | — |
Group G[edit]
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 18 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 17 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 12 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — |
Group H[edit]
North Korea withdrew from the qualifying round due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore the results of their matches were excluded from the group standings.[26][27]
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 16 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 8–0 | Canc. | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0–0 | 2–0 | Canc. | Canc. | — |
Ranking of runner-up teams[edit]
Group H contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups after North Korea withdrew from the competition. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[28]
| 1 | A | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 13 | Third round[a] |
| 2 | E | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Third round and Asian Cup |
| 3 | C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | G | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | |
| 5 | H | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | |
| 6 | F | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 7 | D | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 | |
| 8 | B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
- ^ China already qualified for the Asian Cup as host nation. They withdrew their hosting right in May 2022.
Ranking of fifth-placed teams[edit]
| 1 | F | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 2 | D | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 | |
| 3 | E | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 2 | |
| 4 | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round |
| 5 | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 44 | −42 | 1 | |
| 6 | B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 0 | |
| 7 | A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Play-off round[edit]
Four teams competed in a single round for two slots to the Third Round. It was planned to have a total of eight slots for the third round be available from this round [four from round 1, four from round 2] and the four teams that were to be eliminated from this stage would have progressed to the later cancelled 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup.
| Guam | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Indonesia | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
Third round[edit]
A total of 24 teams competed in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Since the then-2023 hosts China advanced to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round, the automatic slot for the hosts was no longer necessary, and a total of 11 slots for the Asian Cup were available from this round.
Groups[edit]
The teams were ranked according to points [3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss]. If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order [Regulations Article
7.3]:[2]
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Group A[edit]
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | — | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | 0–1 | — | — | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | — | — | 1–4 | — |
Source: AFC
[H] Host
Group B[edit]
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | 0–5 | — | 0–2 | — |
Source: AFC
[H] Host
Group C[edit]
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | — | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | 0–4 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | — | 0–2 | — | — |
Source: AFC
[H] Host
Group D[edit]
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | — | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 2–1 | — | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
Source: AFC
[H] Host
Group E[edit]
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | 1–2 | — | — | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | — | 1–3 | — | — | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | — | — | 1–2 | — |
Source: AFC
[H] Host
Group F[edit]
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | — | — | — | 4–0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | 0–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | — | 0–2 | 2–6 | — |
Source: AFC
[H] Host
Ranking of runner-up teams[edit]
| 1 | F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2 | A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | E | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Qualified teams[edit]
Qualified for Asian Cup
Failed to qualify
Disqualified or withdrew
Not an AFC member
The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Second Round Group F winners | 28 May 2021 | 10th | 2019 | Winners [1992, 2000, 2004, 2011] | |
| Second Round Group A winners | 7 June 2021 | 7th | 2019 | Group stage [1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2019] | |
| Second Round Group E winners | 7 June 2021 | 11th | 2019 | Winners [2019] | |
| Second Round Group H winners | 9 June 2021 | 15th | 2019 | Winners [1956, 1960] | |
| Second Round Group B winners | 11 June 2021 | 5th | 2019 | Winners [2015] | |
| Second Round Group C winners | 15 June 2021 | 15th | 2019 | Winners [1968, 1972, 1976] | |
| Second Round Group D winners | 15 June 2021 | 11th | 2019 | Winners [1984, 1988, 1996] | |
| Second Round Group G winners | 15 June 2021 | 11th | 2019 | Runners-up [1996] | |
| Second Round Group A runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 13th | 2019 | Runners-up [1984, 2004] | |
| Second Round Group C runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 10th | 2019 | Winners [2007] | |
| Second Round Group E runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 5th | 2019 | Round of 16 [2019] | |
| Second Round Group G runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 5th | 2019 | Fourth place [1956[a], 1960[a]] | |
| Second Round Group H runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 3rd | 2019 | Group stage [2000, 2019] | |
| Third Round Group B winners | 14 June 2022 | 3rd | 2019 | Group stage [2015, 2019] | |
| Third Round Group C winners | 14 June 2022 | 8th | 2019 | Fourth place [2011] | |
| Third Round Group C runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 8th | 2019 | Third place [1972] | |
| Third Round Group D winners | 14 June 2022 | 5th | 2019 | Runners-up [1964] | |
| Third Round Group D runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 4th | 1968 | Third place [1956] | |
| Third Round Group F winners | 14 June 2022 | 1st | Debut | None | |
| Third Round Group F runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 2nd | 2019 | Round of 16 [2019] | |
| Third Round Group E winners | 14 June 2022 | 7th | 2019 | Fourth place [2004] | |
| Third Round Group E runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 4th | 2007 | Group stage [1976, 1980, 2007] | |
| Third Round Group A winners | 14 June 2022 | 5th | 2019 | Quarter-finals [2004, 2011] | |
| Third Round Group A runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 5th | 2007 | Group stage [1996, 2000, 2004, 2007] |
- ^ a b As South Vietnam
Top goalscorers[edit]
There were 665 goals scored in 208 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
11 goals
- Ali Mabkhout
10 goals
- Eldor Shomurodov
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
Below is full goalscorers lists for all rounds:
- First round
- Second round
- Play-off round
- Third round
See also[edit]
- 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [AFC]
Notes[edit]
- ^ North Korea withdrew after five matches. China participated to reach the World Cup.
- ^ The match was awarded as a 3–0 victory to Sri Lanka,[23] after Macau did not send their team for the match due to safety reasons following the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings.[24]
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External links[edit]
- AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
- Preliminary Joint Qualification 2022, stats.the-AFC.com