FORMAT:

FIRST GROUP STAGE: Following two preliminary rounds, the remaining 20 teams were divided into five groups of four. Five group winners and five runners-up go through to final qualifying stage

FINAL GROUP STAGE:  The 10 remaining teams will be drawn in two groups of five. The two winners and two runners-up of these groups qualify for the finals. The two third-place teams play off against each other for the right to play the winner of the Oceania qualifying tournament for a place in the finals.

DRAW:

Group 1
Australia
China
Iraq
Qatar

Group 2
Japan
Bahrain
Oman
Thailand

Group 3
South Korea
North Korea
Jordan
Turkmenistan

Group 4
Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan
Lebanon
Singapore

Group 5
Iran
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Syria