The qualification process for the national teams of the Asian Zone (AFC) for the 2010 Soccer World Cup will take 4 preliminary rounds.

There are 4.5 slots available for the 43 participating national teams from the Asian Zone to qualify for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa.

The first two rounds have been played in a play-off format, whereas rounds 3 and 4 of the qualification for the 2010 World Cup are played in a group format. At present the qualification process is in round 3.

In round three the teams that finish first and second in their qualifying groups will qualify for the fourth round which will consist of 10 national teams drawn into 2 groups of 5 national teams.

The teams ranked first and second in the 4th round will automatically qualify for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. The team ranked fifth will play in a home-and-away play-off against the winner of the Oceania (OFC) Qualification.

Round 3 of the Qualification for 2010 consists of the following groups:

AFC Qualification Group 1: Australia, Qatar, China PR, Iraq

AFC Qualification Group 2: Bahrain, Japan, Oman, Thailand

AFC Qualification Group 3: Korea Republic, Korea DPR, Jordan, Turkmenistan

AFC Qualification Group 4: Uzbekistan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon

AFC Qualification Group 5: United Arab Emirates, Iran, Syria, Kuwait

More information on FIFA 2010 Qualification:

• Qualification Groups Europe (UEFA)
• Qualification Groups Africa (CAF)
• Qualification Groups South America (CONMEBOL)
• Qualification Groups Oceania (OFC)
• Qualification Groups North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

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