8 teams out of 11 to reach the 3rd stage of 2019 Asian Cup Qualifying

Playoff Round 1 - 1st Leg 2nd June 2016, 2nd leg 7th June 2016 - 5 winners through to the 3rd Stage of Qualifying
(A) Maldives (150) vs Yemen (176) - rankings are per April FIFA rankings
(B) Laos (182) vs India (162)
(C) Tajikistan (164) vs Bangladesh (177) - these teams played each other in the recent Group Stage (Group B)
(D) Chinese Taipei (181) vs Cambodia (182)
(E) Malaysia (174) vs Timor-Leste (175) - these teams played each other in the recent Group Stage (Group A)


Playoff Round 2 - 1st Leg 6th Sep 2016, 2nd Leg 11th October 2016 - 3 winners through to the 3rd Stage of Qualifying
(F) Loser of (A) vs Loser of (B)
(G) Loser of (C) vs Bhutan (186th in April rankings)
(H) Loser of (D) vs Loser of (E)

Surely with 2 bites of the cherry India may get through and looking ahead Bangladesh vs Bhutan seems fairly likely in Match (H)

- updated for April rankings

Edited by glh37: 8/4/2016 11:32:25 AM