Interesting info. Hopefully we don't get Syria Iraq and Thailand.

China Qatar and Jordan would be good. 

POT 1- UAE, Iran, Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea
POT 2 – China, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Oman
POT 3 – Uzbekistan, India, Qatar, Vietnam, North Korea, Iraq
POT 4 – Philippines, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Bahrain, Yemen, Thailand

the 2018 Asian Cup Finals draw is set for May 4, the match schedule is not yet on wikipedia but I expect this to be updated in April prior to the draw.

Some tougher and some easier groups are likely given the way WCQ and ACQ groups have skewed the rankings.

UAE are in Group A, so there is a 60% chance of being drawn in Groupd B-D where the winner will be drawn against a 3rd placed side in the Round of 16, personally it could be more interesting to be drawn into Groups E or F where the winner plays a group runner up in the Round of 16.
R16-1: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group C
R16-2: Winner Group D v 3rd Place Group B/E/F
R16-3: Winner Group B v 3rd Place Group A/C/D
R16-4: Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
R16-5: Winner Group C v 3rd Place Group A/B/F
R16-6: Winner Group E v Runner-up Group D
R16-7: Winner Group A v 3rd Place Group C/D/E
R16-8: Runner-up Group B v Runner-up Group F

Gillett was the ref. Penalty at 2:21:59.

2-1 Phillipines via a penalty in the 89th minute, Tajikstan need an added time equaliser or they will miss out on qualification.

The Tajiks took the lead on 64 minutes from a penalty but the Phillipines have levelled at 1-1 after 73 minutes, the crowd going batshit crazy after the equaliser.

Best Korea won 2-0 and went through ahead of HK in Group B

Just the 2 teams from Group F left now to qualify.  Due to the later kickoff Yemen will know what result they need before they start:-
If Philippines defeat Tajikistan then both Philippines and Yemen qualify regardless of Yemen's MD6 result
If Philippines draw with Tajikistan then Philippines qualify and Yemen must draw or win to qualify ahead of Tajikistan
If Tajikistan defeats Philippines then Tajikistan qualifies and Yemen must win to qualify ahead of Philippines

Plenty of Kyrgyzstan fans here on the forum.

A friendly Group Stage draw should be helpful in getting them in a spot to make the round of 16 if they can finish 2nd or 3rd in the group.

Kyrgyzstan win against Myanmar and are through to the finals.

Some huge game here in determining who qualifies for UAE 2019. Basically winner takes all in the above games.

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying schedule,

Thursday March 22nd (Matchday 3):
3.00pm Local, 5.00pm AEDT, Kyrgyzstan v Myanmar (in Incheon - neutral venue)

Tuesday March 27th (Matchday 6):
5.00pm Local, 7.30pm AEDT North Korea v Hong Kong
6.00pm Local, 10.30pm AEDT, Myanmar v Macau
7.30pm Local, 10.30pm AEDT, Philippines v Tajikistan
7.00pm Local, 1.00am (Wednesday) AEDT, Afghanistan v Cambodia
8.00pm Local, 1.00am (Wednesday) AEDT, Kyrgyzstan v India
6.00pm Local, 2.00am (Wednesday) AEDT, Jordan v Vietnam
6.00pm Local, 2.00am (Wednesday) AEDT, Lebanon v Malaysia
7.00pm Local, 2.00am (Wednesday) AEDT, Oman v Palestine
6.15pm Local, 2.15am (Wednesday) AEDT, Yemen v Nepal
9.00pm Local, 3.00am (Wednesday) AEDT, Maldives v Bhutan

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualified teams - as of Tuesday November 15th:
United Arab Emirates - hosts
Iran
Australia - holders
Japan
South Korea
China
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Iraq
Uzbekistan
Palestine
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Jordan
India
Turkmenistan
Bahrain
Vietnam
Thailand

Philippines blew there chance to qualify for their 1st Asian Cup, without pressure last night. Now face a do or die last round tie against Tajikistan. At least it's at home.

Bahrain, Lebanon, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, India and Jordan all sealed qualification today.

Oman and Palestine got in last month. Kyrgyzstan are in a strong spot. Philippines, Yemen and Tajikistan are in a tight battle for their two spots.

North Korea host Hong Kong with a 3 point lead. Victory by two goals would see Hong Kong make it. 

http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/dpr-korea%E2%80%93malaysia-afc-asian-cup-2019-qualifying-match-postponed

As such the next match day is October 10, before and after the Socceroos vs Syria home 2nd leg

With the top 2 going through Palestine, India, Jordan, Bahrain. Phillipines and Lebanon are well placed to qualify 2 games early should they win their next qualifier

Matchday 3 – Tuesday September 5th 2017 - game times in Melbourne
B North Korea v Lebanon - 630pm
F Nepal v Tajikistan - 715pm
(Australia vs Thailand WCQ kicks off at 8pm)
A Macau v India, C Cambodia v Vietnam, E Singapore v Turkmenistan, F Philippines v Yemen - all 930pm
D Bhutan v Palestine - 10pm
B Malaysia v Hong Kong - 10pm
A Kyrgyzstan v Myanmar - midnight (Wednesday morning)
(Iraq vs UAE WCQ also kicks off at midnight and all 3 Group A matches kick off at 1am Wednesday morning)
D Oman v Maldives - 115am Wednesday
E Bahrain v Chinese Taipei - 130am Wednesday
(Saudi Arbia vs Japan WCQ kicks off at 330am Wednesday)
C Jordan v Afghanistan - 400am Wednesday

Cambodia vs Afghanistan at 9pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJzRuz9JpyA

Vietnam vs Jordan at 10pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNewkC_qAlM

AFC Asian Cup qualifying round 3 – matchday 2 kickoff times,

Saturday June 10th:
11.00pm Singapore v Chinese Taipei

Tuesday June 13th:
7.15pm Nepal v Yemen
9.00pm Cambodia v Afghanistan
9.30pm AEST Macau v Myanmar
10.00pm AEST Hong Kong v North Korea
10.00pm AEST Vietnam v Jordan
10.00pm AEST Bhutan v Maldives
11.00pm AEST Turkmenistan v Bahrain
11.30pm AEST India v Kyrgyzstan
11.45pm AEST Malaysia v Lebanon

Wednesday June 14th:
1.00am AEST Tajikistan v Philippines
4.45am AEST Palestine v Oman

Matchday 2 is next Tuesday (13th June)

I think by and large these groups will be quite competitive, the only issue is teams that are around 8-15 in Asia are going to win some games by a lot if they happen to be playing the minnows.  If the WCQ round had top 16 or top 18 and then there were 6 or 8 Asian Cup spots for the next 20 teams (ie 17-36, or 19-38) in AFC then these 2 blowouts most likely wouldn't have occurred as Oman and Jordan would have made the top tier.

ie Kyrgyzstan Macau 1:0, Philippines Nepal 4:1 were both top seeded at home versus bottom seeded indicating the groups should be quite competitive.

Seeing some of these floggings and countries involved makes me wonder if regional grouping is needed. These teams probably don't have so much money to these trips or are provisions made? This is reward for winning the playoff and doing well in the WC qualification round but how productive is it?

Afghanistan Vietnam 1:1
Oman Bhutan 14:0
Kyrgyzstan Macau 1:0
Myanmar India 0:1
Philippines Nepal 4:1
Lebanon Hong Kong 2:0
Jordan Cambodia 7:0
Maldives Palestine 0:3
Bahrain Singapore 0:0
Yemen Tajikistan 2:1

No result for best Korea vs Malaysia. Cancelled? 

Good result for Singapore. India might get in.

stream here

https://mycujoo.tv/ch/265?id=4985

Go Kyrgyzstan. :)

Turkmenistan start strongly with a 3:1 away win in Taiwan. 

I'd like to see these teams qualify. Kyrgyzstan, India, Hong Kong, North Korea, Jordan, Vietnam.

Bhutan would be a miracle but Oman and Palestine should get through. 

Turkmenistan and Singapore will hopefully be at Bahrain while Tajikistan and Philippines should get out of the last group. 

North Korea vs Malaysia has been postponed and the 2 following kickoff times have been confirmed

11pm Melbourne Time Afghanistan v Vietnam – Group C
3am Melbourne Time Yemen v Tajikistan – Group F

Cheers mate - from that there could be a couple of games worth chasing a stream for prior to or post the Socceroos vs UAE game kicking off at 8pm on the 28th March and no doubt some of those here will be keen to watch the mighty Kyrgyzstanis in action once more early in the am of the 29th.

AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers matchday 1 schedule – Tuesday March 28th into Wednesday March 29th:
5.30pm Melbourne Time North Korea v Malaysia – Group B
6.00pm Melbourne Time Chinese Taipei v Turkmenistan –Group E
10.30pm Melbourne Time Myanmar v India – Group A
11.00pm Melbourne Time Philippines v Nepal – Group F
1.00am Melbourne Time Kyrgyzstan v Macau – Group A
2.00am Melbourne Time Lebanon v Hong Kong – Group B
2.00am Melbourne Time Jordan v Cambodia – Group C
2.00am Melbourne Time Oman v Bhutan – Group D
3.00am Melbourne Time Maldives v Palestine – Group D
3.00am Melbourne Time Bahrain v Singapore – Group E
To Be Confirmed Melbourne Time Afghanistan v Vietnam – Group C
To Be Confirmed Melbourne Time Yemen v Tajikistan – Group F

Group A:
A1 Kyrgyzstan
A2 India
A3 Myanmar
A4 Macau

Matchday 1 – Tuesday March 28th 2017:
Kyrgyzstan v Macau
Myanmar v India

Matchday 2 – Tuesday June 13th 2017:
India v Kyrgyzstan
Macau v Myanmar

Matchday 3 – Tuesday September 5th 2017:
Kyrgyzstan v Myanmar
Macau v India

Matchday 4 – Tuesday October 10th 2017:
India v Macau
Myanmar v Kyrgyzstan

Matchday 5 – Tuesday November 14th 2017:
India v Myanmar
Macau v Kyrgyzstan

Matchday 6 – Tuesday March 27th 2018:
Kyrgyzstan v India
Myanmar v Macau

Group B:
B1 North Korea
B2 Hong Kong
B3 Lebanon
B4 Malaysia

Matchday 1 – Tuesday March 28th 2017:
North Korea v Malaysia
Lebanon v Hong Kong

Matchday 2 – Tuesday June 13th 2017:
Hong Kong v North Korea
Malaysia v Lebanon

Matchday 3 – Tuesday September 5th 2017:
North Korea v Lebanon
Malaysia v Hong Kong

Matchday 4 – Tuesday October 10th 2017:
Hong Kong v Malaysia
Lebanon v North Korea

Matchday 5 – Tuesday November 14th 2017:
Hong Kong v Lebanon
Malaysia v North Korea

Matchday 6 – Tuesday March 27th 2018:
North Korea v Hong Kong
Lebanon v Malaysia

Group C:
C1 Jordan
C2 Vietnam
C3 Afghanistan
C4 Cambodia

Matchday 1 – Tuesday March 28th 2017:
Jordan v Cambodia
Afghanistan v Vietnam

Matchday 2 – Tuesday June 13th 2017:
Vietnam v Jordan
Cambodia v Afghanistan

Matchday 3 – Tuesday September 5th 2017:
Jordan v Afghanistan
Cambodia v Vietnam

Matchday 4 – Tuesday October 10th 2017:
Vietnam v Cambodia
Afghanistan v Jordan

Matchday 5 – Tuesday November 14th 2017:
Vietnam v Afghanistan
Cambodia v Jordan

Matchday 6 – Tuesday March 27th 2018:
Jordan v Vietnam
Afghanistan v Cambodia

Group D:
D1 Oman
D2 Palestine
D3 Maldives
D4 Bhutan

Matchday 1 – Tuesday March 28th 2017:
Oman v Bhutan
Maldives v Palestine

Matchday 2 – Tuesday June 13th 2017:
Palestine v Oman
Bhutan v Maldives

Matchday 3 – Tuesday September 5th 2017:
Oman v Maldives
Bhutan v Palestine

Matchday 4 – Tuesday October 10th 2017:
Palestine v Bhutan
Maldives v Oman

Matchday 5 – Tuesday November 14th 2017:
Palestine v Maldives
Bhutan v Oman

Matchday 6 – Tuesday March 27th 2018:
Oman v Palestine
Maldives v Bhutan

Group E:
E1 Bahrain
E2 Turkmenistan
E3 Chinese Taipei
E4 Singapore

Matchday 1 – Tuesday March 28th 2017:
Bahrain v Singapore
Chinese Taipei v Turkmenistan

Matchday 2 – Tuesday June 13th 2017:
Turkmenistan v Bahrain
Singapore v Chinese Taipei

Matchday 3 – Tuesday September 5th 2017:
Bahrain v Chinese Taipei
Singapore v Turkmenistan

Matchday 4 – Tuesday October 10th 2017:
Turkmenistan v Singapore
Chinese Taipei v Bahrain

Matchday 5 – Tuesday November 14th 2017:
Turkmenistan v Chinese Taipei
Singapore v Bahrain

Matchday 6 – Tuesday March 27th 2018:
Bahrain v Turkmenistan
Chinese Taipei v Singapore

Group F:
F1 Philippines
F2 Tajikistan
F3 Yemen
F4 Nepal

Matchday 1 – Tuesday March 28th 2017:
Philippines v Nepal
Yemen v Tajikistan

Matchday 2 – Tuesday June 13th 2017:
Tajikistan v Philippines
Nepal v Yemen

Matchday 3 – Tuesday September 5th 2017:
Philippines v Yemen
Nepal v Tajikistan

Matchday 4 – Tuesday October 10th 2017:
Tajikistan v Nepal
Yemen v Philippines

Matchday 5 – Tuesday November 14th 2017:
Tajikistan v Yemen
Nepal v Philippines

Matchday 6 – Tuesday March 27th 2018:
Philippines v Tajikistan
Yemen v Nepal

6 group winners & 6 group runners-up qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Finals UAE.

AFC Asian Cup Qualifying – Final Round draw link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68oilYxh3AA

draw begins at 11.00pm tonight Melbourne Time, 8.00pm Kuala Lumpur Time, 4.00pm Abu Dhabi Time (where the draw is held).
1. The draw will take place in the following sequence: POT 4, POT 3, POT 2, POT 1,

2. POT 4: The first ball drawn from Pot 4 will be placed into Position A4. The second ball drawn shall be placed in Position B4. The third ball drawn shall be placed in Position C4. The fourth ball drawn shall be placed in Position D4. Subsequently, the next ball drawn shall be placed in Position E4. The last ball drawn will be placed in Position F4.

3. POT 3: The first ball drawn from Pot 3 will be placed into Position A3. The second ball drawn shall be placed in Position B3. The third ball drawn shall be placed in Position C3. The fourth ball drawn shall be placed in Position D3. Subsequently, the next ball drawn shall be placed in Position E3. The last ball drawn will be placed in Position F3.

4. POT 2: The first ball drawn from Pot 2 will be placed into Position A2. The second ball drawn shall be placed in Position B2. The third ball drawn shall be placed in Position C2. The fourth ball drawn shall be placed in Position D2. Subsequently, the next ball drawn shall be placed in Position E2. The last ball drawn will be placed in Position F2.

5. POT 1: The first ball drawn from Pot 1 will be placed into Position A1. The second ball drawn shall be placed in Position B1. The third ball drawn shall be placed in Position C1. The fourth ball drawn shall be placed in Position D1. Subsequently, the next ball drawn shall be placed in Position E1. The last ball drawn will be placed in Position F1.

Kuwait banned from 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Macau takes Kuwait's spot in third & final phase of qualifiers.

Pot 1:
Jordan
Oman
Philippines
Bahrain
Kyrgyzstan
North Korea

Pot 2:
India
Palestine
Tajikistan
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Turkmenistan

Pot 3:
Maldives
Lebanon
Yemen
Afghanistan
Chinese Taipei
Myanmar

Pot 4:
Malaysia
Singapore
Cambodia
Nepal
Bhutan
Macau