2023 Asian Cup qualified teams,
Iran
Japan
South Korea
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Oman
China
Uzbekistan
Bahrain
Syria
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Vietnam
Lebanon
Palestine
India
Thailand
Tajikistan
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Indonesia

Asian Cup qualifiers third phase - MD 2 recap,

Group A:
Nepal 1 Kuwait 4
Indonesia 0 Jordan 1

Group B:
Mongolia 0 Philippines 1
Yemen 0 Palestine 5

Group C:
Sri Lanka 0 Thailand 2
Maldives 0 Uzbekistan 4

Group D:
Cambodia 0 Hong Kong 3
Afghanistan 1 India 2

Group E:
Bangladesh 1 Turkmenistan 2
Malaysia 1 Bahrain 2

Group F:
Singapore 0 Tajikistan 1
Myanmar 0 Kyrgyzstan 2

Asian Cup qualifiers third phase - MD 1 recap

Group A:
Kuwait 1 Indonesia 2
Jordan 2 Nepal 0

Group B:
Philippines 0 Yemen 0
Palestine 1 Mongolia 0

Group C:
Thailand 3 Maldives 0
Uzbekistan 3 Sri Lanka 0

Group D:
Hong Kong 2 Afghanistan 1
India 2 Cambodia 0

Group E:
Bahrain 2 Bangladesh 0
Turkmenistan 1 Malaysia 3

Group F:
Tajikistan 4 Myanmar 0
Kyrgyzstan 2 Singapore 1

Group B standings:
Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 9 3 +6 16
Japan 6 4 0 2 5 3 +2 12
Australia 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
Oman 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1 7
China 6 1 2 3 7 11 -4 5
Vietnam 6 0 0 6 4 12 -8 0

Matchday 7 – Thursday January 27th:
Australia v Vietnam
Japan v China
Saudi Arabia v Oman

Matchday 8 – Tuesday February 1st:
Japan v Saudi Arabia
Vietnam v China
Oman v Australia

Group A standings:
Iran 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 16
South Korea 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 14
United Arab Emirates 6 1 3 2 4 5 -1 6
Lebanon 6 1 2 3 4 6 -2 5
Iraq 6 0 4 2 3 9 -6 4
Syria 6 0 2 4 5 11 -6 2

Matchday 7 – Thursday January 27th:
Lebanon v South Korea
Iran v Iraq
United Arab Emirates v Syria

Matchday 8 – Tuesday February 1st:
Lebanon v Iraq
Iran v United Arab Emirates
Syria v South Korea

Matchday 5 – Thursday November 11th,
8.10pm AEDT Australia v Saudi Arabia at Western Sydney Stadium
10.00pm AEDT (8.00pm Seoul) South Korea v United Arab Emirates at Goyang Stadium
11.00pm AEDT (2.00pm Beirut) Lebanon v Iran at Saida Municipal Stadium
11.00pm AEDT (7.00pm Hanoi) Vietnam v Japan at My Dinh National Stadium
2.00am AEDT (7.00pm Dubai) China v Oman at Sharjah Stadium
4.00am AEDT (8.00pm Doha) Iraq v Syria at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium

Matchday 6 – Tuesday November 16th,
11.00pm AEDT (2.00pm Beirut) Lebanon v United Arab Emirates at Saida Municipal Stadium
11.00pm AEDT (7.00pm Hanoi) Vietnam v Saudi Arabia at My Dinh National Stadium
2.00am AEDT (6.00pm Doha) Iraq v South Korea at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium
2.00am AEDT (7.00pm Dubai) China v Australia at Sharjah Stadium
3.00am AEDT (6.00pm Amman) Syria v Iran at King Abdullah II Stadium
3.00am AEDT (8.00pm Muscat) Oman v Japan at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

2022 FIFA World Cup - Asian qualifiers third phase,

Group A – MD 4 recap:
Iran 1 South Korea 1 – in Tehran
Syria 2 Lebanon 3 – in Amman
United Arab Emirates 2 Iraq 2 – in Dubai

Standings:
Iran 10pts +5 GD
South Korea 8pts +2 GD
Lebanon 5pts +0 GD
United Arab Emirates 3pts -1 GD
Iraq 3pts -3 GD
Syria 1pt -3 GD

Matchday 5 - Thursday November 11th:
South Korea v United Arab Emirates – at location To Be Confirmed
Iraq v Syria – at location To Be Confirmed
Lebanon v Iran – at location To Be Confirmed

2022 FIFA World Cup - Asian qualifiers third phase,

Group B – MD 4 recap:
Japan 2 Australia 1 – in Saitama
Oman 3 Vietnam 1 – in Muscat
Saudi Arabia 3 China 2 – in Jeddah

Standings:
Saudi Arabia 12pts +5 GD
Australia 9pts +5 GD
Oman 6pts +0 GD
Japan 6pts +0 GD
China 3pts -4 GD
Vietnam 0pts -6 GD

Matchday 5 - Thursday November 11th:
Australia v Saudi Arabia – in Sydney
Vietnam v Japan – in Hanoi
China v Oman – at location To Be Confirmed

Saudi v China tommorrow morning at 0400

Even though both countries have moral vacuums as governments we need to hope that China isn't completely useless at football & can get a result here. 

2022 FIFA World Cup - Asian qualifiers third phase,

Group B – MD 3 recap:
China 3 Vietnam 2 – in Sharjah
Saudi Arabia 1 Japan 0 – in Jeddah
Australia 3 Oman 1 – in Doha

Standings:
Australia 9pts +6 GD
Saudi Arabia 9pts +4 GD
Japan 3pts -1 GD
Oman 3pts -2 GD
China 3pts -3 GD
Vietnam 0pts -4 GD

MD 4 – Tuesday October 12th:
Japan v Australia – in Saitama
Oman v Vietnam – in Muscat
Saudi Arabia v China – in Jedah

2022 FIFA World Cup - Asian qualifiers third phase,

Group A – MD 3 recap:
South Korea 2 Syria 1 – in Ansan
Iraq 0 Lebanon 0 – in Doha
United Arab Emirates 0 Iran 1 – in Dubai

Standings:
Iran 9pts +5 GD
South Korea 7pts +2 GD
United Arab Emirates 2pts -1 GD
Lebanon 2pts -1 GD
Iraq 2pts -3 GD
Syria 1pt -2 GD

MD 4 – Tuesday October 12th:
Iran v South Korea – in Tehran
United Arab Emirates v Iraq – in Dubai
Syria v Lebanon – in Dubai

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - MD 4,

Group A,
Wednesday October 13th: 12.30am AEDT (Tuesday 5.00pm Tehran) Iran v South Korea at Azadi Stadium
Wednesday October 13th: 3.00am AEDT (Tuesday 7.00pm Amman) Syria v Lebanon at King Abdullah II Stadium
Wednesday October 13th: 3.45am AEDT (Tuesday 8.45pm Dubai) United Arab Emirates v Iraq at Zabeel Stadium

Group B,
Tuesday October 12th: 9.15pm AEDT (7.15pm Tokyo) Japan v Australia at Saitama Stadium
Wednesday October 13th: 3.00am AEDT (7.00pm Riyadh) Saudi Arabia v China at King Abdullah Sports City
Wednesday October 13th: 3.00am AEDT (8.00pm Muscat) Oman v Vietnam at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - MD 3,

Group A,
Thursday October 7th: 10.00pm AEDT (8.00pm Seoul) South Korea v Syria at Ansan Stadium
Friday October 8th: 1.30am AEDT (Thursday 5.30pm Doha) Iraq v Lebanon at Khalifa International Stadium
Friday October 8th: 3.45am AEDT (Thursday 8.45pm Dubai) United Arab Emirates v Iran at Zabeel Stadium

Group B,
Friday October 8th: 3.00am AEDT (Thursday 7.00pm Riyadh) Saudi Arabia v Japan at King Abdullah Sports City
Friday October 8th: 4.00am AEDT (Thursday 9.00pm Dubai) China v Vietnam at Sharjah Stadium
Friday October 8th: 5.30am AEDT (Thursday 9.30pm Doha) Australia v Oman at Khalifa International Stadium

2022 FIFA World Cup - Asian qualifiers third phase,

Group A – MD 2 recap:
South Korea 1 Lebanon 0 – in Suwon
Iraq 0 Iran 3 – in Doha
Syria 1 United Arab Emirates 1 – in Amman

MD 3 – Thursday October 7th:
South Korea v Syria – in Seoul
United Arab Emirates v Iran – in Dubai
Iraq v Lebanon - to be determined

Group B – MD 2 recap:
Vietnam 0 Australia 1 – in Hanoi
China 0 Japan 1 – in Doha
Oman 0 Saudi Arabia 1 – in Muscat

MD 3 – Thursday October 7th:
Australia v Oman – in Sydney*
Saudi Arabia v Japan – in Jeddah
China v Vietnam – in Sharjah

*subject to NSW government approval

2022 FIFA World Cup - Asian qualifiers third phase,

Group A – MD 1 recap:
South Korea 0 Iraq 0 – in Seoul
Iran 1 Syria 0 – in Tehran
United Arab Emirates 0 Lebanon 0 – in Dubai

MD 2 – Tuesday September 7th:
South Korea v Lebanon – in Seoul
Iraq v Iran – in Doha
Syria v United Arab Emirates – in Amman

Group B – MD 1 recap:
Japan 0 Oman 1 – in Osaka
Australia 3 China 0 – in Doha
Saudi Arabia 3 Vietnam 1 – in Riyadh

MD 2 – Tuesday September 7th:
Vietnam v Australia – in Hanoi
China v Japan – in Doha
Oman v Saudi Arabia – in Muscat

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group A (MD 6: Tuesday November 16th),
Iraq v South Korea at venue To Be Confirmed
Syria v Iran at King Abdullah II Stadium
Lebanon v United Arab Emirates at Saida International Stadium

source - AFC website.

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group B (MD 6: Tuesday November 16th),
China v Australia at venue To Be Confirmed
Oman v Japan at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Vietnam v Saudi Arabia at Mỹ Đình National Stadium

source - AFC website & Socceroos website.

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group A (MD 5: Thursday November 11th),
South Korea v United Arab Emirates at Seoul World Cup Stadium
Iraq v Syria at venue To Be Confirmed
Lebanon v Iran at Saida International Stadium

source - AFC website.

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group B (MD 5: Thursday November 11th),
Australia v Saudi Arabia at Bankwest Stadium
China v Oman at venue To Be Confirmed
Vietnam v Japan at Mỹ Đình National Stadium

source - AFC website & Socceroos website.

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group A (MD 4: Tuesday October 12th),
Iran v South Korea at Azadi Stadium
United Arab Emirates v Iraq at Zabeel Stadium
Syria v Lebanon at King Abdullah II Stadium

source - AFC website.

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group B (MD 4: Tuesday October 12th),
Japan v Australia at Saitama Stadium
Saudi Arabia v China at venue To Be Confirmed
Oman v Vietnam at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

source - AFC website & Socceroos website.

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group A (MD 3: Thursday October 7th),
South Korea v Syria at Seoul World Cup Stadium
United Arab Emirates v Iran at Zabeel Stadium
Iraq v Lebanon at venue To Be Confirmed

source - AFC website.

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group B (MD 3: Thursday October 7th),
Australia v Oman at Bankwest Stadium
Saudi Arabia v Japan at venue To Be Confirmed
China v Vietnam at venue To Be Confirmed

source - AFC website & Socceroos website.

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group A (MD 1: Thursday September 2nd),
Iran v Syria at Azadi Stadium
South Korea v Iraq at Seoul World Cup Stadium
United Arab Emirates v Lebanon at Zabeel Stadium

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group A (MD 1: Tuesday September 7th),
Iraq v Iran at venue To Be Determined
Syria v United Arab Emirates at King Abdullah II Stadium
Lebanon v South Korea at Saida International Stadium

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group B (MD 1: Thursday September 2nd),
Japan v Oman at Suita City Football Stadium
Australia v China at Bankwest Stadium
Saudi Arabia v Vietnam at venue To Be Determined

2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers - Group B (MD 2: Tuesday September 7th),
China v Japan at venue To Be Determined
Oman v Saudi Arabia at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Vietnam v Australia at Mỹ Đình National Stadium

AFC has informed those member associations that qualified to the final round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers to determine their stadiums and neutral countries (for the emergency) before July 16.

AFC will be monitored the COVID-19 Situation in each of these 12 countries closely to determine the possibility of holding matches on their soil or not.

Given what Xi Jinping has said in the past few days, our first game has massive political implications. Hopefully Scomo moves heaven and earth to get the game played in Sydney.

As expected the same order of matches is listed in the AFCHUB YouTube video 2022 Draw mechanics around 2 mins 13 seconds in.

It means we start off with Iraq/China at home followed by Lebanon/Vietnam away in the September window.

Given the WC is in Qatar, it wouldn't be bad to have entirely Middle Eastern opponents in the next round. It would acclimatise us for the tournament itself.

3rd place playoffs looming large again if Arnold doesn't play his full strength squad against the weaker teams as what happen last time with draws to Thailand that stuffed Socceroos from Qualifying automatically.  Australia are the king of playoffs anyway so who knows.

this was the match schedule mechanism from 2018 final phase.

MD 1: (1 v 5, 2 v 4, 3 v 6)
MD 2: (4 v 1, 5 v 3, 6 v 2)
MD 3: (2 v 5, 3 v 1, 4 v 6)
MD 4: (1 v 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6)
MD 5: (2 v 3, 4 v 5, 6 v 1)
MD 6: (4 v 2, 5 v 1, 6 v 3)
MD 7: (1 v 4, 2 v 6, 3 v 5)
MD 8: (1 v 3, 5 v 2, 6 v 4)
MD 9: (2 v 1, 4 v 3, 6 v 5)
MD 10: (1 v 6, 3 v 2, 5 v 4)

4 of those teams will qualify for the World Cup.  We've had a piss easy run so far,  it's time to play some committed, quality opponents.  

2023 AFC Asian Cup playoffs,

Seeded:
Indonesia
Cambodia

Unseeded:
Chinese Taipei
Guam

draw: Thursday June 24th 5.00pm AEST (3.00pm Kuala Lumpur)
dates: Tuesday September 7th and Tuesday October 12th

confirmed pots next phase of qualifiers,
Pot 1: Japan Iran
Pot 2: Australia South Korea
Pot 3: Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Pot 4: Iraq China
Pot 5: Syria Oman
Pot 6: Vietnam Lebanon

draw: Thursday July 1st
matches: September 2nd-March 29th