Group F results:
Myanmar 1 Kyrgyzstan 8

Standings:
Japan 7 7 0 0 41 1 +40 21 – qualified
Kyrgyzstan 7 3 1 3 18 7 +11 13
Tajikistan 7 3 1 3 10 12 -2 10
Mongolia 8 2 0 6 3 27 -24 6
Myanmar 7 2 0 5 6 31 -25 6

Tuesday June 15th:
8.25pm AEST (7.25pm local) Japan v Kyrgyzstan
8.25pm AEST (7.25pm local) Tajikistan v Myanmar

Group G results:
Indonesia 0 United Arab Emirates 5
Malaysia 1 Vietnam 2

Standings:
Vietnam 7 5 2 0 11 2 +9 17
United Arab Emirates 7 5 0 2 20 5 +15 15
Thailand 7 2 3 2 9 8 +1 9
Malaysia 7 3 0 4 9 12 -3 9
Indonesia 8 0 1 7 5 27 -22 1

Wednesday June 16th (Tuesday June 15th – Dubai):
2.45am AEST (8.45pm local) United Arab Emirates v Vietnam
2.45am AEST (8.45pm local) Thailand v Malaysia

Group H results:
Turkmenistan 3 Lebanon 2
Sri Lanka 0 South Korea 5

Standings:
South Korea 5 4 1 0 20 0 +20 13 – qualified
Lebanon 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
Turkmenistan 6 3 0 3 8 11 -3 9
Sri Lanka 6 0 0 6 2 23 -21 0

Sunday June 13th:
4.00pm AEST (3.00pm local) South Korea v Lebanon

Best second place standings:
Oman 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12

China 5 3 1 1 13 2 +11 10
China vs Syria – Wednesday 4.00am AEST

Lebanon 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
South Korea v Lebanon – Sunday 4.00pm AEST

Saudi Arabia 5 3 2 0 14 2 +2 11 or Uzbekistan 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 9
Saudi Arabia v Uzbekistan – Wednesday 4.00am AEST

Vietnam 5 3 2 0 4 1 +3 11 or United Arab Emirates 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9
United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam – Wednesday 2.45am AEST

Iraq 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 11 or Iran 5 3 0 2 9 4 +5 9
Iran vs Iraq – Wednesday 2.30am AEST

Jordan 5 2 2 1 6 1 +5 8
Australia v Jordan – Wednesday 4.30am AEST

Kyrgyzstan 5 1 1 3 3 6 -3 4
Japan v Kyrgyzstan – Tuesday 8.25pm AEST

Group H results:
South Korea 2 Lebanon 1

Standings:
South Korea 6 5 1 0 22 1 +21 16 – qualified
Lebanon 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10
Turkmenistan 6 3 0 3 8 11 -3 9
Sri Lanka 6 0 0 6 2 23 -21 0

Group F results:
Japan 5 Kyrgyzstan 1
Tajikistan 4 Myanmar 0

Standings:
Japan 8 8 0 0 46 2 +44 24 – qualified
Tajikistan 8 4 1 3 14 12 +2 13
Kyrgyzstan 8 3 1 4 19 12 +7 10
Mongolia 8 2 0 6 3 27 -24 6
Myanmar 8 2 0 6 6 35 -29 6

for best second place purposes Tajikistan 10 points -1 GD.

Best second place standings (after Group F games finished):
Oman 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12
China 5 3 1 1 13 2 +11 10
Lebanon 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10
Tajikistan 6 3 1 2 7 8 -1 10
Saudi Arabia 5 3 2 0 14 2 +2 11 or Uzbekistan 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 9
Vietnam 5 3 2 0 4 1 +3 11 or United Arab Emirates 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9
Iraq 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 11 or Iran 5 3 0 2 9 4 +5 9
Jordan 5 2 2 1 6 1 +5 8 or Kuwait 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8 (NOTE: Kuwait are eliminated)

key games to watch overnight:
Australia v Jordan - 2.00am AEST
Iran v Iraq - 2.30am AEST
United Arab Emirates v Vietnam - 2.45am AEST
China v Syria - 4.00am AEST
Saudi Arabia v Uzbekistan - 4.00am AEST

Group A results:
Philippines 1 Maldives 1
China 3 Syria 1

Standings:
Syria 8 7 0 1 22 7 +15 21 – qualified
China 8 6 1 1 30 3 +27 19 – qualified
Philippines 8 3 2 3 12 11 +1 11
Maldives 8 2 1 5 7 20 -13 7
Guam 8 0 0 8 2 32 -30 0

Group C results:
Iran 1 Iraq 0
Bahrain 4 Hong Kong 0

Standings:
Iran 8 6 0 2 34 4 +30 18 – qualified
Iraq 8 5 2 1 14 4 +10 17 – qualified
Bahrain 8 4 3 1 15 4 +11 15
Hong Kong 8 1 2 5 4 13 -9 5
Cambodia 8 0 1 7 2 44 -42 1

Group D results:
Saudi Arabia 3 Uzbekistan 0
Palestine 3 Yemen 0

Standings:
Saudi Arabia 8 6 2 0 22 4 +18 20 – qualified
Uzbekistan 8 5 0 3 18 9 +9 15
Palestine 8 3 1 4 10 10 +0 10
Singapore 8 2 1 5 7 22 -15 7
Yemen 8 1 2 5 6 18 -12 5

Group E results:
India 1 Afghanistan 1
Bangladesh 0 Oman 3

Standings:
Qatar 8 7 1 0 18 1 +17 22
Oman 8 6 0 2 15 5 +10 18 – qualified
India 8 1 4 3 6 7 -1 7
Afghanistan 8 1 3 4 5 15 -10 6
Bangladesh 8 0 2 6 3 19 -16 2

Group G results:
United Arab Emirates 3 Vietnam 2
Thailand 0 Malaysia 1

Standings:
United Arab Emirates 8 6 0 2 23 7 +16 18 – qualified
Vietnam 8 5 2 1 13 5 +8 17 – qualified
Malaysia 8 4 0 4 10 12 -2 12
Thailand 8 2 3 3 9 9 +0 9
Indonesia 8 0 1 7 5 27 -22 1

Cheers mate.  Keep up the good work.

Group B results:
Australia 1 Jordan 0
Chinese Taipei 1 Kuwait 2

Standings:
Australia 8 8 0 0 28 2 +26 24 – qualified
Kuwait 8 4 2 2 18 6 +12 14
Jordan 8 4 2 2 13 3 +10 14
Nepal 8 2 0 6 4 22 -18 6
Chinese Taipei 8 0 0 8 4 34 -30 0

Best second place standings:
China 6 4 1 1 16 3 +13 13 – qualified
Oman 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 – qualified
Iraq 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 – qualified
Vietnam 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11 – qualified
Lebanon 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 – qualified
Tajikistan 6 3 1 2 7 8 -1 10
Uzbekistan 6 3 0 3 12 9 +3 9
Kuwait 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8

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

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

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.  

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)

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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 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 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 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 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 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