FIFA Rankings as of Thursday October 20th 2016:

Kyrgyzstan 343
Jordan 332
Turkmenistan 309
Palestine 285
Bahrain 272
Philippines 271

North Korea 267
Oman 260
Yemen 244
Vietnam 231
India 230
Hong Kong 227

Tajikistan 227
Afghanistan 208
Lebanon 202
Myanmar 165
Maldives 161
Chinese Taipei 145

Malaysia 135
Kuwait 123*
Singapore 122
Cambodia 108 or 114 or 126
Bhutan 93
Guam 86

*Kuwait is currently suspended by FIFA government interference,
If the suspension is not lifted in time for the draw.
Kuwait will be disqualified to participate in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup (United Arab Emirates) third round qualifiers & 2019 AFC Asian Cup Finals (United Arab Emirates).

third round qualifying draw: Wednesday January 18th 2017 - source Tajikistan Football Federation website.

some probabilities for 3rd round seeding

http://www.football-rankings.info/2016/10/2019-afc-asian-cup-qualifiers-3rd-round.html

http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/24782/aff-suzuki-cup-2016/2016/11/09/29330562/fifa-to-award-international-ranking-points-to-aff-suzuki-cup

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying Third Round teams – November FIFA Rankings,
Pot A:
Jordan
North Korea
Philippines
Oman
Kyrgyzstan
Bahrain

Pot B:
Vietnam
Tajikistan
Palestine
India
Hong Kong
Turkmenistan

Pot C:
Afghanistan
Lebanon
Yemen
Maldives
Malaysia
Chinese Taipei

Pot D:
Singapore
Myanmar
Cambodia
Kuwait
Bhutan
Guam

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying Third Round seedings,

Pot A:
Jordan
Philippines
Oman

Poor old Kyrgy's got the group of death in group A, would have liked to have seen them play in Dubai after watching them play against the socceroos last year but I cant see them getting Top 2 in that group sadly.

Group B - very weak. Whoever comes runner up will likely be the whipping boys of the Asian Cup (excluding Vietnam but I think they'll top the group). Group C pretty much the same quality as Group B except it has no standout like Vietnam in group B.

I hope Guam or Bhutan can get up into the Top 2 in Group D. Would love to see either of them at the Asian Cup. What a fairytale.

Will be keen to see updates on these matches.

After what Vietnam has done to our underage teams in recent years, I expect it to start flowing onto their national team soon.

@podiacide - Kyrgy's are in Pot A, they will be in a group of 4 with one of the teams from each of the other pots (B, C and D).

I agree that some of the 12 out of 24 teams that qualify through this stage will definitely be Asian Cup easybeats.

AFC Asian Cup Qualifying - Third Round match schedule as follows,

Matchday 1 - Tuesday March 28th 2017:
Pot 1 v Pot 4
Pot 3 v Pot 2

Matchday 2 - Tuesday June 13th 2017:
Pot 2 v Pot 1
Pot 4 v Pot 3

Matchday 3 - Tuesday September 5th 2017:
Pot 1 v Pot 3
Pot 4 v Pot 2

Matchday 4 - Tuesday October 10th 2017:
Pot 2 v Pot 4
Pot 3 v Pot 1

Matchday 5 - Tuesday November 14th 2017:
Pot 2 v Pot 3
Pot 4 v Pot 1

Matchday 6 - Tuesday March 27th 2018:
Pot 1 v Pot 2
Pot 3 v Pot 4

*NOTE: draw has been rescheduled from Wednesday January 18th 2017 to Monday January 23rd 2017.

http://ghanasoccernet.com/deadline-for-decision-on-kuwaits-participation-extended

(Guam withdraw from 2019 AFC Asian Cup replaced by Nepal):
http://the-anfa.com/newspage-728-n

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

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.

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 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

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.

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

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. 

Go Kyrgyzstan. :)

stream here

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

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.

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?

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.

Matchday 2 is next Tuesday (13th June)

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

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

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

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

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.