On February 2, Beijing time, the World Preliminary Round of 12 in The Asian Zone ended the 8th round, with only 2 rounds left, Iran and South Korea qualified early, and the Chinese men's football team was out early.
Group A: Iran, South Korea, Syria
Iran qualified in the last round, becoming the first Asian team outside hosts Qatar to qualify for the World Cup. In this round, South Korea defeated Syria 2-0 away, 8 wins, 6 wins, 2 draws and accumulated 20 points, 11 points ahead of the third place United Arab Emirates, and 2 rounds of the World Cup in advance!
The third in the group can participate in the play-offs, the United Arab Emirates 9 points, Lebanon 6 points, Iraq 5 points, all of which theoretically have a chance. Syria, on the other hand, has only 2 points and has already decided to be out.
Group B: Three-team melee, three-team out
The Chinese men's football team lost 1-3 to Vietnam, missed the World Cup in the first two rounds, and Vietnam has been declared out of the last round. After the 2-2 draw with Australia, Oman, who had 8 points, trailed by 7 points and also decided to miss the top three and leave early.
Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 with 18 points, compared to 19. Australia drew 2-2 with Oman with 15 points. There are only 4 points between the three teams at most, and there are 2 rounds left, and anyone can qualify. If Saudi Arabia wins the next round of national football, it can qualify in the first round, and Japan and Australia will directly meet.