#FIFARanking May 2016 final preview http://www.football-rankings.info/2016/04/fifa-ranking-may-2016-final-preview.html… Pot 1 : 82 - Jordan 418 98- Oman 346 100- Kyrgyzstan 342 112- Korea DPR 314 115- Philippines 304 127- Turkemnistan 277 pot 2 : 130- Bahrain 271 130- Palestine 271 140- Kuwait 244 143- Hong Kong 234 145- Vietnam 228 147- Afghanistan 211 pot 3 : 148- Singapore 202 158- Lebanon 176 162- Guam 151 167- Myanmar 147 + 8 teams (playoff) : Maldives 165 points, India 151 points, Tajikistan 150 points I don't think it's good idea for Singapore and Lebanon to stay in the pot 3 aha. but they have time to improve their fifa rankings...
The third round for Asian Cup looks very interesting. Some good teams, and also some teams who can pull a surprise
Surely the pots are already set as per the Play-off Round Pot 1 : North Korea, Jordan, Oman, Lebanon (2nd place), Palestine, Hong Kong (best 3rd places) Pot 2: Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Vietnam, Turkmenistan, Philippines, SIngapore (other 3rds) Pot 3: Guam, Myanmar, Bahrain, Afghanistan (4ths) + best 2 playoffs Pot 4: Other 6 playoff They won't draw it until they know the teams. That seems fairly sane. J
I think the ranking at the time of the draw (maybe October or December) will be used. This means the teams in the play-offs can improve their ranking and be placed in a higher pot.
usually, fifa use the ranking at the time of the draw. it's really important to know if the draw will be held before or after november because teams can play 2 friendlies in november (fifa days).
A new AFC international competition, to replace the AFC Challenge Cup, has been proposed to take place in November 2016 and September 2020 for the continent’s lowest-ranked teams who have little opportunity to organise international friendly matches. . Nepal, Brunei Darussalam, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as the two teams eliminated after the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 qualifiers play-off, will form the participating teams for the 2016 competition. . The 14-day tournament will be played between the eight teams at a centralised venue, providing not only a minimum of three matches, but also including coaching, refereeing, technical and event management education courses. . Full story- http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-decisions
So out of 3 teams that going to be eliminated in the playoffs, one will not have the chance to participate. Bold!
FIFA JUNE RANKING Pot 1 : 80 Jordan 434, 98 Korea DPR 348, 100 Oman 338, 111 Kyrgyzstan 313, 113 Palestine 311, 120 Philippines 299, Pot 2 : 133 Vietnam 275 , 130 Bahrain 271, 134 Turkmenistan 264, 141 Kuwait 241 (Kuwait is still suspended by Fifa), 143 Hong Kong 233, 149 Singapore 207 Pot 3 : 151 Lebanon 199 (pot 2 if Kuwait remains suspended, president said ban until 2020), 156 Afghanistan 184, 160 Guam 164, 161 Myanmar 161 + (playoff to determine the final eight qualifiers for the third round ) : 163 India 151, 164 Tajikistan 150, 173 Malaysia 116, 174 Laos 115, 174 Maldives 115, 177 Timor-Leste 106 178 Yemen 102, 181 Bangladesh 93, 184 Cambodia 73, 188 Bhutan 64, 191 Chinese Taipei 56
1st leg Taiwan 2:2 Cambodia Poor defense and missed several chances for both sides. They got a red card too. Laos 0:1 India
Maldives 0-1 Yemen HT Yemen started off with a lot of energy, closing down spaces very well and got in very good attacking positions, but were mostly let down by the final ball. Their players seem to get a bit tired towards the end of the half though, playing on an unfamiliar, rain-sodden pitch. Maldives look pretty toothless up front, but hopefully we'll manage to utilize the pitch advantage.
Taiwan are without their China based players for tonight's return match. Cambodia have sold out all 55,000 tickets to their Olympic Stadium. I am not hopeful Taiwan can win it.
India 6:1 Laos (agg. 7:1) Yemen 2:0 Maldives (agg. 4:0) Teams qualified to group stage of ACQ: Cambodia India Malaysia Tajikistan Yemen Play-off Round 2 matchup: Bangladesh vs Bhutan East Timor vs Taiwan Maldives vs Laos 1st leg on 6 Sept and 2nd leg on 11 Oct 2016.
FIFA Ranking: July 2016 probable ranking - http://www.football-rankings.info/2016/06/fifa-ranking-july-2016-probable-ranking.html Pot 1 : 78 Jordan - (438 pts), 103 - Kyrgyzstan (341 pts), 105 - Oman (340 pts) 112 - Palestine (326 pts), 115 - Korea DPR (320 pts), 118 - Turkmenistan (312 pts) Pot 2 : 127 - Bahrain (289 pts), 136 - Philippines (256 pts), 139 - Vietnam (243), 143 Kuwait (223 pts / Kuwait is still suspended by Fifa), 144 - Tajikistan (220 pts), 147- Hong Kong (213 pts) Pot 3 : 149- Lebanon (208 pts),150 – Afghanistan (206 pts), 151 India (200 pts), 159 Singapore (175pts), 159- Myanmar (167 pts), 162 – Yemen (160 pts) Pot 4 : 166 – Malaysia (140 pts), 172 – Guam (120), 180 Cambodia (95 pts) + 3 final qualifiers : 174 – Maldives (115 pts) v 177 – Laos (107) 184 – Chinese Taipei (85 pts) – 186 Timor-Leste (84 pts) 184 – Bangladesh (85 pts) – 192 – Bhutan (64 pts) -------------- Remontada Tajikistan !!! fierce battle to be in the pot 2.
Odd to rush it before the October matches (when the next round doesn't start until March 2017). But, it's not unheard of. So, presumably: POT 1 - PRK, JOR, OMA, LIB, PLE, HKG POT 2 - KGZ, KUW, VIE, TKM, PHI, SIN POT 3 - GUM, MYA, BHR, AFG, TJK, MAS* POT 4 - IND, YEM, CAM, MDV/LAO, BAN/BHU, TLS/TPE* * - it is possible that they "assume" higher ranked teams left in Playoff 2 win (again unusual, but UEFA does something like this when they draw some rounds of the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers in which some teams aren't known) in which case these two swap (POT 3 ends with TLS/TPE and POT 4 would technically be - MAS, MDV/LAO, IND, YEM, BAN/BHU, CAM) J
oh ok thank you. so the pots won't be depending on fifa rankings! concerning Kuwait, they are still suspended