The Asian football confederation has confirmed its schedule for the final round of the World Cup qualification. According to the AFC, the final tournament will start on February 9 and continue until August 17. Here is the full schedule: Matchday One ( February 9 ) Teams of Pot 1 vs Teams of Pot 4 Teams of Pot 3 vs Teams of Pot 2 Matchday two ( March 25 ) Teams of Pot 2 vs Teams of Pot 1 Teams of Pot 4 vs Teams of Pot 3 Matchday three ( March 30 ) Teams of Pot 1 vs Teams of Pot 3 Teams of Pot 2 vs Teams of Pot 4 Matchday four ( June 3 ) Teams of Pot 3 vs Teams of Pot 1 Teams of Pot 4 vs Teams of Pot 2 Matchday five ( June 8 ) Teams of Pot 2 vs Teams of Pot 3 Teams of Pot 4 vs Teams of Pot 1 Matchday six ( August 17 ) Teams of Pot 1 vs Teams of Pot 2 Teams of Pot 3 vs Teams of Pot 4 The play-off between third teams will take place on September 3 and September 7, while the AFC-CONCACAF play-off will be played on November 12 and November 16. Pot One: Japan, S. Korea Pot Two: Iran, Saudi Arabia Pot Three: Uzbekistan, Bahrain Pot Four: Kuwait, N. Korea
playing soccer in North Korea in February? i guess a soccer match can be played in pleasant sunshine with -20 degrees with wind-chill.
i just heard the news for myself. one thing to correct on your post is that S. Korea and Japan will play HOME game on Feb. 9 against a pot 4 team. 2nd game is away at a pot 2 team, 3rd at home against pot 3 team.
That's cool that they have Pot 1 v Pot 2 on the last day. Should be some interesting last day clashes, assuming the top two haven't already sealed it by then. There's also the Pot 3 v Pot 4 match on the final day that could be decisive in determining the playoff spot. Too bad the UAE and Oman won't be there.