Iran Press/Asia News: Japan, Korea Republic, Iran, Australia, Asian champions Qatar, Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines, have been pooled into five pots based on their FIFA World Rankings (issued on June 14, 2019) ahead of the draw.
The draw, conducted by FIFA Director of Competitions Christian Unger and Australian legend Tim Cahill, saw Asia's top ranked team Islamic Republic of Iran pooled in Group C alongside Iraq, Bahrain, Hong Kong and Cambodia, according to AFC's official site.
Iran will be aiming for a third consecutive appearance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, having narrowly missed on qualifying for the knockout stage in Russia 2018.
2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2 draw results:
Group A – 1. China PR 2. Syria 3. Philippines 4. Maldives 5. Guam
Group B – 1. Australia 2. Jordan 3. Chinese Taipei 4. Kuwait 5. Nepal
Group C – 1. IR Iran 2. Iraq 3. Bahrain 4. Hong Kong 5. Cambodia
Group D 1. Saudi Arabia 2. Uzbekistan 3. Palestine 4. Yemen 5. Singapore
Group E 1. Bangladesh 2. Oman 3. India 4. Afghanistan 5. Qatar
Group F – 1. Japan 2. Kyrgyz Republic 3. Tajikistan 4. Myanmar 5. Mongolia
Group G – 1. UAE 2. Vietnam 3. Thailand 4. Malaysia 5. Indonesia
Group H 1. Korea Republic 2. Lebanon 3. DPR Korea 4. Turkmenistan 5. Sri Lanka
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