Kicking off on 21st November, with the final game on the 18th December in the newly constructed Lusail Stadium.

Qualifying kicked off today!

First round of the AFC prelims, 2 legs;

Mongolia 2-0 Brunei
Cambodia 2-0 Pakistan
Laos 0-1 Bangladesh
Macau 1-0 Sri Lanka
Bhutan 1-0 Guam
Malaysia - Timor Leste kick off later

6 winners progress to the second round when all the other Asian teams join in 8 groups of 5.