Seeding groups for the next round

[Raptor]

EDIT: As AM_89 pointed out in this post there will be a change in the ranking, which differs from the info I read initially that the seeding groups would be based on the May rankings. There will be a new ranking announced on the 18th of June. This will put Iraq in group 4 while UAE moves up to group 3 instead.

1. Japan - Iran
2. Australia - South Korea
3. Saudi Arabia - UAE
4. Iraq - China
5. Oman - Syria
6. Vietnam - Lebanon

[Nokhodi]

This will be our group, just so its more painful for us fans.
Iran, Australia, Saudi, UAE, Syria, Lebanon
Truly a torturous group

[naderb94]

Uzbekistan can still qualify if they win.. Too early still

[Hosseini]

Best case scenario?

Iran
Korea
Iraq
China
Syria
Vietnam

[BacheLot]

This is how the seed groups would be (unless Uzbekistan manages to get a draw from Saudi Arabia, but they are down 0-2 just before halftime):

1. Japan - Iran
2. South Korea - Australia
3. Saudi Arabia - Iraq
4. UAE - China
5. Syria - Oman
6. Vietnam - Lebanon

The seeding will be based on the FIFA World Rankings of May 2021.

if true
i'd take SK, Iraq, China, Syria, Lebanon or vietnam dont matter

[Medzdidz]

Top two go through from each group?

[Raptor]

Even though Vietnam is a potential tougher draw than Lebanon is, getting them could benefit us because they are a bigger threat to teams like Iraq, Oman, Syria and UAE than Lebanon would be.

On the other hand I think Iran would do good against Vietnam.

[Omid177]

Just no Saudi Arabia please. We don't want two away matches in an Arab country.

[Philosophy_King]

This is how the seed groups would be (unless Uzbekistan manages to get a draw from Saudi Arabia, but they are down 0-2 just before halftime):

1. Japan - Iran
2. South Korea - Australia
3. Saudi Arabia - Iraq
4. UAE - China
5. Syria - Oman
6. Vietnam - Lebanon

The seeding will be based on the FIFA World Rankings of May 2021.

Iran, Australia, KSA, China, Syria, Vietnam would be a nice group.

[peiman92]

Iran, Australia, Saudi, UAE, Oman and Vietnam.

Sick and tired of playing the other teams lol...

[Dortmund]

Don't want Syria or any other team like them after that fishy 2-2 game last time around

[Babak_Shirazi]

Iran
Australia
Iraq
China
Syria
Vietnam

[ehsan_REAL1]

how many spots do we have? 4 or 4.5?

[Ghermez Agha]

Just plz give us Iraq again we owe them a lot more beatings and need to humble those dirty players a bit more

[peiman92]

Our matches in the 3rd round( if it follows 2018 qualifiers):

Iran vs Syria/Oman
UAE/China vs Iran
Saudi/Iraq vs Iran
Iran vs South Korea/Australia
Lebanon/Vietnam vs Iran
Syria/Oman vs Iran
Iran vs UAE/China
Iran vs Saudi/Iraq
Australia/South Korea vs Iran
Iran vs Lebanon/Vietnam