There is no surprise in meeting the rankings! FIFA’s top ten in Asia: 8 teams go straight to the World Cup, and the remaining 2 teams play in the play-offs

On October 15, the fourth stage of the Asian preliminaries of the World Cup ended. Qatar and Saudi Arabia advanced, and all eight teams in Asia that have direct access to the World Cup have been confirmed.

The United Arab Emirates and Iraq have entered the fifth round, and the two teams will compete for the Asian cross-continental playoff qualifications.

The team's results are consistent with the FIFA rankings. 8 of the top 10 teams will receive direct qualifications for the World Cup, and the remaining 2 teams will play in the play-offs.

FIFA ranks the top ten in Asia:

1-Japan (No. 19 in the world), direct access to the World Cup

2-Iran (No. 21 in the world), direct access to the World Cup

3-South Korea (No. 23 in the world), direct access to the World Cup

4-Australia (25th in the world), direct access to the World Cup

5-Qatar (53rd in the world), direct access to the World Cup

6-Uzbekistan (54th in the world), participating in the World Cup for the first time in team history

7-Iraq (No. 58 in the world), enters the fifth round and competes for the Asian cross-continental playoff qualification

8-Saudi Arabia (No. 59 in the world), goes straight to the World Cup

9-Jordan (No. 62 in the world), participates in the World Cup for the first time in team history

10-UAE (67th in the world), entered the fifth round and competed for the cross-continental play-off qualification in Asia

The Chinese team was ranked 94th in the world and 14th in Asia, with 3 wins and 7 losses, scoring 7 goals and conceding 20 goals. The team was second to last in the group and ended up in the third stage of the World Preliminaries.