World Cup Qualifying Draw- Asia

Here are the five groups of four teams for the third round of Asian qualifying. The teams will play each team in their group twice, home and away, and the top two teams in each group advance to the fourth round. FIFA rank in parenthesis

Group A

China (73rd)
Jordan (91st)
Iraq (108th)
Singapore (131st)

Group B

South Korea (28th)
Kuwait (95th)
United Arab Emirates (109th)
Lebanon (159th)

Group C

Japan (16th)
Uzbekistan (83rd)
Syria (104th)
North Korea (115th)

Group D

Australia (23rd)
Saudi Arabia (92nd)
Oman (107th)
Thailand (119th)

Group E

Iran (54th)
Qatar (90th)
Bahrain (100th)
Indonesia (137th)