AFC have announced the draw for the 4th round will also be based on the FIFA rankings.
The last match day of round 3 takes place on February 29, while the first match day of round 4 is scheduled for June 3.
I think the draw will take place in March, using the March FIFA ranking that will be released on March 14.
4 years ago, the 4 lowest seeded teams of the 10 qualified for the 4th round were placed in a single pot.
Here's the March 2012 FIFA ranking, counting scheduled games as defeats (only teams still alive):
| 1 | Australia | 838 |
| 2 | Japan | 769 |
| 3 | Korea Republic | 721 |
| 4 | Iran | 601 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 504 |
| 6 | Iraq | 450 |
| 7 | Jordan | 402 |
| 8 | Bahrain | 364 |
| 9 | Qatar | 363 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 359 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 350 |
| 12 | Oman | 343 |
| 13 | Lebanon | 291 |
| 14 | Thailand | 257 |
Pot 1: Australia, Japan
Pot 2: Korea Republic, Iran
Pot 3: Uzbekistan, Iraq
Pot 4: Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
do you know where I can find an overview of FIFA-ranking-lists (Month+Year) used for different tournaments (of the last 1-2 years)... or in other words: a list of tournaments with the corresponding ranking list used for the seeding (rounds)...?
ReplyDelete...so I mean sth. like this:
ReplyDeleteCompetition -> Ranking used for Seeding
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification CAF -> Jul 11
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF -> Mar 11
2011 SAFF Championship (AFC) -> Nov 11
As far as I know, you have to go to Wikipedia and take it by tournament.
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