FIRST ROUND

Group 1: (in Oman)

26/05   Syria        v   Philippines
        Oman         v   Laos

28/05   Laos         v   Syria
        Oman         v   Philippines

30/05   Philippines  v   Laos
        Oman         v   Syria


Group 2:
Iran
Tajikistan
Myanmar
Guam


Group 3:
First Leg (in Hong Kong)
03/03   Malaysia     v   Qatar
        Hong Kong    v   Palestine

08/03   Hong Kong    v   Malaysia
        Palestine    v   Qatar

11/03   Malaysia     v   Palestine
        Hong Kong    v   Qatar

Second Leg (in Qatar)
20/03   Qatar        v   Malaysia
        Palestine    v   Hong Kong

23/03   Qatar        v   Palestine
        Malaysia     v   Hong Kong

25/03   Palestine    v   Malaysia
        Qatar        v   Hong Kong


Group 4:
Kuwait
Singapore
Bahrain
Kyrgyzstan


Group 5:
First Leg (in Lebanon)
13/05   Sri Lanka    v   Thailand
        Lebanon      v   Pakistan
15/05   Pakistan     v   Thailand
        Lebanon      v   Sri Lanka
17/05   Sri Lanka    v   Pakistan
        Lebanon      v   Thailand
Second Leg (in Thailand)
26/05   Thailand     v   Sri Lanka
        Pakistan     v   Lebanon
28/05   Thailand     v   Pakistan
        Sri Lanka    v   Lebanon
30/05   Pakistan     v   Sri Lanka
        Thailand     v   Lebanon


Group 6:
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Nepal
Macao


Group 7:
First Leg (in Uzbekistan)
23/04   Turkmenistan v   Jordan
        Uzbekistan   v   Taiwan
25/04   Taiwan       v   Jordan
        Uzbekistan   v   Turkmenistan
27/04   Turkmenistan v   Taiwan
        Uzbekistan   v   Jordan
Second Leg
03/05   Jordan       v   Taiwan
        Turkmenistan v   Uzbekistan
05/05   Taiwan       v   Uzbekistan
        Jordan       v   Turkmenistan
07/05   Taiwan       v   Turkmenistan
        Jordan       v   Uzbekistan


Group 8:
First Leg (in Yemen)March 2000
United Arab Emirates, India, Yemen, Brunei
Second Leg (in UAE) April 2000
United Arab Emirates, India, Yemen, Brunei


Group 9:
China
Indonesia
Maldives
Cambodia


Group 10: (All matches will be played in Saudi Arabia in year 2001)
First Leg
08/02   Saudi Arabia v   Mongolia
        Vietnam      v   Bangladesh
10/02   Saudi Arabia v   Bangladesh
        Mongolia     v   Vietnam
12/02   Saudi Arabia v   Vietnam
        Bangladesh   v   Mongolia
Second Leg
15/02   Saudi Arabia v   Mongolia
        Bangladesh   v   Vietnam
17/02   Saudi Arabia v   Bangladesh
        Vietnam      v   Mongolia
19/02   Saudi Arabia v   Vietnam
        Mongolia     v   Bangladesh

SECOND ROUND

The 10 group winners will be divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The winners of each group will qualify to the World Cup.

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THIRD ROUND

The 2 runners-up will play each other home and away to qualify for the play-off with Europe.

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