Kuala Lumpur: Asia's 2018 FIFA World Cup hopefuls learned their fate on Tuesday when the draw for the second round draw of continental qualifiers was held in the Malaysian capital.
Some 40 sides were placed in eight groups of five teams each for the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

The Draw:

Group A: 1. UAE 2. Saudi Arabia 3. Palestine 4. Timor-Leste 5. Malaysia

Group B: 1. Australia 2. Jordan 3. Tajikistan 4. Kyrgyzstan 5. Bangladesh

Group C: 1. China 2. Qatar 3. Maldives 4. Bhutan 5. Hong Kong

Group D: 1. Iran 2. Oman 3. India 4. Turkmenistan 5. Guam

Group E: 1. Japan 2. Syria 3. Afghanistan 4. Singapore 5. Cambodia

Group F: 1. Iraq 2. Vietnam 3. Thailand 4. Indonesia 5. Chinese Taipei

Group G: 1. Korea Republic 2. Kuwait 3. Lebanon 4. Myanmar 5. Laos

Group H: 1. Uzbekistan 2. Bahrain 3. Philippines 4. DPR Korea 5. Yemen

What Next:

The teams will compete according to a double round robin format, and the Round 2 qualification matches will be held from June 11, 2015 to March 29, 2016.

The group winners and four best runners-up (total 12 teams) will advance to the final round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

Fixture Schedule:

Matchday 1 – June 11, 2015 = 3 v 2 and 5 v 4
Matchday 2 – June 16, 2015 = 4 v1 and 5 v 3
Matchday 3 – September 3, 2015 = 1 v 5 and 2 v 4
Matchday 4 – September 8, 2015 = 5 v 2 and 3 v1
Matchday 5 – October 8, 2015 = 4 v 3 and 2 v 1
Matchday 6 – October 13, 2015 = 2 v 3 and 4 v 5
Matchday 7 – November 12, 2015 = 1 v 4 and 3 v 5
Matchday 8 – November 17, 2015 = 5 v 1 and 4 v 2
Matchday 9 – March 24, 2015 = 2 v 5 and 1 v 3
Matchday 10 – Match 29, 2015 = 3 v 4 and 1 v 2

Sumber: AFC

Maaf pake bahasa Inggris, jangan marah yee... Indo di Grup F bareng Vietnam, Thailand, dan Iraq...

Ini baru versi Bahasa Indonesia!

Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2018, Inilah Lawan-lawan Indonesia

Bola.net - Indonesia dipastikan menghuni Grup F dalam putaran kedua Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2018 zona Asia yang baru saja usai dilaksanakan di markas AFC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Di Grup F ini, Tim Merah Putih bakal bergabung dengan dua negara Asia Tenggara lainnya, yakni Thailand dan Vietnam. Sementara dua tim lainnya ialah China Taipei serta Irak.

Berikut pembagian grup di putaran kedua Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2018 zona Asia selengkapnya.

Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2018 Zona Asia putaran kedua bakal digelar 11 Juni 2015 hingga 29 Maret 2016. Hanya juara dan runner up grup yang berhak lolos ke babak berikutnya.

Selain untuk kualifikasi Pra Piala Dunia 2018, pot undian ini juga akan digunakan untuk menentukan pembagian grup Kualifikasi Piala Asia 2019. (afc/pra)

Sumber: Bola.net