Saudi bid book: https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/ ... arabia.pdf
A total of 8 proposed stadiums: 5 in Riyadh, 2 in Jeddah, 1 in Dammam
2027 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia
Teams which are expected to play in the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round:
Bhutan (*, may receive a bye)
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Guam
Laos
Macau
Maldives
Mongolia
Northern Mariana Islands (**, not a FIFA member)
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
ACQ play-off round draw on 9 May 2024: https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/football_calendar.html
(*) In a previous statement, AFC announced that the best team among those eliminated in the first qualifying round of joint WCQ/ACQ will receive a bye to the Asian Cup qualifying final round, while the other 10 teams will play two-legged play-offs with the winners also advancing to the Asian Cup qualifying final round. Since Bhutan are the only team to win a match in the first qualifying round, they would be the team to receive a bye under this system. However, the final details of the ACQ play-off round will be confirmed by AFC.
(**) NMI enter ACQ play-off round directly, as they are a not a FIFA member and did not participate in the first qualifying round of joint WCQ/ACQ.
Bhutan (*, may receive a bye)
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Guam
Laos
Macau
Maldives
Mongolia
Northern Mariana Islands (**, not a FIFA member)
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
ACQ play-off round draw on 9 May 2024: https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/football_calendar.html
(*) In a previous statement, AFC announced that the best team among those eliminated in the first qualifying round of joint WCQ/ACQ will receive a bye to the Asian Cup qualifying final round, while the other 10 teams will play two-legged play-offs with the winners also advancing to the Asian Cup qualifying final round. Since Bhutan are the only team to win a match in the first qualifying round, they would be the team to receive a bye under this system. However, the final details of the ACQ play-off round will be confirmed by AFC.
(**) NMI enter ACQ play-off round directly, as they are a not a FIFA member and did not participate in the first qualifying round of joint WCQ/ACQ.
Six teams to contest Qualifiers Playoff for Saudi Arabia 2027
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc ... _2027.html
Kuala Lumpur: Three prized slots in the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers Final Round are on offer via Playoffs with the official draw on May 9, 2024, set to chart the path forward for six teams.
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Macau, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste will be paired in a matchup of the six lowest-ranked losing teams from the FIFA World Cup 2026 – Preliminary Competition and the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 with home and away encounters scheduled for September 5 (first leg) and September 10 (second leg).
The winning trio will join Bhutan, Maldives and Laos, who punched their tickets to the Qualifiers Final Round as the three best-ranked losing teams from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1, alongside 18 teams (all third and fourth-placed teams from across nine groups) from Round 2.
In line with the AFC Competitions Committee’s decision, the seedings for the draw will be based on the latest FIFA Ranking available prior to the draw, which happens to be the one released on April 4, 2024. The six teams will be seeded into two pots of three teams each, as below:
Pot 1: Cambodia (ranked 179th), Macau (186th), Mongolia (191st)
Pot 2: Brunei Darussalam (194th), Timor-Leste (198th), Sri Lanka (204th)
Teams from Pot 2 will be drawn first and placed as the home team for the first leg, with teams from Pot 1 to host the second leg.
The Qualifiers Final Round will be contested over six match days, starting March 25, 2025 and culminating on March 31 2026, in a home-and-away format between six groups of four teams each. The winner of each group (six teams) will advance to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Finals, joining the 18 (top two teams from across nine groups) that qualified from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.
Watch the Qualifiers Playoff Draw ceremony on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 3pm (GMT+8) here!
https://www.youtube.com/live/6sdWIxLLNhI
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc ... _2027.html
Kuala Lumpur: Three prized slots in the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers Final Round are on offer via Playoffs with the official draw on May 9, 2024, set to chart the path forward for six teams.
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Macau, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste will be paired in a matchup of the six lowest-ranked losing teams from the FIFA World Cup 2026 – Preliminary Competition and the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 with home and away encounters scheduled for September 5 (first leg) and September 10 (second leg).
The winning trio will join Bhutan, Maldives and Laos, who punched their tickets to the Qualifiers Final Round as the three best-ranked losing teams from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1, alongside 18 teams (all third and fourth-placed teams from across nine groups) from Round 2.
In line with the AFC Competitions Committee’s decision, the seedings for the draw will be based on the latest FIFA Ranking available prior to the draw, which happens to be the one released on April 4, 2024. The six teams will be seeded into two pots of three teams each, as below:
Pot 1: Cambodia (ranked 179th), Macau (186th), Mongolia (191st)
Pot 2: Brunei Darussalam (194th), Timor-Leste (198th), Sri Lanka (204th)
Teams from Pot 2 will be drawn first and placed as the home team for the first leg, with teams from Pot 1 to host the second leg.
The Qualifiers Final Round will be contested over six match days, starting March 25, 2025 and culminating on March 31 2026, in a home-and-away format between six groups of four teams each. The winner of each group (six teams) will advance to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Finals, joining the 18 (top two teams from across nine groups) that qualified from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.
Watch the Qualifiers Playoff Draw ceremony on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 3pm (GMT+8) here!
https://www.youtube.com/live/6sdWIxLLNhI
Ranking based on WCQ/ACQ round 1 resultsamenina wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 06:13 Teams which are expected to play in the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round:
Bhutan (*, may receive a bye)
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Guam
Laos
Macau
Maldives
Mongolia
Northern Mariana Islands (**, not a FIFA member)
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
ACQ play-off round draw on 9 May 2024: https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/football_calendar.html
(*) In a previous statement, AFC announced that the best team among those eliminated in the first qualifying round of joint WCQ/ACQ will receive a bye to the Asian Cup qualifying final round, while the other 10 teams will play two-legged play-offs with the winners also advancing to the Asian Cup qualifying final round. Since Bhutan are the only team to win a match in the first qualifying round, they would be the team to receive a bye under this system. However, the final details of the ACQ play-off round will be confirmed by AFC.
(**) NMI enter ACQ play-off round directly, as they are a not a FIFA member and did not participate in the first qualifying round of joint WCQ/ACQ.
Bye to ACQ final round
1. Bhutan - 3 pts, 2-4
2. Maldives - 1 pt, 2-3
3. Laos - 1 pt, 1-2
Competing in ACQ play-off round
4. Cambodia - 1 pt, 0-1
5. Sri Lanka - 1 pt, 1-4
6. Macau - 1 pt, 1-5
7. Mongolia - 0 pt, 0-2
8. Timor-Leste - 0 pt, 0-7
9. Brunei Darussalam - 0 pt, 0-12
Not playing in remainder of ACQ
Guam - 0 pt, 1-3
Northern Mariana Islands
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I don't understand. No Guam and Northern Mariana? 
Probably the FAs not entering to save money. For these two teams travel is very costly.
Playoffs draw finalised
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc ... ised_.html
Kuala Lumpur: The six teams in playoffs for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers Final Round learnt their opponents following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
The three winners from the match-ups will join Bhutan, Maldives and Laos, who punched their tickets to the Qualifiers Final Round as the three best-ranked losing teams from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1, alongside 18 teams (all third and fourth-placed teams from across nine groups) from Round 2.
Sri Lanka were drawn to play Cambodia, Timor-Leste will host Mongolia while Brunei Darussalam will meet Macau.
The first leg is scheduled for September 5 with the return leg five days later.
The Qualifiers Final Round will be contested over six match days, starting March 25, 2025 and culminating on March 31 2026, in a home-and-away format between six groups of four teams each.
The winners of each group (six teams) will advance to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Finals, joining the 18 (top two teams from across nine groups) that qualified from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.
Playoffs Fixtures
Sri Lanka v Cambodia
Timor-Leste v Mongolia
Brunei Darussalam v Macau
(1st Leg: September 5; 2nd Leg: September 10)
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc ... ised_.html
Kuala Lumpur: The six teams in playoffs for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers Final Round learnt their opponents following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
The three winners from the match-ups will join Bhutan, Maldives and Laos, who punched their tickets to the Qualifiers Final Round as the three best-ranked losing teams from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1, alongside 18 teams (all third and fourth-placed teams from across nine groups) from Round 2.
Sri Lanka were drawn to play Cambodia, Timor-Leste will host Mongolia while Brunei Darussalam will meet Macau.
The first leg is scheduled for September 5 with the return leg five days later.
The Qualifiers Final Round will be contested over six match days, starting March 25, 2025 and culminating on March 31 2026, in a home-and-away format between six groups of four teams each.
The winners of each group (six teams) will advance to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Finals, joining the 18 (top two teams from across nine groups) that qualified from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.
Playoffs Fixtures
Sri Lanka v Cambodia
Timor-Leste v Mongolia
Brunei Darussalam v Macau
(1st Leg: September 5; 2nd Leg: September 10)