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Tough draw for Iran and Saudi, while Japan have it easy: Asian Qualifiers for 2008 Beijing Olympics
16 September 2006
SINGAPORE: Top seed Iraq have been bracketed with East Asian powerhouse DPR Korea and the winners of the preliminary round matches between Turkmenistan-Thailand and Myanmar-India in Group E after the keenly awaited draw for the Asian qualifying (second) round of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was held here on Saturday.
The qualifying format sees the 20 lowest ranked teams having to clear the preliminary round hurdle before joining the top 14 seeds, who are exempt from the preliminary round, in the second round qualifying.
The 24-team second round qualifying, which has been split into six groups of four each, runs through February 28 to June 6, 2007, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the Final round which will be played in three groups of four teams each.
The Final home-and-away round will be held from August 22 till November 21, 2007, with the three group winners representing Asia at the Beijing Olympic Games. China have automatic qualification as hosts.
Second seed Korea Republic found themselves in the tricky Group F with UAE and the winners of the preliminary round encounters between Central Asian teams Uzbekistan-Tajikistan and the West Asian pairing of Yemen-Palestine.
Group D turned out to be the toughest of the six with Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan or Kyrgyzstan, Australia or Chinese Taipei in contention for the top two places.
Japan had the easiest draw on paper after being slotted alongside Malaysia, Syria, Hong Kong-Bangladesh in Group B, while Group A was packed with three West Asian teams Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, with Singapore or Pakistan coming through the preliminary round to join them.
Oman, Lebanon, Vietnam-Afghanistan, Indonesia-Maldives will fight it out in Group C.
The identity of the preliminary round winners will be clear after the two-legged knockout stage on February 7 and February 14, 2007.
SECOND ROUND GROUPING
Group A: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore or Pakistan
Group B: Japan, Malaysia, Syria, Hong Kong or Bangladesh
Group C: Oman, Lebanon, Vietnam or Afghanistan, Indonesia or Maldives
Group D: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan or Kyrgyzstan, Australia or Chinese Taipei
Group E: Iraq, DPR Korea, Turkmenistan or Thailand, Myanmar or India
Group F: Korea Republic, UAE, Uzbekistan or Tajikistan, Yemen or Palestine
The following teams have qualified directly for the second round: 1) Iraq, 2) Korea Republic, 3) Japan, 4) Bahrain, 5)Iran, 6)Oman, 7)Kuwait, 8)UAE, 9)Saudi Arabia, 10) Lebanon, 11) Malaysia, 12) DPR Korea, 13) Syria, 14) Qatar
The following teams will play in the preliminary round in order to qualify for the second round: Myanmar vs India, Jordan vs Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan vs Thailand, Vietnam vs Afghanistan, Uzbekistan vs Tajikistan, Singapore vs Pakistan, Hong Kong vs Bangladesh, Yemen vs Palestine, Indonesia vs Maldives and Australia vs Chinese Taipei.
北京奧運會亞洲區男足預選賽第二輪分組抽籤結果出爐
2006年9月16日
(新加坡)2008年北京奧運會亞洲區預選賽的第二輪抽籤儀式於週六在新加坡舉行,24支隊伍被分進了6個小組進行逐個廝殺,而每個小組的前2名將晉級最後一輪的小組淘汰賽,屆時出線的12個國家將再次被分為3組,進行主客場的比賽,而每個小組的冠軍將同中國一起代表亞洲參加2008年北京奧運會男子足球的比賽。
由24支隊伍參加的第二輪分組賽將於2007年2月28日至8月6日進行,而最後一輪由12個國家參加的主客場比賽將於2007年8月22日至11月21日進行。
在最初的一輪淘汰賽中,以下比賽的勝者將晉級第二輪的小組賽,其中具體包括:緬甸V印度、約旦V吉爾吉斯坦、土庫曼斯坦V泰國、越南V阿富汗、烏茲別克斯坦V塔吉克斯坦、新加坡V巴基斯坦、香港V孟加拉、也門V巴勒斯坦、印度尼西亞V馬爾代夫、澳大利亞V中國台北。
巴林、科威特、卡塔爾、日本、馬來西亞、敘利亞、阿曼、黎巴嫩、伊朗、沙特、伊拉克、朝鮮、韓國、阿聯酋這14個國家自動入圍第二輪的小組賽,而第二輪小組賽的分組情況為:
A組:巴林、科威特、卡塔爾、新加坡或巴基斯坦
B組:日本、馬來西亞、敘利亞、香港或孟加拉
C組:阿曼、黎巴嫩、越南或阿富汗、印度尼西亞或馬爾代夫
D組:伊朗、沙特、約旦或吉爾吉斯坦、澳大利亞或中國台北
E組:伊拉克、朝鮮、土庫曼斯坦或泰國、緬甸或印度
F組:韓國、阿聯酋、烏茲別克斯坦或塔吉克斯坦、也門或巴勒斯坦 |
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