James Johnson tells ESPN that Football Australia has a number “ big name ” countries set play the national teams Down Under in 2022. ( 1:10 ) With the third round of asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup now at its halfway stage, plenty has transpired in the race to reach Qatar 2022 with much still to play for. With five matches remaining, every team can placid mathematically qualify but some are about out of the equality while others remain hard on track. – The unheralded players lighting up the Asian World Cup qualifiers
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ahead of Tuesday ‘s Match Day 6, we take a closer count at Asia ‘s World Cup qualification mental picture. Group A Frontrunners: Iran, South Korea only the top two sides in each group are guaranteed a position at following year ‘s World Cup and at the consequence, that couple looks to be Iran and South Korea in Group A. With both even to taste frustration, Iran lead the way on 13 points and the South Koreans are two behind with clear daylight between them and the chase pack, as third-placed Lebanon only have five points to their names. Given they are two of the continent ‘s heavyweights, and considering they have both featured at the past two World Cups, their dominance is barely a surprise and they should well advance barring collapses of impossible proportions .Iran and South Korea are comfortably sitting inside the top two in Group A of the Asian third-round qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup and are both yet to taste defeat in the campaign. Amin Mohammad Jamali/Getty Images In with a chance: Lebanon, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Syria Finishing inside the top two may already be a bridge besides army for the liberation of rwanda for Group A ‘s four other contenders but, given the third-place team advances into a playoff, all is not lost however. With only three points separating Lebanon from bottom slope Syria, each of these teams will be optimistic in their prospects provided they can finish the campaign powerfully. With four draws and equitable a loss in their five matches so far, Iraq are possibly just one or two tweaks away from clicking into gear and could be a well bet for third gear spot. As good as eliminated: none Considering the minute margin separating the bottom four teams, none of them are actually out of the count for the playoff moor.

Group B Frontrunners: Saudi Arabia Having racked up four wins and a draw in their open five qualifiers, Saudi Arabia presently sit top of Group B and that may come as a surprise to some given the likes of Japan and Australia were the early on favourites. But the k Falcons are where they are on merit and, having claimed an impressive 1-0 win over Japan in October, besides passed their most recent test by holding the Socceroos to a 0-0 drawing card on Thursday. They will have to face both these sides again on the function home but can be pleased with their displays thus far. In with a chance: Australia, Japan, Oman Until their by two outings — a 2-1 passing to Japan and a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia — Australia were besides looking in reasonably good supreme headquarters allied powers europe, although they remain in with an excellent casual on ten points .Japan’s 2-1 win over Australia in October ended the Socceroos’ record 11-game win streak in the Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup. AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama A serious knee wound to star defender Harry Souttar will however be a blow ahead of Tuesday ‘s plot against China PR. interim, a point behind the Socceroos, Japan are last getting some results on the dining table after a decelerate begin but are far from at the their best, and are yet to show the authority expected of the Samurai Blue. In fourth place is Oman, who stunned the Japanese on Match Day 1 and presently have seven points to their match. Third spot and a playoff moor might be the most realistic goal for Oman although that could change if they can pull off another upset against the Samurai Blue on Tuesday. As good as eliminated: China PR, Vietnam

With no points from the five matches, Vietnam are efficaciously out of the campaign. then again, just getting to this stage for the first time ever was already an accomplishment in itself. The vietnamese have been competitive in about all their outings, which have included single-goal defeats to Australia and Japan, and should be aiming to pick up a acquire or two in the second gear half of the campaign. And while China PR are in a relatively stronger position on four points, none of their performances then far suggest they will have what it takes to claw their way back into Group B ‘s top three .