AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027
Qualifiers Playoff
Draw Mechanism
Bhutan, Maldives and Loas as 3 best ranked losing teams from the FIFA World Cup 2027 Preliminary Competition and AC27Q Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 have directly qualified to the AC27Q Final Round
Pot 1
Cambodia (179)
Macau (186)
Mongolia (191)
Pot 2
Brunei Darussalam (194)
Timor Leste (198)
Sri Lanka (204)
Draw will commence with 1 Team from Pot 2 being drawn first and will be allocated as Team A of Pairing 1
1 Team from Pot 1 will be drawn next and be allocated as Team B of pairing Team A of Pairing 1.
Same procedure shall apply for all remaining Teams
Sri Lanka will host the first match against one of the following teams Cambodia, Macau or Mongolia on 5th September 2024 and second leg will be played in 10 September.