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WCQ Ladder
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| Guam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Yemen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
| Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 3 |
| India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| North Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |