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WCQ Ladder
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 15 |
| China | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Maldives | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| Guam | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -17 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 12 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +14 | 10 |
| Jordan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 10 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -14 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -23 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Iraq | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 11 |
| Bahrain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 9 |
| Iran | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +14 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -21 | 1 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 8 |
| Singapore | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 5 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Qatar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 13 |
| Oman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 12 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 4 |
| India | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 12 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 6 |
| Mongolia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Vietnam | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 11 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 9 |
| Thailand | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 0 |
| AFC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - ROUND | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Turkmenistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 9 |
| South Korea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 8 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 8 |
| North Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -16 | 0 |