Third round qualifiers for Asian Cup set to hold in February 2022

The third round qualifiers for the 2023 Asian Cup tournament, which will be played by the Myanmar men’s national football team, is scheduled to launch in February 2022.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will host the 2022 World Cup (Asian Zone) third round, which will be held separately after the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup Second Round Qualifiers and Play-offs.
The Myanmar national team will not be able to play in the third round qualifiers for the World Cup, but will be able to play in the third round of the Asian Cup.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will host the third round of the Asian Cup from February to September 2022 with home and away system in line with COVID-19 safety measures.
The third round qualifiers for the Asian Cup will be played with 24 teams in total, 22 teams of which have already competed. The two winning teams from the play-off matches will join for the next stage.
The 22 teams that have qualified for the third round of the Asian Cup are Tajikistan, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Palestine, Malaysia, the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, India, Thailand, Singapore, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Yemen and Bangladesh.—Ko Nyi Lay/ GNLM