Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
It is down to the final round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 AFC Asian Cup joint-qualifiers, and it is now or never for the many teams still in contention.
Eight group winners will advance to the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, as well as straight to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in United Arab Emirates, along with the four best runners-up.
The other four runners-up will progress to the third round of qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup, along with all the third-placed teams and the four best fourth-placed teams.
Finally, the remaining sides will have to negotiate past two rounds of playoffs for one of the final eight spots in the AFC Asian Cup third qualifying round.
Here, the-afc.com looks at how things could unfold in the decisive clashes on Tuesday.
GROUP A
29 March: Palestine v Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia
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