To run until Sunday, the 10 groups – five of four teams each and five of five – of the Qualifiers are being contested in a centralised league format.
All group winners, along with the five best-placed runners-up, will progress to the final tournament and be joined by 1985 champions China PR, who also hosted the 2010 edition.
Group A (Hai Phong, Vietnam)
Syria v Bhutan
Kick-off: 16:00 (UTC+7)
Vietnam v Guam
Kick-off: 19:00 (UTC+7)
Group B (New Taipei, Chinese Taipei)
Uzbekistan v Nepal
Kick-off: 15:00 (UTC+8)
Bahrain v Cambodia
Kick-off: 19:00 (UTC+8)
Group C (Mishref, Kuwait)
Korea Republic v N. Mariana Islands
Kick-off: 17:30 (UTC+3)
Lebanon v Kuwait
Kick-off: 20:30 (UTC+3)
Group D (Abha, Saudi Arabia)
Australia v Macau
Kick-off: 16:00 (UTC+3)
Saudi Arabia v Afghanistan
Kick-off: 20:00 (UTC+3)
Group E (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Oman v Sri Lanka
Kick-off: 17:00 (UTC+5)
Tajikistan v DPR Korea
Kick-off: 20:00 (UTC+5)
Group F (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Yemen v Timor-Leste
Kick-off: 15:00 (UTC+7)
Indonesia v Maldives
Kick-off: 19:30 (UTC+7)
Group G (Vientiane, Laos)
Mongolia v India
Kick-off: 16:00 (UTC+7)
IR Iran v Laos
Kick-off: 19:00 (UTC+7)
Group H (Buriram, Thailand)
Iraq v Brunei Darussalam
Kick-off: 15:30 (UTC+7)
Thailand v Philippines
Kick-off: 19:30 (UTC+7)
Group I (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic)
Japan v Turkmenistan
Kick-off: 16:00 (UTC+6)
Kyrgyz Republic v Myanmar
Kick-off: 20:00 (UTC+6)
Group J (Doha, Qatar)
Jordan v Hong Kong, China
Kick-off: 20:00 (UTC+3)
Qatar v Singapore
Kick-off: 20:00 (UTC+3)
