By virtue of drawing against Afghanistan, India have qualified for the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers...
After drawing against Afghanistan, India have qualified for the AFC Asian Cup third round qualifiers by virtue of being the third-placed team in Group E of the joint qualifiers of World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023.
On Wednesday, AFC officially confirmed 22 out of 24 teams who will advance to the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers third round.
Three of the lowest ranked second-placed teams, all eight third and fourth-placed teams across Groups A to H, as well as three best fifth-placed teams – 22 teams in total – have qualified for the 24-team AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers Final Round.