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Third round of the Asian qualifiers are played in two groups. Winner and runner-up in each group clinch a place in Qatar. Third teams meet in a playoff and the winner of the playoff participate in the intercontinental playoff.
In Group A Iran and South Korea are favorites. Interesting matches the coming week include that Iraq play both Iran and South Korea.
| Group A | ||||||||||||
| Country | MP | Pts | Simulated Pts | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | Round 4 | Playoff | Playoff Winner | Qatar | ||
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | (18-23) | 14% | 34% | 47% | 14% | 11% | 5% | 87% | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | (18-23) | 17% | 37% | 42% | 17% | 13% | 6% | 85% | |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 16 | (13-19) | 43% | 24% | 10% | 43% | 25% | 13% | 46% | |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | (8-13) | 13% | 3% | < 1% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 6% | |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 9.25 | (7-12) | 9% | 2% | < 1% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 3% | |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 7.82 | (5-10) | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | |
Japan and Australian are favorites in Group B. The most interesting match the coming week is that Saudi Arabia play Oman. Saudi Arabia double their chances if they win (44% vs 24%) while Oman triple their chances if they win (18% vs 6%)
| Group B | ||||||||||||
| Country | MP | Pts | Simulated Pts | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | Round 4 | Playoff | Playoff Winner | Qatar | ||
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 20.6 | (18-23) | 10% | 30% | 56% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 90% | |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 19 | (16-22) | 17% | 40% | 35% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 81% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | (12-17) | 35% | 18% | 6% | 35% | 15% | 7% | 31% | |
| Oman | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | (9-14) | 18% | 6% | 1% | 18% | 6% | 3% | 11% | |
| China | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | (8-13) | 13% | 4% | < 1% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 7% | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 8.55 | (6-11) | 7% | 2% | < 1% | 7% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | |
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