What is 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)?
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | image = | dates = {{nowrap|6 June 2019 – 7 June 2022}} | num_teams = 46<ref group=note>North Korea withdrew after five matches. Qatar played to reach the Asian Cup.</ref> | confederations = 1 | matches = {{#expr: <!--First Round-->+ 11 <!--Second Round-->+ 157 <!--Third Round-->+48 <!--Fourth Round-->}} | goals = {{#expr: <!--First Round-->+ 32 <!--Second Round-->+ 519 <!--Third Round-->+101 <!--Fourth Round-->}} | attendance = {{#expr: <!--First Round-->+ 87632 <!--Second Round--> + 1598753 <!--Third Round--> + 390266 <!--Fourth Round-->}} | top_scorer = {{fbicon|UAE}} [[Ali Mabkhout]]<br>(14 goals) | updated = 1 February 2022 | prevseason = [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2018]] | nextseason = ''[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2026]]'' }} The Asian part of the '''[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]''' is the qualifiers for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]]. It is for the national teams who are members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). Besides from [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] (who qualified automatically as hosts), there a total of 4 or 5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 possible inter-confederation play-off slot) to the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=5/news=current-allocation-of-fifa-world-cuptm-confederation-slots-maintained-2610611.html|title=Current allocation of FIFA World Cup confederation slots maintained |publisher=FIFA|date=30 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530211217/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2015/m%3D5/news%3Dcurrent-allocation-of-fifa-world-cuptm-confederation-slots-maintained-2610611.html|archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> The tournament has four rounds; the first two rounds also being [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification|qualification]] for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] (whic