What is 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round?
{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round | alt = | caption = | host countries = | dates = {{nowrap|6 June – 11 June 2019}} | num_teams = 12 | confederations = 1 | matches = 11 | goals = 32 | attendance = 87632 | top_scorer = {{fbicon|MAS}} [[Shahrel Fikri]]<br>{{nowrap|(4 goals)}} | prevseason = [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round|2018]] | nextseason = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification|2026]] }} The '''[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC]] first round''' of the '''[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]''' was also the first round of '''[[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]'''. It was played from 6 to 11 June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-competitions-calendar-2019|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2019|format=PDF|date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715163628/http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-competitions-calendar-2019|archive-date=15 July 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> ==Format== A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46 in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Entrants|FIFA World Rankings]]) played home-and-away over [[two-legged tie|two legs]]. The six winners advanced to the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|second round]]. The six losers would have qualified to the [[2020 AFC Solidarity Cup]], but it was cancelled. [[Timor-Leste national football team|Timor-Leste]] were banned from qualifying to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, so this only acts as FIFA World Cup qualification for them.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023|url=https://www.lawinsport.com/news/item/federacao-futebol-timor-leste-expelled-from-afc-asian-cup-2023|website=LawInSport|author=AFC|date=20 January 2017|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-