the draw for the third round was held before the second round matches were played, so only the six teams with byes to the round were known at the time of the draw. teams were seeded into three pots, with pot 1 containing the top 3 seeds, pot 2 seeds 4 to 6, and pot 3 the 6 (unknown) group winners from the second round (designated winner a to winner f). each third round group will contain one team from pot 1, one team from pot 2 and two teams from pot 3.