Australia, China, Iraq, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam secured their places in Round Three, as winners or best group runners up, at the end of the second round of the competition in June 2021.
However, the national team joined the first two rounds of the Asian qualifiers to secure their place at the 2023 Asian Cup competition - the squad took the top spot in their qualifying group.
One other spot at the World Cup can be reached via the intercontinental playoffs.