4-5 finals berths Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Stage 4
The 10 remaining countries were drawn in two five-team round-robin groups, from which the winners and runners-up will qualify for the finals. The two third-placed countries will meet in a two-leg play-off, the winners of which will meet the Oceania section winners in a two-leg tie for a place in the finals.
Group 1
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts- | |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Fixtures/Results
06-09-08 Manama Bahrain 2-3 Japan
06-09-08 Doha Qatar 3-0 Uzbekistan
10-09-08 Toshkent Uzbekistan 0-1 Australia
10-09-08 Doha Qatar 1-1 Bahrain
15-10-08 Australia v Qatar
15-10-08 Japan v Uzbekistan
19-11-08 Bahrain v Australia
19-11-08 Qatar v Japan
11-02-09 Japan v Australia
11-02-09 Uzbekistan v Bahrain
28-03-09 Japan v Bahrain
28-03-09 Uzbekistan v Qatar
01-04-09 Australia v Uzbekistan
01-04-09 Bahrain v Qatar
06-06-09 Qatar v Australia
06-06-09 Uzbekistan v Japan
10-06-09 Australia v Bahrain
10-06-09 Japan v Qatar
17-06-09 Australia v Japan
17-06-09 Bahrain v Uzbekistan
Group 2
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts- | |
| North Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| UAE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Fixtures/Results
06-09-08 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1-1 Iran
06-09-08 Abu Dhabi UAE 1-2 North Korea
10-09-08 Shanghai North Korea 1-1 South Korea
10-09-08 Abu Dhabi UAE 1-2 Saudi Arabia
15-10-08 Iran v North Korea
15-10-08 South Korea v UAE
19-11-08 Saudi Arabia v South Korea
19-11-08 UAE v Iran
11-02-09 Iran v South Korea
11-02-09 North Korea v Saudi Arabia
28-03-09 Iran v Saudi Arabia
28-03-09 North Korea v UAE
01-04-09 Saudi Arabia v UAE
01-04-09 South Korea v North Korea
06-06-09 North Korea v Iran
06-06-09 UAE v South Korea
10-06-09 Iran v UAE
10-06-09 South Korea v Saudi Arabia
17-06-09 Saudi Arabia v North Korea
17-06-09 South Korea v Iran