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- | |
| Australia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| Japan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 |
| Bahrain | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Qatar | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Fixtures/Results
06-09-08 Bahrain 2-3 Japan
06-09-08 Qatar 3-0 Uzbekistan
10-09-08 Uzbekistan 0-1 Australia
10-09-08 Qatar 1-1 Bahrain
15-10-08 Australia 4-0 Qatar
15-10-08 Japan 1-1 Uzbekistan
19-11-08 Bahrain 0-1 Australia
19-11-08 Qatar 0-3 Japan
11-02-09 Japan 0-0 Australia
11-02-09 Uzbekistan 0-1 Bahrain
28-03-09 Japan 1-0 Bahrain
28-03-09 Uzbekistan 4-0 Qatar
01-04-09 Australia 2-0 Uzbekistan
01-04-09 Bahrain 1-0 Qatar
06-06-09 Qatar 0-0 Australia
06-06-09 Uzbekistan 0-1 Japan
10-06-09 Australia 2-0 Bahrain
10-06-09 Japan 1-1 Qatar
17-06-09 Australia 2-1 Japan
17-06-09 Bahrain 1-0 Uzbekistan
Group 2
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts- | |
| South Korea | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 02 | 4 | 15 |
| North Korea | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Iran | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| UAE | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
Fixtures/Results
06-09-08 Saudi Arabia 1-1 Iran
06-09-08 UAE 1-2 North Korea
10-09-08 North Korea 1-1 South Korea
10-09-08 UAE 1-2 Saudi Arabia
15-10-08 Iran 2-1 North Korea
15-10-08 South Korea 4-2 UAE
19-11-08 Saudi Arabia 0-2 South Korea
19-11-08 UAE 1-1 Iran
11-02-09 Iran 1-1 South Korea
11-02-09 North Korea 1-0 Saudi Arabia
28-03-09 Iran 1-2 Saudi Arabia
28-03-09 North Korea 2-0 UAE
01-04-09 Saudi Arabia 3-2 UAE
01-04-09 South Korea v North Korea
06-06-09 North Korea 0-0 Iran
06-06-09 UAE 0-2 South Korea
10-06-09 Iran 1-0 UAE
10-06-09 South Korea 0-0 Saudi Arabia
17-06-09 Saudi Arabia 0-0 North Korea
17-06-09 South Korea 1-1 Iran
Play-offs
09-09-09 Saudi Arabia 2-2 Bahrain
05-09-09 Bahrain 0-0 Saudi Arabia
Bahrain go through on away goals.
Oceania/Asia play-off
10-10-09 Bahrain 0-0 New Zealand
14-10-09 New Zealand - Bahrain