In the result of the draw ceremony, which was held in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, Uzbekistan national team was placed to Group C along with Japan, Syria and North Korea.

Group A consists of China, Jordan, Iraq and Singapore, while South Korea, Kuwait, UAE and Lebanon will feature in Group B.

Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Thailand will play in Group D and Iran, Qatar, Bahrain and Indonesia are in Group E.

The matches in the group will take place from 2 September 2011 to 29 February 2012. Five group winners and five runners-up will advance to the next round.

That fourth round will have 10 teams in two round-robin, home-and-away groups of five teams each with the top two in each pool heading for the finals while the two third-placed sides play-off with the winner then facing a continental play-off.

Round 1
2 September 2011
Japan– North Korea
Syria – UZBEKISTAN

Round 2
6 September 2011
UZBEKISTAN – Japan
North Korea – Syria

Round 3
11 October 2011
Japan– Syria
North Korea – UZBEKISTAN

Round 4
11 November 2011
UZBEKISTAN – North Korea
Syria – Japan

Round 5
15 November 2011
UZBEKISTAN – Syria
North Korea – Japan

Round 6
29 February 2012
Japan– UZBEKISTAN
Syria - North Korea