Asian and African qualifiers for the World Cup begin — here are the countries competing
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The Asian and African qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar, to be played in November, start tomorrow. Six different nations on both the men's and women's sides will compete for a place in the championship.
Qualifying starts today and is played in Egypt. The groups and countries play for one place in the World Cup that will take place in Qatar from October 31 to 5th of November.
The final of the qualy will be played on Saturday, the 3rd of September.
The favorites to reach the final on both the men's and women's sides are hosts Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
Men's category
Group A
Japan
United Arab Emirates
Australia
Group B
Iran
Egypt
Senegal
Women's category
Group A
Japan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Group B
Egypt
Australia
Iran
A total of 38 nations will participate in the World Cup.
