Asian and African qualifiers for the World Cup begin — here are the countries competing

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.