Four teams from the Asian zone can qualify for the 2010 World Cup, with an extra spot going through to a play-off against the winner of the Oceania group for a place in the finals. South Korea made it to the semi-finals in 2002, the highest finishing position for an Asian based team in World Cup history.
Check out details on the current qualifiers from the Asian zone of the 2010 World Cup.
Group 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Australia (Q) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| Japan (Q) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 |
| Bahrain (PO) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Qatar | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Group 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| South Korea (Q) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| North Korea (Q) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Iran | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia competed in a two legged play-off which Bahrain won and earned the right to play New Zealand in a play-off to get to the finals.
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