A brief introduction to the group schedule of the top 40 of the National Football Team, the timetable and life of the top 40 of the Asian Region

The group schedule of the National Football Team Top 40 is the schedule for China's national football team to participate in the Asian Top 40. The Asian Top 40 Tournament is a World Cup qualifying tournament held by the Asian Football Association. A total of 40 national teams participated and were divided into 8 groups with 5 teams in each group.

China's national football team is in Group D, which is in the same group as South Korea, Iran, United Arab Emirates and Iraq. There are 10 games scheduled for the group schedule, and each team needs to play two rounds of home and guest matches. Such a schedule is designed to increase confrontation and fairness between teams.

The group schedule begins in September 2021 and is divided into two stages. The first stage will be held on a neutral venue in September. On September 2, China's national football team will play against the South Korean team first and then guests. On September 7, the China team challenged the Iranian team again away. In mid-September, the China team will return to home to face the United Arab Emirates team. At the end of September, China will play another away game against Iraq.

The second stage of the group schedule will start in November 2021 in 2022 and will be held in accordance with the home-away system. On November 11, China will face South Korea at home; on November 16, China will face Iran away. In January 2022, the China team will return to home to face the United Arab Emirates team. The last group match will be in February, and China will play another away game against Iraq.

Through the results of the group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to the play-off stage. The play-offs will decide five places in the Asian region to directly advance to the 2022 Qatar World Cup, as well as two other places to participate in the play-offs. Despite the tight schedule, China's national football team will go all out to achieve good results in the Asian Top 40.