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Wed, 2011-03-30 14:21
The game is scheduled for Ramallah. Palestine was eliminated four years ago when it could not fulfill an away leg in Singapore because of Israeli travel restrictions.
Forty-three teams will compete for Asia’s four automatic slots in Brazil, plus an intercontinental playoff place.
In the first round, the 16 lowest-ranked teams play eight home-and-away matches on June 29 and July 3.
The winners join 22 higher-ranked teams in the second round in July.
Those 15 winners then join Japan, South Korea, Australia, North Korea and Bahrain in a group stage.
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