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The draw for the third round will take place in Brazil on July 31, 2011.
A decision to this effect was taken by the FIFA Executive Committee at its meeting on May 30, 2011.
The first round of matches for the Asian qualifiers will take place on June 29 and July 3 while the second round will be played on July 23 and 28.
The 15 winners from the second round will join the top five direct entrants (Japan, Korea Republic, DPR Korea, Australia and Bahrain) in the third round where they will be divided into five groups of four teams each.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the fourth and final round where they will be divided into two groups of five.