Vietnam add intrigue to familiar line-up

Familiarity may not breed contempt in the final round of qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Asia, but it has left fans and journalists around the continent desperately searching for something new.

The12 teams that progressed through to this stage were, on July1, divided into two groups of six, with the top two from each going to Qatar and the two third-placed teams entering the play-offs.

Of the four top seeds, Iran and South Korea were placed together for