At present, it is 11 points.

according to the regulations, 12 teams are divided into two groups, with 6 teams in each group. The top two teams in each group will advance directly to the World Cup in Russia, and the third place will play a play-off. The winner will play a play-off with the fourth place in Central and North America, and the winner will advance to the World Cup finals. According to the arrangement of the AFC, the draw for the Asian Top 12 World Cup preliminaries will be held at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on April 12th, and the drawing principle is to grade according to the latest FIFA ranking announced on April 7th. The latest FIFA national team ranking has not yet been released, so we might as well take the ranking in March as a reference (the world ranking in brackets): Iran (44), Japan (56), South Korea (57), Saudi Arabia (6), United Arab Emirates (64), Australia (67), Uzbekistan (74), Qatar (8), Iraq (8). Although the draw for the top 12 groups has not yet been released, the schedule has been determined early. According to the schedule of the AFC, the top 12 matches will be held on September 1st this year, and the second round will be held on September 6th. On October 6th and 11th, the 3rd and 4th rounds of the Top 12 will be held. The fifth round on November 15th is the last round in 216. On March 23rd and 28th next year, the Top 12 will enter the 6th and 7th rounds of competition. In June, August and September next year, there will be a round of Top 12 competitions, and all competitions will end on September 5, 217. In addition, the AFC also confirmed the match time of the intercontinental play-offs: October 5 and October 1, 217.