In a letter sent to the Member Associations, AFC has confirmed that preliminary round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil, will not start before mid-2011.

According to FIFA, Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup will need to be recomposed after the completion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, expectedly in the first quarter of 2011.

Member Associations will be informed on the new match dates for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian zone qualifiers in due time.