The fifth round winner will play CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualifies for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Place AFC | – | 5th Place CONMEBOL | 2013 | 2013 |
Teams finishing 3rd in the fourth round groups will play each other to determine a possible 5th qualifier from Asia.
The draw date, location, and procedure for Round Five will be confirmed by the end of Round Four by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014.
The matches are currently scheduled to be played on 6 and 10 September 2013, with the order of the two legs yet to be determined.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 6 Sep 2013 | 10 Sep 2013 |
The fourth round will see the group winners and runners-up from the third round play in two groups of five.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, while the two third-placed teams advance to the fifth round.
The draw date, location, and procedure for Round Four will be confirmed by the end of Round Three by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. The AFC have proposed that the teams that qualify for this stage will be ranked according to the latest FIFA rankings at the time of the draw.
The matches are currently scheduled to take place between 3 June 2012 and 18 June 2013.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The third round will see the 5 automatic qualifiers joined by the 15 winners from the second round. These teams were drawn into five groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the fourth round.
The July 2011 FIFA Ranking – released on 27 July – was used to seed the teams. (Rankings shown in brackets)
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Note. Syria were replaced by Tajikistan in the third round on 19 August 2011 following the awarding of both second round matches to Tajikistan.
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