Kazakhstan, the runner up advanced to the semifinal of the 20th Place Playoff to face Uruguay.
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The top two teams go through to Round 2, the winner (Arabian Gulf) into Division 1 (2006), the runner up (China) into Division 2 (2006).
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Runner up (Korea) advances to Repechage round as Asia 2, to play Tonga for Repechage 2.
In the 2008 edition Botswana, Swaziland and Nigeria did not participate, due to involvement in the World Cup qualifiers.