The draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 third-round will take place on February 24, 2022 at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Nepal is in Pot 4 of the qualifying draw with 5 other teams. There are 4 pots in total with six teams each and 6 groups of 4 teams will be drawn.

13 teams including hosts China have already qualified for the finals and 11 teams; 6 group winners and five best runner-ups from the third round of qualifiers will book their ticket to China.

The matches of this round will be played in six centralized venues in a single round-robin format from June 8-14 according to the AFC.

Pots: