The first-round qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will see Pakistan play the away leg of the playoff tie on March 12 before the home leg five days later.
![Pakistan draw Yemen in first round of Russia 2018 qualifiers [Dawn] Pakistan draw Yemen in first round of Russia 2018 qualifiers [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_6983.jpg)
The first-round qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will see Pakistan play the away leg of the playoff tie on March 12 before the home leg five days later.
![STAGE SET FOR 2018 WORLD CUP, 2019 ASIAN CUP JOINT QUALIFIERS DRAW [AFC] STAGE SET FOR 2018 WORLD CUP, 2019 ASIAN CUP JOINT QUALIFIERS DRAW [AFC]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10922858_10155023439425234_9178467045284373917_n.jpg)
Asia’s 12 lowest ranked sides – India, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Timor Leste, Nepal, Macau, Pakistan, Mongolia, Brunei and Bhutan – will be involved in the draw at AFC House.
![Road to 2018 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers [FPDC Exclusive] Road to 2018 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers [FPDC Exclusive]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10922858_10155023439425234_9178467045284373917_n.jpg)
For a country that has never won a World Cup Qualifying match and not scored a WCQ goal in over a decade you would have expected a bit more serious planning, urgency and ambition.
![Qualifying for 2018 World Cup was never on PFF agenda, claims Lodhi [DAWN] Qualifying for 2018 World Cup was never on PFF agenda, claims Lodhi [DAWN]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pakistan-Peace-Cup.jpg)
PFF claims qualifying for the 2018 showpiece was never on the objective.