1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 13th According to Saudi media football_li5, the AFC gave Qatar Saudi Arabia the right to hold the right to FIFA ranking.
The media said that the AFC has officially confirmed Saudi Qatar as the host of the World Cup playoffs. As for the reasons, they believe that Saudi Qatar has a higher FIFA ranking and the two countries have experience in hosting international competitions, and it is reasonable for them to obtain the right to host.
As for the previous statement of determining the host based on the results of the top 18 matches, the AFC said that this has never happened. They have never officially announced the details of the rules for choosing the host.
In terms of FIFA ranking, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are indeed the highest among the six teams in the play-offs, but they are not the best among the six teams in the top 18.