TOP-seeded Australia must face Asian champions Japan, as well as Iraq, Jordan and Oman, in their final Asian qualifying group for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Australia was drawn in group B with Japan, Oman, Jordan and Iraq.

Group A comprises Korea Iran, Lebanon, Qatar and Uzbekistan.

The top two teams from each group qualify directly for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, with the third teams in each group to play off for the chance to play the fifth place team in South America.

"It's going to be a tough group, particularly the road games,'' said coach Holger Osieck after the draw in Kuala Lumpur.

But Osieck said he was confident the Socceroos would emerge from their eight-match, year-long final phase with one of the two top spots, guaranteeing a berth in their third consecutive World Cup finals, according to Australian Associated Press.