Yes.Are you saying Australia is taking the place of an actual Asian country?
About 20 years ago Australia was part of Oceania qualifier (as it should be) but back then the top qualified Oceania team had to square up against a South American team for a place in the World Cup Finals. (Oceania effectively only had 1/2 a quota).
Australia got cute and lobbied to join the Asian Confederation (as to avoid the South American tie), with a lot of bribing no doubt.
So now Australia is permanently part of Asian qualifier and is taking up a place of a REAL Asian country everytime there is a soccer World Cup.
Aussies have time and time again cheated in sports and this was no exception.
It's disgusting and a disgrace.