2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

The AFC Third Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. The round began on 6 February 2008 and finished on 22 June 2008.

The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the fourth round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

Format

The 20 teams (five teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round, and four winners from the second round) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 Australia
 South Korea
 Iran
 Japan
 Saudi Arabia

 Bahrain
 Uzbekistan
 Kuwait
 North Korea
 China PR

 Jordan
 Iraq
 Lebanon
 Oman
 United Arab Emirates

 Qatar
 Syria
 Thailand
 Turkmenistan
 Singapore

The 20 teams were split into five groups of four teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group.

The top two teams in each group qualified for the fourth round.

Group 1

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 631273+410
 Qatar 631256−110
 Iraq 621346−27
 China PR 613234−16
  Australia China Iraq Qatar
Australia  – 0 – 1 1 – 0 3 – 0
China PR  0 – 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 1
Iraq  1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0 – 1
Qatar  1 – 3 0 – 0 2 – 0 –
Australia  3–0  Qatar
Kennedy  11'
Cahill  17'
Bresciano  33'		 Report
Attendance: 50,969
Iraq  1–1  China PR
Hawar Mulla  51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi  75'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
China PR  0–0  Australia
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Qatar  2–0  Iraq
Montezine  1', 62' Report
Attendance: 13,000
Australia  1–0  Iraq
Kewell  47' Report
Attendance: 48,678
Qatar  0–0  China PR
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
China PR  0–1  Qatar
Report Soria  14' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Iraq  1–0  Australia
Mohammed  28' Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
China PR  1–2  Iraq
Zhou Haibin  33' Report Mohammed  41'
Akram  65'
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Qatar  1–3  Australia
Al Khalfan  89' Report Emerton  17', 56'
Kewell  74'
Attendance: 12,000
Australia  0–1  China PR
Report Sun Xiang  12'
Attendance: 70,054
Iraq  0–1  Qatar
Report Bechir  77'
Attendance: 10,000

Group 2

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 6411123+913
 Bahrain 632175+211
 Oman 622257−28
 Thailand 6015514−91
  Bahrain Japan Oman Thailand
Bahrain  – 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 1
Japan  1 – 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 1
Oman  0 – 1 1 – 1 – 2 – 1
Thailand  2 – 3 0 – 3 0 – 1 –
Japan  4–1  Thailand
Endō  21'
Ōkubo  54'
Nakazawa  66'
Maki  90+1'		 Report Winothai  22'
Attendance: 35,130
Oman  0–1  Bahrain
Report Hubail  14'
Attendance: 28,000
Thailand  0–1  Oman
Report Sulaiman  1'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Bahrain  1–0  Japan
Hubail  77' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Japan  3–0  Oman
Nakazawa  10'
Ōkubo  22'
S. Nakamura  49'		 Report
Attendance: 46,764
Thailand  2–3  Bahrain
Chaikamdee  25'
Winothai  45'		 Report Isa  22'
Latif  34'
Adnan  57'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Oman  1–1  Japan
Ahmed Mubarak  11' Report Endō  53' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Bahrain  1–1  Thailand
Isa  67' Report Thonglao  65'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Thailand  0–3  Japan
Report Tulio  23'
Nakazawa  39'
K. Nakamura  89'
Attendance: 25,000
Bahrain  1–1  Oman
Aaish  41' Report Sulaiman  72'
Attendance: 25,000
Japan  1–0  Bahrain
Uchida  90' Report
Attendance: 51,180
Oman  2–1  Thailand
Al Hosni  58', 85' Report Sripan  3' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

Group 3

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 6330103+712
 North Korea 633040+412
 Jordan 62136607
 Turkmenistan 6015112−111
  Jordan North Korea South Korea Turkmenistan
Jordan  – 0 – 1 0 – 1 2 – 0
North Korea  2 – 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0
South Korea  2 – 2 0 – 0 – 4 – 0
Turkmenistan  0 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 3 –
South Korea  4–0  Turkmenistan
Kwak Tae-Hwi  43'
Seol Ki-Hyeon  57', 85'
Park Ji-Sung  73'		 Report
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Jordan  0–1  North Korea
Report Hong Yong-Jo  44'
Attendance: 16,000
North Korea  0–0  South Korea
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Turkmenistan  0–2  Jordan
Report Al-Bzour  33'
Bawab  86'
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea  2–2  Jordan
Park Ji-Sung  39'
Park Chu-Young  48' (pen.)		 Report Abdel Fattah  73', 80'
Attendance: 50,000
Turkmenistan  0–0  North Korea
Report
Attendance: 20,000
North Korea  1–0  Turkmenistan
Choe Kum-Chol  72' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Jordan  0–1  South Korea
Report Park Chu-Young  24' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
North Korea  2–0  Jordan
Hong Yong-Jo  44', 72' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan  1–3  South Korea
Ovekov  77' (pen.) Report Kim Do-Heon  14', 86', 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,000
South Korea  0–0  North Korea
Report
Attendance: 48,519
Jordan  2–0  Turkmenistan
Abdel Fattah  66'  67' Report
Attendance: 150

Group 4

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 6501177+1015
 Saudi Arabia 6501155+1015
 Singapore 6204716−96
 Lebanon 6006314−110
  Lebanon Saudi Arabia Singapore Uzbekistan
Lebanon  – 1 – 2 1 – 2 0 – 1
Saudi Arabia  4 – 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 0
Singapore  2 – 0 0 – 3* – 3 – 7
Uzbekistan  3 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 0* –

Note: The positions of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are reversed from the original final standings after two matches were forfeited by Singapore and became 3 – 0 defeats as a result of them fielding an ineligible player.

Lebanon  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Ahmedov  44'
Attendance: 800
Saudi Arabia  2–0  Singapore
Al-Qahtani  38'
Mouath  81'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Uzbekistan  3–0  Saudi Arabia
Kapadze  45+1'
Shatskikh  65'
Djeparov  67' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Singapore  2–0  Lebanon
Đurić  8'
Nawaz  24'		 Report
Attendance: 10,118
Singapore  3–7  Uzbekistan
Đurić  16'
Fahrudin  31' (pen.)
Wilkinson  73'		 Report Kapadze  10'
Karpenko  22'
Djeparov  34'  44'
Denisov  42'
Ibrahimov  62'
Shatskikh  88'
Attendance: 28,750
Saudi Arabia  4–1  Lebanon
Al-Qahtani  45'  90+1'
Hawsawi  65'
Tukar  83'		 Report El Ali  43'
Attendance: 8,000
Uzbekistan  3 – 0
Awarded[note 3]		  Singapore
Geynrikh  80' Report
Attendance: 12,867
Lebanon  1–2  Saudi Arabia
Ghaddar  90+3' Report Tukar  45+2'  60'
Attendance: 2,000
Singapore  0 – 3
Awarded[note 5]		  Saudi Arabia
Report Otaif  37'
Al-Fraidi  76'
Attendance: 23,000
Uzbekistan  3–0  Lebanon
Ahmedov  50'  63'
Djeparov  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Lebanon  1–2  Singapore
Khaizan  62' (o.g.) Report Dayoub  72' (o.g.)
Wilkinson  73'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Saudi Arabia  4–0  Uzbekistan
Otaif  5'
Mouath  36'  88'
Al-Harthi  56'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Group 5

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 633072+512
 United Arab Emirates 62227708
 Syria 622278−18
 Kuwait 6114812−44
  Iran Kuwait Syria United Arab Emirates
Iran  – 2 – 0 0 – 0 0 – 0
Kuwait  2 – 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 3
Syria  0 – 2 1 – 0 – 1 – 1
United Arab Emirates  0 – 1 2 – 0 1 – 3 –
Iran  0–0  Syria
Report
Attendance: 45,000
United Arab Emirates  2–0  Kuwait
Al Shehhi  14'
Khalil  53'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Syria  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Chaabo  2' Report Matar  54'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Kuwait  2–2  Iran
Ajab  38'
Al-Rashidi  81'		 Report Nikbakht  2'
Hosseini  5'
Attendance: 15,000
Iran  0–0  United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Syria  1–0  Kuwait
Al-Hussain  52' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
United Arab Emirates  0–1  Iran
Report Zandi  8'
Attendance: 9,000
Kuwait  4–2  Syria
Ajab  2'  20'  63'
Al Khouja  57' (o.g.)		 Report Al-Khatib  10'  45+2'
Attendance: 10,000
Syria  0–2  Iran
Report Rezaei  64'
Khalili  90+5'
Attendance: 25,000
Kuwait  2–3  United Arab Emirates
Ajab  52'  79' Report Matar  23'  39'
Mohammed  90+1'
Attendance: 20,000
Iran  2–0  Kuwait
Nekounam  17'
Rezaei  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
United Arab Emirates  1–3  Syria
Matar  83' (pen.) Report Al Hussain  34'  51'
Malki  90+3'
Al Qatara Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 7,000

Goalscorers

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Due to security concerns, Iraq's home matches were played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
  2. ↑ Since North Korea refused to play the anthem and fly the flag of South Korea, the match was moved from Pyongyang to Shanghai, China.[2][3]
  3. ↑ FIFA awarded Uzbekistan a 3 – 0 win as a result of Singapore fielding the ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 1 – 0 to Uzbekistan.[4]
  4. ↑ Lebanon-Saudi Arabia match was moved from Beirut to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  5. ↑ FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia a 3 – 0 win as a result of Singapore fielding the ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 2 – 0 to Saudi Arabia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Iraq to host 3 World Cup qualifying matches in Dubai, USA Today, 22 January 2008.
  2. ↑ DPR Korea-Korea Republic to take place in Shanghai, FIFA.com, 7 March 2008.
  3. ↑ Koreas match moved to Shanghai after anthem row, Reuters.com, 7 March 2008.
  4. 1 2 Qiu ineligible for Singapore – FIFA, the-AFC.com, 4 December 2008.
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