2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round

This page provides the summaries of the AFC Fourth Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

The fourth round saw the five group winners and five group runners-up from the third round split into two groups of five.[1] The top two teams from each group advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, while the two third-placed teams advanced to the fifth round.

Seeding

The draw for Round Four was held on 9 March 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[2] with the teams seeded according to their March 2012 FIFA Ranking.[3] The FIFA rankings used were released on 7 March 2012 and included all matches from the third round of Asian Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4] The ten teams (shown below with their March 2012 FIFA Ranking in brackets, and their positions in the third round in small brackets)[5] are split into five pots, with each group containing a team from each pot.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

 Australia (20) (D1)
 South Korea (30) (B1)

 Japan (33) (C2)
 Iran (51) (E1)

 Uzbekistan (67) (C1)
 Iraq (76) (A1)

 Jordan (83) (A2)
 Qatar (88) (E2)

 Oman (92) (D2)
 Lebanon (124) (B2)

Groups

The matches were played from 3 June 2012 to 18 June 2013.[1]

As the last matchday overlaps with the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup (which commences on 15 June 2013), the fourth round draw was adjusted to ensure Japan (the representative of the AFC for the Confederations Cup) received a bye on 18 June 2013, by placing them on Position 5 (instead of Position 2 where Japan were supposed to be placed as of the date of draw) in their group in order not to play on the last matchday.[7]

Lebanon defender Ramez Dayoub was convicted of match-fixing after his back pass led to the only goal of the match in a 1-0 defeat by Qatar.[8] Dayoub was suspended for life by the Lebanese Football Association.

  Top two teams in each group qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
  Third-placed team in each group advanced to the Fifth Round

Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 851282+616
 South Korea 8422137+614
 Uzbekistan 8422116+514
 Qatar 8215513−87
 Lebanon 8125312−95
  Iran Lebanon Qatar South Korea Uzbekistan
Iran  — 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–1
Lebanon  1–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–1
Qatar  0–1 1–0 — 1–4 0–1
South Korea  0–1 3–0 2–1 — 1–0
Uzbekistan  0–1 1–0 5–1 2–2 —

Uzbekistan  0–1  Iran
Report Khalatbari  90+3'
Attendance: 9,000

Lebanon  0–1  Qatar
Report Soria  64'
Attendance: 40,000

Lebanon  1–1  Uzbekistan
Al Saadi  34' Report Hasanov  12'
Attendance: 13,000

Qatar  1–4  South Korea
Ahmed  22' Report Lee Keun-Ho  26', 80'
Kwak Tae-Hwi  55'
Kim Shin-Wook  64'
Attendance: 10,730

South Korea  3–0  Lebanon
Kim Bo-Kyung  30', 48'
Koo Ja-Cheol  90'		 Report
Attendance: 36,756
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Iran  0–0  Qatar
Report
Attendance: 100,000

Uzbekistan  2–2  South Korea
Ki Sung-Yueng  13' (o.g.)
Tursunov  59'		 Report Filiposyan  44' (o.g.)
Lee Dong-Gook  57'
Attendance: 33,000

Lebanon  1–0  Iran
Antar  27' Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Qatar  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Tursunov  13'
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Iran  1–0  South Korea
Nekounam  76' Report
Attendance: 99,885

Qatar  1–0  Lebanon
Soria  75' Report
Attendance: 12,870

Iran  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Bakayev  71'
Attendance: 43,700

South Korea  2–1  Qatar
Lee Keun-Ho  60'
Son Heung-Min  90+6'		 Report Ibrahim  63'
Attendance: 37,222

Uzbekistan  1–0  Lebanon
Djeparov  63' Report
Attendance: 31,197

Qatar  0–1  Iran
Report Ghoochannejhad  66'
Attendance: 11,872

Lebanon  1–1  South Korea
Maatouk  12' Report Kim Chi-Woo  90+6'
Attendance: 8,430

South Korea  1–0  Uzbekistan
Shorakhmedov  43' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 50,699
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Iran  4–0  Lebanon
Khalatbari  39'
Nekounam  45+1', 86'
Ghoochannejhad  46'		 Report
Attendance: 91,300
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

South Korea  0–1  Iran
Report Ghoochannejhad  60'
Attendance: 42,243
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Uzbekistan  5–1  Qatar
Nasimov  61', 74'
Zoteev  72'
Ahmedov  87'
Bakayev  90+1'		 Report Ilyas  37'
Attendance: 34,000

Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 8521165+1117
 Australia 8341127+513
 Jordan 8314716−910
 Oman 8233710−39
 Iraq 812548−45
  Australia Iraq Japan Jordan Oman
Australia  — 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–2
Iraq  1–2 — 0–1 1–0 1–1
Japan  1–1 1–0 — 6–0 3–0
Jordan  2–1 1–1 2–1 — 1–0
Oman  0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 —

Japan  3–0  Oman
Honda  11'
Maeda  51'
Okazaki  54'		 Report
Attendance: 63,551

Jordan  1–1  Iraq
Hayel  43' Report Akram  14'
Attendance: 17,000

Japan  6–0  Jordan
Maeda  18'
Honda  22', 31', 53' (pen.)
Kagawa  35'
Kurihara  89'		 Report
Attendance: 60,874

Oman  0–0  Australia
Report
Attendance: 11,000

Australia  1–1  Japan
Wilkshire  70' (pen.) Report Kurihara  65'
Attendance: 40,189

Iraq  1–1  Oman
Mahmoud  37' (pen.) Report Al Balushi  8'
Attendance: 1,650

Japan  1–0  Iraq
Maeda  25' Report
Attendance: 60,593

Jordan  2–1  Australia
Abdel-Fattah  50' (pen.)
Amer Deeb  73'		 Report Thompson  86'
Attendance: 16,000

Oman  2–1  Jordan
Al Mahaijri  62'
Al-Mashri  87'		 Report Bawab  90'
Attendance: 26,000

Iraq  1–2  Australia
Abdul-Zahra  72' Report Cahill  80'
Thompson  84'
Attendance: 2,183

Oman  1–2  Japan
Al Mahaijri  77' Report Kiyotake  20'
Okazaki  90'
Attendance: 28,360

Iraq  1–0  Jordan
Ahmad  86' Report
Attendance: 1,755
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Australia  2–2  Oman
Cahill  52'
Holman  85'		 Report Al-Muqbali  7'
Jedinak  49' (o.g.)
Attendance: 34,603

Jordan  2–1  Japan
Bani Attiah  45+1'
Hayel  60'		 Report Kagawa  69'
Attendance: 18,000

Japan  1–1  Australia
Honda  90+1' (pen.) Report Oar  81'
Attendance: 62,172

Oman  1–0  Iraq
Al Ajmi  45+4' Report
Attendance: 18,300

Australia  4–0  Jordan
Bresciano  15'
Cahill  61'
Kruse  76'
Neill  84'		 Report
Attendance: 43,785

Iraq  0–1  Japan
Report Okazaki  89'
Attendance: 1,100

Australia  1–0  Iraq
Kennedy  83' Report
Attendance: 80,523

Jordan  1–0  Oman
Hayel  58' Report
Attendance: 14,000

Goalscorers

There were 86 goals scored in 40 games, for an average of 2.15 goals per game.

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Iraq had to play all four home games for the Fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at a neutral venue following a ban by FIFA on playing in Iraq.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  2. ↑ "Final Round draw date set". the-afc.com. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "AFC announces key competition decisions". the-afc.com. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Ranking rescheduled to March 7". the-afc.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Socceroos top seeds for Final Round draw". the-afc.com. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Who do you want in the Qantas Socceroos' FIFA World Cup draw?". Football Federation Australia. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  8. ↑ Crossman, Steve (2013-03-08). "BBC Sport - Lebanon head coach reveals anger over match fixing". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  9. ↑ "FIFA decision on Iraq matches". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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