2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

This page provides the summaries of the AFC Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

Among the 19 winners of the first round, the 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) received a bye and advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers (along with the 5 teams directly seeded to the third round). The eight remaining first round winners played in this round. Those ranked 16–19 were randomly drawn against teams ranked from 12–15, and the draw (which allocated positions in the draw by seeding only) took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Matches
Hong Kong 0–0 Turkmenistan
Report
Attendance: 2,823
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
Turkmenistan 3–0 Hong Kong
Nasyrov  42'
Bayramov  53'
Mirzoyev  80'		 Report
Olympic Stadium (Saparmurat), Ashgabat
Attendance: 30,000

Turkmenistan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Indonesia 1–4 Syria
Budi  39' Report Esmaeel  17'
Al Zeno  34'
Chaabo  43'
Rafe  90+3'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Syria 7–0 Indonesia
Chaabo  40', 44', 87'
Rafe  60', 72', 90'
Al Hussain  81' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Syria won 11–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Singapore 2–0 Tajikistan
Duric  23', 44' Report
Attendance: 6,606
Referee: Kwon Jong Chul (South Korea)
Tajikistan 1–1 Singapore
Ismailov  2' Report Shah  25'
Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 21,500

Singapore won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Yemen 1–1 Thailand
Al Nono  43' Report Chaikamdee  35'
Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 12,000
Thailand 1–0 Yemen
Chaikamdee  16' Report
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

Thailand won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 8 games, for an average of 2.75 goals per game.

Players in bold advanced to the next round in qualifying.

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References
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