2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC Third Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
In this round the fifteen winners from the second round joined the five AFC sides seeded 1–5 in the AFC World Cup rankings (Japan, South Korea, Australia, North Korea, Bahrain). The teams were drawn into five groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1][2]
The matches were played from 2 September 2011 to 29 February 2012. The top two teams in each group advanced to the fourth round.
Seeding
The 20 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The July 2011 FIFA Ranking – released on 27 July – was used to seed the teams.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Note: Syria was replaced by Tajikistan in the Third Round on 19 August 2011 following the awarding of both Second Round matches to Tajikistan.[3]
Groups
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — |
Source:
| Iraq | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Abdel-Fattah  Abdallah Deeb |
| Singapore | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Abdul-Zahra Mahmoud |
| Jordan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel-Rahman Amer Deeb |
Report | Hao Junmin |
| Singapore | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdallah Deeb B. Bani Yaseen Hayel |
| Singapore | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yu Hai Li Weifeng Zheng Zheng |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | — |
Source:
| South Korea | 6–0 | |
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| Park Chu-Young Ji Dong-Won Kim Jung-Woo |
Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 2–3 | |
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| Al Hammadi Khalil |
Report | Nasser Al-Mutawa |
| Kuwait | 1–1 | |
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| Fadhel |
Report | Park Chu-Young |
| South Korea | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park Chu-Young Al-Kamali |
Report | Matar |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Keun-Ho Park Chu-Young |
| Lebanon | 2–1 | |
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| Al Saadi Ali Atwi |
Report | Koo Ja-Cheol |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| South Korea | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Dong-Gook Lee Keun-Ho |
Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 4–2 | |
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| Saeed Al-Wehaibi Matar |
Report | El Ali Maatouk |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 16 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 8–0 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
Source:
| Japan | 1–0 | |
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| Yoshida |
Report |
| Tajikistan | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Shatskikh |
| North Korea | 1–0 | |
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| Pak Nam-Chol |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 1–1 | |
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| Djeparov |
Report | Okazaki |
| North Korea | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Geynrikh |
| Uzbekistan | 1–0 | |
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| Kapadze |
Report |
| North Korea | 1–0 | |
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| Pak Nam-Chol |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | |
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| Tursunov Ahmedov Geynrikh |
Report |
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,325
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
| Tajikistan | 1–1 | |
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| Khamrakulov |
Report | Jang Song-Hyok |
| Japan | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Shadrin |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 15 | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 8 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — |
Source:
| Oman | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | |
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| Al-Shamrani |
Report | Kennedy Wilkshire |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
| Australia | 4–2 | |
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| Brosque Kewell Emerton |
Report | Al-Dawsari Al-Shamrani |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 12 | — | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 10–0 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — |
Source:
| Iran | 3–0 | |
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| Nekounam Teymourian |
Report |
| Iran | 6–0 | |
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| Hosseini Jabbari Aghily Teymourian Ansarifard Rezaei |
Report |
| Bahrain | 10–0 | |
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| Abdul-Latif Al Alawi Abdulrahman Saeed |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 173 goals scored in 60 games, for an average of 2.88 goals per game.
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Notes
- Iraq had to play their remaining home games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at a neutral venue following a ban by FIFA on playing in Iraq.[4]
- Moved from the original venue at Yanggakdo Stadium due to the poor condition of the pitch.[5]
- Moved from the original venue at Rajamangala Stadium due to flooding.[6]
References
- "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- "Stage set for FWCQ R3 draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup FIFA.com; 19 August 2011
- "FIFA decision on Iraq matches". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- "New stadium for PRK-JPN match". The-AFC.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- "Teerasil set to miss crucial W Cup qualifier". nationmultimedia.com. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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