2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
The second round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) was played from 24 May 2015 to 29 March 2016.[1]
Format
A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
Seeding
The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2015 (shown in parentheses below).[4] The 40 teams were seeded into five pots:[5]
- Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–8.
- Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 9–16.
- Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 17–24.
- Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 25–32.
- Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 33–40.
Each group contained one team from each of the five pots. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot of each team.
As the seeding order was based on the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to the draw, it differed from the order in the AFC entrant list, which was based on the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015. Among the six first round winners, three were seeded higher than pot 5 (India in pot 3, Timor-Leste and Bhutan in pot 4), on the basis of ranking points gained from the first round matches, while the other three (Yemen, Cambodia and Chinese Taipei) were seeded in pot 5.
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- Bolded teams qualified for the third round.
- (D): Disqualified after draw
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[6]
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Group A
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 20 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 7–0[lower-alpha 1] | |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 17 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 10–0 | 8–0 | ||
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3[lower-alpha 2] | 1–2 | 0–6 | — | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | −44 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | — |
- Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[9]
- The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match, on 8 September 2015, was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that this match was forfeited by Malaysia and the result to be declared as a 3–0 win awarded for Saudi Arabia.[7][8]
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| Palestine | 0–0 | |
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Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)
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| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | |
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Attendance: 32,482
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
| Timor-Leste | 0–3 Forfeited[10] | |
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
| Palestine | 6–0 | |
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| Malaysia | 1–2 | |
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| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | |
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| Palestine | 7–0 | |
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Group B
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 21 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 5–0 | |
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 16 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | |
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
| Bangladesh | 1–3 | |
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| Tajikistan | 1–3 | |
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| Bangladesh | 1–1 | |
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| Bangladesh | 0–4 | |
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| Jordan | 2–0 | |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 2–2 | |
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| Jordan | 3–0 | |
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| Tajikistan | 5–0 | |
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| Jordan | 8–0 | |
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
| Australia | 5–1 | |
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 21 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 15–0 | |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 17 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 | ||
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 52 | −47 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–4 | — |
| Hong Kong | 7–0 | |
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| Maldives | 0–1 | |
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| Hong Kong | 2–0 | |
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| Maldives | 0–3 | |
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Attendance: 28,036
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
| China PR | 12–0 | |
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| China PR | 4–0 | |
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| China PR | 2–0 | |
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Group D
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 20 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 7 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
- FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[21] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
| Guam | 1–0 | |
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| India | 1–2 | |
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| Guam | 2–1 | |
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| Turkmenistan | 1–1 | |
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| India | 0–3 Awarded[note 6] | |
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Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
| Oman | 1–1 | |
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| Iran | 3–1 | |
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| India | 1–0 | |
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| Guam | 0–6 | |
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| Oman | 1–0 | |
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| Iran | 2–0 | |
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Group E
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 22 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
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8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 18 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 | 6–0 | ||
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 9 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
| Syria | 1–0 | |
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
| Singapore | 1–2 | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | — | ||
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 6–0 | |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension[lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — |
- On 30 May 2015, FIFA announced that the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) was suspended with immediate effect due to governmental interference.[25] On 3 June 2015, the AFC confirmed that Indonesia were disqualified, and all matches involving them have been cancelled.[26]
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | |
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| Thailand | 2–2 | |
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| Vietnam | 0–3 | |
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| Iraq | 1–0 | |
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Group G
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 24 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 9–0 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | ||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 8 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | — | 3–1 | ||
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |
- On 16 October 2015, the Kuwait FA was suspended by FIFA with immediate effect, after Kuwait had failed to comply with a decision from the FIFA Executive Committee that sports law of the country had to be changed before 15 October. The three remaining matches involving Kuwait (away v Myanmar, home v Laos, away v South Korea) were not played as originally scheduled, and were later awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait's opponents.
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| South Korea | 8–0 | |
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| Lebanon | 0–3 | |
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| Myanmar | 0–2 | |
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Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
| Myanmar | 3–1 | |
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Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
| Kuwait | 0–0 | |
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Attendance: 12,150
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
| South Korea | 4–0 | |
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Group H
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 21 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 4–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 10 | 1–5 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 1–3 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 0–4 | — |
- FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.[34]
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Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
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Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
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Attendance: 34,000
Ranking of runner-up teams
To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria were used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Fair play points
- Drawing of lots
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified by FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[36]
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Third round and Asian Cup |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 11 | |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 11 | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | |
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Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Ranking of fourth-placed teams
To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Fair play points
- Drawing of lots
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified by FIFA suspension, Group F contains only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.[36]
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 4 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 3 | |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | |
| 8 | A | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
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Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Goalscorers
There were 507 goals scored in 152 matches, for an average of 3.34 goals per match.
- 14 goals
- 11 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Notes
- The fixtures between Saudi Arabia and Palestine were switched after Saudi Arabia cited "exceptional conditions" for their inability to travel to the West Bank.[11] The return fixture, originally to be played on 13 October 2015 at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was later postponed by Saudi Arabia's refusal to pass through Israeli-controlled borders,[12] until the process of agreeing on the venue was concluded.[13] The match was rescheduled to be played on 5 November 2015 in Palestine, after the Palestinian Football Association gave full security guarantees for the match.[14] The match was later further delayed until 9 November, and to be changed to a neutral venue in Asia, as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the match.[15] The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.[16]
- Timor-Leste played their home match against the United Arab Emirates in Malaysia for the lack of a suitable venue in Dili.[17]
- The match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia was abandoned with only three minutes left after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. A month later, FIFA declared that Malaysia were going to forfeit and award the match 3–0 to Saudi Arabia. Malaysia also had to play their next home match against the United Arab Emirates behind closed doors.[18][19]
- The home matches of Palestine against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia were played on neutral ground as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the matches.[15] The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.[16]
- Maldives played their home match against China PR in China because of the poor condition of the National Football Stadium.[20]
- FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[21] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
- Afghanistan played their home matches in Iran because of security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[22]
- The fixtures between Japan and Singapore were switched because the Singapore National Stadium was booked on 16 June 2015 to host the closing ceremony of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[23]
- Syria played their home matches in Oman because of security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.[24]
- The Thailand v Vietnam match was brought forward from 11 June 2015, as it interfered with commitments for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[27]
- Iraq played their home matches in Iran because of security concerns from the Iraqi Civil War.[22]
- Myanmar played their home matches in Thailand due to a sanction after a crowd incident during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Oman. The sanction had originally banned the team from entering the competition, but the Myanmar FA filed an appeal to FIFA which was partially upheld.[28]
- Kuwait played their home match against Myanmar in Qatar for unspecified reasons.[29]
- The Myanmar v Kuwait match, originally to be played on 17 November 2015, 19:00 UTC+7, at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.[30]
- On 13 January 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 17 November 2015 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Myanmar) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[31][32]
- The Kuwait v Laos match, originally to be played on 24 March 2016, 18:35 UTC+3, at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.[30]
- On 6 April 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 24 March 2016 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Laos) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[32][33]
- The South Korea v Kuwait match, originally to be played on 29 March 2016, 20:00 UTC+9, at the Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.[30]
- On 6 April 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 29 March 2016 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for South Korea) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[32][33]
- FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen by 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.[34]
- Yemen played their home matches in Qatar because of security concerns from the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.[35]
- This player's goal tally includes one or more goals which the player scored in matches that were subsequently forfeited, but which FIFA continues to count in its statistics.
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External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia: Round 2, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
- AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
- Preliminary Joint Qualification 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
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