2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
The AFC second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, which also serves as the second round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, is being played from 5 September 2019 to 17 November 2020.[1][2]
Format
A total of 40 teams were drawn into eight groups of five to play home-and-away round-robin matches. They included the 34 teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list) which received byes to this round, and the six winners from the first round.
The eight group winners and the four best runners-up will advance to the third round. If Qatar, the World Cup hosts, win their group or finish as one of the four best second-placed teams, their spot in the third round will be given to the fifth best second-placed team.[3]
Matches in this round are also part of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign.[4] Twelve teams which advance to the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualification will automatically qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Twenty-four teams (sixteen which advance directly and eight which advance from an additional play-off round) will play in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualification to decide the remaining 16 teams. In total, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup will feature 24 teams.
Seeding
The draw for the second round was held on 17 July 2019 at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of June 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[6]
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.
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Schedule
The schedule of each matchday is as follows.
On 5 March 2020, FIFA announced that it would be monitoring the health situation in the region for possible rescheduling of matchdays 7 through 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] On 9 March 2020, FIFA and AFC announced that the matches on matchdays 7–10 due to take place in March and June 2020 were postponed, with the new dates to be confirmed. However, subject to approval by FIFA and AFC, and agreement of both member associations, the matches may be played as scheduled provided that the safety of all individuals involved meets the required standards.[8][9] On 5 June 2020, AFC confirmed that Matchdays 7 and 8 were scheduled to take place on October 8 and 13, 2020 respectively while Matchdays 9 and 10 were scheduled to kick off on November 12 and 17, 2020.[10]
Note: The group spots of Qatar (E1) and Bangladesh (E5) were swapped due to Qatar's planned participation in 2020 Copa América.
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 5 September 2019 | Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 5 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 2 | 10 September 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 5 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 10 October 2019 | Team 1 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 4 | 15 October 2019 | Team 5 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 5 | 14 November 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 6 | 19 November 2019 | Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 5 |
| Matchday 7 | 8 October 2020 (originally 26 March 2020) | Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 5 |
| Matchday 8 | 13 October 2020 (originally 31 March 2020) | Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 9 | 12 November 2020 (originally 4 June 2020) | Team 2 vs. Team 5, Team 1 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 10 | 17 November 2020 (originally 9 June 2020) | Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 2 |
Groups
Group A
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 17 Nov | — | 12 Nov | 8 Oct | 7–0 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–5 | 0–0 | — | 17 Nov | 8 Oct | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 13 Oct | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 12 Nov | 13 Oct | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
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Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
Notes:
- The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
| Guam | 0–1 | |
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Attendance: 714
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
| Syria | 2–1 | |
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Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
| Syria | 4–0 | |
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Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
| Syria | 2–1 | |
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Attendance: 6,950
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
| Maldives | 3–1 | |
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| Syria | 1–0 | |
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Attendance: 2,445
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
Group B
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 12 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 8 Oct | 17 Nov | 5–0 | 12 Nov | |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | — | 13 Oct | 7–0 | 9–0 | |
| 3 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 4 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 13 Oct | 0–1 | 12 Nov | — | 8 Oct | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 1–7 | 17 Nov | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up; (Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up; (Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
Notes:
- The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | |
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| Kuwait | 9–0 | |
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Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
| Jordan | 5–0 | |
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Attendance: 2,260
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 12 Nov | |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 9 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 17 Nov | 8 Oct | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 17 Nov | 12 Nov | — | 8 Oct | 14–0 | |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 13 Oct | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–4 | 0–1 | 13 Oct | 1–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up.
Notes:
- The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
| Cambodia | 1–1 | |
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| Bahrain | 1–1 | |
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| Hong Kong | 0–2 | |
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| Iran | 14–0 | |
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| Iraq | 2–0 | |
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Attendance: 32,340
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
| Iraq | 2–1 | |
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Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
| Iraq | 0–0 | |
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Attendance: 10,366
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–3 | 12 Nov | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 17 Nov | — | 3–0 | 8 Oct | 12 Nov | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–3 | 13 Oct | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 13 Oct | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 2–0 | 0–0 | 8 Oct | 17 Nov | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
| Yemen | 2–2 | |
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Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
| Uzbekistan | 5–0 | |
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| Singapore | 1–3 | |
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| Uzbekistan | 2–3 | |
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| Yemen | 1–0 | |
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Attendance: 530
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | |
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| Yemen | 1–2 | |
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Attendance: 650
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 13 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 13 Oct | |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 12 Nov | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 13 Oct | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 8 Oct | 1–2 | 17 Nov | — | 1–1 | |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–2 | 17 Nov | 8 Oct | 12 Nov | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up.
Notes:
- The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
The group spots of Qatar (E1) and Bangladesh (E5) were swapped due to Qatar's participation in 2020 Copa América.
| India | 1–2 | |
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| Afghanistan | 1–0 | |
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Attendance: 5,000
| Oman | 3–0 | |
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| India | 1–1 | |
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| Afghanistan | 1–1 | |
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Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
| Oman | 4–1 | |
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| Afghanistan | 0–1 | |
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
| Qatar | v | |
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 12 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 17 Nov | 12 Nov | 8 Oct | 6–0 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 7–0 | 12 Nov | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 17 Nov | 8 Oct | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 0–2 | 13 Oct | 4–3 | — | 1–0 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 13 Oct | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
| Kyrgyzstan | 7–0 | |
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Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
| Myanmar | 4–3 | |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | |
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Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 11 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 12 Nov | |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 13 Oct | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–0 | 17 Nov | — | 2–1 | 8 Oct | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 17 Nov | 8 Oct | 12 Nov | — | 5–0 | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 13 Oct | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
Notes:
- The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
| Indonesia | 2–3 | |
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| Malaysia | 1–2 | |
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| Indonesia | 1–3 | |
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Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
| Malaysia | 2–0 | |
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Group H
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 0–2 | 13 Oct | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 8 | Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] | 8 Oct | — | 17 Nov | 12 Nov | 8–0 | |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 12 Nov | |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] | 17 Nov | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 8 Oct | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–2 | 13 Oct | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
Notes:
- The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
| North Korea | 2–0 | |
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| Turkmenistan | 3–1 | |
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Ranking of runner-up teams
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
| 2 | B | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 | |
| 3 | G | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | C | |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | H | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 8 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | D | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 7 | A | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | |
| 8 | F | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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- Should Qatar win Group E or be among the four best runners-up, they will advance to 2023 AFC Asian Cup only. The fifth best runner-up will take Qatar's place in the World Cup qualifying third round.[3]
Ranking of fourth-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 2 | G | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | A | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | F | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 6 | |
| 5 | C | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round |
| 6 | D | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | |
| 7 | E | |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 8 | B | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Goalscorers
There have been 281 goals scored in 96 matches, for an average of 2.93 goals per match (as of 19 November 2019).
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Notes
- Qatar have already qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as tournament hosts and are competing to qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
- China have already qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and are competing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- Syria play their home matches in the United Arab Emirates because of security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.[11]
- The fixtures between Guam and Syria were reversed from their original scheduled dates as the process for Syrian players to obtain United States visas would not be completed in time.[12]
- Both FIFA and the AFC have agreed to the postponement of upcoming matches in the Asian FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, although some matches may still be able to be played after mutual consent from the relative member federations, plus FIFA and the AFC.[8][9] On 5 June 2020, AFC confirmed that Matchdays 7 and 8 were scheduled to take place on October 8 and 13, 2020 respectively while Matchdays 9 and 10 were scheduled to kick off on November 12 and 17, 2020.[10]
- The home matches of Nepal against Chinese Taipei, Jordan and Kuwait were swapped with the away matches at the request of the All Nepal Football Association with consent from the opponents.[13] The only Nepali stadium that meets the required criteria for this competition is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, which was damaged in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, and would not be repaired in time.[14]
- After previously swapping the home-fixtures with other teams in the group due to Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu not being able to be repaired in time, Nepal then played their home-fixtures at Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan due to the AFC citing that the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium has poor infrastructure.[15]
- Following an assessment of the security situation in Iraq due to the 2019 Iraqi protests, FIFA and AFC directed the Iraq Football Association to shift their home matches against Iran and Bahrain from the Basra International Stadium, Basra to a neutral ground.[16] The AFC later announced that the matches have been shifted to Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan.[17]
- Yemen play their home matches in Bahrain because of security concerns from the Yemeni Civil War.[18]
- Afghanistan play their home matches in Tajikistan because of security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[19]
- The United Arab Emirates v Indonesia match was initially announced to be played without spectators following sanctions due to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup incident between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.[20][21] The decision was later appealed by the UAEFA.
- The Indonesia v Vietnam match was shifted to Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar from Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta based on an internal risk management process and analysis by the PSSI General Secretariat.[22]
- The Indonesia v United Arab Emirates match will be played without spectators following sanctions by FIFA due to fan disturbances in the Indonesia v Malaysia and Indonesia v Thailand matches.[23]
- The Lebanon v South Korea and the Lebanon v North Korea matches were played behind closed door due to security reasons regarding the Lebanese protests.[24][25]
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External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia Matches: Round 2, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
- AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
- Preliminary Joint Qualification 2022, stats.the-AFC.com
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