2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
Tournament details
Dates8 – 30 October 2007
Teams38 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored130 (3.94 per match)
Attendance212,841 (6,450 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Sarayoot Chaikamdee
Uzbekistan Maksim Shatskikh
(5 goals each)
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This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format[]

In this round teams ranked from 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked from 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams ranked from 1–5 received a bye to the third round.

The matches were held between 8 October 2007 and 30 October 2007. The 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) among the 19 winners advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers, while the eight remaining teams advanced to the second round in November 2007.

Summary[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pakistan  0–7  Iraq 0–7 0–01
Uzbekistan  11–0  Chinese Taipei 9–0 2–0
Thailand  13–2  Macau 6–1 7–1
Sri Lanka  0–6  Qatar 0–1 0–5
China PR  11–0  Myanmar 7–0 4–04
Bhutan  w/o2  Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan  2–2
(5–6 pens) 		 Jordan 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Vietnam  0–6  United Arab Emirates 0–1 0–5
Bahrain  4–1  Malaysia 4–1 0–0
Timor-Leste  3–11  Hong Kong 2–35 1–8
Syria  5–1  Afghanistan 3–0 2–11
Yemen  3–2  Maldives 3–0 0–2
Bangladesh  1–6  Tajikistan 1–1 0–5
Mongolia  2–9  North Korea 1–4 1–5
Oman  4–0    Nepal 2–0 2–0
Palestine  0–7  Singapore 0–41 0–3 (awd.)6
Lebanon  6–3  India 4–1 2–2
Cambodia  1–5  Turkmenistan 0–1 1–4
Guam  w/o3  Indonesia
  1. ^ For security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[1]
  2. ^ Bhutan withdrew.[2]
  3. ^ Guam withdrew.[3]
  4. ^ FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia.[4]
  5. ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  6. ^ Palestine failed to appear; Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win. The Palestine Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA dismissed the appeal.[5]

Matches[]

Pakistan 0–7 Iraq
Report Akram Goal 19'
M. Karim Goal 24', 49', 88', 90'
Ghulam Goal 71'
Mohammed Goal 83'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)
Iraq 0–0 Pakistan
Report
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (Syria)[note 1]
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

Iraq won 7 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Uzbekistan 9–0 Chinese Taipei
Shatskikh Goal 4', 16', 34', 57', 77'
Kapadze Goal 26'
Karpenko Goal 43'
Bakayev Goal 54'
Salomov Goal 68'		 Report
Central Army Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report Inomov Goal 79'
Suyunov Goal 89'
Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 800

Uzbekistan won 11 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Thailand 6–1 Macau
Chaikamdee Goal 12', 49'
Dangda Goal 21'
Winothai Goal 55' (pen.)
Phetphun Goal 82'
Thonglao Goal 90+1'		 Report Kin Seng Chan Goal 23'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 11,254
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)
Macau 1–7 Thailand
Kin Seng Chan Goal 90+2' Report Dangda Goal 22'
Sukha Goal 39'
Surasiang Goal 43'
Thonglao Goal 48'
Chaikamdee Goal 53', 57', 86'
Sports Field and Pavilion at MUST, Macau
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Syria)

Thailand won 13 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Sri Lanka 0–1 Qatar
Report Soria Goal 68'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: (Singapore)
Qatar 5–0 Sri Lanka
Soria Goal 4', 76'
Bechir Goal 17', 55'
Al-Shammari Goal 85'		 Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,000

Qatar won 6 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

China PR 7–0 Myanmar
Qu Bo Goal 17', 81'
Du Zhenyu Goal 22'
Yang Lin Goal 58'
Liu Jian Goal 63'
Li Jinyu Goal 76'
Li Weifeng Goal 79'		 Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: (Bahrain)
Myanmar 0–4 China PR
Report Wu Wei'an Goal 13'
Liu Jian Goal 14'
Zheng Bin Goal 35'
Zhang Yaokun Goal 39' (pen.)
KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)[note 2]
Attendance: 200

China PR won 11 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Bhutan Cancelled Kuwait

Bhutan withdrew.[8] Kuwait advanced to the Third Round.

Kyrgyzstan 2–0 Jordan
Esenkul Uulu Goal 45'
Bokoev Goal 76'		 Report
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 18,000
Jordan 2–0 (a.e.t.) Kyrgyzstan
Shelbaieh Goal 34'
Aqel Goal 51' (pen.)		 Report
Penalties
Abu Alieh Penalty scored
Bawab Penalty scored
Abu Keshek Penalty scored
Amer Penalty scored
Aqel Penalty scored
Bashar Penalty scored		 6–5 Penalty scored
Penalty scored Harchenko
Penalty scored Samsaliev
Penalty scored Sydykov
Penalty scored Esenkul Uulu
Penalty missed Amin
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Bahrain)

2 – 2 on aggregate after extra time; Jordan won 6 – 5 on penalty kicks and advanced to the Third Round.

Vietnam 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Report Basheer Saeed Goal 79'
My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 20,000
United Arab Emirates 5–0 Vietnam
Ismail Matar Goal 13'
Al-Mahri Goal 40'
Al-Shehhi Goal 53'
Mubarak Goal 90'
Al-Kas Goal 90+4' (pen.)		 Report
Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 12,000

United Arab Emirates won 6 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Bahrain 4–1 Malaysia
Fatadi Goal 4'
John Goal 15'
Abdulrahman Goal 55'
Hubail Goal 90' (pen.)		 Report Bunyamin Omar Goal 45+2'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: (China)
Malaysia 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)

Bahrain won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Timor-Leste 2–3 Hong Kong
Ary Goal 41', 69' Report Cheng Siu Wai Goal 25', 50'
Esteves Goal 35' (o.g.)
Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar (Indonesia)[note 3]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (Malaysia)
Hong Kong 8–1 Timor-Leste
Lo Kwan Yee Goal 2'
Chan Siu Ki Goal 5', 78', 85'
Cheung Sai Ho Goal 49'
Cheng Siu Wai Goal 67', 70'
Lam Ka Wai Goal 83'		 Report Ary Goal 53'
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Hong Kong won 11 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Syria 3–0 Afghanistan
Al Zeno Goal 73', 87' (pen.)
Al Sayed Goal 81' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Afghanistan 1–2 Syria
Karimi Goal 16' Report Jenyat Goal 17'
Issmael Goal 64'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)[note 1]
Attendance: 2,000

Syria won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Yemen 3–0 Maldives
Goal 44'
Al-Hubaishi Goal 66'
Goal 80'		 Report
Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Lebanon)
Maldives 2–0 Yemen
Shamveel Qasim Goal 14'
Ashfaq Goal 67'		 Report
Galolhu National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,900

Yemen won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Bangladesh 1–1 Tajikistan
Goal 50' Report Khakimov Goal 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 700
Tajikistan 5–0 Bangladesh
Khakimov Goal 47', 48', 76' (pen.)
Mukhiddinov Goal 51'
Vasiev Goal 71'		 Report
Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)

Tajikistan won 6 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Mongolia 1–4 North Korea
Selenge Goal 90+3' Report Pak Chol-Min Goal 14'
Jong Chol-Min Goal 24', 32', 81'
Attendance: 4,870
North Korea 5–1 Mongolia
Pak Chol-Min Goal 3', 79'
Kim Kuk-Jin Goal 10'
Jong Chol-Min Goal 36'
Jon Kwang-Ik Goal 90+1'		 Report Lkhümbengarav Goal 41'
Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Bangladesh)

Korea DPR won 9 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Oman 2–0   Nepal
Bashir Goal 5'
Mudhafar Goal 21' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Nepal   0–2 Oman
Report Saleh Goal 29'
Al Hinai Goal 54'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

Oman won 4 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Palestine 0–4 Singapore
Report Shi Jiayi Goal 44', 53'
Wilkinson Goal 73'
Noh Alam Shah Goal 86'
Attendance: 75
Referee: (Syria)
Singapore 3–0
Awarded[note 4]		 Palestine
Report
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Singapore won 7 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Lebanon 4–1 India
Antar Goal 33'
Ghaddar Goal 62', 76'
El Ali Goal 63'		 Report Chhetri Goal 30'
Saida International Stadium, Saida
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Kuwait)
India 2–2 Lebanon
Chhetri Goal 29'
Dias Goal 90+2'		 Report Ghaddar Goal 72' (pen.), 85'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Jordan)

Lebanon won 6 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Cambodia 0–1 Turkmenistan
Report Karadanov Goal 85'
National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Bangladesh)
Turkmenistan 4–1 Cambodia
Nasyrov Goal 41'
Gevorkyan Goal 50', 66'
Karadanov Goal 74'		 Report Nasa Goal 12'
Olympic Stadium (Saparmurat), Ashgabat
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Uzbekistan)

Turkmenistan won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Guam Cancelled Indonesia

Guam withdrew.[8][12] Indonesia advanced to the Second Round.

Qualified teams[]

Among the 19 winners, top 11 winners advanced to the third round while the remaining 8 teams advanced to second round.

Advanced to third round Advanced to second round

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Due to security concerns, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar, and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[6]
  2. ^ The home leg of Myanmar was moved to Malaysia on request of both China and Myanmar.[7]
  3. ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  4. ^ Palestine failed to show up. Match was awarded 3–0 to Singapore as a walkover.[9][10] The Palestinian Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA declined the appeal.[11]
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers". Soccerway. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Bhutan out of 2010 race". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Indonesia goes straight through – Guam declines" (in Indonesian). Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Fifa reject Palestinian appeal". Al Jazeera Sports. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
  6. ^ No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers AFP; 6 August 2007
  7. ^ Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; 18 October 2007
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Bhutan out of 2010 race Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; 13 September 2007
  9. ^ Road to South Africa: Singapore through to second round after Palestine no-show Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Singapore; 28 October 2007
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Lebanon advance to Round 3 FIFA; 31 October 2007
  11. ^ Fifa reject Palestinian appeal Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Al Jazeera Sports; 31 October 2007
  12. ^ Indonesia goes straight through – Guam declines Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Indonesian) Football Association of Indonesia; 7 August 2007
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