2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

Tournament details
Dates	9 November – 18 November 2007
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	22 (2.75 per match)
Attendance	129,941 (16,243 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Zyad Chaabo Raja Rafe (4 goals each)
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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[]

10 November 2007

14:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	0–0	Turkmenistan
	Report

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,823

Referee: (Jordan)

18 November 2007

18:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan	3–0	Hong Kong
Nasyrov 42' Bayramov 53' Mirzoyev 80'	Report

Olympic Stadium (Saparmurat), Ashgabat

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

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

9 November 2007

19:30 UTC+7

Indonesia	1–4	Syria
Budi 39'	Report	Esmaeel 17' Al Zeno 34' Chaabo 43' Rafe 90+3'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

18 November 2007

14:00 UTC+2

Syria	7–0	Indonesia
Chaabo 40', 44', 87' Rafe 60', 72', 90' Al Hussain 81' (pen.)	Report

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

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

9 November 2007

19:30 UTC+8

Singapore	2–0	Tajikistan
Duric 23', 44'	Report

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 6,606

Referee: (South Korea)

18 November 2007

13:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan	1–1	Singapore
Ismailov 2'	Report	Shah 25'

Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 21,500

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

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

9 November 2007

16:15 UTC+3

Yemen	1–1	Thailand
Al Nono 43'	Report	Chaikamdee 35'

Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium, Sana'a

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

18 November 2007

17:00 UTC+7

Thailand	1–0	Yemen
Chaikamdee 16'	Report

Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 29,000

Referee: (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[]