2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
Tournament details
Dates6 February 2008 – 22 June 2008
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Ahmad Ajab
(6 goals)
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The AFC Third Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. The round began on 6 February 2008 and finished on 22 June 2008.

The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the fourth round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

Format[]

The 20 teams (five teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round, and four winners from the second round) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 Australia
 South Korea
 Iran
 Japan
 Saudi Arabia

 Bahrain
 Uzbekistan
 Kuwait
 North Korea
 China PR

 Jordan
 Iraq
 Lebanon
 Oman
 United Arab Emirates

 Qatar
 Syria
 Thailand
 Turkmenistan
 Singapore

The 20 teams were split into five groups of four teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group.

The top two teams in each group qualified for the fourth round.

Group 1[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Australia Qatar Iraq China
 Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 — 3–0 1–0 0–1
 Qatar 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10 1–3 — 2–0 0–0
 Iraq 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 1–0 0–1 — 1–1
 China PR 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source:[citation needed]
Australia 3–0 Qatar
Kennedy Goal 11'
Cahill Goal 17'
Bresciano Goal 33'		 Report
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 50,969
Iraq 1–1 China PR
Hawar Mulla Goal 51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi Goal 75'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 1]
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
China PR 0–0 Australia
Report
Tuodong Stadium, Kunming
Attendance: 32,000
Qatar 2–0 Iraq
Montezine Goal 1', 62' Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 13,000
Australia 1–0 Iraq
Kewell Goal 47' Report
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 48,678
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Qatar 0–0 China PR
Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
China PR 0–1 Qatar
Report Soria Goal 14' (pen.)
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Iraq 1–0 Australia
Mohammed Goal 28' Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 1]
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Japan)
China PR 1–2 Iraq
Zhou Haibin Goal 33' Report Mohammed Goal 41'
Akram Goal 65'
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: (Singapore)
Qatar 1–3 Australia
Al Khalfan Goal 89' Report Emerton Goal 17', 56'
Kewell Goal 74'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Australia 0–1 China PR
Report Sun Xiang Goal 12'
Attendance: 70,054
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Iraq 0–1 Qatar
Report Bechir Goal 77'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 1]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Japan Bahrain Oman Thailand
 Japan 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 — 1–0 3–0 4–1
 Bahrain 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 1–0 — 1–1 1–1
 Oman 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
 Thailand 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1 0–3 2–3 0–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Japan 4–1 Thailand
Endō Goal 21'
Ōkubo Goal 54'
Nakazawa Goal 66'
Maki Goal 90+1'		 Report Winothai Goal 22'
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 35,130
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Oman 0–1 Bahrain
Report Hubail Goal 14'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Thailand 0–1 Oman
Report Sulaiman Goal 1'
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Bahrain 1–0 Japan
Hubail Goal 77' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Japan 3–0 Oman
Nakazawa Goal 10'
Ōkubo Goal 22'
S. Nakamura Goal 49'		 Report
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 46,764
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
Thailand 2–3 Bahrain
Chaikamdee Goal 25'
Winothai Goal 45'		 Report Isa Goal 22'
Latif Goal 34'
Adnan Goal 57'
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Oman 1–1 Japan
Ahmed Mubarak Goal 11' Report Endō Goal 53' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Bahrain 1–1 Thailand
Isa Goal 67' Report Thonglao Goal 65'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Thailand 0–3 Japan
Report Tulio Goal 23'
Nakazawa Goal 39'
K. Nakamura Goal 89'
Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Bahrain 1–1 Oman
Aaish Goal 41' Report Sulaiman Goal 72'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Japan 1–0 Bahrain
Uchida Goal 90' Report
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 51,180
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Oman 2–1 Thailand
Al Hosni Goal 58', 85' Report Sripan Goal 3' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Jordan)

Group 3[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts South Korea North Korea Jordan Turkmenistan
 South Korea 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 — 0–0 2–2 4–0
 North Korea 6 3 3 0 4 0 +4 12 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
 Jordan 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–1 0–1 — 2–0
 Turkmenistan 6 0 1 5 1 12 −11 1 1–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea 4–0 Turkmenistan
Kwak Tae-Hwi Goal 43'
Seol Ki-Hyeon Goal 57', 85'
Park Ji-Sung Goal 73'		 Report
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Jordan 0–1 North Korea
Report Hong Yong-Jo Goal 44'
Attendance: 16,000
North Korea 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Turkmenistan 0–2 Jordan
Report Al-Bzour Goal 33'
Bawab Goal 86'
Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
South Korea 2–2 Jordan
Park Ji-Sung Goal 39'
Park Chu-Young Goal 48' (pen.)		 Report Abdel Fattah Goal 73', 80'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Turkmenistan 0–0 North Korea
Report
Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
North Korea 1–0 Turkmenistan
Choe Kum-Chol Goal 72' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Jordan 0–1 South Korea
Report Park Chu-Young Goal 24' (pen.)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
North Korea 2–0 Jordan
Hong Yong-Jo Goal 44', 72' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan 1–3 South Korea
Ovekov Goal 77' (pen.) Report Kim Do-Heon Goal 14', 86', 90+3' (pen.)
Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 11,000
South Korea 0–0 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 48,519
Jordan 2–0 Turkmenistan
Abdel Fattah Goal 66' Goal 67' Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Group 4[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia Singapore Lebanon
 Uzbekistan 6 5 0 1 17 7 +10 15[a] — 3–0 3–0[b] 3–0
 Saudi Arabia 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15[a] 4–0 — 2–0 4–1
 Singapore 6 2 0 4 7 16 −9 6 3–7 0–3[b] — 2–0
 Lebanon 6 0 0 6 3 14 −11 0 0–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The positions of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are reversed from the original final standings after two matches were forfeited by Singapore.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Awarded as 3 – 0 Singapore defeats as a result of Singapore fielding an ineligible player.
Lebanon 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Ahmedov Goal 44'
Attendance: 800
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Singapore
Al-Qahtani Goal 38'
Mouath Goal 81'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Saudi Arabia
Kapadze Goal 45+1'
Shatskikh Goal 65'
Djeparov Goal 67' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Singapore 2–0 Lebanon
Đurić Goal 8'
Nawaz Goal 24'		 Report
Attendance: 10,118
Singapore 3–7 Uzbekistan
Đurić Goal 16'
Fahrudin Goal 31' (pen.)
Wilkinson Goal 73'		 Report Kapadze Goal 10'
Karpenko Goal 22'
Djeparov Goal 34' Goal 44'
Denisov Goal 42'
Ibrahimov Goal 62'
Shatskikh Goal 88'
Attendance: 28,750
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Saudi Arabia 4–1 Lebanon
Al-Qahtani Goal 45' Goal 90+1'
Hawsawi Goal 65'
Tukar Goal 83'		 Report El Ali Goal 43'
Attendance: 8,000
Uzbekistan 3 – 0
Awarded[note 3]		 Singapore
Geynrikh Goal 80' Report
Attendance: 12,867
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Lebanon 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Ghaddar Goal 90+3' Report Tukar Goal 45+2' Goal 60'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Singapore 0 – 3
Awarded[note 5]		 Saudi Arabia
Report Otaif Goal 37'
Al-Fraidi Goal 76'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Lebanon
Ahmedov Goal 50' Goal 63'
Djeparov Goal 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Lebanon 1–2 Singapore
Khaizan Goal 62' (o.g.) Report Dayoub Goal 72' (o.g.)
Wilkinson Goal 73'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Uzbekistan
Otaif Goal 5'
Mouath Goal 36' Goal 88'
Al-Harthi Goal 56'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Group 5[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Iran United Arab Emirates Syria Kuwait
 Iran 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 — 0–0 0–0 2–0
 United Arab Emirates 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–1 — 1–3 2–0
 Syria 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
 Kuwait 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 2–2 2–3 4–2 —
Source:[citation needed]
Iran 0–0 Syria
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Kuwait
Al Shehhi Goal 14'
Khalil Goal 53'		 Report
Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Syria 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Chaabo Goal 2' Report Matar Goal 54'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Kuwait 2–2 Iran
Ajab Goal 38'
Al-Rashidi Goal 81'		 Report Nikbakht Goal 2'
Hosseini Goal 5'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Iran 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Syria 1–0 Kuwait
Al-Hussain Goal 52' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Jordan)
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran
Report Zandi Goal 8'
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 9,000
Kuwait 4–2 Syria
Ajab Goal 2' Goal 20' Goal 63'
Al Khouja Goal 57' (o.g.)		 Report Al-Khatib Goal 10' Goal 45+2'
Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya
Attendance: 10,000
Syria 0–2 Iran
Report Rezaei Goal 64'
Khalili Goal 90+5'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Kuwait 2–3 United Arab Emirates
Ajab Goal 52' Goal 79' Report Matar Goal 23' Goal 39'
Mohammed Goal 90+1'
Thamer Stadium, Salmiya
Attendance: 20,000
Iran 2–0 Kuwait
Nekounam Goal 17'
Rezaei Goal 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
United Arab Emirates 1–3 Syria
Matar Goal 83' (pen.) Report Al Hussain Goal 34' Goal 51'
Malki Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Goalscorers[]

6 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's home matches were played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
  2. ^ Since North Korea refused to play the anthem and fly the flag of South Korea, the match was moved from Pyongyang to Shanghai, China.[2][3]
  3. ^ FIFA awarded Uzbekistan a 3 – 0 win as a result of Singapore fielding the ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 1 – 0 to Uzbekistan.[4]
  4. ^ Lebanon-Saudi Arabia match was moved from Beirut to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  5. ^ FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia a 3 – 0 win as a result of Singapore fielding the ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 2 – 0 to Saudi Arabia.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Iraq to host 3 World Cup qualifying matches in Dubai, USA Today, 22 January 2008.
  2. ^ DPR Korea-Korea Republic to take place in Shanghai, FIFA.com, 7 March 2008.
  3. ^ Koreas match moved to Shanghai after anthem row, Reuters.com, 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Qiu ineligible for Singapore – FIFA, the-AFC.com, 4 December 2008.

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