2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round

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This page provides the summaries of the AFC Fourth Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round
Tournament details
Dates3 June 2012 – 18 June 2013
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored86 (2.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Keisuke Honda
(5 goals)
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Format[]

The fourth round saw the five group winners and five group runners-up from the third round split into two groups of five.[1] The top two teams from each group advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, while the two third-placed teams advanced to the fifth round.

Seeding[]

The draw for Round Four was held on 9 March 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[2] with the teams seeded according to their March 2012 FIFA Ranking.[3] The FIFA rankings used were released on 7 March 2012 and included all matches from the third round of Asian Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4] The ten teams (shown below with their March 2012 FIFA Ranking in brackets, and their positions in the third round in small brackets)[5] are split into five pots, with each group containing a team from each pot.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

 Australia (20) (D1)
 South Korea (30) (B1)

 Japan (33) (C2)
 Iran (51) (E1)

 Uzbekistan (67) (C1)
 Iraq (76) (A1)

 Jordan (83) (A2)
 Qatar (88) (E2)

 Oman (92) (D2)
 Lebanon (124) (B2)

Groups[]

The matches were played from 3 June 2012 to 18 June 2013.[1]

As the last matchday overlaps with the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup (which commences on 15 June 2013), the fourth round draw was adjusted to ensure Japan (the representative of the AFC for the Confederations Cup) received a bye on 18 June 2013, by placing them on Position 5 (instead of Position 2 where Japan were supposed to be placed as of the date of draw) in their group in order not to play on the last matchday.[7]

Lebanon defender Ramez Dayoub was convicted of match-fixing after his back pass led to the only goal of the match in a 1-0 defeat by Qatar.[8] Dayoub was suspended for life by the Lebanese Football Association.

Further information: 2013 Lebanese match fixing scandal
  Top two teams in each group qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
  Third-placed team in each group advanced to the Fifth Round

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 8 5 1 2 8 2 +6 16 — 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–0
 South Korea 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 14 0–1 — 1–0 2–1 3–0
 Uzbekistan 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5 14 0–1 2–2 — 5–1 1–0
 Qatar 8 2 1 5 5 13 −8 7 0–1 1–4 0–1 — 1–0
 Lebanon 8 1 2 5 3 12 −9 5 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Uzbekistan 0–1 Iran
Report Khalatbari Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 9,000
Lebanon 0–1 Qatar
Report Soria Goal 64'
Attendance: 40,000
Lebanon 1–1 Uzbekistan
Al Saadi Goal 34' Report Hasanov Goal 12'
Attendance: 13,000
Qatar 1–4 South Korea
Ahmed Goal 22' Report Lee Keun-Ho Goal 26', 80'
Kwak Tae-Hwi Goal 55'
Kim Shin-Wook Goal 64'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,730
South Korea 3–0 Lebanon
Kim Bo-Kyung Goal 30', 48'
Koo Ja-Cheol Goal 90'		 Report
Attendance: 36,756
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Iran 0–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Uzbekistan 2–2 South Korea
Ki Sung-Yueng Goal 13' (o.g.)
Tursunov Goal 59'		 Report Filiposyan Goal 44' (o.g.)
Lee Dong-Gook Goal 57'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Lebanon 1–0 Iran
Antar Goal 27' Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Qatar 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Tursunov Goal 13'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Iran 1–0 South Korea
Nekounam Goal 76' Report
Attendance: 99,885
Qatar 1–0 Lebanon
Soria Goal 75' Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 12,870
Iran 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Bakayev Goal 71'
Attendance: 43,700
South Korea 2–1 Qatar
Lee Keun-Ho Goal 60'
Son Heung-Min Goal 90+6'		 Report Ibrahim Goal 63'
Attendance: 37,222
Uzbekistan 1–0 Lebanon
Djeparov Goal 63' Report
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 31,197
Qatar 0–1 Iran
Report Ghoochannejhad Goal 66'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 11,872
Lebanon 1–1 South Korea
Maatouk Goal 12' Report Kim Chi-Woo Goal 90+6'
Attendance: 8,430
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
South Korea 1–0 Uzbekistan
Shorakhmedov Goal 43' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 50,699
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Iran 4–0 Lebanon
Khalatbari Goal 39'
Nekounam Goal 45+1', 86'
Ghoochannejhad Goal 46'		 Report
Attendance: 91,300
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
South Korea 0–1 Iran
Report Ghoochannejhad Goal 60'
Attendance: 42,243
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Uzbekistan 5–1 Qatar
Nasimov Goal 61', 74'
Zoteev Goal 72'
Ahmedov Goal 87'
Bakayev Goal 90+1'		 Report Ilyas Goal 37'
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 17 — 1–1 6–0 3–0 1–0
 Australia 8 3 4 1 12 7 +5 13 1–1 — 4–0 2–2 1–0
 Jordan 8 3 1 4 7 16 −9 10 2–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1
 Oman 8 2 3 3 7 10 −3 9 1–2 0–0 2–1 — 1–0
 Iraq 8 1 2 5 4 8 −4 5 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Japan 3–0 Oman
Honda Goal 11'
Maeda Goal 51'
Okazaki Goal 54'		 Report
Attendance: 63,551
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Jordan 1–1 Iraq
Hayel Goal 43' Report Akram Goal 14'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Japan 6–0 Jordan
Maeda Goal 18'
Honda Goal 22', 31', 53' (pen.)
Kagawa Goal 35'
Kurihara Goal 89'		 Report
Attendance: 60,874
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Oman 0–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 11,000
Australia 1–1 Japan
Wilkshire Goal 70' (pen.) Report Kurihara Goal 65'
Attendance: 40,189
Iraq 1–1 Oman
Mahmoud Goal 37' (pen.) Report Al Balushi Goal 8'
Attendance: 1,650
Japan 1–0 Iraq
Maeda Goal 25' Report
Attendance: 60,593
Jordan 2–1 Australia
Abdel-Fattah Goal 50' (pen.)
Amer Deeb Goal 73'		 Report Thompson Goal 86'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 16,000
Oman 2–1 Jordan
Al Mahaijri Goal 62'
Al-Mashri Goal 87'		 Report Bawab Goal 90'
Attendance: 26,000
Iraq 1–2 Australia
Abdul-Zahra Goal 72' Report Cahill Goal 80'
Thompson Goal 84'
Attendance: 2,183
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Oman 1–2 Japan
Al Mahaijri Goal 77' Report Kiyotake Goal 20'
Okazaki Goal 90'
Attendance: 28,360
Iraq 1–0 Jordan
Ahmed Goal 86' Report
Attendance: 1,755
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Australia 2–2 Oman
Cahill Goal 52'
Holman Goal 85'		 Report Al-Muqbali Goal 7'
Jedinak Goal 49' (o.g.)
Attendance: 34,603
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Jordan 2–1 Japan
Bani Attiah Goal 45+1'
Hayel Goal 60'		 Report Kagawa Goal 69'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 18,000
Japan 1–1 Australia
Honda Goal 90+1' (pen.) Report Oar Goal 81'
Attendance: 62,172
Oman 1–0 Iraq
Al Ajmi Goal 45+4' Report
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Australia 4–0 Jordan
Bresciano Goal 15'
Cahill Goal 61'
Kruse Goal 76'
Neill Goal 84'		 Report
Attendance: 43,785
Iraq 0–1 Japan
Report Okazaki Goal 89'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Australia 1–0 Iraq
Kennedy Goal 83' Report
Attendance: 80,523
Jordan 1–0 Oman
Hayel Goal 58' Report
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers[]

There were 86 goals scored in 40 games, for an average of 2.15 goals per game.

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Iraq had to play all four home games for the Fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at a neutral venue following a ban by FIFA on playing in Iraq.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  2. ^ "Final Round draw date set". the-afc.com. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  3. ^ "AFC announces key competition decisions". the-afc.com. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. ^ "FIFA Ranking rescheduled to March 7". the-afc.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Socceroos top seeds for Final Round draw". the-afc.com. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Who do you want in the Qantas Socceroos' FIFA World Cup draw?". Football Federation Australia. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  7. ^ "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  8. ^ Crossman, Steve (2013-03-08). "BBC Sport - Lebanon head coach reveals anger over match fixing". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  9. ^ "FIFA decision on Iraq matches". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

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