2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
Tournament details
Dates2 September 2011 – 29 February 2012
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored173 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Younis Mahmoud
South Korea Park Chu-Young
(6 goals each)
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This page provides the summaries of the AFC Third Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format[]

In this round the fifteen winners from the second round joined the five AFC sides seeded 1–5 in the AFC World Cup rankings (Japan, South Korea, Australia, North Korea, Bahrain). The teams were drawn into five groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1][2]

The matches were played from 2 September 2011 to 29 February 2012. The top two teams in each group advanced to the fourth round.

Seeding[]

The 20 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The July 2011 FIFA Ranking – released on 27 July – was used to seed the teams.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Japan (16)
 Australia (23)
 South Korea (28)
 Iran (54)
 China PR (73)

 Uzbekistan (83)
 Qatar (90)
 Jordan (91)
 Saudi Arabia (92)
 Kuwait (95)

 Bahrain (100)
 Syria (104)*
 Oman (107)
 Iraq (108)
 United Arab Emirates (109)

 North Korea (115)
 Thailand (119)
 Singapore (131)
 Indonesia (137)
 Lebanon (159)

Note: Syria was replaced by Tajikistan in the Third Round on 19 August 2011 following the awarding of both Second Round matches to Tajikistan.[3]

Groups[]

  Top two teams in each group advanced to the Fourth Round

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 15 — 0–2 1–0 7–1
 Jordan 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 1–3 — 2–1 2–0
 China PR 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 9 0–1 3–1 — 2–1
 Singapore 6 0 0 6 2 20 −18 0 0–2 0–3 0–4 —
Source:[citation needed]
China PR 2–1 Singapore
Zheng Zhi Goal 69' (pen.)
Yu Hai Goal 73'		 Report Đurić Goal 33'
Tuodong Stadium, Kunming
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Iraq 0–2 Jordan
Report Abdel-Fattah Goal 43'
Abdallah Deeb Goal 47'
Attendance: 24,000
Singapore 0–2 Iraq
Report Abdul-Zahra Goal 50'
Mahmoud Goal 86'
Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Jordan 2–1 China PR
Abdel-Rahman Goal 49'
Amer Deeb Goal 56'		 Report Hao Junmin Goal 57'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Singapore 0–3 Jordan
Report Abdallah Deeb Goal 11'
B. Bani Yaseen Goal 54'
Hayel Goal 64'
Attendance: 3,799
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (Korea Republic)
China PR 0–1 Iraq
Report Mahmoud Goal 45'
Attendance: 25,021
Iraq 1–0 China PR
Mahmoud Goal 90+2' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Jordan 2–0 Singapore
Hayel Goal 15'
Amer Deeb Goal 65'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Singapore 0–4 China PR
Report Yu Hai Goal 41'
Li Weifeng Goal 56'
Zheng Zheng Goal 73', 81'
Attendance: 5,474
Jordan 1–3 Iraq
Abdel-Fattah Goal 17' Report Akram Goal 55', 81'
Munir Goal 65'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
China PR 3–1 Jordan
Hao Junmin Goal 43', 69'
Yu Dabao Goal 88'		 Report Fathi Goal 85'
Guangzhou University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Iraq 7–1 Singapore
Jassim Goal 5'
Mahmoud Goal 11', 61', 90+3'
H. W. Mohammed Goal 22' (pen.)
Akram Goal 36' (pen.)
Karim Goal 48'		 Report Isa Goal 27'
Attendance: 950

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 — 6–0 2–0 2–1
 Lebanon 6 3 1 2 10 14 −4 10 2–1 — 2–2 3–1
 Kuwait 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
 United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 5 9 14 −5 3 0–2 4–2 2–3 —
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea 6–0 Lebanon
Park Chu-Young Goal 8', 45+1', 67'
Ji Dong-Won Goal 66', 85'
Kim Jung-Woo Goal 82'		 Report
Attendance: 37,655
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Kuwait
Al Hammadi Goal 84'
Khalil Goal 89'		 Report Nasser Goal 7', 65'
Al-Mutawa Goal 51'
Attendance: 8,715
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Lebanon 3–1 United Arab Emirates
Ghaddar Goal 37' (pen.)
Moghrabi Goal 52'
Antar Goal 83'		 Report Khamees Goal 16'
Attendance: 4,000
Kuwait 1–1 South Korea
Fadhel Goal 54' Report Park Chu-Young Goal 9'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
South Korea 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Park Chu-Young Goal 55'
Al-Kamali Goal 64' (o.g.)		 Report Matar Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 28,689
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Lebanon 2–2 Kuwait
Maatouk Goal 15', 86' (pen.) Report Neda Goal 51'
Younes Goal 89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 0–2 South Korea
Report Lee Keun-Ho Goal 88'
Park Chu-Young Goal 90+3'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Kuwait 0–1 Lebanon
Report El Ali Goal 57'
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Lebanon 2–1 South Korea
Al Saadi Goal 4'
Atwi Goal 32' (pen.)		 Report Koo Ja-Cheol Goal 20' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Kuwait 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Al Enezi Goal 50'
Abbas Goal 68' (o.g.)		 Report Matar Goal 19'
Attendance: 10,000
South Korea 2–0 Kuwait
Lee Dong-Gook Goal 65'
Lee Keun-Ho Goal 71'		 Report
Attendance: 46,551
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 4–2 Lebanon
Saeed Goal 20', 78'
Al-Wehaibi Goal 38'
Matar Goal 68'		 Report El Ali Goal 23'
Maatouk Goal 45+2'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 8 1 +7 16 — 1–1 1–0 3–0
 Japan 6 3 1 2 14 3 +11 10 0–1 — 1–0 8–0
 North Korea 6 2 1 3 3 4 −1 7 0–1 1–0 — 1–0
 Tajikistan 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17 1 0–1 0–4 1–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Japan 1–0 North Korea
Yoshida Goal 90+4' Report
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
Tajikistan 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Shatskikh Goal 72'
Metallurg Stadium, Tursunzoda
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
North Korea 1–0 Tajikistan
Pak Nam-Chol Goal 14' Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Uzbekistan 1–1 Japan
Djeparov Goal 8' Report Okazaki Goal 65'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 32,000
North Korea 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Geynrikh Goal 26'
Attendance: 29,000
Japan 8–0 Tajikistan
Havenaar Goal 11', 47'
Okazaki Goal 19', 74'
Komano Goal 35'
Kagawa Goal 41', 68'
Nakamura Goal 56'		 Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 44,688
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Tajikistan 0–4 Japan
Report Konno Goal 36'
Okazaki Goal 61', 90+2'
Maeda Goal 82'
Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic)
Uzbekistan 1–0 North Korea
Kapadze Goal 48' Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 27,525
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
North Korea 1–0 Japan
Pak Nam-Chol Goal 50' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Uzbekistan 3–0 Tajikistan
Tursunov Goal 35'
Ahmedov Goal 60'
Geynrikh Goal 70'		 Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,325
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Tajikistan 1–1 North Korea
Khamrakulov Goal 61' Report Jang Song-Hyok Goal 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Japan 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Shadrin Goal 53'
Attendance: 42,720

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 15 — 3–0 4–2 2–1
 Oman 6 2 2 2 3 6 −3 8 1–0 — 0–0 2–0
 Saudi Arabia 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 1–3 0–0 — 3–0
 Thailand 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 0–1 3–0 0–0 —
Source:[citation needed]
Australia 2–1 Thailand
Kennedy Goal 58'
Brosque Goal 86'		 Report Teerasil Goal 15'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 24,540
Oman 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Seeb Stadium, Muscat
Attendance: 14,000
Thailand 3–0 Oman
Sompong Goal 35'
Teerasil Goal 41'
Al-Farsi Goal 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic)
Saudi Arabia 1–3 Australia
Al-Shamrani Goal 66' Report Kennedy Goal 40', 56'
Wilkshire Goal 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Australia 3–0 Oman
Holman Goal 8'
Kennedy Goal 65'
Jedinak Goal 85'		 Report
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Thailand 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Oman 1–0 Australia
Al-Hosni Goal 18' Report
Attendance: 4,500
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Thailand
Hazazi Goal 59'
Al-Fraidi Goal 80'
Noor Goal 89' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 32,500
Thailand 0–1 Australia
Report Holman Goal 77'
Attendance: 19,400
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Oman
Report
Attendance: 62,740
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Australia 4–2 Saudi Arabia
Brosque Goal 43', 75'
Kewell Goal 73'
Emerton Goal 76'		 Report Al-Dawsari Goal 19'
Al-Shamrani Goal 45+2'
Attendance: 24,240
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Oman 2–0 Thailand
Al-Hadhri Goal 8'
Al-Muqbali Goal 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group E[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 3 3 0 17 5 +12 12 — 2–2 6–0 3–0
 Qatar 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 1–1 — 0–0 4–0
 Bahrain 6 2 3 1 13 7 +6 9 1–1 0–0 — 10–0
 Indonesia 6 0 0 6 3 26 −23 0 1–4 2–3 0–2 —
Source:[citation needed]
Iran 3–0 Indonesia
Nekounam Goal 53', 74'
Teymourian Goal 87'		 Report
Attendance: 75,800
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Bahrain 0–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Indonesia 0–2 Bahrain
Report Saeed Goal 45+1'
Abdul-Latif Goal 70'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Qatar 1–1 Iran
El-Sayed Goal 56' Report Aghily Goal 46'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 8,125
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (Korea Republic)
Indonesia 2–3 Qatar
Gonzáles Goal 27', 35' Report Al Sulaiti Goal 14'
Khalfan Goal 32'
Razak Goal 59'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Iran 6–0 Bahrain
Hosseini Goal 22'
Jabbari Goal 34'
Aghily Goal 42'
Teymourian Goal 61'
Ansarifard Goal 75'
Rezaei Goal 83'		 Report
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Bahrain 1–1 Iran
Al-Ajmi Goal 45' Report Jabbari Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Qatar 4–0 Indonesia
Razak Goal 30'
Khalfan Goal 34' (pen.), 63'
Soria Goal 90+2'		 Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Indonesia 1–4 Iran
Pamungkas Goal 44' Report Meydavoudi Goal 7'
Jabbari Goal 21'
Rezaei Goal 25'
Nekounam Goal 73' (pen.)
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Qatar 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,509
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Main article: Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia
Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia
Abdul-Latif Goal 5' (pen.), 71', 75'
Al Alawi Goal 16', 61'
Abdulrahman Goal 35' (pen.), 42'
Saeed Goal 63', 82', 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Iran 2–2 Qatar
Dejagah Goal 4', 50' Report Khalfan Goal 9' (pen.)
Kasola Goal 86'
Attendance: 51,300
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers[]

There were 173 goals scored in 60 games, for an average of 2.88 goals per game.

6 goals
5 goals
  • Japan Shinji Okazaki
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Lebanon Mahmoud Baquir Younes (playing against Kuwait)
  • Oman Rashid Al Farsi (playing against Thailand)
  • United Arab Emirates Walid Abbas (playing against Kuwait)
  • United Arab Emirates Hamdan Al Kamali (playing against South Korea)

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Iraq had to play their remaining home games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at a neutral venue following a ban by FIFA on playing in Iraq.[4]
  2. ^ Moved from the original venue at Yanggakdo Stadium due to the poor condition of the pitch.[5]
  3. ^ Moved from the original venue at Rajamangala Stadium due to flooding.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  2. ^ "Stage set for FWCQ R3 draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. ^ Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup FIFA.com; 19 August 2011
  4. ^ "FIFA decision on Iraq matches". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. ^ "New stadium for PRK-JPN match". The-AFC.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Teerasil set to miss crucial W Cup qualifier". nationmultimedia.com. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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