2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round

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The fourth round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 5 to 10 October 2017.[1]

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round
Tournament details
Dates5 & 10 October 2017
Teams2 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored5 (2.5 per match)
Attendance44,286 (22,143 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Tim Cahill
Syria Omar Al Somah
(2 goals each)
2022 →

Format[]

In the fourth round, the third-placed teams from the two third round groups competed in a two-legged home-and-away play-off.[2] The winners advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs against the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF fifth round.

The order of legs was pre-determined by the AFC, announced during the draw for the third round. The third-placed team from Group A hosted the first leg, and the third-placed team from Group B hosted the second leg.[3]

Qualified teams[]

Group
(Third round) 		Third place
A  Syria
B  Australia

Matches[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Syria  2–3  Australia 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Syria 1–1 Australia
  • Al Somah Goal 85' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,150
Australia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Syria
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 42,136
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[note 2]

Australia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Goalscorers[]

There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

2 goals
1 goal

Notes[]

  1. ^ Syria played their home match outside Syria due to security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.
  2. ^ Irmatov was replaced by fourth official Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) during extra time.

References[]

  1. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017" (PDF). AFC. 9 June 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". AFC. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Draw Mechanics for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Asian Qualifiers". YouTube. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Asian Play-off: MD1 (1st leg), 5 Oct 2017, A3 vs B3; MD2 (2nd leg), 10 Oct 2017, B3 vs A3. (Displayed in video at 1:40)

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