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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
Tournament details
Dates5 September 2019 – 15 June 2021
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played157
Goals scored519 (3.31 per match)
Attendance1,598,753 (10,183 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout
(11 goals)
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The AFC second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, which also served as the second round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, was played from 5 September 2019 to 15 June 2021.[1][2][3]

Format

A total of forty teams were drawn into eight groups of five to play home-and-away round-robin matches. They included the 34 teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list) which received byes to this round, and the six winners from the first round.

Seven group winners (excluded Qatar, who had already qualified to the World Cup as tournament host) and the five best runners-up advanced to the third round.

Matches in this round were also part of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign.[4] The twelve teams which advanced to the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualification and Qatar, as group winner, automatically qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5] Twenty four teams (twenty-two which advanced directly and two which will advance from an additional play-off round)[6] will play in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualification to decide the remaining eleven teams. In total, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup will feature 24 teams.

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 17 July 2019 at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of June 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[8]

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  Iran (20)
  2.  Japan (28)
  3.  South Korea (37)
  4.  Australia (43)
  5.  Qatar (55)[note 1]
  6.  United Arab Emirates (67)
  7.  Saudi Arabia (69)
  8.  China PR (73)[note 2]
  1.  Iraq (77)
  2.  Uzbekistan (82)
  3.  Syria (85)
  4.  Oman (86)
  5.  Lebanon (86)
  6.  Kyrgyzstan (95)
  7.  Vietnam (96)
  8.  Jordan (98)
  1.  Palestine (100)
  2.  India (101)
  3.  Bahrain (110)
  4.  Thailand (116)
  5.  Tajikistan (120)
  6.  North Korea (122)W
  7.  Chinese Taipei (125)
  8.  Philippines (126)
  1.  Turkmenistan (135)
  2.  Myanmar (138)
  3.  Hong Kong (141)
  4.  Yemen (144)
  5.  Afghanistan (149)
  6.  Maldives (151)
  7.  Kuwait (156)
  8.  Malaysia (159)†
  1.  Indonesia (160)
  2.  Singapore (162)
  3.    Nepal (165)
  4.  Cambodia (169)†
  5.  Bangladesh (183)†
  6.  Mongolia (187)†
  7.  Guam (190)†
  8.  Sri Lanka (201)†

† First round winners
W Later withdrew

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

On 5 March 2020, FIFA announced that it would be monitoring the health situation in the region for possible rescheduling of matchdays 7 through 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Later on 9 March, FIFA and AFC jointly announced that the matches on matchdays 7–10 due to take place in March and June 2020 were postponed, with the new dates to be confirmed. However, subject to approval by FIFA and AFC, and agreement of both member associations, the matches may be played as scheduled provided that the safety of all individuals involved meets the required standards.[10][11] On 5 June, AFC confirmed that matchdays 7 and 8 were scheduled to take place on 8 and 13 October respectively while matchdays 9 and 10 were scheduled to kick off on 12 and 17 November.[12] On 12 August, FIFA announced that the matches scheduled for October and November 2020 would be rescheduled to 2021.[13][14]

On 11 November 2020, the AFC Competitions Committee agreed at its third meeting that all remaining second round matches should be completed by 15 June 2021 with matchdays 7 and 8 in March 2021 and matchdays 9 and 10 in June 2021.[3] On the same day, however, FIFA, along with the Bangladeshi and Qatari associations, gave approval to the only second round match originally scheduled for 2020, Qatar versus Bangladesh, which was played on 4 December.[15]

On 19 February 2021, FIFA and AFC postponed the majority of the upcoming matches to June.[16]

Note: The group spots of Qatar and Bangladesh were swapped due to Qatar's planned participation in the 2020 Copa América, which was later deferred (becoming the 2021 Copa América).

Matchday Date(s) Matches
Matchday 1 5 September 2019 3 v 2, 5 v 4
Matchday 2 10 September 2019 4 v 1, 5 v 3
Matchday 3 10 October 2019 1 v 5, 2 v 4
Matchday 4 15 October 2019 5 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 5 14 November 2019 4 v 3, 2 v 1
Matchday 6 19 November 2019 2 v 3, 4 v 5
Matchday 7 25 March, 28 May and 3 June 2021 1 v 4, 3 v 5
Matchday 8 4 December 2020, 30 March and 7 & 9 June 2021 5 v 1, 4 v 2
Matchday 9 30 March, 30 May and 11 June 2021 2 v 5, 1 v 3
Matchday 10 13 and 15 June 2021 3 v 4, 1 v 2
Original group stage schedule
Matchday Date
Matchday 7 26 March 2020, later 8 October
Matchday 8 31 March 2020, later 13 October
Matchday 9 4 June 2020, later 12 November, then 7 June 2021
Matchday 10 9 June 2020, later 17 November

Centralised venues

On 12 March 2021, AFC confirmed the hosts for the group stage scheduled to take place from 31 May to 15 June 2021.[17]

  • Group A: United Arab Emirates (China hosted Guam on 28 May.)
  • Group B: Kuwait
  • Group C: Bahrain
  • Group D: Saudi Arabia
  • Group E: Qatar
  • Group F: Japan
  • Group G: United Arab Emirates
  • Group H: South Korea

In general these hosts were the seeded (Pot 1) teams from each group. The exceptions were Group A (where United Arab Emirates took over hosting duties after China could not host due to COVID-19 restrictions), Group B (where Pot 4 team Kuwait hosted rather than Australia) and Group C (where Pot 3 team Bahrain were chosen rather than Iran).

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Syria China Philippines Maldives Guam
1  Syria 8 7 0 1 22 7 +15 21 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–0
2  China PR 8 6 1 1 30 3 +27 19 Third round[a] 3–1 — 2–0 5–0 7–0
3  Philippines 8 3 2 3 12 11 +1 11 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–5 0–0 — 1–1 3–0
4  Maldives 8 2 1 5 7 20 −13 7 0–4 0–5 1–2 — 3–1
5  Guam 8 0 0 8 2 32 −30 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 0–7 1–4 0–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ China PR qualified for the Asian Cup as host nation.


Guam 0–1 Maldives
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Mahudhee Goal 27'
Guam F.A. National Training Center, Dededo
Attendance: 714
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Philippines 2–5 Syria
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Al Somah Goal 14', 55'
  • Mobayed Goal 30'
  • Al-Khatib Goal 48' (pen.)
  • Al-Mawas Goal 85'
Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Attendance: 2,645
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Guam 1–4 Philippines
  • Lopez Goal 67' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Guam F.A. National Training Center, Dededo
Attendance: 1,096
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Maldives 0–5 China PR
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Wu Xi Goal 34'
  • Wu Lei Goal 45'
  • Yang Xu Goal 64' (pen.)
  • Elkeson Goal 83' (pen.), 90+1'
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
China PR 7–0 Guam
  • Yang Xu Goal 6', 19', 24', 31'
  • Wu Lei Goal 17'
  • Wu Xi Goal 45+1'
  • Elkeson Goal 75'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 39,987
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Syria 2–1 Maldives
  • Al Somah Goal 26', 60'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Ashfaq Goal 70'
Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 3]
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Philippines 0–0 China PR
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Attendance: 2,982
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Syria 4–0 Guam
  • Al Somah Goal 3', 44', 83'
  • Al-Mawas Goal 90+3'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 3]
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Maldives 1–2 Philippines
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Syria 2–1 China PR
  • Omari Goal 19'
  • Zhang Linpeng Goal 76' (o.g.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Wu Lei Goal 30'
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 3]
Attendance: 6,950
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Maldives 3–1 Guam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,612
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Syria 1–0 Philippines
  • Al Salama Goal 23'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 3]
Attendance: 2,445
Guam 0–7 China PR
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Wu Lei Goal 20' (pen.), 55'
  • Jin Jingdao Goal 39'
  • Wu Xi Goal 61'
  • Elkeson Goal 65'
  • Alan Goal 83', 87'
Attendance: 29,222
Maldives 0–4 Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Al-Mawas Goal 29', 45+2' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
  • Aosman Goal 33' (pen.)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Guam 0–3 Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
China PR 2–0 Philippines
  • Wu Lei Goal 56' (pen.)
  • Wu Xinghan Goal 65'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Philippines 3–0 Guam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
China PR 5–0 Maldives
  • Liu Binbin Goal 5'
  • Wu Lei Goal 30'
  • Alan Goal 68'
  • Zhang Yuning Goal 69'
  • Tan Long Goal 79'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Philippines 1–1 Maldives
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Fasir Goal 25'
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
China PR 3–1 Syria
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Aosman Goal 50'
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Kuwait Jordan Nepal Chinese Taipei
1  Australia 8 8 0 0 28 2 +26 24 Third round and Asian Cup — 3–0 1–0 5–0 5–1
2  Kuwait 8 4 2 2 19 7 +12 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 — 0–0 7–0 9–0
3  Jordan 8 4 2 2 13 3 +10 14 0–1 0–0 — 3–0 5–0
4    Nepal 8 2 0 6 4 22 −18 6 0–3 0–1 0–3 — 2–0
5  Chinese Taipei 8 0 0 8 4 34 −30 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 1–7 1–2 1–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers


Chinese Taipei 1–2 Jordan
  • Wen Chih-hao Goal 81'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,520
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Kuwait 7–0   Nepal
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Chinese Taipei 0–2   Nepal
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 4,780
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Kuwait 0–3 Australia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,852
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Australia 5–0   Nepal
  • Maclaren Goal 6', 19', 90'
  • Souttar Goal 23', 59'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
Jordan 0–0 Kuwait
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 10,720
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Chinese Taipei 1–7 Australia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Taggart Goal 12', 19'
  • Irvine Goal 34', 37'
  • Souttar Goal 73', 89'
  • Maclaren Goal 84'
National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 3,251
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Jordan 3–0   Nepal
  • Shelbaieh Goal 56' (pen.)
  • Ersan Goal 78'
  • Faisal Goal 88'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Kuwait 9–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Jordan 0–1 Australia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Taggart Goal 13'
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 9,712
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Nepal   0–1 Kuwait
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Jordan 5–0 Chinese Taipei
  • Faisal Goal 4', 75'
  • Ersan Goal 25'
  • Al-Ajalin Goal 43'
  • Al-Dardour Goal 62'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,260
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Nepal   2–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Australia 3–0 Kuwait
  • Leckie Goal 1'
  • Irvine Goal 24'
  • Hrustic Goal 66'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City (Kuwait)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Nepal   0–3 Jordan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Faisal Goal 23' (pen.), 48'
  • Al-Arab Goal 67'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Australia 5–1 Chinese Taipei
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Gao Wei-jie Goal 62'
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City (Kuwait)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
Nepal   0–3 Australia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Kuwait 0–0 Jordan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Australia 1–0 Jordan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City (Kuwait)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
Chinese Taipei 1–2 Kuwait
  • Wu Chun-ching Goal 51'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City (Kuwait)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Iran Iraq Bahrain Hong Kong Cambodia
1  Iran 8 6 0 2 34 4 +30 18 Third round and Asian Cup — 1–0 3–0 3–1 14–0
2  Iraq 8 5 2 1 14 4 +10 17 2–1 — 0–0 2–0 4–1
3  Bahrain 8 4 3 1 15 4 +11 15 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–0 1–1 — 4–0 8–0
4  Hong Kong 8 1 2 5 4 13 −9 5 0–2 0–1 0–0 — 2–0
5  Cambodia 8 0 1 7 2 44 −42 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–10 0–4 0–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Cambodia 1–1 Hong Kong
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Tan Chun Lok Goal 16'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Bahrain 1–1 Iraq
  • Al Aswad Goal 9'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • M. Ali Goal 85'
Attendance: 6,049
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Cambodia 0–1 Bahrain
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Al Aswad Goal 78'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Hong Kong 0–2 Iran
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Azmoun Goal 23'
  • Ansarifard Goal 54'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 13,942
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Iran 14–0 Cambodia
  • Nourollahi Goal 5'
  • Azmoun Goal 11', 35', 44'
  • Kanaanizadegan Goal 18'
  • Visal Goal 22' (o.g.)
  • Ansarifard Goal 40', 48', 60', 88'
  • Taremi Goal 54'
  • Mohebi Goal 65', 67'
  • Me. Mohammadi Goal 85'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 15,823
Iraq 2–0 Hong Kong
  • M. Ali Goal 37'
  • Adnan Goal 79' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Basra International Stadium, Basra
Attendance: 32,340
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Cambodia 0–4 Iraq
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Bayesh Goal 22'
  • M. Ali Goal 41'
  • Attwan Goal 57'
  • Ibrahim Goal 62'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 48,258
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Bahrain 1–0 Iran
  • Al-Hardan Goal 65' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,810
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Hong Kong 0–0 Bahrain
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,541
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
Iraq 2–1 Iran
  • M. Ali Goal 11'
  • Abbas Goal 90+2'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Nourollahi Goal 25'
Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 12]
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Hong Kong 2–0 Cambodia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,497
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Iraq 0–0 Bahrain
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 12]
Attendance: 10,366
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Iran 3–1 Hong Kong
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Orr Goal 85'
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Bahrain 8–0 Cambodia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Iraq 4–1 Cambodia
  • M. Ali Goal 1'
  • Resan Goal 23'
  • Adnan Goal 27' (pen.)
  • Hadi Goal 90+3'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Visal Goal 55'
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Iran 3–0 Bahrain
  • Azmoun Goal 54', 61'
  • Taremi Goal 79'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Cambodia 0–10 Iran
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Jahanbakhsh Goal 16' (pen.)
  • Khalilzadeh Goal 22'
  • Taremi Goal 27'
  • Rotana Goal 32' (o.g.)
  • Mohammadi Goal 58'
  • Pouraliganji Goal 64'
  • Ansarifard Goal 77' (pen.)
  • Rezaei Goal 80', 87'
  • Ghayedi Goal 84'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Hong Kong 0–1 Iraq
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Fung Hing Wa Goal 11' (o.g.)
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Iran 1–0 Iraq
  • Azmoun Goal 35'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Bahrain 4–0 Hong Kong
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan State of Palestine Singapore Yemen
1  Saudi Arabia 8 6 2 0 22 4 +18 20 Third round and Asian Cup — 3–0 5–0 3–0 3–0
2  Uzbekistan 8 5 0 3 18 9 +9 15 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–3 — 2–0 5–0 5–0
3  Palestine 8 3 1 4 10 10 0 10 0–0 2–0 — 4–0 3–0
4  Singapore 8 2 1 5 7 22 −15 7 0–3 1–3 2–1 — 2–2
5  Yemen 8 1 2 5 6 18 −12 5 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers


Singapore 2–2 Yemen
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Al-Matari Goal 34'
  • Qarawi Goal 45'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 7,018
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Palestine 2–0 Uzbekistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Singapore 2–1 Palestine
  • Shakir Goal 3'
  • Safuwan Goal 38'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Hamed Goal 13'
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Yemen 2–2 Saudi Arabia
  • Qarawi Goal 8'
  • Al-Dahi Goal 37'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,100
Uzbekistan 5–0 Yemen
  • Kodirkulov Goal 3'
  • Shomurodov Goal 33'
  • Iskanderov Goal 53'
  • Tukhtakhujaev Goal 72'
  • Sergeev Goal 90'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 28,571
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Singapore
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,560
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Singapore 1–3 Uzbekistan
  • Ikhsan Goal 45+1'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 12,547
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Palestine 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Uzbekistan 2–3 Saudi Arabia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 31,524
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Yemen 1–0 Palestine
  • Al-Dahi Goal 54'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sheikh Ali Bin Mohamad Stadium, Muharraq (Bahrain)[note 13]
Attendance: 530
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Uzbekistan 2–0 Palestine
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 19,143
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Yemen 1–2 Singapore
  • Al-Gahwashi Goal 85'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sheikh Ali Bin Mohamad Stadium, Muharraq (Bahrain)[note 13]
Attendance: 650
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Palestine
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 1
Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)
Palestine 4–0 Singapore
  • Seyam Goal 19' (pen.), 30' (pen.)
  • Dabbagh Goal 23'
  • Hamed Goal 85'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 294
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Yemen
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh[note 6]
Attendance: 4,382
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Uzbekistan 5–0 Singapore
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 75
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
Yemen 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Masharipov Goal 19' (pen.)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 230
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Singapore 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 4,879
Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Uzbekistan
  • Al-Faraj Goal 25', 33'
  • Al-Hassan Goal 52'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh[note 6]
Attendance: 6,339
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Palestine 3–0 Yemen
  • Dabbagh Goal 43', 84'
  • Hamed Goal 45+3'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 430
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Qatar Oman India Afghanistan Bangladesh
1  Qatar 8 7 1 0 18 1 +17 22 Asian Cup[a] — 2–1 0–0 6–0 5–0
2  Oman 8 6 0 2 16 6 +10 18 Third round and Asian Cup 0–1 — 1–0 3–0 4–1
3  India 8 1 4 3 6 7 −1 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–1
4  Afghanistan 8 1 3 4 5 15 −10 6 0–1 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
5  Bangladesh 8 0 2 6 3 19 −16 2 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Qatar already qualified for the World Cup as host nation.

The group spots of Qatar and Bangladesh were swapped due to Qatar's planned participation in the 2020 Copa América. The tournament was later deferred (becoming the 2021 Copa América), and eventually Qatar withdrew from it.

India 1–2 Oman
  • Chhetri Goal 24'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Al-Alawi Goal 82', 90'
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Attendance: 22,798
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Qatar 6–0 Afghanistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,950
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Afghanistan 1–0 Bangladesh
  • Noor Goal 27'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Qatar 0–0 India
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 12,020
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Bangladesh 0–2 Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 24,570
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Oman 3–0 Afghanistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
India 1–1 Bangladesh
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Uddin Goal 42'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 53,286
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Qatar 2–1 Oman
  • Ak. Afif Goal 2'
  • Ali Goal 71'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • R. Al-Alawi Goal 63'
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 26,731
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Afghanistan 1–1 India
  • Nazary Goal 45+1'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Oman 4–1 Bangladesh
  • Al-Khaldi Goal 48'
  • R. Al-Alawi Goal 68'
  • A. Al-Alawi Goal 78'
  • Al-Hidi Goal 90+1'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Afghanistan 0–1 Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Afif Goal 76' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Oman 1–0 India
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 24,250
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Qatar 5–0 Bangladesh
  • Hatem Goal 9'
  • Afif Goal 33', 90+2'
  • Ali Goal 72' (pen.), 78'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Bangladesh 1–1 Afghanistan
  • Barman Goal 83'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Sharifi Goal 47'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
India 0–1 Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Hatem Goal 33'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Bangladesh 0–2 India
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Chhetri Goal 79', 90+2'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]
Attendance: 495
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
Oman 0–1 Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]
Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Afghanistan 1–2 Oman
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]
Attendance: 183
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
India 1–1 Afghanistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]
Attendance: 603
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Bangladesh 0–3 Oman
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]
Attendance: 885
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Mongolia Myanmar
1  Japan 8 8 0 0 46 2 +44 24 Third round and Asian Cup — 4–1 5–1 6–0 10–0
2  Tajikistan 8 4 1 3 14 12 +2 13 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 — 1–0 3–0 4–0
3  Kyrgyzstan 8 3 1 4 19 12 +7 10 0–2 1–1 — 0–1 7–0
4  Mongolia 8 2 0 6 3 27 −24 6 0–14 0–1 1–2 — 1–0
5  Myanmar 8 2 0 6 6 35 −29 6 0–2 4–3 1–8 1–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Mongolia 1–0 Myanmar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 3,221
Tajikistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • A. Dzhalilov Goal 41'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Mongolia 0–1 Tajikistan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • D. Ergashev Goal 81'
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 3,455
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Myanmar 0–2 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Nakajima Goal 16'
  • Minamino Goal 26'
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Japan 6–0 Mongolia
  • Minamino Goal 22'
  • Yoshida Goal 29'
  • Nagatomo Goal 33'
  • Nagai Goal 40'
  • Endo Goal 57'
  • Kamada Goal 82'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 43,122
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Kyrgyzstan 7–0 Myanmar
  • Bernhardt Goal 5', 10', 87' (pen.)
  • Shukurov Goal 20', 71'
  • Alykulov Goal 26'
  • Kichin Goal 45'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Mongolia 1–2 Kyrgyzstan
  • Tsedenbal Goal 57' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 2,182
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Tajikistan 0–3 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Minamino Goal 53', 55'
  • Asano Goal 82'
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
Myanmar 4–3 Tajikistan
  • Suan Lam Mang Goal 10', 41'
  • Aung Thu Goal 48'
  • Maung Maung Lwin Goal 63'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • M. Dzhalilov Goal 36' (pen.), 76'
  • Vosiyev Goal 57'
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 7,365
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Minamino Goal 41' (pen.)
  • Haraguchi Goal 54'
Attendance: 17,543
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Myanmar 1–0 Mongolia
  • Hlaing Bo Bo Goal 17'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
Attendance: 17,468
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Tajikistan
  • Kozubaev Goal 83'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 15,873
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Tajikistan 3–0 Mongolia
  • M. Dzhalilov Goal 4'
  • A. Dzhalilov Goal 50'
  • Samiev Goal 87'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Mongolia 0–14 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Minamino Goal 13'
  • Osako Goal 23', 55', 90+2'
  • Kamada Goal 26'
  • Morita Goal 33'
  • Tuya Goal 39' (o.g.)
  • Inagaki Goal 68', 90+3'
  • Ito Goal 73', 79'
  • Furuhashi Goal 78', 87'
  • Asano Goal 90+1'
Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba (Japan)[note 16]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Japan 10–0 Myanmar
  • Minamino Goal 8', 66'
  • Osako Goal 22', 30' (pen.), 36', 49', 88'
  • Morita Goal 57'
  • Kamada Goal 84'
  • Itakura Goal 90+1'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan 0–1 Mongolia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka (Japan)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Japan 4–1 Tajikistan
  • Furuhashi Goal 6'
  • Minamino Goal 40'
  • Hashimoto Goal 51'
  • Kawabe Goal 71'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Myanmar 1–8 Kyrgyzstan
  • Hlaing Bo Bo Goal 69'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka (Japan)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Japan 5–1 Kyrgyzstan
  • Onaiwu Goal 27' (pen.), 31', 33'
  • Sasaki Goal 72'
  • Asano Goal 77'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Tajikistan 4–0 Myanmar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka (Japan)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United Arab Emirates Vietnam Malaysia Thailand Indonesia
1  United Arab Emirates 8 6 0 2 23 7 +16 18 Third round and Asian Cup — 3–2 4–0 3–1 5–0
2  Vietnam 8 5 2 1 13 5 +8 17 1–0 — 1–0 0–0 4–0
3  Malaysia 8 4 0 4 10 12 −2 12 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–2 1–2 — 2–1 2–0
4  Thailand 8 2 3 3 9 9 0 9 2–1 0–0 0–1 — 2–2
5  Indonesia 8 0 1 7 5 27 −22 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–5 1–3 2–3 0–3 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers


Thailand 0–0 Vietnam
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani
Attendance: 19,011
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
Indonesia 2–3 Malaysia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Sumareh Goal 36', 90+6'
  • Syafiq Goal 65'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 54,659
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Indonesia 0–3 Thailand
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 11,619
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Malaysia 1–2 United Arab Emirates
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 38,256
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
United Arab Emirates 5–0 Indonesia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,678[note 17]
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Indonesia 1–3 Vietnam
  • Bachdim Goal 84'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar[note 18]
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Thailand 2–1 United Arab Emirates
  • Teerasil Goal 26'
  • Ekanit Goal 51'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani
Attendance: 16,057
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Malaysia 2–1 Thailand
  • Gan Goal 26'
  • Sumareh Goal 57'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Chanathip Goal 7'
Attendance: 39,363
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Vietnam 1–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 37,879
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Malaysia 2–0 Indonesia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 75,044
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Vietnam 0–0 Thailand
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Thailand 2–2 Indonesia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Agung Goal 39'
  • Dimas Goal 60'
Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
United Arab Emirates 4–0 Malaysia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Thailand
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 980
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Vietnam 4–0 Indonesia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 225
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Indonesia 0–5 United Arab Emirates
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Zabeel Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 963
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Malaysia 1–2 Vietnam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 335
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Vietnam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Thailand 0–1 Malaysia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 142
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Group H

North Korea withdrew from the qualifying round due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31][32]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea Lebanon Turkmenistan Sri Lanka North Korea
1  South Korea 6 5 1 0 22 1 +21 16 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 5–0 8–0 7 Jun
2  Lebanon 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 0–0 — 2–1 3–2 0–0
3  Turkmenistan 6 3 0 3 8 11 −3 9 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–2 3–2 — 2–0 3–1
4  Sri Lanka 6 0 0 6 2 23 −21 0 0–5 0–3 0–2 — 0–1
5  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew 0–0 2–0 15 Jun 3 Jun —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers


North Korea Voided
(2–0)		 Lebanon
  • Jong Il-gwan Goal 7', 56'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Sri Lanka 0–2 Turkmenistan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Colombo Racecourse, Colombo
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Turkmenistan 0–2 South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Sri Lanka Voided
(0–1)		 North Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Jang Kuk-chol Goal 67'
Colombo Racecourse, Colombo
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
South Korea 8–0 Sri Lanka
  • Son Heung-min Goal 10', 45+5' (pen.)
  • Kim Shin-wook Goal 17', 30', 54', 64'
  • Hwang Hee-chan Goal 20'
  • Kwon Chang-hoon Goal 76'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong
Attendance: 23,522
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Lebanon 2–1 Turkmenistan
  • El-Helwe Goal 5'
  • Matar Goal 64'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
North Korea Voided
(0–0)		 South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Sri Lanka 0–3 Lebanon
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Maatouk Goal 15' (pen.)
  • El-Helwe Goal 38' (pen.), 81'
Colombo Racecourse, Colombo
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Turkmenistan Voided
(3–1)		 North Korea
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 26,500
Lebanon 0–0 South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 170[note 19]
Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)
Turkmenistan 2–0 Sri Lanka
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 26,304
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
Lebanon Voided
(0–0)		 North Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 0[note 19]
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
North Korea Cancelled Sri Lanka
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Goyang Stadium, Goyang (South Korea)[note 6]
Lebanon 3–2 Sri Lanka
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Razeek Goal 10', 61' (pen.)
Goyang Stadium, Goyang (South Korea)[note 6]
Attendance: 73
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
South Korea 5–0 Turkmenistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,932
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
South Korea Cancelled North Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Turkmenistan 3–2 Lebanon
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Ataya Goal 73'
  • Saad Goal 75'
Goyang Stadium, Goyang (South Korea)[note 6]
Attendance: 52
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Sri Lanka 0–5 South Korea
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Goyang Stadium, Goyang (South Korea)[note 6]
Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
South Korea 2–1 Lebanon
  • Sabra Goal 50' (o.g.)
  • Son Heung-min Goal 65' (pen.)
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 4,061
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
North Korea Cancelled Turkmenistan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Goyang Stadium, Goyang (South Korea)[note 6]

Ranking of runner-up teams

Group H contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups after North Korea withdrew from the competition. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[32]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  China PR 6 4 1 1 16 3 +13 13 World Cup qualifying third round[a]
2 E  Oman 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup
3 C  Iraq 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
4 G  Vietnam 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11
5 H  Lebanon 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10
6 F  Tajikistan 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round
7 D  Uzbekistan 6 3 0 3 12 9 +3 9
8 B  Kuwait 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ China PR already qualified for the Asian Cup as host nation.

Ranking of fifth-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Myanmar 8 2 0 6 6 35 −29 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round
2 D  Yemen 8 1 2 5 6 18 −12 5
3 E  Bangladesh 8 0 2 6 3 19 −16 2
4 G  Indonesia 8 0 1 7 5 27 −22 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
5 C  Cambodia 8 0 1 7 2 44 −42 1
6 B  Chinese Taipei 8 0 0 8 4 34 −30 0
7 A  Guam 8 0 0 8 2 32 −30 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Goalscorers

There were 519 goals scored in 157 matches, for an average of 3.31 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

  • Japan Takumi Minamino

8 goals

  • China Wu Lei
  • Japan Yuya Osako

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  • Australia Mathew Leckie
  • Bahrain Kamil Al Aswad
  • China Elkeson
  • Oman Rabia Al-Alawi
  • State of Palestine Oday Dabbagh
  • Qatar Akram Afif
  • Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj
  • Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad
  • Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Afghanistan Ovays Azizi (against India)
  • Cambodia Soeuy Visal (against Iran)
  • Cambodia Sor Rotana (against Iran)
  • China Zhang Linpeng (against Syria)
  • Chinese Taipei Chen Wei-chuan (against Kuwait)
  • Guam Marcus Lopez (against Philippines)
  • Guam Travis Nicklaw (against Maldives)
  • Hong Kong Fung Hing Wa (against Iraq)
  • Mongolia Khash-Erdene Tuya (against Japan)
  • Singapore Irfan Fandi (against Uzbekistan)

Notes

  1. ^ Qatar had already qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as tournament hosts and were competing to qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
  2. ^ China had already qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and were competing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Syria played their home matches in the United Arab Emirates because of security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.[18]
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b The fixtures between Guam and Syria were reversed from their original scheduled dates as the process for Syrian players to obtain United States visas would not be completed in time.[19]
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Originally to be played on 31 March 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh The matches played in May and June 2021 were held in a single centralised venue chosen per group.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Originally to be played on 4 June 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Originally to be played on 26 March 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Originally to be played on 9 June 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f The home matches of Nepal against Chinese Taipei, Jordan and Kuwait were swapped with the away matches at the request of the All Nepal Football Association with consent from the opponents.[20] The only Nepali stadium that meets the required criteria for this competition is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, which was damaged in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, and would not be repaired in time.[21]
  11. ^ After previously swapping the home fixtures with other teams in the group due to Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu not being able to be repaired in time, Nepal then played their home fixtures at Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan due to the AFC citing that the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium has poor infrastructure.[22]
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Following an assessment of the security situation in Iraq due to the 2019 Iraqi protests, FIFA and AFC directed the Iraq Football Association to shift their home matches against Iran and Bahrain from the Basra International Stadium, Basra to a neutral ground.[23] The AFC later announced that the matches had been shifted to Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan.[24]
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c Yemen played their home matches in Bahrain because of security concerns from the Yemeni Civil War.[25]
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c Afghanistan played their home matches in Tajikistan because of security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[26]
  15. ^ Originally to be played on 31 March 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. The eventual date was approved by FIFA and the two national associations.[15]
  16. ^ The Mongolia v Japan match was played in Chiba, Japan.[27]
  17. ^ The United Arab Emirates v Indonesia match was initially announced to be played without spectators following sanctions due to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup incident between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.[28][29] The decision was later appealed by the UAEFA.[citation needed]
  18. ^ The Indonesia v Vietnam match was shifted to Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar from Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta based on an internal risk management process and analysis by the PSSI General Secretariat.[30]
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b The Lebanon v South Korea and the Lebanon v North Korea matches were played behind closed doors due to security reasons regarding the Lebanese protests.[33][34]

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