2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

The AFC second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 18 February 2004 and finished on 17 November 2004.

The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the third round, where the eight remaining teams were divided into two groups of four.

Format edit

The 32 teams (25 teams given a bye directly to the second round and 7 winners from the play-off round) 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 highest-ranked team in each group qualified for the third round.

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Iran 6 5 0 1 22 4 +18 15 Third round 0–1 3–1 7–0
2   Jordan 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 0–2 1–0 5–0
3   Qatar 6 3 0 3 16 8 +8 9 2–3 2–0 5–0
4   Laos 6 0 0 6 3 33 −30 0 0–7 2–3 1–6
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Jordan  5–0  Laos
Aqel   40'
Shelbaieh   45'
Al-Shagran   63'
Ragheb   90'
Shehdeh   90+2'
Report
Iran  3–1  Qatar
Vahedi   8'
Mahdavikia   44'
Daei   62' (pen.)
Report Hamzah   70'
Attendance: 0 (as punishment for violence in an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in 12 November 2003)

Laos  0–7  Iran
Report Daei   9', 17'
Enayati   32', 36'
Khouphachansy   54' (o.g.)
Taghipour   68', 83'
Jordan  1–0  Qatar
Salim   70' Report

Iran  0–1  Jordan
Report Al-Shboul   83'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Qatar  5–0  Laos
Mustafa   17', 37'
Jassem   69', 86'
Bechir   89'
Report

Laos  1–6  Qatar
Chanthalome   88' Report Rizik   36'
Kamil   42'
Bechir   50'
Hamzah   70'
Abdullah   86'
Al-Shammari   89'
Jordan  0–2  Iran
Report Vahedi   80'
Daei   91'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China PR)

Laos  2–3  Jordan
Phaphouvanin   13'
Thongphachan   53'
Report Al-Maharmeh   28'
Al-Shagran   73', 76'
Qatar  2–3  Iran
Mohammed   18'
Golmohammadi   75' (o.g.)
Report Hashemian   9', 89'
Borhani   78'

Qatar  2–0  Jordan
Al-Mal   60'
Al Khater   75'
Report
Iran  7–0  Laos
Daei   8', 20', 28', 58'
Nekounam   63', 72'
Borhani   69'
Report
Attendance: 30,000

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 16 3 +13 16 Third round 1–1 3–0 6–1
2   Iraq 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 11 1–2 4–1 6–1
3   Palestine 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3 1–1 8–0
4   Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 3 26 −23 0 0–1 1–4 0–1
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Uzbekistan  1–1  Iraq
Soliev   78' Report Salah   57'
Palestine  8–0  Chinese Taipei
Al-Kord   10'
Habaib   20', 32'
Atura   43'
Kettlun   52', 86'
Amer   76'
Keshkesh   82'
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Chinese Taipei  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Koshelev   59'
Palestine  1–1  Iraq
Kettlun   72' Report Farhan   20'

Iraq  6–1  Chinese Taipei
Farhan   2', 14'
Fawzi   18'
Mnajed   50', 85'
Swadi   68'
Report Huang   57'
Uzbekistan  3–0  Palestine
Ashurmatov   6'
Shishelov   42'
Djeparov   89'
Report

Chinese Taipei  1–4  Iraq
Huang   82' Report Sadir   4', 43'
Attiya   75'
Mahmoud   86'
Palestine  0–3  Uzbekistan
Report Qosimov   9'
Djeparov   32'
Bikmoev   78'

Iraq  1–2  Uzbekistan
Munir   29' Report Shatskikh   10'
Geynrikh   22'
Chinese Taipei  0–1  Palestine
Report Amer   90+4'

Iraq  4–1  Palestine
Munir   54', 58'
Mohammed   65'
Akram   70'
Report Zatara   71'
Uzbekistan  6–1  Chinese Taipei
Geynrikh   5'
Qosimov   12', 45', 85'
Shatskikh   18'
Koshelev   34'
Report Huang   64'

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Japan 6 6 0 0 16 1 +15 18 Third round 1–0 7–0 1–0
2   Oman 6 3 1 2 14 3 +11 10 0–1 0–0 7–0
3   India 6 1 1 4 2 18 −16 4 0–4 1–5 1–0
4   Singapore 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 1–2 0–2 2–0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
India  1–0  Singapore
Renedy   50' Report
Attendance: 28,000
Japan  1–0  Oman
Kubo   90+2' Report
Attendance: 60,270

India  1–5  Oman
Renedy   18' Report Amad Ali   12'
Ahmed Mubarak   26', 49'
Al-Hinai   60', 88'
Singapore  1–2  Japan
Sahdan   62' Report Takahara   33'
Fujita   81'

Japan  7–0  India
Kubo   12'
Fukunishi   25'
Nakamura   29'
Suzuki   54'
Nakazawa   65', 76'
Ogasawara   68'
Report
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
Oman  7–0  Singapore
Al-Maimani   9', 44', 64', 86'
Ayil   25', 53'
Al-Mukhaini   39'
Report

India  0–4  Japan
Report Suzuki   45'
Ono   60'
Fukunishi   71'
Miyamoto   87'
Singapore  0–2  Oman
Report Shaaban   3'
Ali   82'

Oman  0–1  Japan
Report Suzuki   52'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China PR)
Singapore  2–0  India
Sahdan   73'
Amri   76'
Report

Oman  0–0  India
Report
Japan  1–0  Singapore
Tamada   13' Report
Attendance: 58,881
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Kuwait 6 5 0 1 15 2 +13 15 Third round 1–0 4–0 6–1
2   China 6 5 0 1 14 1 +13 15 1–0 7–0 4–0
3   Hong Kong 6 2 0 4 5 15 −10 6 0–2 0–1 2–0
4   Malaysia 6 0 0 6 2 18 −16 0 0–2 0–1 1–3
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
China  1–0  Kuwait
Hao Haidong   75' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Malaysia  1–3  Hong Kong
Talib   39' Report Ng Wai Chiu   17'
Chu Siu Kei   84'
Kwok Yue Hung   93'

Hong Kong  0–1  China
Report Hao Haidong   71'
Malaysia  0–2  Kuwait
Report Al-Mutawa   75'
Al Harbi   87'

China  4–0  Malaysia
Hao Haidong   43'
Sun Jihai   62'
Li Xiaopeng   66', 76'
Report
Kuwait  4–0  Hong Kong
Seraj   12'
Al-Mutawa   38'
Neda   45'
Al-Salamah   75'
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)

Hong Kong  0–2  Kuwait
Report Neda   38'
Humaidan   70'
Malaysia  0–1  China
Report Li Jinyu   67'
Attendance: 14,000

Kuwait  1–0  China
Ali   47' Report
Hong Kong  2–0  Malaysia
Chu Siu Kei   5'
Wong Chun Yue   51'
Report

Kuwait  6–1  Malaysia
Al-Mutawa   17'
Abdullah   60', 70'
Laheeb   75', 85'
Al Hamad   82'
Report Yahyah   19'
China  7–0  Hong Kong
Li Jinyu   8', 47'
Shao Jiayi   42', 44'
Xu Yunlong   49'
Yu Genwei   88'
Li Weifeng   90+2'
Report

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   North Korea 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Third round 0–0 4–1 2–1
2   United Arab Emirates 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 1–0 1–0 3–0
3   Thailand 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7 1–4 3–0 1–1
4   Yemen 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 1–1 3–1 0–3
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Yemen  1–1  North Korea
Al Selwi   73' Report Hong Yong-jo   85'
United Arab Emirates  1–0  Thailand
Rashid   22' Report

Yemen  0–3  Thailand
Report Chaikamdee   69'
Surasiang   71'
Senamuang   88'
North Korea  0–0  United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Thailand  1–4  North Korea
Senamuang   51' Report Kim Yong-su   42', 71'
Sin Yong-nam   52'
Hong Yong-jo   67'
United Arab Emirates  3–0  Yemen
Abdulrahman   24'
Omer   28', 73'
Report

Yemen  3–1  United Arab Emirates
Al Nono   22', 77'
Abduljabar   49'
Report Omer   26'
North Korea  4–1  Thailand
An Yong-hak   49', 73'
Hong Yong-jo   55'
Ri Hyok-chol   60'
Report Suksomkit   72'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

North Korea  2–1  Yemen
Ri Han-jae   1'
Hong Yong-jo   64'
Report Jaber   76'
Attendance: 15,000
Thailand  3–0  United Arab Emirates
Jakapong   10'
Nanok   30'
Chaiman   67'
Report
Attendance: 15,000

United Arab Emirates  1–0  North Korea
Obaid   58' Report
Thailand  1–1  Yemen
Siriwong   90+5' Report Al-Shehri   69'

Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Bahrain 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 14 Third round 2–1 4–0 5–0
2   Syria 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 2–2 2–1 0–1
3   Tajikistan 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7 0–0 0–1 2–1
4   Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 1–2 1–1 1–2
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Kyrgyzstan  1–2  Tajikistan
Berezovsky   12' Report Burkhanov   31', 53'
Attendance: 14,000
Bahrain  2–1  Syria
A. Hubail   64', 73' Report Sheikh Al-Eshreh   80'

Kyrgyzstan  1–1  Syria
Ishenbaev   55' Report Kailouni   86'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Praveer Bose (India)
Tajikistan  0–0  Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 17,000

Bahrain  5–0  Kyrgyzstan
A. Hubail   12', 45', 60'
Ali   66'
Abdulla   82'
Report
Syria  2–1  Tajikistan
Al Rashed   76'
Rafe   80'
Report Kholmatov   35'

Tajikistan  0–1  Syria
Report Rafe   35'
Kyrgyzstan  1–2  Bahrain
Kenjisariev   86' Report Ali   23'
M. Hubail   58'
Attendance: 10,000

Tajikistan  2–1  Kyrgyzstan
Rabiev   19'
Hakimov   37'
Report Chikishev   84'
Attendance: 11,000
Syria  2–2  Bahrain
Sheikh Al-Eshreh   12'
Al Hussain   18'
Report Mahfoodh   27'
Yousef   90+2'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Syria  0–1  Kyrgyzstan
Report Amin   47'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Bahrain  4–0  Tajikistan
Yousef   9'
Husain   41'
M. Hubail   42', 77'
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)

Group 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   South Korea 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14 Third round 2–0 2–0 2–0
2   Lebanon 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 1–1 0–0 3–0
3   Vietnam 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 1–2 0–2 4–0
4   Maldives 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4 0–0 2–5 3–0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Vietnam  4–0  Maldives
Phan Văn Tài Em   9', 60'
Nguyễn Minh Hải   13'
Phạm Văn Quyến   80' (pen.)
Report
South Korea  2–0  Lebanon
Cha Du-ri   32'
Cho Byung-kuk   51'
Report

Maldives  0–0  South Korea
Report
Vietnam  0–2  Lebanon
Report R. Antar   83'
Hamieh   88'

South Korea  2–0  Vietnam
Ahn Jung-hwan   29'
Kim Do-heon   61'
Report
Lebanon  3–0  Maldives
Zein   21'
R. Antar   87'
Nasseredine   93'
Report

Maldives  2–5  Lebanon
Fazeel   79'
Umar   88'
Report Nasseredine   4', 58'
F. Antar   44'
Chahoud   63'
R. Antar   75'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman)
Vietnam  1–2  South Korea
Phan Văn Tài Em   49' Report Lee Dong-gook   63'
Lee Chun-soo   76'

Maldives  3–0  Vietnam
Thariq   29'
Ashfaq   68', 85'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Rizwan Haq (India)
Lebanon  1–1  South Korea
Nasseredine   28' Report Choi Jin-cheul   8'

Lebanon  0–0  Vietnam
Report
South Korea  2–0  Maldives
Kim Do-heon   66'
Lee Dong-gook   80'
Report

Group 8 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 14 1 +13 18 Third round 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   Turkmenistan 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 0–1 3–1 2–0
3   Indonesia 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7 1–3 3–1 1–0
4   Sri Lanka 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 0–1 2–2 2–2
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Saudi Arabia  3–0  Indonesia
Sowed   4', 39'
Al-Qahtani   45'
Report
Turkmenistan  2–0  Sri Lanka
Öwekow   40'
N. Baýramow   56'
Report

Turkmenistan  3–1  Indonesia
W. Baýramow   10', 74'
Kulyýew   35'
Report Budi Sudarsono   30'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muhammad Sahib (Iraq)
Sri Lanka  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Report Sowed   51'

Saudi Arabia  3–0  Turkmenistan
Al-Meshal   27', 45'
Noor   32'
Report
Indonesia  1–0  Sri Lanka
Aiboy   30' Report

Sri Lanka  2–2  Indonesia
Steinwall   81'
Karunaratne   82'
Report Ilham   8'
Sofyan   51'
Turkmenistan  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Qahtani   47'

Sri Lanka  2–2  Turkmenistan
Perera   47'
Mudyanselage   57'
Report D. Baýramow   20'
Nazarow   70'
Indonesia  1–3  Saudi Arabia
Ilham   50' Report Al-Meshal   9'
Abdulghani   13'
Al-Qahtani   80'

Indonesia  3–1  Turkmenistan
Ilham   20', 47', 59' Report Durdyýew   25'
Saudi Arabia  3–0  Sri Lanka
Al-Harthi   6'
Al-Shalhoub   45' (pen.)
Fallata   65'
Report

Goalscorers edit

There were 297 goals scored in 96 matches, for an average of 3.09 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries: Asian Zone". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.

External links edit