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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

The AFC third round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. The round began on 6 February 2008 and finished on 22 June 2008.

The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the fourth round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

Format edit

The 20 teams (five teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round, and four winners from the second round) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

  Australia
  South Korea
  Iran
  Japan
  Saudi Arabia

  Bahrain
  Uzbekistan
  Kuwait
  North Korea
  China

  Jordan
  Iraq
  Lebanon
  Oman
  United Arab Emirates

  Qatar
  Syria
  Thailand
  Turkmenistan
  Singapore

The 20 teams 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 top two teams in each group qualified for the fourth round.

Group 1 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
  Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 Fourth round — 3–0 1–0 0–1
  Qatar 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10 1–3 — 2–0 0–0
  Iraq 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 1–0 0–1 — 1–1
  China 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: [1]
Australia  3–0  Qatar
Kennedy   11'
Cahill   17'
Bresciano   33'		 Report
Attendance: 50,969
Iraq  1–1  China
H.M. Mohammed   51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi   75'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
China  0–0  Australia
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Qatar  2–0  Iraq
Fábio César   1', 62' Report
Attendance: 13,000
Australia  1–0  Iraq
Kewell   47' Report
Attendance: 48,678
Qatar  0–0  China
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
China  0–1  Qatar
Report Soria   14' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Iraq  1–0  Australia
E. Mohammed   28' Report
Attendance: 8,000
China  1–2  Iraq
Zhou Haibin   33' Report E. Mohammed   41'
Akram   67'
Attendance: 39,000
Qatar  1–3  Australia
Al Khalfan   89' Report Emerton   17', 56'
Kewell   74'
Attendance: 12,000
Australia  0–1  China
Report Sun Xiang   12'
Attendance: 70,054
Iraq  0–1  Qatar
Report Bechir   77'
Attendance: 10,000

Group 2 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
  Japan 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Fourth round — 1–0 3–0 4–1
  Bahrain 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 1–0 — 1–1 1–1
  Oman 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
  Thailand 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1 0–3 2–3 0–1 —
Source: [1]
Japan  4–1  Thailand
Endō   21'
Ōkubo   54'
Nakazawa   66'
Maki   90+1'		 Report Winothai   22'
Attendance: 35,130
Oman  0–1  Bahrain
Report Hubail   14'
Attendance: 28,000
Thailand  0–1  Oman
Report Sulaiman   1'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Bahrain  1–0  Japan
Hubail   77' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Japan  3–0  Oman
Nakazawa   10'
Ōkubo   22'
S. Nakamura   49'		 Report
Attendance: 46,764
Thailand  2–3  Bahrain
Chaikamdee   25'
Winothai   45'		 Report Isa   22'
Latif   34'
Adnan   57'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Oman  1–1  Japan
Ahmed Mubarak   11' Report Endō   53' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Bahrain  1–1  Thailand
Isa   67' Report Thonglao   65'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Thailand  0–3  Japan
Report Tulio   23'
Nakazawa   39'
K. Nakamura   89'
Attendance: 25,000
Bahrain  1–1  Oman
Aaish   41' Report Sulaiman   72'
Attendance: 25,000
Japan  1–0  Bahrain
Uchida   90' Report
Attendance: 51,180
Oman  2–1  Thailand
Al Hosni   58', 85' Report Sripan   3' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000

Group 3 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
  South Korea 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 Fourth round — 0–0 2–2 4–0
  North Korea 6 3 3 0 4 0 +4 12 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
  Jordan 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–1 0–1 — 2–0
  Turkmenistan 6 0 1 5 1 12 −11 1 1–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: [1]
South Korea  4–0  Turkmenistan
Kwak Tae-hwi   43'
Seol Ki-hyeon   57', 85'
Park Ji-sung   73'		 Report
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Jordan  0–1  North Korea
Report Hong Yong-jo   44'
Attendance: 16,000
North Korea  0–0  South Korea
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Turkmenistan  0–2  Jordan
Report Al-Bzour   33'
Bawab   86'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
South Korea  2–2  Jordan
Park Ji-sung   39'
Park Chu-young   48' (pen.)		 Report Abdel-Fattah   73', 80'
Attendance: 50,000
Turkmenistan  0–0  North Korea
Report
Attendance: 20,000
North Korea  1–0  Turkmenistan
Choe Kum-chol   72' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Jordan  0–1  South Korea
Report Park Chu-young   24' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
North Korea  2–0  Jordan
Hong Yong-jo   44', 72' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan  1–3  South Korea
Ovekov   77' (pen.) Report Kim Do-heon   14', 86', 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,000
South Korea  0–0  North Korea
Report
Attendance: 48,519
Jordan  2–0  Turkmenistan
Abdel Fattah   66'   67' Report
Attendance: 150

Group 4 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
  Uzbekistan 6 5 0 1 17 7 +10 15[a] Fourth round — 3–0 3–0[b] 3–0
  Saudi Arabia 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15[a] 4–0 — 2–0 4–1
  Singapore 6 2 0 4 7 16 −9 6 3–7 0–3[b] — 2–0
  Lebanon 6 0 0 6 3 14 −11 0 0–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The positions of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are reversed from the original final standings after two matches were forfeited by Singapore.
  2. ^ a b Awarded as a 3–0 win as Singapore fielded an ineligible player.
Lebanon  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Ahmedov   44'
Attendance: 800
Saudi Arabia  2–0  Singapore
Al-Qahtani   38'
Mouath   81'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Uzbekistan  3–0  Saudi Arabia
Kapadze   45+1'
Shatskikh   65'
Djeparov   67' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Singapore  2–0  Lebanon
Đurić   8'
Fazrul   24'		 Report
Attendance: 10,118
Singapore  3–7  Uzbekistan
Đurić   16'
Mustafić   31' (pen.)
Wilkinson   73'		 Report Kapadze   10'
Karpenko   22'
Djeparov   34', 44'
Denisov   42'
Ibrahimov   62'
Shatskikh   88'
Attendance: 28,750
Saudi Arabia  4–1  Lebanon
Al-Qahtani   45', 90+1'
Hawsawi   65'
Tukar   83'		 Report El Ali   43'
Attendance: 8,000
Uzbekistan  3–0
Awarded[note 3]		  Singapore
Geynrikh   80' Report
Attendance: 12,867
Lebanon  1–2  Saudi Arabia
Ghaddar   90+3' Report Tukar   45+2', 60'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Singapore  0–3
Awarded[note 5]		  Saudi Arabia
Report Ab. Otaif   37'
Al-Fraidi   76'
Attendance: 23,000
Uzbekistan  3–0  Lebanon
Ahmedov   50', 63'
Djeparov   90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Lebanon  1–2  Singapore
Baihakki   62' (o.g.) Report Dayoub   72' (o.g.)
Wilkinson   73'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Saudi Arabia  4–0  Uzbekistan
Ab. Otaif   5'
Mouath   36', 88'
Al-Harthi   56'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Group 5 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
  Iran 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 Fourth round — 0–0 0–0 2–0
  United Arab Emirates 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–1 — 1–3 2–0
  Syria 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
  Kuwait 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 2–2 2–3 4–2 —
Source: [1]
Iran  0–0  Syria
Report
Attendance: 45,000
United Arab Emirates  2–0  Kuwait
Al Shehhi   14'
Khalil   53'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Syria  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Chaabo   2' Report Matar   54'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Kuwait  2–2  Iran
Ajab   38'
Al-Rashidi   81'		 Report Nikbakht   2'
Hosseini   5'
Attendance: 15,000
Iran  0–0  United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Syria  1–0  Kuwait
Al-Hussain   52' Report
Attendance: 25,000
United Arab Emirates  0–1  Iran
Report Zandi   8'
Attendance: 9,000
Kuwait  4–2  Syria
Ajab   2', 20', 63'
Al Khouja   57' (o.g.)		 Report Al-Khatib   10', 45+2'
Attendance: 10,000
Syria  0–2  Iran
Report Rezaei   64'
Khalili   90+5'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Kuwait  2–3  United Arab Emirates
Ajab   52', 79' Report Matar   23', 39'
Mohammed   90+1'
Attendance: 20,000
Iran  2–0  Kuwait
Nekounam   17'
Rezaei   90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
United Arab Emirates  1–3  Syria
Matar   83' (pen.) Report Al Hussain   34', 51'
Malki   90+3'
Attendance: 7,000

Goalscorers edit

There were 137 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Due to security concerns, Iraq's home matches were played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2]
  2. ^ Since North Korea refused to play the anthem and fly the flag of South Korea, the match was moved from Pyongyang to Shanghai, China.[3][4]
  3. ^ FIFA awarded Uzbekistan a 3–0 win as a result of Singapore fielding the ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 1–0 to Uzbekistan.[5]
  4. ^ Lebanon-Saudi Arabia match was moved from Beirut to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  5. ^ FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia a 3–0 win as a result of Singapore fielding ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 2–0 to Saudi Arabia.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ Iraq to host 3 World Cup qualifying matches in Dubai, USA Today, 22 January 2008.
  3. ^ DPR Korea-Korea Republic to take place in Shanghai, FIFA.com, 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ Koreas match moved to Shanghai after anthem row, Reuters.com, 7 March 2008.
  5. ^ a b Qiu ineligible for Singapore – FIFA, the-AFC.com, 4 December 2008.

External links edit

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