2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Redirected from Malaysia v Saudi Arabia (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying))

The second round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) was played from 24 May 2015 to 29 March 2016.

Format

A total of forty teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.

A total of 24 teams eliminated from World Cup qualification in the second round competed in the third round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification (which was separated from the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification), where they were divided into six groups of four teams and competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The 24 teams consisted of the sixteen highest ranked teams eliminated in the second round, and the eight teams that advanced from the play-off round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification which were contested by the remaining twelve teams eliminated in the second round.

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2015 (shown in parentheses below). The 40 teams were seeded into five pots:

  • Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–8.
  • Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 9–16.
  • Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 17–24.
  • Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 25–32.
  • Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 33–40.

Each group contained one team from each of the five pots. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot of each team.

As the seeding order was based on the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to the draw, it differed from the order in the AFC entrant list, which was based on the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015. Among the six first round winners, three were seeded higher than pot 5 (India in pot 3, Timor-Leste and Bhutan in pot 4), on the basis of ranking points gained from the first round matches, while the other three (Yemen, Cambodia and Chinese Taipei) were seeded in pot 5.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  1.  Iran (40)
  2.  Japan (50)
  3.  South Korea (57)
  4.  Australia (63)
  5.  United Arab Emirates (68)
  6.  Uzbekistan (73)
  7.  China (82)
  8.  Iraq (86)
  1.  Saudi Arabia (95)
  2.  Oman (97)
  3.  Qatar (99)
  4.  Jordan (103)
  5.  Bahrain (108)
  6.  Vietnam (125)
  7.  Syria (126)
  8.  Kuwait (127)
  1.  Afghanistan (135)
  2.  Philippines (139)
  3.  Palestine (140)
  4.  Maldives (141)
  5.  Thailand (142)
  6.  Tajikistan (143)
  7.  Lebanon (144)
  8.  India (147)
Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  Timor-Leste (152)
  2.  Kyrgyzstan (153)
  3.  North Korea (157)
  4.  Myanmar (158)
  5.  Turkmenistan (159)
  6.  Indonesia (159) (D)
  7.  Singapore (162)
  8.  Bhutan (163)
  1.  Malaysia (164)
  2.  Hong Kong (167)
  3.  Bangladesh (167)
  4.  Yemen (170)
  5.  Guam (175)
  6.  Laos (178)
  7.  Cambodia (179)
  8.  Chinese Taipei (179)
Notes
  • Bolded teams qualified for the third round.
  • (D): Disqualified after draw

Groups

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 8 6 2 0 28 4 +24 20 Third round and Asian Cup 2–1 3–2 2–0 7–0
2  United Arab Emirates 8 5 2 1 27 4 +23 17 Third round 1–1 2–0 10–0 8–0
3  Palestine 8 4 2 2 24 5 +19 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–0 0–0 6–0 7–0
4  Malaysia 8 2 0 6 7 29 −22 6 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 1–2 0–6 3–0
5  Timor-Leste 8 0 0 8 0 44 −44 0 0–10 0–3 0–3 0–3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players. The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
  2. ^ United Arab Emirates qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
  3. ^ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match was awarded as 0–3, after being abandoned at 1–2 after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch.
Malaysia 3–0
Forfeited
 Timor-Leste
  • Safee 34'
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Saudi Arabia 3–2 Palestine
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Timor-Leste 0–3
Forfeited
 United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 200
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Malaysia 0–6 Palestine
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United Arab Emirates 10–0 Malaysia
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Saudi Arabia 7–0
Forfeited
 Timor-Leste
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Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Malaysia 0–3
Awarded
 Saudi Arabia
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Timor-Leste 0–3
Forfeited
 Palestine
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Timor-Leste 0–3
Forfeited
 Malaysia
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Palestine 0–0 Saudi Arabia
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Palestine 6–0 Malaysia
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United Arab Emirates 8–0 Timor-Leste
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Timor-Leste 0–10 Saudi Arabia
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia)
Malaysia 1–2 United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

United Arab Emirates 2–0 Palestine
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Saudi Arabia 2–0 Malaysia
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Palestine 7–0 Timor-Leste
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 8 7 0 1 29 4 +25 21 Third round and Asian Cup 5–1 3–0 7–0 5–0
2  Jordan 8 5 1 2 21 7 +14 16 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–0 0–0 3–0 8–0
3  Kyrgyzstan 8 4 2 2 10 8 +2 14 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–0
4  Tajikistan 8 1 2 5 9 20 −11 5 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 1–3 0–1 5–0
5  Bangladesh 8 0 1 7 2 32 −30 1 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Bangladesh 1–3 Kyrgyzstan
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Tajikistan 1–3 Jordan
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Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Bangladesh 1–1 Tajikistan
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea)
Kyrgyzstan 1–2 Australia
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Attendance: 18,000

Australia 5–0 Bangladesh
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Attendance: 19,495
Jordan 0–0 Kyrgyzstan
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Bangladesh 0–4 Jordan
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Tajikistan 0–3 Australia
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Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Jordan 2–0 Australia
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Kyrgyzstan 2–2 Tajikistan
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Attendance: 17,600
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Kyrgyzstan 2–0 Bangladesh
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Attendance: 12,001
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Jordan 3–0 Tajikistan
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Australia 3–0 Kyrgyzstan
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Attendance: 19,412
Tajikistan 5–0 Bangladesh
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Bangladesh 0–4 Australia
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Attendance: 19,730
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Kyrgyzstan 1–0 Jordan
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Australia 7–0 Tajikistan
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Attendance: 35,439
Jordan 8–0 Bangladesh
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Australia 5–1 Jordan
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Tajikistan 0–1 Kyrgyzstan
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Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 8 7 0 1 29 4 +25 21 Third round and Asian Cup 1–0 2–0 4–0 15–0
2  China 8 5 2 1 27 1 +26 17 2–0 0–0 4–0 12–0
3  Hong Kong 8 4 2 2 13 5 +8 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–3 0–0 2–0 7–0
4  Maldives 8 2 0 6 8 20 −12 6 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–1 0–3 0–1 4–2
5  Bhutan 8 0 0 8 5 52 −47 0 0–3 0–6 0–1 3–4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Hong Kong 7–0 Bhutan
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Maldives 0–1 Qatar
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Bhutan 0–6 China
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Hong Kong 2–0 Maldives
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Attendance: 6,370

China 0–0 Hong Kong
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Attendance: 26,173
Qatar 15–0 Bhutan
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Maldives 0–3 China
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Attendance: 28,036
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Hong Kong 2–3 Qatar
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Bhutan 3–4 Maldives
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Qatar 1–0 China
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Bhutan 0–1 Hong Kong
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Attendance: 7,280
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Qatar 4–0 Maldives
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Attendance: 4,006
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Maldives 0–1 Hong Kong
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China 12–0 Bhutan
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Bhutan 0–3 Qatar
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Attendance: 4,128
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Hong Kong 0–0 China
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China 4–0 Maldives
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Qatar 2–0 Hong Kong
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Attendance: 10,170
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

China 2–0 Qatar
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Maldives 4–2 Bhutan
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 8 6 2 0 26 3 +23 20 Third round and Asian Cup 2–0 3–1 6–0 4–0
2  Oman 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0
3  Turkmenistan 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 13 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
4  Guam 8 2 1 5 3 16 −13 7 0–6 0–0 1–0 2–1
5  India 8 1 0 7 5 18 −13 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh. The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
Guam 1–0 Turkmenistan
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India 1–2 Oman
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Guam 2–1 India
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Turkmenistan 1–1 Iran
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Iran 6–0 Guam
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Attendance: 11,232
Oman 3–1 Turkmenistan
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Guam 0–0 Oman
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Attendance: 2,239
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
India 0–3
Awarded
 Iran
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Turkmenistan 2–1 India
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Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Oman 1–1 Iran
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Turkmenistan 1–0 Guam
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Oman 3–0 India
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Iran 3–1 Turkmenistan
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Attendance: 35,800
India 1–0 Guam
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Guam 0–6 Iran
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Attendance: 2,087
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Turkmenistan 2–1 Oman
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Attendance: 23,100
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Iran 4–0 India
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Attendance: 29,160
Oman 1–0 Guam
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Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

India 1–2 Turkmenistan
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Iran 2–0 Oman
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Attendance: 33,850
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 8 7 1 0 27 0 +27 22 Third round and Asian Cup 5–0 0–0 5–0 3–0
2  Syria 8 6 0 2 26 11 +15 18 0–3 1–0 5–2 6–0
3  Singapore 8 3 1 4 9 9 0 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–1
4  Afghanistan 8 3 0 5 8 24 −16 9 0–6 0–6 2–1 3–0
5  Cambodia 8 0 0 8 1 27 −26 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 0–6 0–4 0–1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Cambodia 0–4 Singapore
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Attendance: 63,000
Afghanistan 0–6 Syria
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Attendance: 7,647
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Japan 0–0 Singapore
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Cambodia 0–1 Afghanistan
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Japan 3–0 Cambodia
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Syria 1–0 Singapore
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Cambodia 0–6 Syria
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Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Afghanistan 0–6 Japan
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Attendance: 8,650
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Singapore 1–0 Afghanistan
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Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
Syria 0–3 Japan
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Attendance: 680

Singapore 2–1 Cambodia
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Attendance: 6,650
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Syria 5–2 Afghanistan
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Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Singapore 0–3 Japan
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Afghanistan 3–0 Cambodia
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Attendance: 2,585

Singapore 1–2 Syria
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Cambodia 0–2 Japan
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Attendance: 29,871
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Japan 5–0 Afghanistan
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Syria 6–0 Cambodia
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Attendance: 100

Afghanistan 2–1 Singapore
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Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Japan 5–0 Syria
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Attendance: 57,475

Group F

Indonesia was also drawn into this group, but on 30 May 2015 the country's football association was suspended due to governmental interference, and on 3 June 2015 the team was disqualified and all matches involving it were cancelled.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 6 4 2 0 14 6 +8 14 Third round and Asian Cup 2–2 1–0 4–2
2  Iraq 6 3 3 0 13 6 +7 12 2–2 1–0 5–1
3  Vietnam 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–1 4–1
4  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 5 19 −14 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 0–2 1–2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Thailand 1–0 Vietnam
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Attendance: 40,500

Chinese Taipei 0–2 Thailand
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Attendance: 18,168
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Iraq 5–1 Chinese Taipei
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Attendance: 4,200

Chinese Taipei 1–2 Vietnam
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Attendance: 20,239
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Thailand 2–2 Iraq
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Attendance: 43,572
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Vietnam 1–1 Iraq
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Vietnam 0–3 Thailand
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Thailand 4–2 Chinese Taipei
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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Chinese Taipei 0–2 Iraq
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Attendance: 11,960
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Vietnam 4–1 Chinese Taipei
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Iraq 2–2 Thailand
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Attendance: 4,000

Iraq 1–0 Vietnam
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Attendance: 2,160

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 8 8 0 0 27 0 +27 24 Third round and Asian Cup 1–0 3–0 4–0 8–0
2  Lebanon 8 3 2 3 12 6 +6 11 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 0–1 1–1 7–0
3  Kuwait 8 3 1 4 12 10 +2 10 Disqualified 0–1 0–0 9–0 0–3
4  Myanmar 8 2 2 4 9 21 −12 8 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–2 0–2 3–0 3–1
5  Laos 8 1 1 6 6 29 −23 4 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d During this stage the Kuwait Football Association was suspended after the country had failed to comply with a decision from FIFA that its sports law had to be changed. The three remaining matches involving Kuwait – away v Myanmar, home v Laos, and away v South Korea – were not played as scheduled, and were eventually awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait's opponents. Kuwait was also unable to compete in the Third Round of the Asian Cup qualifying, to which it would have advanced based on its ranking.
Laos 2–2 Myanmar
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Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Lebanon 0–1 Kuwait
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Myanmar 0–2 South Korea
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Attendance: 1,090
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Laos 0–2 Lebanon
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Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

South Korea 8–0 Laos
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Attendance: 30,205
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Kuwait 9–0 Myanmar
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Attendance: 550
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Laos 0–2 Kuwait
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Lebanon 0–3 South Korea
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Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Myanmar 0–2 Lebanon
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Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Kuwait 0–1 South Korea
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Myanmar 3–1 Laos
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Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Kuwait 0–0 Lebanon
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South Korea 4–0 Myanmar
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Attendance: 24,270
Lebanon 7–0 Laos
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Laos 0–5 South Korea
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Myanmar 3–0
Awarded
 Kuwait
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South Korea 1–0 Lebanon
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Attendance: 30,532
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Kuwait 0–3
Awarded
 Laos
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Lebanon 1–1 Myanmar
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Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
South Korea 3–0
Awarded
 Kuwait
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Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 8 7 0 1 20 7 +13 21 Third round and Asian Cup 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
2  North Korea 8 5 1 2 14 8 +6 16 Asian Cup qualifying third round 4–2 0–0 2–0 1–0
3  Philippines 8 3 1 4 8 12 −4 10 1–5 3–2 2–1 0–1
4  Bahrain 8 3 0 5 10 10 0 9 0–4 0–1 2–0 3–0
5  Yemen 8 1 0 7 2 17 −15 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 1–3 0–3 0–2 0–4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.
Philippines 2–1 Bahrain
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Yemen 0–3
Awarded
 North Korea
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Yemen 0–2 Philippines
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Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Uzbekistan 1–0 Yemen
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea)
Bahrain 0–1 North Korea
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Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Philippines 1–5 Uzbekistan
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Yemen 0–4 Bahrain
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North Korea 0–0 Philippines
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Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Bahrain 0–4 Uzbekistan
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Report (AFC)

North Korea 1–0 Yemen
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Bahrain 2–0 Philippines
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Report (AFC)

Philippines 0–1 Yemen
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Uzbekistan 3–1 North Korea
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North Korea 2–0 Bahrain
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Yemen 1–3 Uzbekistan
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Uzbekistan 1–0 Philippines
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Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Bahrain 3–0 Yemen
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Report (AFC)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Philippines 3–2 North Korea
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Ranking of runner-up teams

To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria were used:

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Fair play points
  5. Drawing of lots

As a result of Indonesia being disqualified by FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Iraq 6 3 3 0 13 6 +7 12 Third round and Asian Cup
2 E  Syria 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12
3 A  United Arab Emirates 6 3 2 1 16 4 +12 11 Third round
4 C  China 6 3 2 1 9 1 +8 11 Third round and Asian Cup
5 H  North Korea 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round
6 B  Jordan 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
7 D  Oman 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
8 G  Lebanon 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as host nation.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used:

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Fair play points
  5. Drawing of lots

As a result of Indonesia being disqualified by FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  Guam 6 1 1 4 1 14 −13 4 Asian Cup qualifying third round
2 G  Myanmar 6 1 1 4 4 18 −14 4
3 H  Bahrain 6 1 0 5 3 10 −7 3
4 E  Afghanistan 6 1 0 5 4 24 −20 3
5 B  Tajikistan 6 0 1 5 3 19 −16 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
6 F  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 5 19 −14 0
7 C  Maldives 6 0 0 6 0 15 −15 0
8 A  Malaysia 6 0 0 6 1 29 −28 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Goalscorers

There were 507 goals scored in 149 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.

14 goals
11 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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