2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Dates8 October 2007 – 14 November 2009
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played143
Goals scored374 (2.62 per match)
Attendance3,267,023 (22,846 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Thailand.svg Sarayoot Chaikamdee
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Maksim Shatskikh
(8 goals each)
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Iran vs South Korea at Azadi Stadium,Tehran Iran Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.jpg
Iran vs South Korea at Azadi Stadium,Tehran

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the final tournament in South Africa and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots, while Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not enter qualification. This was the first time Timor-Leste competed in World Cup qualification and the first time Australia attempted to qualify for the World Cup as a member of the AFC, having moved from the Oceania Football Confederation at the start of 2006. Note that this edition saw the first effective participation of Myanmar. The country, called "Burma" until 1989, was registered three times (1950, 1994, 2002) but withdrew each time before playing.

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Asia's four automatic qualifying berths were taken by Australia, Japan and both North and South Korea. Bahrain failed to become a fifth Asian representative in the World Cup after losing the play-off match against Oceanian representatives New Zealand.

Seeding

The initial seeding (used in the draw for the first two rounds) was based on each team's performance during the qualification stage for the previous World Cup. [1] The admission of Australia to the AFC complicated matters slightly (as they had not taken part in the previous AFC qualification cycle, but had progressed to the World Cup finals in Germany – and had advanced further than the AFC qualifiers).

Initially, the AFC placed Australia as the first seed even though this contradicted the letter of the seeding – past practice (such as adopted by the AFC in the draw for the qualification to the 2008 Olympic Football Tournament) would have seeded Australia last.

By the time of the main qualification draw in Durban (which included the AFC third round), the seeding had been adjusted to rank the top 5 AFC nations according to their performance in the World Cup Final Tournament (of 2006). This resulted in minor changes to the seeding at that point.

Seeding for the first two rounds

Teams ranked 1–5 received a bye from the first two knockout rounds and are entered into the third round.
Teams ranked 6–43 entered at the first round, with teams ranked from 6–24 drawn against teams ranked from 25 to 43.
Of the first round winners, the eight lowest remaining seeds would go on to play in the second round. The other teams would receive a bye to the third round. [2]

Top Seeds
(Ranked 1st to 5th)		Pot A
(Ranked 6th to 24th)		Pot B
(Ranked 25th to 43rd)

First round

The official draw took place on 6 August 2007 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams from Pot A were randomly paired with a team from Pot B.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg0–7Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 0–7 0–0 1
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg11–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 9–0 2–0
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg13–2Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 6–1 7–1
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–6Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0–1 0–5
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg11–0Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 7–0 4–0 4
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg w/o 2 Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg2–2
(5–6 pens)		Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–6Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0–1 0–5
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg4–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 4–1 0–0
East Timor  Flag of East Timor.svg3–11Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2–3 5 1–8
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg5–1Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan 3–0 2–1 1
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg3–2Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3–0 0–2
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–6Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1–1 0–5
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia (1992-2011).svg2–9Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1–4 1–5
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg4–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2–0 2–0
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg0–7Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0–4 1 0–3 6
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg6–3Flag of India.svg  India 4–1 2–2
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg1–5Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 0–1 1–4
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg w/o 3 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
  1. ^ For security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan. [3]
  2. ^ Bhutan withdrew. [4]
  3. ^ Guam withdrew. [5]
  4. ^ FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia. [6]
  5. ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  6. ^ Palestine failed to appear; Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win. The Palestine Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA dismissed the appeal. [7]

Second round

Of the nineteen teams that progressed from the first round, the eight lowest seeded teams by FIFA rankings were required to play in the second round (the other eleven teams received a bye to the third round). As with the first round the draw took place on 6 August 2007 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

As the teams involved were not known at the time, the draw placed teams ranked 16–19 against teams ranked 12–15. The ties drawn were

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 0–0 0–3
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–11Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1–4 0–7
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg3–1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2–0 1–1
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–1 0–1

Third round

The top 5 seeds were joined by the eleven highest-ranked winners from the first round and the four second round winners.

Qualified teams

Byes to Round 3Top 11 Round 1 winnersRound 2 winners
  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  2. Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
  3. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
  4. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  5. Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
  1. Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
  2. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
  3. Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1
  4. Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  6. Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
  7. Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
  8. Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
  9. Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
  10. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
  11. Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
  1. Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
  2. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
  3. Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
  4. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

1 On 30 October 2007, the Kuwait Football Association was suspended from international football competitions by FIFA. On 9 November 2007, Kuwait was conditionally reinstated to international football competitions by FIFA. [8]

Seeding

These 20 teams were drawn into five groups of four teams at the main group draw in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. The seeding for the main draw was the same for the first two rounds, with the exception that the five seeded nations (those that qualified for the 2006 finals) were ordered on the basis of results in the 2006 finals tournament. [9] This saw Iran move from fifth to third, and Japan and Saudi Arabia ranked equal fourth.

The four seeding Pots used were:

Pot APot BPot CPot D

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

Groups

The teams in each group played each other twice, once home and once away. The teams that finished first and second in their group qualified for the fourth round.

Group 1

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Iraq.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 631273+410 Fourth round — 3–0 1–0 0–1
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 631256−110 1–3 — 2–0 0–0
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 621346−27 1–0 0–1 — 1–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 613234−16 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: [10]

On 26 May 2008, FIFA decided to suspend Iraq from all international competitions after the Iraq Football Association was disbanded by the government on 20 May 2008. [11] The suspension was provisionally and conditionally lifted on 29 May 2008. [12]

Qatar fielded ineligible player Emerson in the 2–0 defeat to Iraq on 26 March 2008, prompting FIFA to controversially [13] suspend him but clear Qatar of any wrongdoing, in direct contradiction to its decisions against Singapore.

Iraq appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but it was rejected by the CAS, saying that Iraq submitted documents and appeal fees too late. [14]

Group 2

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Oman.svg Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6411123+913 Fourth round — 1–0 3–0 4–1
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 632175+211 1–0 — 1–1 1–1
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 622257−28 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6015514−91 0–3 2–3 0–1 —
Source: [10]

Group 3

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of North Korea.svg Flag of Jordan.svg Flag of Turkmenistan.svg
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 6330103+712 Fourth round — 0–0 2–2 4–0
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 633040+412 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 62136607 0–1 0–1 — 2–0
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 6015112−111 1–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: [10]

Group 4

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Lebanon.svg
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 6501177+1015 [a] Fourth round — 3–0 3–0 [b] 3–0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 6501155+1015 [a] 4–0 — 2–0 4–1
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6204716−96 3–7 0–3 [b] — 2–0
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 6006314−110 0–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source: [10]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The positions of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are reversed from the original final standings after two matches were forfeited by Singapore.
  2. 1 2 Awarded as a 3–0 win as Singapore fielded an ineligible player.

Group 5

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Iran.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Syria.svg Flag of Kuwait.svg
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 633072+512 Fourth round — 0–0 0–0 2–0
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 62227708 0–1 — 1–3 2–0
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 622278−18 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 6114812−44 2–2 2–3 4–2 —
Source: [10]

Fourth round

In the fourth round, the 10 remaining teams were drawn into 2 groups of 5 teams.

Qualified teams

Round 3Group winnersGroup runners-up
Group 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Group 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Group 3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Group 4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia *Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan *
Group 5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

* Positions based on original final standings

Seeding

The 10 qualifiers were drawn into two groups of five teams at the draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The seeding for the fourth round was based on that used in the third round draw, but Saudi Arabia and Japan (seeded equal 4th in that draw) were separated by a random selection held at the start of the fourth round draw. [15]

The top 6 ranked qualifiers were split into 3 pots of 2 teams, with the bottom 4 ranked nations grouped together in a separate pot. Each group was allocated 1 team from each of Pots 1, 2 and 3, and 2 teams from Pot 4.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea

Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain

Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar

Groups

The teams in each group played each other twice, once home and once away. The top 2 teams in each group qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa. The third-placed teams met in a play-off to determine who would play the OFC winner, New Zealand, in a separate playoff for a spot in the Finals.

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8620121+1120 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8431116+515 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–1
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 831468−210 Fifth round 0–1 2–3 — 1–0 1–0
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 8134514−96 0–0 0–3 1–1 — 3–0
5Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 8116510−54 0–1 0–1 0–1 4–0 —
Source: [10]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of North Korea.svg Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of Iran.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 8440124+816 2010 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–1
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 833275+212 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 2–0
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 833288012 Fifth round 0–2 0–0 — 1–1 3–2
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 825187+111 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–0
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 8017617−111 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source: [10]

Fifth round

Teams finishing 3rd in the fourth round groups played each other to determine a possible 5th qualifier from Asia. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, the Bahamas. [16]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0–0 2–2

Bahrain advanced to the Asia-Oceania play-off on the away goals rule.

Inter-confederation play-offs

The Fifth Round winner then played the winner of the OFC qualifying group, New Zealand, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.

The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in Nassau, the Bahamas. [16]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0–0 0–1

Qualified teams

The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fourth round group A winners6 June 20092 (1974, 2006)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Fourth round group B winners6 June 20097 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 , 2006)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Fourth round group A runners-up6 June 20093 (1998, 2002 , 2006)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Fourth round group B runners-up17 June 20091 (1966)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

There were 374 goals scored in 143 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

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