2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

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This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification .

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Format

In this round teams ranked 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams ranked 1–5 received a bye to the third round.

The matches were held between 8 October 2007 and 30 October 2007. The 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) among the 19 winners advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers, while the eight remaining teams advanced to the second round in November 2007.

Summary

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 p.)		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
Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg3–11Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2–3 5 1–8
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).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 (awd.) 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. [1]
  2. ^ Bhutan withdrew. [2]
  3. ^ Guam withdrew. [3]
  4. ^ FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia. [4]
  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. [5]

Matches

Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg0–7Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Report Akram Soccerball shade.svg19'
M. Karim Soccerball shade.svg24', 49', 88', 90'
Ghulam Soccerball shade.svg71'
Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg83'
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg0–0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Report
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (Syria) [note 1]
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

Iraq won 7–0 on aggregate.

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg9–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Shatskikh Soccerball shade.svg4', 16', 34', 57', 77'
Kapadze Soccerball shade.svg26'
Karpenko Soccerball shade.svg43'
Bakayev Soccerball shade.svg54'
Salomov Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report
Central Army Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Inomov Soccerball shade.svg79'
Suyunov Soccerball shade.svg89'
Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 800
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

Uzbekistan won 11–0 on aggregate.

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg6–1Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Chaikamdee Soccerball shade.svg12', 49'
Dangda Soccerball shade.svg21'
Winothai Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
Phetphun Soccerball shade.svg82'
Thonglao Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Kin Seng Chan Soccerball shade.svg23'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 11,254
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Macau  Flag of Macau.svg1–7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Kin Seng Chan Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Dangda Soccerball shade.svg22'
Sukha Soccerball shade.svg39'
Surasiang Soccerball shade.svg43'
Thonglao Soccerball shade.svg48'
Chaikamdee Soccerball shade.svg53', 57', 86'
Sports Field and Pavilion at MUST, Macau
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)

Thailand won 13–2 on aggregate.

Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report Soria Soccerball shade.svg68'
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg5–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Soria Soccerball shade.svg4', 76'
Bechir Soccerball shade.svg17', 55'
Al-Shammari Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Qatar won 6–0 on aggregate.

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg7–0Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
Qu Bo Soccerball shade.svg17', 81'
Du Zhenyu Soccerball shade.svg22'
Yang Lin Soccerball shade.svg58'
Liu Jian Soccerball shade.svg63'
Li Jinyu Soccerball shade.svg76'
Li Weifeng Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report
Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg0–4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report Wu Wei'an Soccerball shade.svg13'
Liu Jian Soccerball shade.svg14'
Zheng Bin Soccerball shade.svg35'
Zhang Yaokun Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) [note 2]
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

China PR won 11–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

Among the 19 winners, the top 11 winners advanced directly to the third round while the remaining 8 teams advanced to second round.

Advanced to third round Advanced to second round

Goalscorers

There were 131 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 3.97 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Due to security concerns, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar, and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan. [6]
  2. ↑ The home leg of Myanmar was moved to Malaysia on request of both China and Myanmar. [7]
  3. ↑ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  4. ↑ Palestine failed to show up. Match was awarded 3–0 to Singapore as a walkover. [9] [10] The Palestinian 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 declined the appeal. [11]
  5. 1 2 Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers". Soccerway. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Bhutan out of 2010 race". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Indonesia goes straight through – Guam declines" (in Indonesian). Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Fifa reject Palestinian appeal". Al Jazeera Sports. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
  6. ↑ No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers AFP; 6 August 2007
  7. ↑ Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; 18 October 2007
  8. 1 2 Bhutan out of 2010 race Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; 13 September 2007
  9. ↑ Road to South Africa: Singapore through to second round after Palestine no-show Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Singapore; 28 October 2007
  10. 1 2 Lebanon advance to Round 3 FIFA; 31 October 2007
  11. ↑ Fifa reject Palestinian appeal Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Al Jazeera Sports; 31 October 2007
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