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The AFC fourth round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009.
The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage qualified directly to the World Cup Finals in South Africa, with the two third-placed countries advancing to the AFC play-off.
The 10 teams (2 teams from each group in the third round) were divided into four pots for the draw, three containing two teams and one containing four. 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. The pots were as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
The 10 teams were split into two groups of five teams each – each containing one team from each of Pots 1, 2 and 3, as well as 2 teams from Pot 4.
The top two teams in each group qualified for the World Cup Finals, with the two third-placed sides advancing to a playoff. All teams played home and away against each of the other four teams in the group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 20 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Japan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Bahrain | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | Fifth round | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Qatar | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — |
| Bahrain | 2–3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Isa  87'Tulio 89' (o.g.) | Report | S. Nakamura 18' Endō 44' (pen.)K. Nakamura 85' |
| Qatar | 3–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Siddiq 37' Magid Mohamed 73'Al-Bloushi 86' | Report |
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chipperfield 26' |
| Japan | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Tamada 40' | Report | Shatskikh 27' |
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulrahman 90+4' |
| Japan | 1–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| S. Nakamura 47' | Report |
| Uzbekistan | 4–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Tadjiyev 34', 45+2', 53' Soliev 62' | Report |
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okazaki 9' |
| Australia | 2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Sterjovski 55' Carney 88' | Report |
| Japan | 1–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Binali 3' (o.g.) | Report | Ali Afif 53' (pen.) |
| Bahrain | 1–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman 73' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | North Korea | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | Fifth round | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Iran | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed 86' | Report | Choe Kum-Chol 72' An Chol-Hyok 81' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Harthi 29' | Report | Nekounam 81' |
| North Korea | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Yong-Jo 64' (pen.) | Report | Ki Sung-yueng 69' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Khater 23' | Report | Otaif 69' Al-Fraidi 73' |
| South Korea | 4–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Keun-ho 20', 80' Park Ji-sung 26'Kwak Tae-hwi 89' | Report | Al Hammadi 72' |
| Iran | 2–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdavikia 9' Nekounam 63' | Report | Jong Tae-Se 72' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Juma'a 19' | Report | Bagheri 81' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Keun-ho 76' Park Chu-young 90+2' |
| North Korea | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Mun In-Guk 28' | Report |
| Iran | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam 58' | Report | Park Ji-sung 81' |
| North Korea | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Pak Nam-Chol 51' Mun In-Guk 90+3' | Report |
| Iran | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Shojaei 57' | Report | Hazazi 79' Al-Muwallad 87' |
| South Korea | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Chi-woo 86' | Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Otaif 4' (pen.) Juma 70' (o.g.)Hazazi 85' | Report | Al Shehhi 38' Matar 45+1' |
| North Korea | 0–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Iran | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi 53' | Report |
| South Korea | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Park Ji-sung 82' | Report | Shojaei 52' |
There were 80 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Mark Bresciano David Carney Scott Chipperfield Harry Kewell Mile Sterjovski Faouzi Mubarak Aaish Abdulla Baba Fatadi Salman Isa Karim Bagheri Ali Karimi Mehdi Mahdavikia Yasuhito Endō Kengo Nakamura Shinji Okazaki Tatsuya Tanaka An Chol-Hyok Choe Kum-Chol Hong Yong-Jo Jong Tae-Se Pak Nam-Chol Ali Afif Talal Al-Bloushi Magid Mohamed Majdi Siddiq Sebastián Soria Ahmed Al-Fraidi Saad Al-Harthi Osama Al-Muwallad Kim Chi-woo Kwak Tae-hwi Ismail Al Hammadi Mohammed Al Shehhi Abdulrahim Jumaa Subait Khater Ismail Matar Bashir Saeed Maksim Shatskikh Anvarjon Soliev 1 own goal
Marcus Tulio Tanaka (against Bahrain) Ahmed Faris Al-Binali (against Japan) Fares Juma (against Saudi Arabia)Several Iranian players started their away match against South Korea wearing green armbands or wristbands, a symbol of protest at the outcome of the Iranian presidential election. [3] Most removed them at half-time. The newspaper Iran reported that Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hosein Kaebi, and Vahid Hashemian had received life bans from the Iranian FA for the gesture. [4] However, the Iranian FA denied this claim in a response to FIFA's inquiry saying that "the comments in foreign media are nothing but lies and a mischievous act." [5] The Iran national team head coach Afshin Ghotbi also confirmed that it was a rumour and Iranian FA "has not taken any official stand on this issue." [6]
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