This page provides the summaries of the AFC third round matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification .
In this round the fifteen winners from the second round joined the five AFC sides seeded 1–5 in the AFC World Cup rankings (Japan, South Korea, Australia, North Korea, Bahrain). The teams were drawn into five groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. [1] [2]
The matches were played from 2 September 2011 to 29 February 2012. The top two teams in each group advanced to the fourth round.
The 20 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The July 2011 FIFA Ranking – released on 27 July – was used to seed the teams.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Note: Syria was replaced by Tajikistan in the third round on 19 August 2011 following the awarding of both second round matches to Tajikistan. [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iraq | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | Fourth round | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | |
| 2 |  Jordan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  China | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Singapore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — | 
| Iraq  | 0–2 |  Jordan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdel-Fattah  43' Abdallah Deeb  47' | 
| Singapore  | 0–2 |  Iraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdul-Zahra  50' Mahmoud  86' | 
| Jordan  | 2–1 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdel-Rahman  49' Amer Deeb  56' | Report | Hao Junmin  57' | 
| Singapore  | 0–3 |  Jordan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdallah Deeb  11' B. Bani Yaseen  54' Hayel  64' | 
| Singapore  | 0–4 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yu Hai  41' Li Weifeng  56' Zheng Zheng  73', 81' | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | Fourth round | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Lebanon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 |  Kuwait | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | — | 
| South Korea  | 6–0 |  Lebanon | 
|---|---|---|
| Park Chu-young  8', 45+1', 67' Ji Dong-won  66', 85' Kim Jung-woo  82' | Report | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 2–3 |  Kuwait | 
|---|---|---|
| Al Hammadi  84' Khalil  89' | Report | Nasser  7', 65' Al-Mutawa  51' | 
| Kuwait  | 1–1 |  South Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Fadhel  54' | Report | Park Chu-young  9' | 
| South Korea  | 2–1 |  United Arab Emirates | 
|---|---|---|
| Park Chu-young  55' Al-Kamali  64' (o.g.) | Report | Matar  90+2' | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 0–2 |  South Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Keun-ho  88' Park Chu-young  90+3' | 
| Kuwait  | 0–1 |  Lebanon | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | El Ali  57' | 
| Lebanon  | 2–1 |  South Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Al Saadi  4' Atwi  32' (pen.) | Report | Koo Ja-cheol  20' (pen.) | 
| South Korea  | 2–0 |  Kuwait | 
|---|---|---|
| Lee Dong-gook  65' Lee Keun-ho  71' | Report | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 4–2 |  Lebanon | 
|---|---|---|
| Saeed  20', 78' Al-Wehaibi  38' Matar  68' | Report | El Ali  23' Maatouk  45+2' | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uzbekistan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 16 | Fourth round | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Japan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 3 |  North Korea | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 |  Tajikistan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 
| Japan  | 1–0 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Yoshida  90+4' | Report | 
| Tajikistan  | 0–1 |  Uzbekistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shatskikh  72' | 
| North Korea  | 1–0 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Pak Nam-Chol  14' | Report | 
| Uzbekistan  | 1–1 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Djeparov  8' | Report | Okazaki  65' | 
| North Korea  | 0–1 |  Uzbekistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Geynrikh  26' | 
| Japan  | 8–0 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Havenaar  11', 47' Okazaki  19', 74' Komano  35' Kagawa  41', 68' Nakamura  56' | Report | 
| Uzbekistan  | 1–0 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Kapadze  48' | Report | 
| North Korea  | 1–0 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Pak Nam-Chol  50' | Report | 
| Uzbekistan  | 3–0 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Tursunov  35' Ahmedov  60' Geynrikh  70' | Report | 
| Tajikistan  | 1–1 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Khamrakulov  61' | Report | Jang Song-Hyok  54' (pen.) | 
| Japan  | 0–1 |  Uzbekistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shadrin  53' | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 15 | Fourth round | — | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Oman | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 8 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 |  Thailand | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 
| Oman  | 0–0 |  Saudi Arabia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 1–3 |  Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani  66' | Report | Kennedy  40', 56' Wilkshire  77' (pen.) | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 0–0 |  Oman | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Australia  | 4–2 |  Saudi Arabia | 
|---|---|---|
| Brosque  43', 75' Kewell  73' Emerton  76' | Report | Al-Dawsari  19' Al-Shamrani  45+2' | 
| Oman  | 2–0 |  Thailand | 
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hadhri  8' Al-Muqbali  90+2' | Report | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 12 | Fourth round | — | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Qatar | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 |  Bahrain | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 10–0 | ||
| 4 |  Indonesia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 
| Iran  | 3–0 |  Indonesia | 
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam  53', 74' Teymourian  87' | Report | 
| Indonesia  | 0–2 |  Bahrain | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saeed  45+1' Abdul-Latif  70' | 
| Iran  | 6–0 |  Bahrain | 
|---|---|---|
| Hosseini  22' Jabbari  34' Aghily  42' Teymourian  61' Ansarifard  75' Rezaei  83' | Report | 
| Bahrain  | 10–0 |  Indonesia | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Latif  5' (pen.), 71', 75' Al Alawi  16', 61' Abdulrahman  35' (pen.), 42' Saeed  63', 82', 90+4' | Report | 
There were 173 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
 Brett Holman
  Brett Holman  Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi
  Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi  Mahmood Abdulrahman
  Mahmood Abdulrahman  Yu Hai
  Yu Hai  Zheng Zheng
  Zheng Zheng  Cristian Gonzáles
  Cristian Gonzáles  Hadi Aghily
  Hadi Aghily  Ashkan Dejagah
  Ashkan Dejagah  Gholamreza Rezaei
  Gholamreza Rezaei  Andranik Teymourian
  Andranik Teymourian  Mike Havenaar
  Mike Havenaar  Shinji Kagawa
  Shinji Kagawa  Hassan Abdel-Fattah
  Hassan Abdel-Fattah  Abdallah Deeb
  Abdallah Deeb  Amer Deeb
  Amer Deeb  Ahmad Hayel
  Ahmad Hayel  Yousef Nasser
  Yousef Nasser  Mahmoud El Ali
  Mahmoud El Ali  Pak Nam-Chol
  Pak Nam-Chol  Mohammed Razak
  Mohammed Razak  Nasser Al-Shamrani
  Nasser Al-Shamrani  Ji Dong-won
  Ji Dong-won  Lee Keun-ho
  Lee Keun-ho  Teerasil Dangda
  Teerasil Dangda  Bashir Saeed
  Bashir Saeed  Alexander Geynrikh
  Alexander Geynrikh 1 goal
 Brett Emerton
  Brett Emerton  Mile Jedinak
  Mile Jedinak  Harry Kewell
  Harry Kewell  Luke Wilkshire
  Luke Wilkshire  Mahmood Al-Ajmi
  Mahmood Al-Ajmi  Li Weifeng
  Li Weifeng  Yu Dabao
  Yu Dabao  Zheng Zhi
  Zheng Zhi  Bambang Pamungkas
  Bambang Pamungkas  Karim Ansarifard
  Karim Ansarifard  Jalal Hosseini
  Jalal Hosseini  Milad Meydavoudi
  Milad Meydavoudi  Alaa Abdul-Zahra
  Alaa Abdul-Zahra  Karrar Jassim
  Karrar Jassim  Mustafa Karim
  Mustafa Karim  Hawar Mulla Mohammed
  Hawar Mulla Mohammed  Qusay Munir
  Qusay Munir  Yuichi Komano
  Yuichi Komano  Yasuyuki Konno
  Yasuyuki Konno  Ryoichi Maeda
  Ryoichi Maeda  Kengo Nakamura
  Kengo Nakamura  Maya Yoshida
  Maya Yoshida  Baha' Abdul-Rahman
  Baha' Abdul-Rahman  Bashar Bani Yaseen
  Bashar Bani Yaseen  Basem Fat'hi
  Basem Fat'hi  Fahad Al Enezi
  Fahad Al Enezi  Bader Al-Mutawa
  Bader Al-Mutawa  Hussain Fadhel
  Hussain Fadhel  Musaed Neda
  Musaed Neda  Ali Al Saadi
  Ali Al Saadi  Abbas Ali Atwi
  Abbas Ali Atwi  Roda Antar
  Roda Antar  Mohammed Ghaddar
  Mohammed Ghaddar  Akram Moghrabi
  Akram Moghrabi  Jang Song-Hyok
  Jang Song-Hyok Hussain Al-Hadhri
  Hussain Al-Hadhri  Amad Al Hosni
  Amad Al Hosni  Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali
  Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali  Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti
  Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti  Mohamed El-Sayed
  Mohamed El-Sayed  Mohammed Kasola
  Mohammed Kasola  Sebastián Soria
  Sebastián Soria  Salem Al-Dawsari
  Salem Al-Dawsari  Ahmed Al-Fraidi
  Ahmed Al-Fraidi  Naif Hazazi
  Naif Hazazi  Mohammed Noor
  Mohammed Noor  Isa Halim
  Isa Halim  Aleksandar Đurić
  Aleksandar Đurić  Kim Jung-woo
  Kim Jung-woo  Koo Ja-cheol
  Koo Ja-cheol  Lee Dong-gook
  Lee Dong-gook  Akhtam Khamroqulov
  Akhtam Khamroqulov  Sompong Soleb
  Sompong Soleb  Ismail Al Hammadi
  Ismail Al Hammadi  Ali Al-Wehaibi
  Ali Al-Wehaibi  Ahmed Khalil
  Ahmed Khalil  Mahmoud Khamees
  Mahmoud Khamees  Odil Ahmedov
  Odil Ahmedov  Server Djeparov
  Server Djeparov  Timur Kapadze
  Timur Kapadze  Aleksandr Shadrin
  Aleksandr Shadrin  Maksim Shatskikh
  Maksim Shatskikh  Sanzhar Tursunov
  Sanzhar Tursunov 1 own goal
 Mahmoud Baquir Younes (against Kuwait)
  Mahmoud Baquir Younes (against Kuwait) Rashid Al Farsi (against Thailand)
  Rashid Al Farsi (against Thailand) Walid Abbas (against Kuwait)
  Walid Abbas (against Kuwait) Hamdan Al Kamali (against South Korea)
  Hamdan Al Kamali (against South Korea)