2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Dates29 June 2011 - 20 November 2013
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played148
Goals scored432 (2.92 per match)
Attendance3,677,108 (24,845 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Okazaki
(7 goals)
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 43 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in the final tournament in Brazil. As in recent tournaments the AFC had four direct qualifiers for the finals tournament in addition to a further possible place via the intercontinental play-offs against CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, which was chosen through a random draw, [1] rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments (e.g., 2010 against a team from OFC, 2006 against a team from CONCACAF). Iran and South Korea from Group A, along with Australia and Japan from Group B won the 4 direct qualification positions, with Jordan defeating Uzbekistan in a play-off to see which team would face the 5th placed CONMEBOL team, Uruguay, for a place in the World Cup, eventually also failed to qualify for the competition.

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Format

The main qualifying draw took place in Brazil on 30 July 2011. [2] Initially it was announced that the AFC Competitions Committee decided to use the 2010 qualification format for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. [3] The AFC published information in their calendar [4] suggesting qualifiers would start on 8 October 2010 with the first leg of first round ties.

Therefore, for the 2010 finals, FIFA advised the AFC that 2014 qualifiers could not begin until after mid-2011. [5] On 13 August 2010 the AFC announced a format for the qualifiers that was identical to the 2010 format [6] even though the final number of qualifiers had not been determined. A final format, with the initial stages modified slightly from 2010, was announced in March 2011.

Qualification began with two sets of two-leg knock-out qualification rounds – the first held on 29 June and 2 July and 3 July 2011 and the second on 23 and 28 July – reducing the number of teams in the main draw to 20. As in the 2010 format, the third stage consisted of 5 groups of 4 teams (with matches held between September 2011 and February 2012) with the top 2 in each group advancing to 2 groups of 5 that will play a further group stage during 2012 and 2013. The top two teams in each group qualify for the 2014 finals directly, with the two third-placed teams playing-off for a chance to qualify via an intercontinental qualifying tie. A random draw determined that the final tie would be against the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL qualification. [7]

Entrants

43 of the 46 AFC national teams entered qualification. A ranking list for the qualification rounds was released by AFC on 8 March 2011, [8] with an updated list released due to the non-participation of Guam and Bhutan.

The rankings determined the round of qualification that teams began competition:

Bye to third round
(Ranked 1st to 5th)		Bye to second round
(Ranked 6th to 27th)		Competing in first round
(Ranked 28th to 43rd)
  1. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  2. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  4. Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
  5. Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
  2. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
  3. Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
  4. Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
  5. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
  6. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
  7. Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
  8. Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
  9. Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
  10. Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
  11. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
  12. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  13. Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
  14. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
  15. Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
  16. Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
  17. Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
  18. Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
  19. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
  20. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
  21. Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
  22. Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
  23. Flag of India.svg  India
  2. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  3. Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan
  4. Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
  5. Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
  6. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
  7. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
  8. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
  9. Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
  10. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
  11. Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
  12. Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor
  13. Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
  14. Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
  15. Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
  16. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
  17. Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Notes

First round

The first round consisted of eight home-and-away series, featuring the 16 lowest ranked teams in Asia. The winners of these series proceeded to the second round.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.

Pot 1Pot 2

Matches

The first round draw of the Asian qualifiers took place on 30 March 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [12] [13] The first legs were played on 29 June 2011 and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 July 2011.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg4–4 (a)Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 2–1 2–3
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg3–0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3–0 0–0
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg6–8Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4–2 2–6 (a.e.t.)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg1–5Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1–1 0–4
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg1–3Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 0–2 1–1
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg13–1Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 6–0 7–1
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg7–1Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 2–1 5–0
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia (1992-2011).svg1–2Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1–0 0–2

Second round

The second round consisted of fifteen home-and-away series, featuring the 8 winners from the first round and other 22 teams ranked 6–27. The winners of these series then proceeded to the third round.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 6–20 and Pot 2 teams ranked 21–27 along with the 8 first round winners.

Pot 1Pot 2

† First round winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

Matches

Ties were drawn at the same time as the first round. [13] The first legs were played on 23 July 2011 and the second legs were played on 28 July 2011.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1–0 2–2
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg4–2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4–0 0–2
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg13–3Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 7–2 6–1
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg4–5Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1–1 3–4
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg5–1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3–0 2–1
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg5–0Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3–0 1 2–0 1
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg8–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3–0 5–0
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 4–0 1–0
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg0–6Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0–3 2 0–3 2
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg4–2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3–0 1–2
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–0Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2–0 0–0
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg6–4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5–3 1–1
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg7–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 4–0 3–0
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg5–2Flag of India.svg  India 3–0 2–2
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg10–1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 9–0 1–1

Third round

The third round saw the 5 automatic qualifiers joined by the 15 winners from the second round. These 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. [7] The matches were played from 2 September 2011 to 29 February 2012. The top two teams from each group advanced to the fourth round.

Seeding

The July 2011 FIFA Ranking – released on 27 July – was used to seed the teams. (Rankings shown in brackets) [19]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Note. Syria were replaced by Tajikistan in the third round on 19 August 2011 following the awarding of both second round matches to Tajikistan. [17]

Groups

Group A

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Iraq.svg Flag of Jordan.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Singapore.svg
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 6501144+1015 Fourth round — 0–2 1–0 7–1
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 6402117+412 1–3 — 2–1 2–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6303106+49 0–1 3–1 — 2–1
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6006220−180 0–2 0–3 0–4 —
Source: [20]

Group B

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Lebanon.svg Flag of Kuwait.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6411144+1013 Fourth round — 6–0 2–0 2–1
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 63121014−410 2–1 — 2–2 3–1
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 622289−18 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 6105914−53 0–2 4–2 2–3 —
Source: [20]

Group C

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of North Korea.svg Flag of Tajikistan.svg
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 651081+716 Fourth round — 1–1 1–0 3–0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6312143+1110 0–1 — 1–0 8–0
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 621334−17 0–1 1–0 — 1–0
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 6015118−171 0–1 0–4 1–1 —
Source: [20]

Group D

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Oman.svg Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6501135+815 Fourth round — 3–0 4–2 2–1
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 622236−38 1–0 — 0–0 2–0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 613267−16 1–3 0–0 — 3–0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 611448−44 0–1 3–0 0–0 —
Source: [20]

Group E

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 6330175+1212 Fourth round — 2–2 6–0 3–0
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 6240105+510 1–1 — 0–0 4–0
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 6231137+69 1–1 0–0 — 10–0
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 6006326−230 1–4 2–3 0–2 —
Source: [20]

Fourth round

The fourth round saw the group winners and runners-up from the third round play in two groups of five. The top two teams from each group advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, while the two third-placed teams advance to the fifth round. Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran have qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Seeding

The draw for Round Four was held on 9 March 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, [21] with the teams seeded according to their March 2012 FIFA Ranking. [22] The FIFA rankings used were released on 7 March 2012 and included all matches from the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [23] The ten teams (shown below with their March 2012 FIFA Ranking in brackets) [24] are split into five pots, with each group containing a team from each pot. [25]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5

Groups

The matches were played from 3 June 2012 to 18 June 2013. [7]

As the competition partially overlapped with the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held from 15 June 2013, the AFC decided that the match day will be adjusted for Japan, the representative of AFC for the Confederations Cup, placing them on Position 5 in their group in order not to play on 18 June 2013. [26]

Group A

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Iran.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Lebanon.svg
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 851282+616 2014 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–0
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 8422137+614 0–1 — 1–0 2–1 3–0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 8422116+514 Fifth round 0–1 2–2 — 5–1 1–0
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 8215513−87 0–1 1–4 0–1 — 1–0
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 8125312−95 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 —
Source: [27]

Group B

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Jordan.svg Flag of Oman.svg Flag of Iraq.svg
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8521165+1117 2014 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 6–0 3–0 1–0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8341127+513 1–1 — 4–0 2–2 1–0
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 8314716−910 Fifth round 2–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 8233710−39 1–2 0–0 2–1 — 1–0
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 812548−45 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 —
Source: [27]

Fifth round

The two teams who finished third in the fourth round groups (Jordan and Uzbekistan) played each other to determine the AFC participant in the intercontinental play-off.

The draw for the fifth round of the AFC qualifiers was held in Zürich on 19 March 2013 during meetings of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup. [28] The games took place on 6 and 10 September 2013. With the two teams still evenly matched at full-time in the second leg, Jordan eventually progressed to the intercontinental playoff after winning 9–8 on penalties.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–2 (9–8 p)Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)

Inter-confederation play-offs

The fifth round winner, Jordan, played against CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, Uruguay, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off, Uruguay, qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.

The first leg was played on 13 November 2013, and the second leg was played on 20 November 2013. [29]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0–5 0–0

Qualified teams

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

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Fourth round group A winners18 June 20133 (1978, 1998, 2006)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Fourth round group B winners4 June 20134 (1998, 2002 , 2006, 2010)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Fourth round group A runners-up18 June 20138 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 , 2006, 2010)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fourth round group B runners-up18 June 20133 (1974, 2006, 2010)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

There were 432 goals scored in 148 matches, for an average of 2.92 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:

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