2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

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This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification .

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Format

In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties. [1] [2] The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3]

The matches were held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 29 June 2011 and second legs on 2 and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round of the Asian qualifiers.

Seeding

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

Pot 1Pot 2

Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Flag of Mongolia (1992-2011).svg  Mongolia

Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos

Results

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  Timor-Leste 2–1 5–0
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia (1992-2011).svg1–2Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1–0 0–2
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–1Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Safiq Soccerball shade.svg28'
Aidil Soccerball shade.svg54'
Report Chen Po-liang Soccerball shade.svg76'
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg3–2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Chang Han Soccerball shade.svg31'
Chen Po-liang Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)
X. Chen Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Report Aidil Soccerball shade.svg8'
Safiq Soccerball shade.svg40'
Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 16,768
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

4–4 on aggregate. Malaysia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Singapore.


Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg3–0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Ameli Soccerball shade.svg1'
Zahid Soccerball shade.svg22'
Reza Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg0–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Bangladesh won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Lebanon.


Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg4–2Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Laboravy Soccerball shade.svg52'
El Nasa Soccerball shade.svg58', 89'
Sokumpheak Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Phomsouvanh Soccerball shade.svg10', 61'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg6–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Singto Soccerball shade.svg19', 55'
Sayavutthi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Syphasay Soccerball shade.svg46'
Phaphouvanin Soccerball shade.svg94'
Sysomvang Soccerball shade.svg112' (pen.)
Report Chhoeun Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sokumpheak Soccerball shade.svg75'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Laos won 8–6 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the second round against China.


Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg1–1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Gunaratne Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Burkey Soccerball shade.svg50'
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg4–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Caligdong Soccerball shade.svg20'
P. Younghusband Soccerball shade.svg43', 57' (pen.)
Guirado Soccerball shade.svg50'
Report

Philippines won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Kuwait.


Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg0–2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report Alyan Soccerball shade.svg22'
Amour Soccerball shade.svg88'
Metallurg Stadium, Tursunzoda (Tajikistan) [note 1]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nasser Darwish (Jordan)
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–1Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan
Wadi Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Arezou Soccerball shade.svg63'

Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Thailand.


Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg6–0Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Lê Công Vinh Soccerball shade.svg20', 36', 42' (pen.)
Phạm Thành Lương Soccerball shade.svg62'
Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Soccerball shade.svg67'
Nguyễn Văn Quyết Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Macau  Flag of Macau.svg1–7Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Leong Ka Hang Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Huỳnh Quang Thanh Soccerball shade.svg2', 86'
Nguyễn Quang Hải Soccerball shade.svg23'
Lê Công Vinh Soccerball shade.svg29', 42', 74', 82'
Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Vietnam won 13–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Qatar.


Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg2–1Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
A. Gurung Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
J. M. Rai Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report Kik Soccerball shade.svg47'
Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg0–5Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Report A. Gurung Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.)
Silwal Soccerball shade.svg56'
J. M. Rai Soccerball shade.svg59'
J. Shrestha Soccerball shade.svg89'
S. Shrestha Soccerball shade.svg90'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu (Nepal) [note 2]
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (Korea Republic)

Nepal won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Jordan.


Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia (1992-2011).svg1–0Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Tsend-Ayuush Soccerball shade.svg48' Report
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg2–0Flag of Mongolia (1992-2011).svg  Mongolia
Pai Soe Soccerball shade.svg62'
Mai Aih Naing Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Myanmar won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Oman.

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

7 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the first leg was played in Tajikistan. [4]
  2. Due to a lack of technical infrastructure in Timor-Leste, both legs were played in Nepal. [5]

References

  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011.
  2. "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. "The battle for Brazil berth begins". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  4. Afghanistan and Palestine Play in Metallurg Stadium Archived 25 May 2012 at archive.today FootballAfghanistan.blogspot.com; 15 May 2011
  5. "Nepal Vs Timor Leste Home & Away Matches In Kathmandu". Goal Nepal. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2011.