2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

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

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Format

In this round the eight winners from the first round joined the 22 AFC sides seeded 6–27 in the AFC World Cup rankings. The teams were drawn into 15 home-and-away ties. [1] [2] The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, along with the draw for the first round. [3]

The matches were held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 23 July 2011 and second legs on 28 July. The 15 winners joined the top five seeded AFC teams in the main draw for the third round of the Asian qualifiers.

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

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon

Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar

First round winners whose identities were not known at the time of the draw

Results

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 [note 1] 2–0 [note 2]
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 [note 3] 0–3 [note 4]
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
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Kaewprom Soccerball shade.svg18' Report
New I-mobile Stadium, Buriram
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (Korea Republic)
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg2–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Alyan Soccerball shade.svg5', 90' Report Thonglao Soccerball shade.svg34', 90+3'
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

Thailand won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg4–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Maatouk Soccerball shade.svg16'
El Ali Soccerball shade.svg27'
Al Saadi Soccerball shade.svg55'
Al Ali Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg2–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Mithun Soccerball shade.svg52'
Ameli Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report

Lebanon won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg7–2Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Yang Xu Soccerball shade.svg45+2', 54', 73'
Chen Tao Soccerball shade.svg52', 88'
Hao Junmin Soccerball shade.svg81', 90+1' (pen.)
Report Vongchiengkham Soccerball shade.svg5'
Phaphouvanin Soccerball shade.svg31'
Tuodong Stadium, Kunming
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg1–6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Phaphouvanin Soccerball shade.svg47' Report Qu Bo Soccerball shade.svg24'
Yu Hanchao Soccerball shade.svg36', 87'
Deng Zhuoxiang Soccerball shade.svg67', 82'
Yang Xu Soccerball shade.svg90+3'

China won 13–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg1–1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Krendelew Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Ilham Soccerball shade.svg30'
Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg4–3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Gonzáles Soccerball shade.svg9', 19'
Nasuha Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ridwan Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report Amanow Soccerball shade.svg72'
Şamyradow Soccerball shade.svg84'
Çoňkaýew Soccerball shade.svg87'

Indonesia won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Nasser Soccerball shade.svg17'
Neda Soccerball shade.svg68'
Al Ansari Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Schröck Soccerball shade.svg45+2' Report Nasser Soccerball shade.svg63'
W. Ali Soccerball shade.svg85'
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Kuwait won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Oman  Flag of Oman.svg3–0
Awarded [note 1]
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Al Hosni Soccerball shade.svg21'
Al Ajmi Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
Seeb Stadium, Muscat
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg0–2 [note 2] Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report Al Hosni Soccerball shade.svg22'
Al Mahaijri Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Oman won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg3–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Al-Shamrani Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 47'
Al-Muwallad Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Report
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–5Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report Fallatah Soccerball shade.svg34'
Noor Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
Al-Shamrani Soccerball shade.svg73'
Al-Sahlawi Soccerball shade.svg79'
Hawsawi Soccerball shade.svg90+3'

Saudi Arabia won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Ansarifard Soccerball shade.svg4', 62'
Karimi Soccerball shade.svg67'
Daghighi Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg0–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report Khalatbari Soccerball shade.svg45+1'

Iran won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Syria  Flag of Syria.svg0–3
Awarded [note 3]
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Mourad Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Rafe Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Saidov Soccerball shade.svg47'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman (Jordan) [note 5]
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Nasser Darwish (Jordan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg3–0
Awarded [note 4]
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report Rafe Soccerball shade.svg6', 35'
Sabagh Soccerball shade.svg53'
Choriyev Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)

Tajikistan was awarded the tie (6–0 on aggregate) and advanced to the third round.


Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Kasola Soccerball shade.svg6'
Mubarak Soccerball shade.svg51'
Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg2–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng Soccerball shade.svg60'
Nguyễn Quang Hải Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg17'

Qatar won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–0Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg10'
Abdul-Zahra Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report

Iraq won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg5–3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Đurić Soccerball shade.svg8', 81'
Qiu Li Soccerball shade.svg22'
Mustafić Soccerball shade.svg44'
Shi Jiayi Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Report Safee Soccerball shade.svg1', 71'
Abdul Hadi Soccerball shade.svg70'
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Safee Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Shi Jiayi Soccerball shade.svg71'

Singapore won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg4–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Geynrikh Soccerball shade.svg28'
Bikmaev Soccerball shade.svg48'
Djeparov Soccerball shade.svg55'
Bakayev Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg0–3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Karpenko Soccerball shade.svg47'
Nasimov Soccerball shade.svg65', 90'
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Uzbekistan won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3–0Flag of India.svg  India
Al Kamali Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)
Al Shehhi Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.)
Al Hammadi Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report
India  Flag of India.svg2–2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Jeje Lalpekhlua Soccerball shade.svg74'
Singh Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Al Shehhi Soccerball shade.svg40'
Al-Wehaibi Soccerball shade.svg72'

United Arab Emirates won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg9–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Abdel-Fattah Soccerball shade.svg7', 72', 83', 90'
Amer Deeb Soccerball shade.svg20', 57'
Hayel Soccerball shade.svg31', 62'
Abdallah Deeb Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Report
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Khawas Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Murjan Soccerball shade.svg53'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)

Jordan won 10–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Goalscorers

There were 109 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.63 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 FIFA awarded Oman a 3–0 win. The match originally ended 2–0 to Oman.
  2. 1 2 Due to a pitch invasion, the match was abandoned after 45+2 minutes with Oman leading 2–0; FIFA confirmed that the result at the time of the interruption of the match is final. [4]
  3. 1 2 FIFA awarded Tajikistan a 3–0 win as a result of Syria fielding the ineligible player George Mourad. The match originally ended 2–1 to Syria. [5]
  4. 1 2 FIFA awarded Tajikistan a 3–0 win as a result of Syria fielding the ineligible player George Mourad. The match originally ended 4–0 to Syria. [5]
  5. Syria hosted its home leg in Jordan due to civil unrest. [6]
  6. Yemen hosted its home leg in the United Arab Emirates due to civil unrest. [6]

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