The AFC first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification , which also served as the first round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification , was played from 6 to 11 June 2019. [1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6-11 June 2019 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 91,876 (7,656 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Shahrel Fikri (4 goals) |
← 2018 2026 → | |
A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46 in the AFC entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
The six losers were eligible to enter the 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup, which was subsequently cancelled.
Timor-Leste were barred from participating in the qualification tournament after being found to have fielded a total of twelve ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, among other competitions. [2] However, as FIFA did not bar Timor-Leste from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they were still allowed to enter the competition, but were ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup. [3]
The draw for the first round was held on 17 April 2019 at 11:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2019 (shown in parentheses below). [5] Teams from Pot A hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot B hosted the second leg.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
| Pot A | Pot B |
|---|---|
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The first legs were played on 6–7 June, and the second legs on 11 June 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mongolia  | 3–2 |  Brunei | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Macau  | 1–3 |  Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 0–3 [note 2] |
Laos  | 0–1 |  Bangladesh | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Malaysia | 12–2 |  East Timor | 7–1 | 5–1 |
Cambodia  | 4–1 |  Pakistan | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Bhutan  | 1–5 |  Guam | 1–0 | 0–5 |
| Brunei | 2–1 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Mongolia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Macau | 1–0 | Sri Lanka |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Sri Lanka | 3–0 Awarded [note 2] | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Sri Lanka won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Laos | 0–1 | Bangladesh |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Bangladesh won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Malaysia | 7–1 | East Timor |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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| East Timor | 1–5 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Malaysia won 12–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Cambodia | 2–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Bhutan | 1–0 | Guam |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Guam won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
There were 32 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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