2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

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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]

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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
Tournament details
Dates6-11 June 2019
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored32 (2.67 per match)
Attendance91,876 (7,656 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrel Fikri
(4 goals)
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Format

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]

Seeding

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 APot B
  1. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (168)
  2. Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (173)
  3. Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (183)
  4. Flag of Laos.svg  Laos (184)
  5. Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan (186)
  6. Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (187)
  1. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (188)
  2. Flag of Guam.svg  Guam (193)
  3. Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei (194)
  4. Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor (195) [note 1]
  5. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (200)
  6. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (202)

Summary

The first legs were played on 6–7 June, and the second legs on 11 June 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg3–2Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 2–0 1–2
Macau  Flag of Macau.svg1–3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–0 0–3 [note 2]
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg0–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0–1 0–0
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg12–2Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 7–1 5–1
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg4–1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2–0 2–1
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg1–5Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 1–0 0–5

Matches

Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg2–0Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 1,685
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg2–1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan
Attendance: 17,210
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Mongolia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Macau  Flag of Macau.svg1–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Zhuhai Sports Center Stadium, Zhuhai (China) [note 3]
Attendance: 901
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg3–0
Awarded [note 2] 		Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Sri Lanka won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Laos  Flag of Laos.svg0–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 4,572
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 7,453
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Bangladesh won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg7–1Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 4,244
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
East Timor  Flag of East Timor.svg1–5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) [note 5]
Attendance: 12,776
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Malaysia won 12–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg2–0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 33,706
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg1–2Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha (Qatar) [note 6]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg1–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg5–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Guam F.A. National Training Center, Dededo
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Guam won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Timor-Leste already barred for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but were competing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
  2. 1 2 The match was awarded as a 3–0 victory to Sri Lanka, [6] after Macau did not send their team for the match due to safety reasons following the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. [7]
  3. ↑ Macau played their home match in Zhuhai, China, due to ongoing maintenance of Estádio Campo Desportivo. [8]
  4. ↑ The Malaysia v Timor-Leste match, originally to be played on 6 June 2019, was postponed due to Eid al-Fitr celebrations following a request from the Football Association of Malaysia. [9]
  5. ↑ Timor-Leste played their home match in Malaysia due to a lack of a suitable venue in their country. [10]
  6. ↑ Pakistan played their home match in Qatar. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". Asian Football Confederation. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2019.
  2. ↑ AFC (20 January 2017). "Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". LawInSport (Press release).
  3. ↑ "Road to Qatar 2022: Asian teams discover Round 1 opponents". Asian Football Confederation. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Draw sets out path for Asian aspirants". FIFA. 17 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Men's Ranking – April 2019 (AFC)". FIFA. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Macau Football Association". FIFA. 27 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Football - Macau not sending team to Sri Lanka due to security concerns". Reuters. 8 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "RAEM recorre a estádio de Zhuhai para receber Sri Lanka". Tribuna de Macau. 24 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Venue for Malaysia-Timor Leste second leg confirmed". Goal. 10 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Timor-Leste yet to confirm venue for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers game against Malaysia – AFC". Fox Sports Asia. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan name preliminary squad for Qatar 2022 Qualifiers". Ghana Soccernet. 28 April 2019.
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