2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round

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2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round
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Match between Brunei and Macau
Tournament details
Dates5–10 September 2024
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Attendance23,972 (3,995 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of East Timor.svg João Pedro
(3 goals)
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The play-off round of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification was played between 5 and 10 September 2024. [1]

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Format

When the play-off round was originally announced, a total of ten teams (the 2nd to 10th ranked losing teams from the first round plus the Northern Mariana Islands) would play home-and-away over two legs to determine the final five qualifiers for the third round. [2] [3] However, Guam withdrew and the Northern Mariana Islands were not included in the draw for the play-off round announced on 1 May 2024. [4] This resulted in the top three losing teams (Bhutan, Maldives, and Laos) moving directly to the third round, and the remaining six teams entering the play-offs. [5] The play-off winners joined the 21 teams which advanced directly to the third round (three best ranked losing teams from the first round and 18 teams from the second round) to compete for the final six slots in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

Qualified teams

The teams participating in this round were decided by their ranking from the preliminary round.

Draw

The draw for the play-off round was held on 9 May 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [5] These six teams were divided into three pairings, with each pair playing home and away between 5 and 10 September 2024. The numbers in parentheses indicate the FIFA Men's World Ranking of April 2024. The team from Pot 2 hosted the first leg, and the team from Pot 1 hosted the second leg.

Pot 1Pot 2

Summary

The three winners advanced to the third round of qualifying.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg2–2 (4–2 p)Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 0–0 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg4–3Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 4–1 0–2
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg4–0Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 3–0 1–0

Matches

Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–0Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Report
Colombo Racecourse, Colombo
Attendance: 2,955
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg2–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Report
Penalties
2–4
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 14,178
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliyev (Uzbekistan)

2–2 on aggregate. Sri Lanka won 4–2 on penalties.

Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg4–1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Report Mijiddorj Soccerball shade.svg34'
Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar (Indonesia) [note 1]
Attendance: 108
Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia)
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg2–0Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Timor-Leste won 4–3 on aggregate.

Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg3–0Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Report
Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan
Attendance: 3,794
Referee: Crystal John (India)
Macau  Flag of Macau.svg0–1Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Report Azwan A. R. Soccerball shade.svg10'
Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio, Taipa
Attendance: 1,368
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdıkadırov (Kyrgyzstan)

Brunei won 4–0 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

There were 15 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

3 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ Timor-Leste played their home game in Gianyar, due to the National Stadium in Dili failing to meet FIFA standards.

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. Asian Football Confederation. 1 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Asia's pathway to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 confirmed". AFC. 1 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Cepeda, Joseph. "Executive Committee Decisions" (PDF). Guam Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Six teams to contest Qualifiers Playoff for Saudi Arabia 2027". AFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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