2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

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The AFC Third Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. The round began on 6 February 2008 and finished on 22 June 2008.

The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the fourth round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

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[edit] Format

The 20 teams (5 teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round, and 4 winners from the second round) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 Australia
 South Korea
 Iran
 Japan
 Saudi Arabia

 Bahrain
 Uzbekistan
 Kuwait
 North Korea
 China PR

 Jordan
 Iraq
 Lebanon
 Oman
 United Arab Emirates

 Qatar
 Syria
 Thailand
 Turkmenistan
 Singapore

The 20 teams were split into five groups of four teams each - with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group.

The top two teams in each group qualified for the fourth round.

[edit] Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10
 Qatar 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10
 Iraq 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7
 China PR 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
  Australia China Iraq Qatar
Australia  – 0 – 1 1 – 0 3 – 0
China PR  0 – 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 1
Iraq  1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0 – 1
Qatar  1 – 3 0 – 0 2 – 0 –


6 February 2008
19:30 UTC+11
 Australia  3 – 0  Qatar Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 50,969
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Kennedy Goal 11'
Cahill Goal 17'
Bresciano Goal 33'		 Report
6 February 2008
16:30 UTC+4
 Iraq  1 – 1  China PR Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 1]
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Hawar Mulla Goal 51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi Goal 75'
26 March 2008
14:00 UTC+8
 China PR  0 – 0  Australia Tuodong Stadium, Kunming
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Report
26 March 2008
18:30 UTC+3
 Qatar  2 – 0  Iraq Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Montezine Goal 1', 62' Report
1 June 2008
17:00 UTC+10
 Australia  1 – 0  Iraq Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 48,678
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Kewell Goal 47' Report
2 June 2008
19:00 UTC+3
 Qatar  0 – 0  China PR Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Report
7 June 2008
20:00 UTC+8
 China PR  0 – 1  Qatar Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)
Report Soria Goal 14' (pen.)
7 June 2008
20:00 UTC+4
 Iraq  1 – 0  Australia Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 1]
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Mohammed Goal 28' Report
14 June 2008
20:00 UTC+8
 China PR  1 – 2  Iraq Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Zhou Haibin Goal 33' Report Mohammed Goal 41'
Akram Goal 65'
14 June 2008
19:00 UTC+3
 Qatar  1 – 3  Australia Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Al Khalfan Goal 89' Report Emerton Goal 17', 56'
Kewell Goal 74'
22 June 2008
18:00 UTC+10
 Australia  0 – 1  China PR Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 70,054
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Report Sun Xiang Goal 12'
22 June 2008
20:00 UTC+4
 Iraq  0 – 1  Qatar Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 1]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Report Bechir Goal 77'

[edit] Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13
 Bahrain 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
 Oman 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
 Thailand 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1
  Bahrain Japan Oman Thailand
Bahrain  – 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 1
Japan  1 – 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 1
Oman  0 – 1 1 – 1 – 2 – 1
Thailand  2 – 3 0 – 3 0 – 1 –


6 February 2008
19:20 UTC+9
 Japan  4 – 1  Thailand Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 35,130
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Endō Goal 21'
Ōkubo Goal 54'
Nakazawa Goal 66'
Maki Goal 90+1'		 Report Winothai Goal 22'
6 February 2008
18:30 UTC+4
 Oman  0 – 1  Bahrain Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lee Gi Young (South Korea)
Report Hubail Goal 14'
26 March 2008
18:30 UTC+7
 Thailand  0 – 1  Oman Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Report Sulaiman Goal 1'
26 March 2008
17:20 UTC+3
 Bahrain  1 – 0  Japan Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Hubail Goal 77' Report
2 June 2008
19:20 UTC+9
 Japan  3 – 0  Oman International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 46,764
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
Nakazawa Goal 10'
Ōkubo Goal 22'
S. Nakamura Goal 49'		 Report
2 June 2008
18:30 UTC+7
 Thailand  2 – 3  Bahrain Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Chaikamdee Goal 25'
Winothai Goal 45'		 Report Isa Goal 22'
Latif Goal 34'
Adnan Goal 57'
7 June 2008
17:15 UTC+4
 Oman  1 – 1  Japan Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Ahmed Mubarak Goal 11' Report Endō Goal 53' (pen.)
7 June 2008
19:30 UTC+3
 Bahrain  1 – 1  Thailand Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mushen Basma (Syria)
Isa Goal 67' Report Thonglao Goal 65'
14 June 2008
17:30 UTC+7
 Thailand  0 – 3  Japan Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Report Tulio Goal 23'
Nakazawa Goal 39'
K. Nakamura Goal 89'
14 June 2008
19:30 UTC+3
 Bahrain  1 – 1  Oman Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Aaish Goal 41' Report Sulaiman Goal 72'
22 June 2008
19:20 UTC+9
 Japan  1 – 0  Bahrain Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 51,180
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Uchida Goal 90' Report
22 June 2008
18:00 UTC+4
 Oman  2 – 1  Thailand Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
Al Hosni Goal 58', 85' Report Sripan Goal 3' (pen.)

[edit] Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12
 North Korea 6 3 3 0 4 0 +4 12
 Jordan 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
 Turkmenistan 6 0 1 5 1 12 −11 1
  Jordan North Korea South Korea Turkmenistan
Jordan  – 0 – 1 0 – 1 2 – 0
North Korea  2 – 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0
South Korea  2 – 2 0 – 0 – 4 – 0
Turkmenistan  0 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 3 –


6 February 2008
15:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  4 – 0  Turkmenistan Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Kwak Tae-Hwi Goal 43'
Seol Ki-Hyeon Goal 57', 85'
Park Ji-Sung Goal 73'		 Report
6 February 2008
17:00 UTC+2
 Jordan  0 – 1  North Korea Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Report Hong Yong-Jo Goal 44'
26 March 2008
19:00 UTC+8
 North Korea  0 – 0  South Korea Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai (China)[note 2]
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Report
26 March 2008
17:00 UTC+5
 Turkmenistan  0 – 2  Jordan Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Report Al-Bzour Goal 33'
Bawab Goal 86'
31 May 2008
20:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  2 – 2  Jordan Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Park Ji-Sung Goal 39'
Park Chu-Young Goal 48' (pen.)		 Report Abdel Fattah Goal 73', 80'
2 June 2008
17:00 UTC+5
 Turkmenistan  0 – 0  North Korea Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Report
7 June 2008
17:00 UTC+9
 North Korea  1 – 0  Turkmenistan Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Choe Kum-Chol Goal 72' Report
7 June 2008
17:30 UTC+3
 Jordan  0 – 1  South Korea King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Report Park Chu-Young Goal 24' (pen.)
14 June 2008
17:00 UTC+9
 North Korea  2 – 0  Jordan Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)
Hong Yong-Jo Goal 44', 72' Report
14 June 2008
19:00 UTC+5
 Turkmenistan  1 – 3  South Korea Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Ovekov Goal 77' (pen.) Report Kim Do-Heon Goal 14', 86', 90+3' (pen.)
22 June 2008
20:00 UTC+9
 South Korea  0 – 0  North Korea Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 48,519
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Report
22 June 2008
18:00 UTC+3
 Jordan  2 – 0  Turkmenistan Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Abdel Fattah Goal 66' Goal 67' Report

[edit] Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 6 5 0 1 17 7 +10 15
 Saudi Arabia 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15
 Singapore 6 2 0 4 7 16 −9 6
 Lebanon 6 0 0 6 3 14 −11 0
  Lebanon Saudi Arabia Singapore Uzbekistan
Lebanon  – 1 – 2 1 – 2 0 – 1
Saudi Arabia  4 – 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 0
Singapore  2 – 0 0 – 3* – 3 – 7
Uzbekistan  3 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 0* –

Note: The positions of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are reversed from the original final standings after two matches were forfeited by Singapore and became 3 – 0 defeats as a result of them fielding an ineligible player.

6 February 2008
18:00 UTC+2
 Lebanon  0 – 1  Uzbekistan Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 800
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Report Ahmedov Goal 44'
6 February 2008
20:15 UTC+3
 Saudi Arabia  2 – 0  Singapore King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Al-Qahtani Goal 38'
Mouath Goal 81'		 Report
26 March 2008
16:00 UTC+5
 Uzbekistan  3 – 0  Saudi Arabia MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Kapadze Goal 45+1'
Shatskikh Goal 65'
Djeparov Goal 67' (pen.)		 Report
26 March 2008
19:30 UTC+8
 Singapore  2 – 0  Lebanon National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,118
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Đurić Goal 8'
Nawaz Goal 24'		 Report
2 June 2008
19:30 UTC+8
 Singapore  3 – 7  Uzbekistan National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 28,750
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Đurić Goal 16'
Fahrudin Goal 31' (pen.)
Wilkinson Goal 73'		 Report Kapadze Goal 10'
Karpenko Goal 22'
Djeparov Goal 34' Goal 44'
Denisov Goal 42'
Ibrahimov Goal 62'
Shatskikh Goal 88'
2 June 2008
21:00 UTC+3
 Saudi Arabia  4 – 1  Lebanon King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Al-Qahtani Goal 45' Goal 90+1'
Hawsawi Goal 65'
Tukar Goal 83'		 Report El Ali Goal 43'
7 June 2008
19:00 UTC+5
 Uzbekistan  3 – 0
Awarded[note 3]		  Singapore MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 12,867
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Geynrikh Goal 80' Report
7 June 2008
18:00 UTC+3
 Lebanon  1 – 2  Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 4]
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Ghaddar Goal 90+3' Report Tukar Goal 45+2' Goal 60'
14 June 2008
19:30 UTC+8
 Singapore  0 – 3
Awarded[note 5]		  Saudi Arabia National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Report Otaif Goal 37'
Al-Fraidi Goal 76'
14 June 2008
19:00 UTC+5
 Uzbekistan  3 – 0  Lebanon MHSK Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Ahmedov Goal 50' Goal 63'
Djeparov Goal 90+4'		 Report
22 June 2008
18:00 UTC+3
 Lebanon  1 – 2  Singapore Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 500
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Khaizan Goal 62' (o.g.) Report Dayoub Goal 72' (o.g.)
Wilkinson Goal 73'
22 June 2008
21:00 UTC+3
 Saudi Arabia  4 – 0  Uzbekistan King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Otaif Goal 5'
Mouath Goal 36' Goal 88'
Al-Harthi Goal 56'		 Report

[edit] Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12
 United Arab Emirates 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
 Syria 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
 Kuwait 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4
  Iran Kuwait Syria United Arab Emirates
Iran  – 2 – 0 0 – 0 0 – 0
Kuwait  2 – 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 3
Syria  0 – 2 1 – 0 – 1 – 1
United Arab Emirates  0 – 1 2 – 0 1 – 3 –


6 February 2008
15:00 UTC+3:30
 Iran  0 – 0  Syria Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
Report
6 February 2008
19:15 UTC+4
 United Arab Emirates  2 – 0  Kuwait Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Al Shehhi Goal 14'
Khalil Goal 53'		 Report
26 March 2008
14:30 UTC+2
 Syria  1 – 1  United Arab Emirates Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Chaabo Goal 2' Report Matar Goal 54'
26 March 2008
19:45 UTC+3
 Kuwait  2 – 2  Iran Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Ajab Goal 38'
Al-Rashidi Goal 81'		 Report Nikbakht Goal 2'
Hosseini Goal 5'
2 June 2008
19:00 UTC+4:30
 Iran  0 – 0  United Arab Emirates Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Lee Gi Young (South Korea)
Report
2 June 2008
20:00 UTC+3
 Syria  1 – 0  Kuwait Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
Al-Hussain Goal 52' Report
7 June 2008
20:00 UTC+4
 United Arab Emirates  0 – 1  Iran Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Report Zandi Goal 8'
8 June 2008
20:45 UTC+3
 Kuwait  4 – 2  Syria Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Ajab Goal 2' Goal 20' Goal 63'
Al Khouja Goal 57' (o.g.)		 Report Al-Khatib Goal 10' Goal 45+2'
14 June 2008
20:00 UTC+3
 Syria  0 – 2  Iran Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Report Rezaei Goal 64'
Khalili Goal 90+5'
14 June 2008
20:45 UTC+3
 Kuwait  2 – 3  United Arab Emirates Thamer Stadium, Salmiya
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Ajab Goal 52' Goal 79' Report Matar Goal 23' Goal 39'
Mohammed Goal 90+1'
22 June 2008
20:30 UTC+4:30
 Iran  2 – 0  Kuwait Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Nekounam Goal 17'
Rezaei Goal 90+2'		 Report
22 June 2008
20:00 UTC+4
 United Arab Emirates  1 – 3  Syria Al Qatara Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Matar Goal 83' (pen.) Report Al Hussain Goal 34' Goal 51'
Malki Goal 90+3'

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Due to security concerns, Iraq's home matches were played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
  2. ^ Since North Korea refused to play the anthem and fly the flag of South Korea, the match was moved from Pyongyang to Shanghai, China.[2][3]
  3. ^ FIFA awarded Uzbekistan a 3 – 0 win as a result of Singapore fielding the ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 1 – 0 to Uzbekistan.[4]
  4. ^ Lebanon-Saudi Arabia match was moved from Beirut to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  5. ^ FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia a 3 – 0 win as a result of Singapore fielding the ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 2 – 0 to Saudi Arabia.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Iraq to host 3 World Cup qualifying matches in Dubai, USA Today, 22 January 2008.
  2. ^ DPR Korea-Korea Republic to take place in Shanghai, FIFA.com, 7 March 2008.
  3. ^ Koreas match moved to Shanghai after anthem row, Reuters.com, 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ a b Qiu ineligible for Singapore – FIFA, the-AFC.com, 4 December 2008.

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