2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
[edit]In this round teams ranked 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams ranked 1–5 received a bye to the third round.
The matches were held between 8 October 2007 and 30 October 2007. The 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) among the 19 winners advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers, while the eight remaining teams advanced to the second round in November 2007.
Summary
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pakistan ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
0–7 | 0–01 |
Uzbekistan ![]() |
11–0 | ![]() |
9–0 | 2–0 |
Thailand ![]() |
13–2 | ![]() |
6–1 | 7–1 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–5 |
China ![]() |
11–0 | ![]() |
7–0 | 4–04 |
Bhutan ![]() |
w/o2 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() |
2–2 (5–6 p.) |
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2–0 | 0–2 (aet) |
Vietnam ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–5 |
Bahrain ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
4–1 | 0–0 |
East Timor ![]() |
3–11 | ![]() |
2–35 | 1–8 |
Syria ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–11 |
Yemen ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Bangladesh ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–5 |
Mongolia ![]() |
2–9 | ![]() |
1–4 | 1–5 |
Oman ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 |
Palestine ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
0–41 | 0–3 (awd.)6 |
Lebanon ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
4–1 | 2–2 |
Cambodia ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–4 |
Guam ![]() |
w/o3 | ![]() |
- ^ For security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[1]
- ^ Bhutan withdrew.[2]
- ^ Guam withdrew.[3]
- ^ FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia.[4]
- ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
- ^ Palestine failed to appear; Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win. The Palestine Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA dismissed the appeal.[5]
Matches
[edit]Iraq won 7–0 on aggregate.
Uzbekistan ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Shatskikh ![]() Kapadze ![]() Karpenko ![]() Bakayev ![]() Salomov ![]() |
Report |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Inomov ![]() Suyunov ![]() |
Uzbekistan won 11–0 on aggregate.
Thailand ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Chaikamdee ![]() Dangda ![]() Winothai ![]() Phetphun ![]() Thonglao ![]() |
Report | Kin Seng Chan ![]() |
Macau ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Kin Seng Chan ![]() |
Report | Dangda ![]() Sukha ![]() Surasiang ![]() Thonglao ![]() Chaikamdee ![]() |
Thailand won 13–2 on aggregate.
Qatar won 6–0 on aggregate.
China ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Qu Bo ![]() Du Zhenyu ![]() Yang Lin ![]() Liu Jian ![]() Li Jinyu ![]() Li Weifeng ![]() |
Report |
China PR won 11–0 on aggregate.
Bhutan withdrew.[8]
Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Esenkul Uulu ![]() Bokoev ![]() |
Report |
Jordan ![]() | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Shelbaieh ![]() Aqel ![]() |
Report | |
Penalties | ||
Abu Alieh ![]() Bawab ![]() Abu Keshek ![]() Amer ![]() Aqel ![]() Bashar ![]() |
6–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2–2 on aggregate; Jordan won 6–5 on penalties.
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Ismail Matar ![]() Al-Mahri ![]() Al-Shehhi ![]() Mubarak ![]() Al-Kas ![]() |
Report |
United Arab Emirates won 6–0 on aggregate.
Bahrain ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Fatadi ![]() John ![]() Abdulrahman ![]() Hubail ![]() |
Report | Bunyamin Omar ![]() |
Bahrain won 4–1 on aggregate.
East Timor ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Ary ![]() |
Report | Cheng Siu Wai ![]() Esteves ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() |
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Lo Kwan Yee ![]() Chan Siu Ki ![]() Cheung Sai Ho ![]() Cheng Siu Wai ![]() Lam Ka Wai ![]() |
Report | Ary ![]() |
Hong Kong won 11–3 on aggregate.
Syria won 5–1 on aggregate.
Maldives ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Shamveel Qasim ![]() Ashfaq ![]() |
Report |
Yemen won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bangladesh ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mithu ![]() |
Report | Khakimov ![]() |
Tajikistan ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Khakimov ![]() Mukhiddinov ![]() Vasiev ![]() |
Report |
Tajikistan won 6–1 on aggregate.
Mongolia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Selenge ![]() |
Report | Pak Chol-min ![]() Jong Chol-min ![]() |
North Korea ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Pak Chol-min ![]() Kim Kuk-jin ![]() Jong Chol-min ![]() Jon Kwang-ik ![]() |
Report | Lkhümbengarav ![]() |
Korea DPR won 9–2 on aggregate.
Oman ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Bashir ![]() Mudhafar ![]() |
Report |
Oman won 4–0 on aggregate.
Singapore won 7–0 on aggregate.
Lebanon won 6–3 on aggregate.
Cambodia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Karadanov ![]() |
Turkmenistan won 5–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
[edit]Among the 19 winners, the top 11 winners advanced directly to the third round while the remaining 8 teams advanced to second round.
Advanced to third round | Advanced to second round |
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Goalscorers
[edit]There were 131 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 3.97 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
Cheng Siu Wai
Mahdi Karim
Mohammed Ghaddar
Jong Chol-Min
Numondzhon Khakimov
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Obaidullah Karimi
Mahmood Abdulrahman
Abdulla Baba Fatadi
A'ala Hubail
Jaycee John Okwunwanne
Zumratul Hossain Mithu
Samel Nasa
Du Zhenyu
Li Jinyu
Wu Wei'an
Li Weifang
Yang Lin
Zhang Yaokun
Zheng Bin
Cheung Sai Ho
Lam Ka Wai
Lo Kwan Yee
Steven Dias
Nashat Akram
Jassim Mohammed Ghulam
Emad Mohammed
Hatem Aqel
Mahmoud Shelbaieh
Aibek Bokoyev
Cholponbek Esenku Uulu
Roda Antar
Mahmoud El Ali
Mohd Bunyamin Omar
Ali Ashfaq
Shamveel Qasim
Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav
Odkhuu Selenge
Jon Kwang-Ik
Kim Kuk-Jin
Mohamed Al Hinai
Fawzi Bashir
Hassan Mudhafar
Hashim Saleh
Saad Al-Shammari
Mohd Noh Alam Shah
John Wilkinson
Maher Al Sayed
Feras Esmaeel
Aatef Jenyat
Dzhomikhon Mukhiddinov
Dilshod Vasiev
Patiparn Phetphun
Suree Sukha
Nirut Surasiang
Teeratep Winothai
Mekan Nasyrov
Nawaf Al-Darmaki
Saeed Al-Kas
Ahmed Mohammed Al-Mahri
Mohamed Al-Shehhi
Ismail Matar
Basheer Saeed
Ulugbek Bakayev
Islom Inomov
Timur Kapadze
Victor Karpenko
Shavkat Salomov
Ilhomjon Suyunov
Fekri Al-Hubaishi
Mohammed Salem
Haitham Thabit
1 own goal
Alfredo Esteves (against Hong Kong)
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Due to security concerns, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar, and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[6]
- ^ The home leg of Myanmar was moved to Malaysia on request of both China and Myanmar.[7]
- ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
- ^ Palestine failed to show up. Match was awarded 3–0 to Singapore as a walkover.[9][10] The Palestinian Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA declined the appeal.[11]
- ^ a b Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers". Soccerway. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Bhutan out of 2010 race". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Indonesia goes straight through – Guam declines" (in Indonesian). Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Fifa reject Palestinian appeal". Al Jazeera Sports. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
- ^ No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers AFP; 6 August 2007
- ^ Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; 18 October 2007
- ^ a b Bhutan out of 2010 race Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; 13 September 2007
- ^ Road to South Africa: Singapore through to second round after Palestine no-show Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Singapore; 28 October 2007
- ^ a b Lebanon advance to Round 3 FIFA; 31 October 2007
- ^ Fifa reject Palestinian appeal Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Al Jazeera Sports; 31 October 2007