2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
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The second round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) is played from 24 May 2015 to 29 March 2016.[1]
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Format[edit]
A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list and six first round winners) will be divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up will advance to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
A total of 24 teams eliminated from World Cup qualification in the second round will compete in the third round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification (which will be separate from the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification), where they will be divided into six groups of four teams and compete for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The 24 teams will consist of the 16 highest ranked teams eliminated in the second round, and the eight teams that advance from the play-off round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification which are contested by the remaining 12 teams eliminated in the second round.[2]
Seeding[edit]
The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2015 (shown in parentheses below).[5] The 40 teams were seeded into five pots:[6]
- Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–8.
- Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 9–16.
- Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 17–24.
- Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 25–32.
- Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 33–40.
Each group contained one team from each of the five pots.
As the seeding order was based on the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to the draw, it differed from the order in the AFC entrant list, which was based on the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015. Among the six first round winners (shown in italics below), three were seeded higher than Pot 5 (India in Pot 3, Timor-Leste and Bhutan in Pot 4), due to ranking points gained from the first round matches.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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Groups[edit]
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers |
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In home-and-away league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[7]
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Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia (X) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 16 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 24 Mar | 7–0 | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates (X) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 13 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] | 29 Mar | — | 24 Mar | 10–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | Palestine (X) |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 29 Mar | |
| 4 | Malaysia (Y) |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] | 0–3[c] | 1–2 | 0–6 | — | 1–1 | |
| 5 | Timor-Leste (Y) |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 2 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
- ^ The match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, on 8 September 2015, was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 1–2 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that this match was forfeited and the result to be declared as a 0–3 loss for Malaysia.[8][9]
| Saudi Arabia |
3–2 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Al-Shehri  6'Al-Sahlawi 46', 90+4' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Tamburrini 51' Jadue 90+1' |
| Malaysia |
0–6 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Al-Batat 9' Maraaba 22', 75'Seyam 41', 86'Yousef 63' |
| United Arab Emirates |
10–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Salem 16' Mabkhout 22', 33', 76'Khalil 24', 29', 70', 78'Fardan 25'Ahmed 37' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Saudi Arabia |
7–0 | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shehri 2' Al-Sahlawi 23' (pen.), 26', 71'Al-Faraj 30'Al-Jassim 32'Al-Muwallad 73' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Malaysia |
0–3 Awarded[note 3] |
Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Safiq 70' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Al-Jassim 73' Al-Sahlawi 76' |
| Palestine |
0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) |
| Saudi Arabia |
2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sahlawi 45', 90' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Khalil 18' |
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King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 32,482 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
| Palestine |
0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 4]
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| Palestine |
6–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Zorrilla 37' Abu Nahyeh 38', 45', 58'Seyam 88'Ihbeisheh 90+1' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| United Arab Emirates |
8–0 | Timor-Leste |
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| Mabkhout 15', 19' Khalil 43', 53' (pen.), 56', 57'Mousa 54'Al Hashmi 87' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Timor-Leste |
0–10 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Al-Sahlawi 29' (pen.), 42', 55' (pen.), 70', 89' Hawsawi 34'Al-Shehri 35'Al-Jassim 85'Hazazi 90'Al-Muwallad 90+2' |
| Malaysia |
1–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Baddrol 59' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
O. Abdulrahman 22' Khalil 52' |
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Australia (X) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 15 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 29 Mar | 3–0 | 24 Mar | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Jordan (X) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 13 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 24 Mar | |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan (X) |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Tajikistan (Y) |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] | 0–3 | 1–3 | 29 Mar | — | 5–0 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh (Q) |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
| Bangladesh |
1–3 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Kichin 32' (o.g.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Zemlianukhin 9', 41' Bernhardt 29' (pen.) |
| Australia |
5–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Leckie 6' Rogić 8'Barman 20' (o.g.)Burns 29'Mooy 61' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
2–2 | Tajikistan |
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| Duyshobekov 7' Zemlianukhin 90+4' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
M. Dzhalilov 65' Nazarov 71' (pen.) |
| Tajikistan |
5–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Dzhalilov 16', 26', 59', 74' Nazarov 51' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Qatar (Q) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 18 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 24 Mar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 15–0 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong (X) |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 3 | China PR (X) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 11 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 29 Mar | 0–0 | — | 24 Mar | 12–0 | |
| 4 | Maldives (Y) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 29 Mar | |
| 5 | Bhutan (Q) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 48 | −45 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 3–4 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
| Hong Kong |
7–0 | Bhutan |
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| McKee 19', 57' Christian 23'Lo Kwan Yee 30'Ju Yingzhi 42'Lam Ka Wai 49' (pen.)Godfred 67' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Qatar |
15–0 | Bhutan |
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| Musa 8', 28' Kasola 18'Assadalla 21', 45', 63'Al Haidos 25', 87'Muntari 37', 41', 48'Afif 57'Khoukhi 62', 70'Mohammad 75' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Maldives |
0–3 | China PR |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Yu Dabao 8', 57' Zhang Linpeng 66' |
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Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shenyang (China PR)[note 5]
Attendance: 28,036 Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore) |
| Hong Kong |
2–3 | Qatar |
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| Bai He 87' Godfred 89' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Boudiaf 22' Hassan 62'Musa 84' |
| Bhutan |
3–4 | Maldives |
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| Ts. Dorji 85' Gyeltshen 88'Basnet 90+1' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Nashid 11' Ashfaq 23', 33', 57' (pen.) |
| China PR |
12–0 | Bhutan |
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| Mei Fang 10' Yang Xu 13', 21' (pen.), 37', 52'Yu Dabao 16', 39'Yu Hanchao 34', 72'Wang Yongpo 66', 81'Zhang Xizhe 88' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Iran (X) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 14 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 29 Mar | 3–1 | 6–0 | 24 Mar | |
| 2 | Oman (X) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 24 Mar | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Turkmenistan (Q) |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Guam (Y) |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | |
| 5 | India (Y) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 1–2 | 29 Mar | 1–0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
| Iran |
6–0 | Guam |
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| Dejagah 10' (pen.) Taremi 31', 65'Azmoun 34', 41'Torabi 89' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Oman |
3–1 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh 7' Saparow 11' (o.g.)Al-Hosni 59' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Amanow 82' |
| India |
0–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Azmoun 28' Teymourian 46'Taremi 49' |
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Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
| Iran |
3–1 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Pouraliganji 6' Ezatolahi 64'Dejagah 83' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Saparow 62' |
| Guam |
0–6 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Taremi 12', 63' Kamyabinia 32'Rezaeian 49'Shojaei 52' (pen.)Ansarifard 53' |
Group E[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Japan (X) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 16 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 29 Mar | 0–0 | 24 Mar | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Syria (X) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 15 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 | 24 Mar | |
| 3 | Singapore (Y) |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan (Y) |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] | 0–6 | 0–6 | 29 Mar | — | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Cambodia (Q) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
| Afghanistan |
0–6 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Rafe 19', 35' Ajan 42'Al Hussain 70'Malki 75'Khribin 90+4' (pen.) |
| Syria |
1–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jafal 59' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman)[note 8]
Attendance: 100 Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait) |
| Cambodia |
0–6 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Khribin 29', 39' Malki 31'Maowas 44'Midani 50'Omari 81' |
| Afghanistan |
0–6 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Kagawa 10', 50' Morishige 35'Okazaki 57', 60'Honda 74' |
| Syria |
5–2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Omari 9', 21', 83' Maowas 32', 90' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Amiri 44' Shayesteh 78' |
Group F[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Thailand (X) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | |
| 2 | Iraq (X) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] | 24 Mar | — | 29 Mar | 5–1 | — | |
| 3 | Vietnam (X) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 24 Mar | — | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (Y) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | — | |
| 5 | Indonesia (D) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension[c] | — | — | — | — | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
- ^ On 30 May 2015, FIFA announced that the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) was suspended with immediate effect for governmental interference.[26] On 3 June 2015, the AFC confirmed that Indonesia have been excluded from the qualifying competition, and all matches involving them have been cancelled.[27]
| Iraq |
5–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan 37' Hosni 59'Yasin 80'Mahmoud 88'Meram 90+1' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Wen Chih-hao 86' |
| Chinese Taipei |
1–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Wu Chun-ching 82' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Đinh Tiến Thành 53' Trần Phi Sơn 90+2' |
| Thailand |
2–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Theerathon 80' (pen.) Mongkol 83' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Meram 34' Mahmoud 49' |
| Vietnam |
0–3 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Kroekrit 29' Đinh Tiến Thành 56' (o.g.)Theerathon 70' |
| Thailand |
4–2 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Teerasil 41' Pokklaw 52'Adisak 72'Tana 74' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Yaki Yen 3' Hung Kai-chun 65' |
Group G[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | South Korea (Q) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 18 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 29 Mar | 24 Mar | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Kuwait[a] (X) |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[b] | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 9–0 | 24 Mar | |
| 3 | Lebanon |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 29 Mar | 7–0 | |
| 4 | Myanmar (Y) |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[c] | 0–2 | 3–0[d] | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 5 | Laos (Q) |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ^ On 16 October 2015, FIFA announced that the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) was suspended with immediate effect, following a decision from FIFA Executive Committee that sports law of Kuwait had to be changed before 15 October.[29] There has been no decision by FIFA regarding upcoming matches.[30]
- ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
- ^ On 13 January 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 17 November 2015 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Myanmar) as it did not take place due to a suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[31][32]
| Laos |
2–2 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Sayavutthi 81' (pen.), 83' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Zaw Min Tun 41' Kyaw Zayar Win 85' |
| South Korea |
8–0 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Chung-yong 9' Son Heung-min 12', 74', 89'Kwon Chang-hoon 30', 75'Suk Hyun-jun 57'Lee Jae-sung 90+4' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Kuwait |
9–0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Nasser 11', 18' Maqseed 12'Zayid 46'Zaw Min Tun 56' (o.g.)Mashaan 61'Al-Mutawa 69' (pen.), 88', 90+3' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 12]
Attendance: 550 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
| Lebanon |
0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Jang Hyun-soo 22' (pen.) Ali Hamam 26' (o.g.)Kwon Chang-hoon 60' |
| Myanmar |
0–2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Maatouk 28' Atwi 90+3' |
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Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)[note 11]
Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) |
| Myanmar |
3–1 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Suan Lam Mang 13' Kyaw Ko Ko 32'Aung Thu 50' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Sayavutthi 2' |
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Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)[note 11]
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain) |
| Kuwait |
0–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 12,150 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
| South Korea |
4–0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Jae-sung 18' Koo Ja-cheol 30'Jang Hyun-soo 82'Nam Tae-hee 86' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Lebanon |
7–0 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamad 27' Antar 34'Chaito 36', 90+3'Hamam 42'Maatouk 59'Oumari 90' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Laos |
0–5 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Ki Sung-yueng 3' (pen.), 33' Son Heung-min 35', 67'Suk Hyun-jun 43' |
Group H[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | North Korea (X) |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Third round and Asian Cup | — | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Uzbekistan (X) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 15 | Third round and Asian Cup OR Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] | 3–1 | — | 24 Mar | 29 Mar | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Philippines (Y) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 29 Mar | 1–5 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| 4 | Bahrain (Y) |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round OR play-off round[b] | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | — | 24 Mar | |
| 5 | Yemen (Y) |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3[c] | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Eliminated from World Cup.
Notes:
- ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
- ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.[2]
- ^ FIFA awarded North Korea a 0–3 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 0–1. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.[38]
| Yemen |
0–3 Awarded[note 15] |
North Korea |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
So Hyon-uk 71' |
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Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 16]
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| North Korea |
4–2 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Pak Kwang-ryong 4' Jang Kuk-chol 16'Ro Hak-su 34'Ri Hyok-chol 36' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Ismailov 53' Rashidov 79' |
| Yemen |
0–2 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Bahadoran 52' Ramsay 74' |
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Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 16]
Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) |
| Philippines |
1–5 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Schröck 68' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Ahmedov 1' Rashidov 14', 80'Sergeev 43', 65' |
| Yemen |
0–4 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Ali Baba 31' (pen.) Al-Husaini 45+1'Omar 66'Adnan 77' |
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Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 16]
Attendance: 421 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
| Bahrain |
0–4 | Uzbekistan |
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| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Sergeev 52' Ahmedov 56'Rashidov 66'Shomurodov 90+5' |
| Uzbekistan |
3–1 | North Korea |
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| Sergeev 23' Geynrikh 65'Ahmedov 87' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Ri Hyok-chol 2' |
| Yemen |
1–3 | Uzbekistan |
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| A. Al-Sarori 90+2' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Haydarov 7' Djeparov 31'Andreev 50' |
Ranking of runner-up teams[edit]
To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria are used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Play-off match(es) on neutral ground (if approved by FIFA Organizing Committee), with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contains only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[41]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | Syria |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 | Third round and Asian Cup |
| 2 | B | Jordan |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | |
| 3 | H | Uzbekistan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | F | Iraq |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | |
| 5 | C | Hong Kong |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 6 | A | United Arab Emirates |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | |
| 7 | G | Kuwait |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | |
| 8 | D | Oman |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points from matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group; 2) Superior goal difference from these matches; 3) Higher number of goals scored in these matches; 4) Play-off
Rules for classification: 1) Points from matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group; 2) Superior goal difference from these matches; 3) Higher number of goals scored in these matches; 4) Play-off
Ranking of fourth-placed teams[edit]
To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Play-off match(es) on neutral ground (if approved by AFC Organizing Committee), with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contains only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.[41]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Guam |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 2 | H | Bahrain |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 3 | G | Myanmar |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 3 | |
| 4 | B | Tajikistan |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | |
| 5 | F | Chinese Taipei |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round |
| 6 | C | Maldives |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | |
| 7 | E | Afghanistan |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |
| 8 | A | Malaysia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points from matches against teams ranked first to third in the group; 2) Superior goal difference from these matches; 3) Higher number of goals scored in these matches; 4) Play-off
Rules for classification: 1) Points from matches against teams ranked first to third in the group; 2) Superior goal difference from these matches; 3) Higher number of goals scored in these matches; 4) Play-off
Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 406 goals scored in 120 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.
- 13 goals
- 10 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Norlla Amiri- Mustafa Zazai
Sayed Mohamed Adnan
Wang Yongpo- Yu Hanchao
Godfred Karikari- Lam Ka Wai
- Jaimes McKee
Sunil Chhetri
Ashkan Dejagah
Justin Meram
Maya Yoshida
Abdallah Deeb
Hassan Chaito- Hassan Maatouk
Pak Kwang-ryong- Ri Hyok-chol
Amad Al-Hosni- Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali
Sameh Maraaba
Misagh Bahadoran
Karim Boudiaf- Mohammed Kasola
Fahad Al-Muwallad
Khairul Amri- Fazrul Nawaz
Jang Hyun-soo- Ki Sung-yueng
- Koo Ja-cheol
- Suk Hyun-jun
Sanharib Malki- Raja Rafe
Akhtam Nazarov
Pokklaw Anan- Theerathon Bunmathan
Ramon Saro
Guwanç Abylow- Arslanmyrat Amanow
Omar Abdulrahman
Alexander Geynrikh
Ahmed Abdulhakim Al-Sarori
- 1 goal
- Khaibar Amani
- Faysal Shayesteh
Nathan Burns- Mathew Leckie
- Mark Milligan
- Aaron Mooy
- Tommy Oar
- Tom Rogić
- Ismail Abdullatif
- Sami Al-Husaini
- Hussain Ali Baba
- Abdulwahab Al Malood
- Abdullah Omar
Jahid Hasan Ameli
Biren Basnet- Tshering Dorji
- Chencho Gyeltshen
Sos Suhana- Mei Fang
- Wu Lei
- Zhang Linpeng
- Zhang Xizhe
Hung Kai-chun- Wen Chih-hao
- Wu Chun-ching
- Yaki Yen
Brandon McDonald- Travis Nicklaw
- Christian Annan
- Bai He
- Chan Siu Ki
- Ju Yingzhi
- Lo Kwan Yee
- Paulinho
- Xu Deshuai
- Jeje Lalpekhlua
- Robin Singh
- Karim Ansarifard
- Saeid Ezatolahi
- Jalal Hosseini
- Kamal Kamyabinia
- Morteza Pouraliganji
- Ramin Rezaeian
- Masoud Shojaei
- Andranik Teymourian
- Mehdi Torabi
- Ali Adnan
- Ali Hosni
- Dhurgham Ismail
- Ahmed Yasin
- Mu Kanazaki
- Masato Morishige
- Takashi Usami
- Munther Abu Amarah
- Yaseen Al-Bakhit
Ali Maqseed- Aziz Mashaan
- Faisal Zayid
Ildar Amirov- Edgar Bernhardt
- Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov
- Vitalij Lux
- Almazbek Mirzaliev
- Roda Antar
- Abbas Ahmed Atwi
- Mohammed Ghaddar
- Ali Hamam
- Youssef Mohamad
- Joan Oumari
- Feiz Shamsin
Mohd Amri Yahyah- Baddrol Bakhtiar
- Mohd Safiq Rahim
- Safee Sali
Ahmed Nashid
Aung Thu- Kyaw Ko Ko
- Kyaw Zayar Win
- Suan Lam Mang
- Zaw Min Tun
- Jang Kuk-chol
- Ro Hak-su
- So Hyon-uk
- Mohammed Al-Ghassani
- Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
- Saad Al-Mukhaini
- Qasim Said
- Raed Ibrahim Saleh
- Mus'ab Al-Batat
- Jaka Ihbeisheh
- Matías Jadue
- Pablo Tamburrini
- Khader Yousef
- Jonathan Zorrilla
- Javier Patiño
- Iain Ramsay
- Stephan Schröck
- Akram Afif
- Abdelkarim Hassan
- Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud
- Ismaeel Mohammad
- Salman Al-Faraj
- Osama Hawsawi
- Naif Hazazi
- Faris Ramli
- Lee Chung-yong
- Nam Tae-hee
- Moayad Ajan
- Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
- Oday Al-Jafal
- Omar Midani
- Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
- Tana Chanabut
- Adisak Kraisorn
- Kroekrit Thaweekarn
- Mongkol Tossakrai
- Artur Geworkýan
- Ruslan Mingazow
- Süleýman Muhadow
- Mekan Saparow
- Mohamed Ahmed
- Ahmed Al Hashmi
- Habib Fardan
- Abdullah Mousa
- Mohanad Salem
- Stanislav Andreev
- Server Djeparov
- Azizbek Haydarov
- Anzur Ismailov
- Eldor Shomurodov
Đinh Tiến Thành- Lê Công Vinh
- Trần Phi Sơn
- 1 own goal
- Topu Barman (playing against Australia)
- Khoun Laboravy (playing against Japan)
- Ildar Amirov (playing against Australia)
- Valery Kichin (playing against Bangladesh)
- Ali Hamam (playing against South Korea)
- Zaw Min Tun (playing against Kuwait)
- Serdar Annaorazow (playing against Guam)
- Mekan Saparow (playing against Oman)
- Đinh Tiến Thành (playing against Thailand)
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b The fixtures between Saudi Arabia and Palestine were switched after Saudi Arabia cited “exceptional conditions” for their inability to travel to the West Bank.[10] The return fixture, originally to be played on 13 October 2015 at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was later postponed due to Saudi Arabia's refusal to pass through Israeli-controlled borders,[11] until the process of agreeing on the venue was concluded.[12] The match was rescheduled to be played on 5 November 2015 in Palestine, after the Palestinian Football Association gave full security guarantees for the match.[13] The match was later further delayed until 9 November, and to be changed to a neutral venue in Asia, as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the match.[14] The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.[15]
- ^ Timor-Leste played their home match against the United Arab Emirates in Malaysia due to the lack of a suitable venue in Dili.[16]
- ^ a b The match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that the match should be declared as lost by forfeit by Malaysia (0–3). Malaysia must also play their next home match against the United Arab Emirates behind closed doors.[17][18]
- ^ a b The home matches of Palestine against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia were played on neutral ground as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the matches.[14] The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.[15]
- ^ Maldives played their home match against China PR in China due to the poor condition of the National Football Stadium.[21]
- ^ a b c d Afghanistan will play their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[23]
- ^ a b The fixtures between Japan and Singapore were switched due to the Singapore National Stadium being booked on 16 June 2015 to host the closing ceremony of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[24]
- ^ a b c d Syria will play their home matches in Oman due to security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.[25]
- ^ The Thailand v Vietnam match was brought forward from 11 June 2015, as it interfered with commitments for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[28]
- ^ a b c Iraq will play their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the Iraqi insurgency.[23]
- ^ a b c Myanmar will play their home matches in Thailand due to sanctions after a crowd violence incident in their qualifier in Yangon in the 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary round.[33]
- ^ Kuwait played their home match against Myanmar in Qatar due to unspecified reasons.[34]
- ^ The Myanmar v Kuwait match, originally to be played on 17 November 2015, 19:00 UTC+7, at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, was not played as due to the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.[35]
- ^ On 13 January 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 17 November 2015 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Myanmar) as it did not take place due to a suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[36][37]
- ^ FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen by 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.[38]
- ^ a b c d Yemen will play their home matches in Qatar due to security concerns from the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.[39]
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External links[edit]
- Official websites for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, Qualifiers – Asia: Round 2, FIFA.com
- Official websites for FIFA World Cup (AFC), Schedule and Results, the-AFC.com
- AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
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