2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 2 September 2021 – 29 March 2022 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 55 (2.29 per match) |
Attendance | 162,350 (6,765 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
The third round[note 1] of AFC matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification is being played from 2 September 2021 to 29 March 2022.[1][2][3]
Format
The twelve teams that advanced from the second round (the seven group winners excluding Qatar and the five best group runners-up) were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group will qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams will advance to the fourth round. World Cup hosts Qatar won Group E in the second round (which meant they advanced to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals) but were not required to qualify for the World Cup.
Qualified teams
Group (Second round) |
Winners | Best 5 Runners-up[note 2] |
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D | ![]() |
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E | ![]() |
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F | ![]() |
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G | ![]() |
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H | ![]() |
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Draw and seeding
The draw for the third round was held on 1 July 2021 at 15:00 MST (UTC+8), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]
The seeding for the draw was based on a special release of the FIFA World Rankings for Asian teams on 18 June 2021 (shown in parentheses below).[6]
Each group contained one team from each of the six pots.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Italicised teams qualified for the fourth round.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Schedule
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, FIFA announced on 12 August 2020 that the upcoming qualifying matches originally scheduled for 2020 were moved to 2021,[7] and on 11 November, the AFC Competitions Committee also announced that the final round of the Asian qualifiers will begin in September 2021 and be finished by March 2022.[8]
Matchday | Date | Original date |
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Matchday 1 | 2 September 2021 | 3 September 2020 |
Matchday 2 | 7 September 2021 | 8 September 2020 |
Matchday 3 | 7 October 2021 | 13 October 2020 |
Matchday 4 | 12 October 2021 | 12 November 2020 |
Matchday 5 | 11 November 2021 | 17 November 2020 |
Matchday 6 | 16 November 2021 | 25 March 2021 |
Matchday 7 | 27 January 2022 | 30 March 2021 |
Matchday 8 | 1 February 2022 | 8 June 2021 |
Matchday 9 | 24 March 2022 | 7 September 2021 |
Matchday 10 | 29 March 2022 | 12 October 2021 |
Groups
Group A
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Iraq ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Jahanbakhsh ![]() |
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Son Heung-min ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | v | ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | v | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | v | ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Group B
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Japan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Oman ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | v | ![]() |
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China ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() | v | ![]() |
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China ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Oman ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Oman ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | v | ![]() |
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China ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Oman ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Goalscorers
There were 122 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.03 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Craig Goodwin
Rhyan Grant
Ajdin Hrustic
Riley McGree
Aaron Mooy
Tom Rogic
Aloísio
Wu Xi
Xu Xin
Zhang Yuning
Zhu Chenjie
Ehsan Hajsafi
Ahmad Nourollahi
Amir Al-Ammari
Hussein Ali Al-Saedi
Takumi Minamino
Ao Tanaka
Maya Yoshida
Maher Sabra
Arshad Al-Alawi
Rabia Al-Alawi
Khalid Al-Hajri
Amjad Al-Harthi
Mohsin Al-Khaldi
Salaah Al-Yahyaei
Yasser Al-Shahrani
Cho Gue-sung
Hwang Hee-chan
Hwang In-beom
Jeong Woo-yeong
Kim Jin-su
Kim Young-gwon
Lee Jae-sung
Mahmoud Al Baher
Mohammad Al Marmour
Mardik Mardikian
Harib Al-Maazmi
Yahya Al Ghassani
Nguyễn Quang Hải
Nguyễn Thanh Bình
Phan Văn Đức
1 own goal
Aziz Behich (against Japan)
Mohammed Al-Attas (against Iraq)
See also
Notes
- ^ On the AFC's official YouTube page, "The AFC Hub," it is referred to as the Final Round.
- ^ This would usually be a "Best 4", but because the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar won their group (their participation in the second round was to secure a spot in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup), the draw for the third round of the former mentioned tournament's qualification included 5 runners-up instead.[4]
- ^ Qatar had already qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as tournament hosts, but competed in the second round as part of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
- ^ a b c d e f Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ^ a b The Korean FA (South Korea) and Lebanese FA (Lebanon) have agreed to switch the order of their home-and-away matches.[9]
- ^ Due to the Syrian civil war, Syria will play its home matches at neutral venues.
References
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021" (PDF). AFC. 17 September 2021.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). AFC. 20 October 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL MATCH CALENDAR 2020-2024" (PDF). FIFA. February 2021.
- ^ "Groups finalised for Qatar 2022 & China 2023 race". China.org.cn. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 World Cup Asian Qualifiers Draw: When will be the third round matches played?". Goal. 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Asia World Cup qualifying: What's next?". FIFA. 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia". FIFA. 12 August 2020.
- ^ "2022 FIFA World Cup: Asian qualifiers to be completed by March 2022". Olympics.com. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "National confirmation... Lebanon outside its land in September" (in Arabic). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Socceroos to host China PR in Doha". Football Australia. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Chinese national football team gears up for World Cup qualifiers". Xinhuanet. Xinhua. 19 August 2021.
- ^ Francis, Kieran (15 September 2021). "Socceroos World Cup qualifier against Oman won't be played in Australia". Sporting News.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia Matches, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
- FIFA World Cup 2022, stats.the-AFC.com