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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

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This page provides the summaries of the AFC third round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

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In this round the fifteen winners from the second round joined the five AFC sides seeded 1–5 in the AFC World Cup rankings (Japan, South Korea, Australia, North Korea, Bahrain). The teams were drawn into five groups of four teams, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.[1][2]

The matches were played from 2 September 2011 to 29 February 2012. The top two teams in each group advanced to the fourth round.

Seeding

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The 20 teams were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The July 2011 FIFA Ranking – released on 27 July – was used to seed the teams.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Japan (16)
 Australia (23)
 South Korea (28)
 Iran (54)
 China (73)

 Uzbekistan (83)
 Qatar (90)
 Jordan (91)
 Saudi Arabia (92)
 Kuwait (95)

 Bahrain (100)
 Syria (104)*
 Oman (107)
 Iraq (108)
 United Arab Emirates (109)

 North Korea (115)
 Thailand (119)
 Singapore (131)
 Indonesia (137)
 Lebanon (159)

Note: Syria was replaced by Tajikistan in the third round on 19 August 2011 following the awarding of both second round matches to Tajikistan.[3]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 15 Advance to fourth round — 0–2 1–0 7–1
2  Jordan 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 1–3 — 2–1 2–0
3  China 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 9 0–1 3–1 — 2–1
4  Singapore 6 0 0 6 2 20 −18 0 0–2 0–3 0–4 —
Source: [4]
China 2–1 Singapore
Zheng Zhi 69' (pen.)
Yu Hai 73'		 Report Đurić 33'
Attendance: 17,000
Iraq 0–2 Jordan
Report Abdel-Fattah 43'
Abdallah Deeb 47'
Attendance: 24,000
Singapore 0–2 Iraq
Report Abdul-Zahra 50'
Mahmoud 86'
Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Jordan 2–1 China
Abdel-Rahman 49'
Amer Deeb 56'		 Report Hao Junmin 57'
Attendance: 19,000
Singapore 0–3 Jordan
Report Abdallah Deeb 11'
B. Bani Yaseen 54'
Hayel 64'
Attendance: 3,799
China 0–1 Iraq
Report Mahmoud 45'
Attendance: 25,021
Iraq 1–0 China
Mahmoud 90+2' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Jordan 2–0 Singapore
Hayel 15'
Amer Deeb 65'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Singapore 0–4 China
Report Yu Hai 41'
Li Weifeng 56'
Zheng Zheng 73', 81'
Attendance: 5,474
Jordan 1–3 Iraq
Abdel-Fattah 17' Report Akram 55', 81'
Munir 65'
Attendance: 13,000
China 3–1 Jordan
Hao Junmin 43', 69'
Yu Dabao 88'		 Report Fathi 85'
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Iraq 7–1 Singapore
Jassim 5'
Mahmoud 11', 61', 90+3'
H.M. Mohammed 22' (pen.)
Akram 36' (pen.)
Karim 48'		 Report Isa 27'
Attendance: 950

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Advance to fourth round — 6–0 2–0 2–1
2  Lebanon 6 3 1 2 10 14 −4 10 2–1 — 2–2 3–1
3  Kuwait 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
4  United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 5 9 14 −5 3 0–2 4–2 2–3 —
Source: [4]
South Korea 6–0 Lebanon
Park Chu-Young 8', 45+1', 67'
Ji Dong-Won 66', 85'
Kim Jung-Woo 82'		 Report
Attendance: 37,655
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Kuwait
Al Hammadi 84'
Khalil 89'		 Report Nasser 7', 65'
Al-Mutawa 51'
Attendance: 8,715
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Lebanon 3–1 United Arab Emirates
Ghaddar 37' (pen.)
Moghrabi 52'
Antar 83'		 Report Khamees 16'
Attendance: 4,000
Kuwait 1–1 South Korea
Fadhel 54' Report Park Chu-Young 9'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
South Korea 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Park Chu-Young 55'
Al-Kamali 64' (o.g.)		 Report Matar 90+2'
Attendance: 28,689
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Lebanon 2–2 Kuwait
Maatouk 15', 86' (pen.) Report Neda 51'
Younes 89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 0–2 South Korea
Report Lee Keun-Ho 88'
Park Chu-Young 90+3'
Attendance: 8,272
Kuwait 0–1 Lebanon
Report El Ali 57'
Attendance: 17,500
Lebanon 2–1 South Korea
Al Saadi 4'
Atwi 32' (pen.)		 Report Koo Ja-Cheol 20' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Kuwait 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Al Enezi 50'
Abbas 68' (o.g.)		 Report Matar 19'
Attendance: 10,000
South Korea 2–0 Kuwait
Lee Dong-Gook 65'
Lee Keun-Ho 71'		 Report
Attendance: 46,551
United Arab Emirates 4–2 Lebanon
Saeed 20', 78'
Al-Wehaibi 38'
Matar 68'		 Report El Ali 23'
Maatouk 45+2'
Attendance: 10,000

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 8 1 +7 16 Advance to fourth round — 1–1 1–0 3–0
2  Japan 6 3 1 2 14 3 +11 10 0–1 — 1–0 8–0
3  North Korea 6 2 1 3 3 4 −1 7 0–1 1–0 — 1–0
4  Tajikistan 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17 1 0–1 0–4 1–1 —
Source: [4]
Japan 1–0 North Korea
Yoshida 90+4' Report
Attendance: 62,000
Tajikistan 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Shatskikh 72'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
North Korea 1–0 Tajikistan
Pak Nam-Chol 14' Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Uzbekistan 1–1 Japan
Djeparov 8' Report Okazaki 65'
Attendance: 32,000
North Korea 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Geynrikh 26'
Attendance: 29,000
Japan 8–0 Tajikistan
Havenaar 11', 47'
Okazaki 19', 74'
Komano 35'
Kagawa 41', 68'
Nakamura 56'		 Report
Attendance: 44,688
Tajikistan 0–4 Japan
Report Konno 36'
Okazaki 61', 90+2'
Maeda 82'
Attendance: 18,000
Uzbekistan 1–0 North Korea
Kapadze 48' Report
Attendance: 27,525
North Korea 1–0 Japan
Pak Nam-Chol 50' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Tajikistan 1–1 North Korea
Khamrakulov 61' Report Jang Song-Hyok 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Japan 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Shadrin 53'
Attendance: 42,720

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 15 Advance to fourth round — 3–0 4–2 2–1
2  Oman 6 2 2 2 3 6 −3 8 1–0 — 0–0 2–0
3  Saudi Arabia 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 1–3 0–0 — 3–0
4  Thailand 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 0–1 3–0 0–0 —
Source: [4]
Australia 2–1 Thailand
Kennedy 58'
Brosque 86'		 Report Teerasil 15'
Attendance: 24,540
Oman 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Thailand 3–0 Oman
Sompong 35'
Teerasil 41'
Al-Farsi 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Saudi Arabia 1–3 Australia
Al-Shamrani 66' Report Kennedy 40', 56'
Wilkshire 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Australia 3–0 Oman
Holman 8'
Kennedy 65'
Jedinak 85'		 Report
Attendance: 24,732
Thailand 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 42,000
Oman 1–0 Australia
Al-Hosni 18' Report
Attendance: 4,500
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Thailand
Hazazi 59'
Al-Fraidi 80'
Noor 89' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 32,500
Thailand 0–1 Australia
Report Holman 77'
Attendance: 19,400
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Oman
Report
Attendance: 62,740
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Australia 4–2 Saudi Arabia
Brosque 43', 75'
Kewell 73'
Emerton 76'		 Report Al-Dawsari 19'
Al-Shamrani 45+2'
Attendance: 24,240
Oman 2–0 Thailand
Al-Hadhri 8'
Al-Muqbali 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 6 3 3 0 17 5 +12 12 Advance to fourth round — 2–2 6–0 3–0
2  Qatar 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 1–1 — 0–0 4–0
3  Bahrain 6 2 3 1 13 7 +6 9 1–1 0–0 — 10–0
4  Indonesia 6 0 0 6 3 26 −23 0 1–4 2–3 0–2 —
Source: [4]
Iran 3–0 Indonesia
Nekounam 53', 74'
Teymourian 87'		 Report
Attendance: 75,800
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Bahrain 0–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Indonesia 0–2 Bahrain
Report Saeed 45+1'
Abdul-Latif 70'
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Qatar 1–1 Iran
El-Sayed 56' Report Aghily 46'
Attendance: 8,125
Indonesia 2–3 Qatar
Gonzáles 27', 35' Report Al Sulaiti 14'
Khalfan 32'
Razak 59'
Attendance: 28,000
Iran 6–0 Bahrain
Hosseini 22'
Jabbari 34'
Aghily 42'
Teymourian 61'
Ansarifard 75'
Rezaei 83'		 Report
Attendance: 82,000
Bahrain 1–1 Iran
Al-Ajmi 45' Report Jabbari 90+2'
Attendance: 18,000
Qatar 4–0 Indonesia
Razak 30'
Khalfan 34' (pen.), 63'
Soria 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Indonesia 1–4 Iran
Bambang 44' Report Meydavoudi 7'
Jabbari 21'
Rezaei 25'
Nekounam 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Qatar 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 10,509
Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia
Abdul-Latif 5' (pen.), 71', 75'
Al Alawi 16', 61'
Abdulrahman 35' (pen.), 42'
Saeed 63', 82', 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Iran 2–2 Qatar
Dejagah 4', 50' Report Khalfan 9' (pen.)
Kasola 86'
Attendance: 51,300

Goalscorers

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There were 173 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Iraq had to play their remaining home games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at a neutral venue following a ban by FIFA on playing in Iraq.[5]
  2. ^ Moved from the original venue at Yanggakdo Stadium due to the poor condition of the pitch.[6]
  3. ^ Moved from the original venue at Rajamangala Stadium due to flooding.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Stage set for FWCQ R3 draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. ^ Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup FIFA.com; 19 August 2011
  4. ^ a b c d e "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2014, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "FIFA decision on Iraq matches". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  6. ^ "New stadium for PRK-JPN match". The-AFC.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Teerasil set to miss crucial W Cup qualifier". nationmultimedia.com. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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