2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

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.

Format

The 20 teams (five teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round, and four 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

 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.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Qatar Iraq China
 Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 Fourth round — 3–0 1–0 0–1
 Qatar 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10 1–3 — 2–0 0–0
 Iraq 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 1–0 0–1 — 1–1
 China 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 0–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: [1]
Australia 3–0 Qatar
Kennedy 11'
Cahill 17'
Bresciano 33'		 Report
Attendance: 50,969
Iraq 1–1 China
H.M. Mohammed 51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi 75'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
China 0–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Qatar 2–0 Iraq
Fábio César 1', 62' Report
Attendance: 13,000
Australia 1–0 Iraq
Kewell 47' Report
Attendance: 48,678
Qatar 0–0 China
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
China 0–1 Qatar
Report Soria 14' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
China 1–2 Iraq
Zhou Haibin 33' Report E. Mohammed 41'
Akram 67'
Attendance: 39,000
Qatar 1–3 Australia
Al Khalfan 89' Report Emerton 17', 56'
Kewell 74'
Attendance: 12,000
Australia 0–1 China
Report Sun Xiang 12'
Attendance: 70,054
Iraq 0–1 Qatar
Report Bechir 77'
Attendance: 10,000

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan Bahrain Oman Thailand
 Japan 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Fourth round — 1–0 3–0 4–1
 Bahrain 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 1–0 — 1–1 1–1
 Oman 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
 Thailand 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1 0–3 2–3 0–1 —
Source: [1]
Japan 4–1 Thailand
Endō 21'
Ōkubo 54'
Nakazawa 66'
Maki 90+1'		 Report Winothai 22'
Attendance: 35,130
Oman 0–1 Bahrain
Report Hubail 14'
Attendance: 28,000
Thailand 0–1 Oman
Report Sulaiman 1'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Bahrain 1–0 Japan
Hubail 77' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Japan 3–0 Oman
Nakazawa 10'
Ōkubo 22'
S. Nakamura 49'		 Report
Attendance: 46,764
Thailand 2–3 Bahrain
Chaikamdee 25'
Winothai 45'		 Report Isa 22'
Latif 34'
Adnan 57'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Oman 1–1 Japan
Ahmed Mubarak 11' Report Endō 53' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Bahrain 1–1 Thailand
Isa 67' Report Thonglao 65'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Thailand 0–3 Japan
Report Tulio 23'
Nakazawa 39'
K. Nakamura 89'
Attendance: 25,000
Bahrain 1–1 Oman
Aaish 41' Report Sulaiman 72'
Attendance: 25,000
Japan 1–0 Bahrain
Uchida 90' Report
Attendance: 51,180
Oman 2–1 Thailand
Al Hosni 58', 85' Report Sripan 3' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea North Korea Jordan Turkmenistan
 South Korea 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 Fourth round — 0–0 2–2 4–0
 North Korea 6 3 3 0 4 0 +4 12 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
 Jordan 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 0–1 0–1 — 2–0
 Turkmenistan 6 0 1 5 1 12 −11 1 1–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: [1]
South Korea 4–0 Turkmenistan
Kwak Tae-hwi 43'
Seol Ki-hyeon 57', 85'
Park Ji-sung 73'		 Report
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Jordan 0–1 North Korea
Report Hong Yong-jo 44'
Attendance: 16,000
North Korea 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Turkmenistan 0–2 Jordan
Report Al-Bzour 33'
Bawab 86'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
South Korea 2–2 Jordan
Park Ji-sung 39'
Park Chu-young 48' (pen.)		 Report Abdel-Fattah 73', 80'
Attendance: 50,000
North Korea 1–0 Turkmenistan
Choe Kum-chol 72' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Jordan 0–1 South Korea
Report Park Chu-young 24' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
North Korea 2–0 Jordan
Hong Yong-jo 44', 72' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan 1–3 South Korea
Ovekov 77' (pen.) Report Kim Do-heon 14', 86', 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,000
South Korea 0–0 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 48,519
Jordan 2–0 Turkmenistan
Abdel Fattah 66', 67' Report
Attendance: 150

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia Singapore Lebanon
 Uzbekistan 6 5 0 1 17 7 +10 15[a] Fourth round — 3–0 3–0[b] 3–0
 Saudi Arabia 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15[a] 4–0 — 2–0 4–1
 Singapore 6 2 0 4 7 16 −9 6 3–7 0–3[b] — 2–0
 Lebanon 6 0 0 6 3 14 −11 0 0–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The positions of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are reversed from the original final standings after two matches were forfeited by Singapore.
  2. ^ a b Awarded as a 3–0 win as Singapore fielded an ineligible player.
Lebanon 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Ahmedov 44'
Attendance: 800
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Singapore
Al-Qahtani 38'
Mouath 81'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Saudi Arabia
Kapadze 45+1'
Shatskikh 65'
Djeparov 67' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Singapore 2–0 Lebanon
Đurić 8'
Fazrul 24'		 Report
Attendance: 10,118
Singapore 3–7 Uzbekistan
Đurić 16'
Mustafić 31' (pen.)
Wilkinson 73'		 Report Kapadze 10'
Karpenko 22'
Djeparov 34', 44'
Denisov 42'
Ibrahimov 62'
Shatskikh 88'
Attendance: 28,750
Saudi Arabia 4–1 Lebanon
Al-Qahtani 45', 90+1'
Hawsawi 65'
Tukar 83'		 Report El Ali 43'
Attendance: 8,000
Uzbekistan 3–0
Awarded[note 3]		 Singapore
Geynrikh 80' Report
Attendance: 12,867
Lebanon 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Ghaddar 90+3' Report Tukar 45+2', 60'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Singapore 0–3
Awarded[note 5]		 Saudi Arabia
Report Ab. Otaif 37'
Al-Fraidi 76'
Attendance: 23,000
Uzbekistan 3–0 Lebanon
Ahmedov 50', 63'
Djeparov 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Lebanon 1–2 Singapore
Baihakki 62' (o.g.) Report Dayoub 72' (o.g.)
Wilkinson 73'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Uzbekistan
Ab. Otaif 5'
Mouath 36', 88'
Al-Harthi 56'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Iran United Arab Emirates Syria Kuwait
 Iran 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 Fourth round — 0–0 0–0 2–0
 United Arab Emirates 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–1 — 1–3 2–0
 Syria 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
 Kuwait 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 2–2 2–3 4–2 —
Source: [1]
Iran 0–0 Syria
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Syria 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Chaabo 2' Report Matar 54'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Kuwait 2–2 Iran
Ajab 38'
Al-Rashidi 81'		 Report Nikbakht 2'
Hosseini 5'
Attendance: 15,000
Iran 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Syria 1–0 Kuwait
Al-Hussain 52' Report
Attendance: 25,000
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran
Report Zandi 8'
Attendance: 9,000
Kuwait 4–2 Syria
Ajab 2', 20', 63'
Al Khouja 57' (o.g.)		 Report Al-Khatib 10', 45+2'
Attendance: 10,000
Syria 0–2 Iran
Report Rezaei 64'
Khalili 90+5'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Kuwait 2–3 United Arab Emirates
Ajab 52', 79' Report Matar 23', 39'
Mohammed 90+1'
Attendance: 20,000
Iran 2–0 Kuwait
Nekounam 17'
Rezaei 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
United Arab Emirates 1–3 Syria
Matar 83' (pen.) Report Al Hussain 34', 51'
Malki 90+3'
Attendance: 7,000

Goalscorers

There were 137 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Due to security concerns, Iraq's home matches were played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2]
  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.[3][4]
  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.[5]
  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 ineligible player Qiu Li. The match originally ended 2–0 to Saudi Arabia.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ Iraq to host 3 World Cup qualifying matches in Dubai, USA Today, 22 January 2008.
  3. ^ DPR Korea-Korea Republic to take place in Shanghai, FIFA.com, 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ Koreas match moved to Shanghai after anthem row, Reuters.com, 7 March 2008.
  5. ^ a b Qiu ineligible for Singapore – FIFA, the-AFC.com, 4 December 2008.