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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
| Iraq | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
H.M. Mohammed  51' (pen.) |
Report | Zheng Zhi 75' |
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
| Qatar | 2–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Fábio César 1', 62' |
Report |
| Iraq | 1–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| E. Mohammed 28' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
| China | 1–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Zhou Haibin 33' |
Report | E. Mohammed 41' Akram 67' |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
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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]
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jordan | 0–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hong Yong-jo 44' |
| North Korea | 0–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai (China)[note 2]
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
| Turkmenistan | 0–2 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Bzour 33' Bawab 86' |
| South Korea | 2–2 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Park Ji-sung 39' Park Chu-young 48' (pen.) |
Report | Abdel-Fattah 73', 80' |
| North Korea | 1–0 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Choe Kum-chol 72' |
Report |
| Jordan | 0–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Park Chu-young 24' (pen.) |
| North Korea | 2–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Yong-jo 44', 72' |
Report |
| Turkmenistan | 1–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ovekov 77' (pen.) |
Report | Kim Do-heon 14', 86', 90+3' (pen.) |
| Jordan | 2–0 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel Fattah 66' 67' |
Report |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan
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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:
Notes:
| Lebanon | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmedov 44' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 38' Mouath 81' |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Kapadze 45+1' Shatskikh 65'Djeparov 67' (pen.) |
Report |
| 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' |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 45', 90+1' Hawsawi 65'Tukar 83' |
Report | El Ali 43' |
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 Awarded[note 3] | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Geynrikh 80' |
Report |
| Lebanon | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaddar 90+3' |
Report | Tukar 45+2', 60' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmedov 50', 63' Djeparov 90+4' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ab. Otaif 5' Mouath 36', 88'Al-Harthi 56' |
Report |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Al Shehhi 14' Khalil 53' |
Report |
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Syria | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Chaabo 2' |
Report | Matar 54' |
| Syria | 1–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hussain 52' |
Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zandi 8' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Matar 83' (pen.) |
Report | Al Hussain 34', 51' Malki 90+3' |
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
Brett Emerton- Harry Kewell
A'ala Hubail- Salman Isa
Gholamreza Rezaei
Emad Mohammed
Yasuhito Endō- Yoshito Ōkubo
Ismail Sulaiman Al Ajmi- Amad Al Hosni
Fábio César Montezine
Abdoh Otaif
Aleksandar Đurić- John Wilkinson
Park Chu-young- Park Ji-sung
- Seol Ki-hyeon
Firas Al-Khatib
Teeratep Winothai
Timur Kapadze- Maksim Shatskikh
1 goal
- Mark Bresciano
- Tim Cahill
- Joshua Kennedy
- Faouzi Aaish
- Ismail Abdullatif
- Sayed Mohamed Adnan
Sun Xiang- Zheng Zhi
- Zhou Haibin
- Jalal Hosseini
- Mohsen Khalili
- Javad Nekounam
- Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
- Ferydoon Zandi
- Nashat Akram
- Hawar Mulla Mohammed
- Seiichiro Maki
- Kengo Nakamura
- Shunsuke Nakamura
- Marcus Tulio Tanaka
- Atsuto Uchida
Waseem Al-Bzour- Thaer Bawab
Fahad Al-Rashidi
Mahmoud El Ali- Mohammed Ghaddar
Choe Kum-chol- Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri
- Sayed Ali Bechir
- Khalfan Ibrahim
- Sebastián Soria
- Ahmed Al-Fraidi
- Saad Al-Harthi
- Osama Hawsawi
- Mustafic Fahrudin
- Fazrul Nawaz
- Kwak Tae-hwi
- Zyad Chaabo
- Sanharib Malki
- Sarayoot Chaikamdee
- Totchtawan Sripan
- Datsakorn Thonglao
Guvanch Ovekov
Saif Mohammed Al Bishr- Mohamed Al Shehhi
- Faisal Khalil
- Vitaliy Denisov
- Alexander Geynrikh
- Aziz Ibrahimov
- Victor Karpenko
1 own goal
- Ramez Dayoub (against Singapore)
- Baihakki Khaizan (against Lebanon)
- Anas Al Khouja (against Kuwait)
Notes
- ^ a b c Due to security concerns, Iraq's home matches were played in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ Lebanon-Saudi Arabia match was moved from Beirut to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Iraq to host 3 World Cup qualifying matches in Dubai, USA Today, 22 January 2008.
- ^ DPR Korea-Korea Republic to take place in Shanghai, FIFA.com, 7 March 2008.
- ^ Koreas match moved to Shanghai after anthem row, Reuters.com, 7 March 2008.
- ^ a b Qiu ineligible for Singapore – FIFA, the-AFC.com, 4 December 2008.
External links
- Asian zone at FIFA.com
- Results and schedule at the-AFC.com
This page was last edited on 13 April 2024, at 14:53