2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties.[1][2] The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

The matches were held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 29 June 2011 and second legs on 2 July and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round of the Asian qualifiers.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.

Pot 1 Pot 2

 Malaysia
 Afghanistan
 Cambodia
   Nepal
 Bangladesh
 Sri Lanka
 Vietnam
 Mongolia

 Pakistan
 Palestine
 Timor-Leste
 Macau
 Chinese Taipei
 Myanmar
 Philippines
 Laos

Results
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malaysia  4–4 (a)  Chinese Taipei 2–1 2–3
Bangladesh  3–0  Pakistan 3–0 0–0
Cambodia  6–8  Laos 4–2 2–6 (a.e.t.)
Sri Lanka  1–5  Philippines 1–1 0–4
Afghanistan  1–3  Palestine 0–2 1–1
Vietnam  13–1  Macau 6–0 7–1
Nepal    7–1  Timor-Leste 2–1 5–0
Mongolia  1–2  Myanmar 1–0 0–2
Malaysia 2–1 Chinese Taipei
Safiq  28'
Aidil  54'		 Report Chen Po-liang  76'
Attendance: 45,000
Chinese Taipei 3–2 Malaysia
Chang Han  31'
Chen Po-liang  44' (pen.)
X. Chen  75' (pen.)		 Report Aidil  8'
Safiq  40'
Attendance: 16,768

4–4 on aggregate. Malaysia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the Second Round against Singapore.

Bangladesh 3–0 Pakistan
Ameli  1'
Hossain  22'
Karim  56'		 Report
Attendance: 5,326
Pakistan 0–0 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 3,500

Bangladesh won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Lebanon.

Cambodia 4–2 Laos
Laboravy  52'
El Nasa  58', 89'
Sokumpheak  68'		 Report Phomsouvanh  10', 61'
Attendance: 25,000
Laos 6–2 (a.e.t.) Cambodia
Singto  19', 55'
Sayavutthi  34'
Syphasay  46'
Phaphouvanin  94'
Sysomvang  112' (pen.)		 Report Chhoeun  45'
Sokumpheak  75'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Laos won 8–6 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the Second Round against China.

Sri Lanka 1–1 Philippines
Gunaratne  43' Report Burkey  50'
Attendance: 4,000
Philippines 4–0 Sri Lanka
Caligdong  20'
P. Younghusband  43', 57' (pen.)
Guirado  50'		 Report
Attendance: 12,500

Philippines won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Kuwait.

Afghanistan 0–2 Palestine
Report Alyan  22'
Amour  88'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nasser Darwish (Jordan)
Palestine 1–1 Afghanistan
Wadi  12' Report Arezou  63'
Attendance: 9,000

Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Thailand.

Vietnam 6–0 Macau
Lê Công Vinh  20', 36', 42' (pen.)
Phạm Thành Lương  62'
Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh  67'
Nguyễn Văn Quyết  89'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Macau 1–7 Vietnam
Leong Ka Hang  59' Report Huỳnh Quang Thanh  2', 86'
Nguyễn Quang Hải  23'
Lê Công Vinh  29', 42', 74', 82'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Vietnam won 13–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Qatar.

Nepal   2–1 Timor-Leste
A. Gurung  15' (pen.)
J. M. Rai  70'		 Report Kik  47'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Timor-Leste 0–5   Nepal
Report A. Gurung  4' (pen.)
Silwal  56'
J. M. Rai  59'
J. Shrestha  89'
S. Shrestha  90'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (Korea Republic)

Nepal won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Jordan.

Mongolia 1–0 Myanmar
Tsend-Ayuush  48' Report
Attendance: 3,500
Myanmar 2–0 Mongolia
Pai Soe  62'
Mai Aih Naing  88'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000

Myanmar won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Oman.

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 16 games, for an average of 3.75 goals per game.

7 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes
  1. Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the first leg was played in Tajikistan.[4]
  2. Due to a lack of technical infrastructure in Timor-Leste, both legs were played in Nepal.[5]

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  2. "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. "The battle for Brazil berth begins". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  4. Afghanistan and Palestine Play in Metallurg Stadium Archived 25 May 2012 at Archive.today FootballAfghanistan.blogspot.com; 15 May 2011
  5. "Nepal Vs Timor Leste Home & Away Matches In Kathmandu". Goal Nepal. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

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