2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

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

Format

In this round the eight winners from the first round joined the 22 AFC sides seeded 6–27 in the AFC World Cup rankings. The teams were drawn into 15 home-and-away ties.[1][2] The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, along with the draw for the first round.[3]

The matches were held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 23 July 2011 and second legs on 28 July. The 15 winners joined the top five seeded AFC teams in the main draw for the third round of the Asian qualifiers.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 6–20 and Pot 2 teams ranked 21–27 along with the 8 first round winners.

Pot 1 Pot 2

 Saudi Arabia
 Iran
 Qatar
 Uzbekistan
 United Arab Emirates
 Syria
 Oman
 Jordan
 Iraq
 Singapore
 China PR
 Kuwait
 Thailand
 Turkmenistan
 Lebanon

 Yemen
 Tajikistan
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Kyrgyzstan
 Maldives
 India
 Malaysia†
 Bangladesh†
 Laos†
 Philippines†
 Palestine†
 Vietnam†
   Nepal†
 Myanmar†

† First round winners whose identities were not known at the time of the draw

Results
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Thailand  3–2  Palestine 1–0 2–2
Lebanon  4–2  Bangladesh 4–0 0–2
China PR  13–3  Laos 7–2 6–1
Turkmenistan  4–5  Indonesia 1–1 3–4
Kuwait  5–1  Philippines 3–0 2–1
Oman  5–0  Myanmar 3–0[note 1] 2–0[note 2]
Saudi Arabia  8–0  Hong Kong 3–0 5–0
Iran  5–0  Maldives 4–0 1–0
Syria  0–6  Tajikistan 0–3[note 3] 0–3[note 4]
Qatar  4–2  Vietnam 3–0 1–2
Iraq  2–0  Yemen 2–0 0–0
Singapore  6–4  Malaysia 5–3 1–1
Uzbekistan  7–0  Kyrgyzstan 4–0 3–0
United Arab Emirates  5–2  India 3–0 2–2
Jordan  10–1    Nepal 9–0 1–1
Thailand 1–0 Palestine
Kaewprom  18' Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (Korea Republic)
Palestine 2–2 Thailand
Alyan  5', 90' Report Thonglao  34', 90+3'
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

Thailand won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Lebanon 4–0 Bangladesh
Maatouk  16'
El Ali  27'
Al Saadi  55'
Al Ali  64'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Bangladesh 2–0 Lebanon
Chowdhury  52'
Ameli  87'		 Report
Attendance: 11,000

Lebanon won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

China PR 7–2 Laos
Yang Xu  45+2', 54', 73'
Chen Tao  52', 88'
Hao Junmin  81', 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Vongchiengkham  5'
Phaphouvanin  31'
Attendance: 13,500
Laos 1–6 China PR
Phaphouvanin  47' Report Qu Bo  24'
Yu Hanchao  36', 87'
Deng Zhuoxiang  67', 82'
Yang Xu  90+3'
Attendance: 13,000

China PR won 13–3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Turkmenistan 1–1 Indonesia
Krendelew  12' Report Ilham  30'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Indonesia 4–3 Turkmenistan
Gonzáles  9', 19'
Nasuha  43'
Ridwan  76'		 Report Amanow  72'
Şamyradow  84'
Çoňkaýew  87'
Attendance: 88,000

Indonesia won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Kuwait 3–0 Philippines
Nasser  17'
Neda  68'
Al Ansari  85'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Philippines 1–2 Kuwait
Schröck  45+2' Report Nasser  63'
W. Ali  85'
Attendance: 13,000

Kuwait won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Oman 3–0
Awarded[note 1]		 Myanmar
Al Hosni  21'
Al Ajmi  79'		 Report
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Myanmar 0–2[note 2] Oman
Report Al Hosni  22'
Al Mahaijri  39' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Oman won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Saudi Arabia 3–0 Hong Kong
Al-Shamrani  45+1', 47'
Al-Muwallad  45+3'		 Report
Attendance: 20,354
Hong Kong 0–5 Saudi Arabia
Report Fallatah  34'
Noor  71' (pen.)
Al-Shamrani  73'
Al-Sahlawi  79'
Hawsawi  90+3'
Attendance: 1,402

Saudi Arabia won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Iran 4–0 Maldives
Ansarifard  4', 62'
Karimi  67'
Daghighi  86'		 Report
Attendance: 20,195
Maldives 0–1 Iran
Report Khalatbari  45+1'
Attendance: 9,000

Iran won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Syria 0–3
Awarded[note 3]		 Tajikistan
Mourad  45+1'
Rafe  77'		 Report Saidov  47'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Nasser Darwish (Jordan)
Tajikistan 3–0
Awarded[note 4]		 Syria
Report Rafe  6', 35'
Sabagh  53'
Choriyev  86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Tajikistan was awarded the tie (6–0 on aggregate) and advanced to the Third Round.

Qatar 3–0 Vietnam
Kasola  6'
Mubarak  51'
Ahmed  67'		 Report
Attendance: 6,786
Vietnam 2–1 Qatar
Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng  60'
Nguyễn Quang Hải  75'		 Report Ahmed  17'
Attendance: 20,000

Qatar won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Iraq 2–0 Yemen
Hawar Mulla Mohammed  10'
Abdul-Zahra  64'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Yemen 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Iraq won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Singapore 5–3 Malaysia
Đurić  8', 81'
Qiu Li  22'
Mustafić  44'
Shi Jiayi  45+1'		 Report Safee  1', 71'
Abdul Hadi  70'
Attendance: 6,000
Malaysia 1–1 Singapore
Safee  57' Report Shi Jiayi  71'
Attendance: 90,000

Singapore won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Uzbekistan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan
Geynrikh  28'
Bikmaev  48'
Djeparov  55'
Bakayev  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 20,257
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report Karpenko  47'
Nasimov  65', 90'
Attendance: 14,700

Uzbekistan won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

India 2–2 United Arab Emirates
Lalpekhula  74'
Singh  90+2'		 Report Al Shehhi  40'
Al-Wehaibi  72'
Attendance: 13,000

United Arab Emirates won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Jordan 9–0   Nepal
Abdel-Fattah  7', 72', 83', 90'
Amer Deeb  20', 57'
Hayel  31', 62'
Abdallah Deeb  45+2'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Nepal   1–1 Jordan
Khawas  80' Report Murjan  53'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)

Jordan won 10–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.

Goalscorers

There were 109 goals scored in 30 games, for an average of 3.63 goals per game.

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes
  1. FIFA awarded Oman a 3–0 win. The match originally ended 2–0 to Oman.
  2. Due to a pitch invasion, the match was abandoned after 45+2 minutes with Oman leading 2–0; FIFA confirmed that the result at the time of the interruption of the match is final.[4]
  3. FIFA awarded Tajikistan a 3–0 win as a result of Syria fielding the ineligible player George Mourad. The match originally ended 2–1 to Syria.[5]
  4. FIFA awarded Tajikistan a 3–0 win as a result of Syria fielding the ineligible player George Mourad. The match originally ended 4–0 to Syria.[5]
  5. Syria hosted its home leg in Jordan due to civil unrest.[6]
  6. Yemen hosted its home leg in the United Arab Emirates due to civil unrest.[6]

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. "Statement regarding abandoned 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Myanmar against Oman". FIFA.com. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  5. Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com, 19 August 2011.
  6. "Yemen to host Iraq in World Cup qualifier in UAE". USA Today. Associated Press. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.

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