2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

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

Format

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

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 PR (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]

Groups
  Top two teams in each group advanced to the Fourth Round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 15 — 0–2 1–0 7–1
 Jordan 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12 1–3 — 2–1 2–0
 China PR 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 9 0–1 3–1 — 2–1
 Singapore 6 0 0 6 2 20 −18 0 0–2 0–3 0–4 —
Source:
China PR 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 PR
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 PR 0–1 Iraq
Report Mahmoud  45'
Attendance: 25,021
Iraq 1–0 China PR
Mahmoud  90+2' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Jordan 2–0 Singapore
Hayel  15'
Amer Deeb  65'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Singapore 0–4 China PR
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 PR 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. W. Mohammed  22' (pen.)
Akram  36' (pen.)
Karim  48'		 Report Isa  27'
Attendance: 950

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 — 6–0 2–0 2–1
 Lebanon 6 3 1 2 10 14 −4 10 2–1 — 2–2 3–1
 Kuwait 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
 United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 5 9 14 −5 3 0–2 4–2 2–3 —
Source:
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  69'		 Report El Ali  23'
Maatouk  45+2'
Attendance: 10,000

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 8 1 +7 16 — 1–1 1–0 3–0
 Japan 6 3 1 2 14 3 +11 10 0–1 — 1–0 8–0
 North Korea 6 2 1 3 3 4 −1 7 0–1 1–0 — 1–0
 Tajikistan 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17 1 0–1 0–4 1–1 —
Source:
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
Uzbekistan 3–0 Tajikistan
Tursunov  35'
Ahmedov  60'
Geynrikh  70'		 Report
Attendance: 5,325
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 15 — 3–0 4–2 2–1
 Oman 6 2 2 2 3 6 −3 8 1–0 — 0–0 2–0
 Saudi Arabia 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 1–3 0–0 — 3–0
 Thailand 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 0–1 3–0 0–0 —
Source:
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 3 3 0 17 5 +12 12 — 2–2 6–0 3–0
 Qatar 6 2 4 0 10 5 +5 10 1–1 — 0–0 4–0
 Bahrain 6 2 3 1 13 7 +6 9 1–1 0–0 — 10–0
 Indonesia 6 0 0 6 3 26 −23 0 1–4 2–3 0–2 —
Source:
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
Pamungkas  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
Main article: Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia
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

There were 173 goals scored in 60 games, for an average of 2.88 goals per game.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes
  1. 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.[4]
  2. Moved from the original venue at Yanggakdo Stadium due to the poor condition of the pitch.[5]
  3. Moved from the original venue at Rajamangala Stadium due to flooding.[6]

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  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. "FIFA decision on Iraq matches". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. "New stadium for PRK-JPN match". The-AFC.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  6. "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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