2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
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The Asian Football Confederation has been allocated 4.5 qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 43 teams are in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and Philippines will not attempt to qualify. This will be the first time Timor-Leste has competed in World Cup qualification and the first time Australia has attempted to qualify for the World Cup as a member of the AFC, having moved from the Oceania Football Confederation at the start of 2006.
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[edit] Seeding
The seedings were based on how far a team progressed during the previous World Cup campaign.
Teams ranked 1–5 get a bye from the first two knockout stages and are entered into the third round group stage.
Teams ranked 6–43 enter at the first round, with teams ranked from 6–24 drawn against teams ranked from 25–43.
Of the first round winners, the eight lowest remaining seeds go on to play the second round. The other teams get a bye to the third round group stage.[1]
| Top Seeds (Ranked 1st to 5th) |
Pot A (Ranked 6th to 24th) |
Pot B (Ranked 25th to 43rd) |
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- Guam and Bhutan withdrew after the draw, but before playing any matches.
[edit] First Round
The official draw took place on 6 August 2007 at the AFC House in Bukit Jalil, Malaysia. Teams from Pot A were randomly paired with a team from Pot B.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pakistan  |
0–7 |  Iraq |
0–7 | 0–01 |
Uzbekistan  |
11–0 |  Chinese Taipei |
9–0 | 2–0 |
Thailand  |
13–2 |  Macau |
6–1 | 7–1 |
Sri Lanka  |
0–6 |  Qatar |
0–1 | 0–5 |
China PR  |
11–0 |  Myanmar |
7–0 | 4–04 |
Bhutan  |
(w/o)2 |  Kuwait |
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Kyrgyzstan  |
2–2 (5-6p) |  Jordan |
2–0 | 0–2 (aet) |
Vietnam  |
0–6 |  United Arab Emirates |
0–1 | 0–5 |
Bahrain  |
4–1 |  Malaysia |
4–1 | 0–0 |
Timor-Leste  |
3–11 |  Hong Kong |
2–35 | 1–8 |
Syria  |
5–1 |  Afghanistan |
3–0 | 2–11 |
Yemen  |
3–2 |  Maldives |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Bangladesh  |
1–6 |  Tajikistan |
1–1 | 0–5 |
Mongolia  |
2–9 |  Korea DPR |
1–4 | 1–5 |
Oman  |
4–0 |  Nepal |
2–0 | 2–0 |
Palestine  |
0–7 |  Singapore |
0–41 | 0–36 |
Lebanon  |
6–3 |  India |
4–1 | 2–2 |
Cambodia  |
1–5 |  Turkmenistan |
0–1 | 1–4 |
Guam  |
(w/o)3 |  Indonesia |
1Due to security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[2]
2Bhutan withdrew.[3]
3Guam withdrew.[4]
4FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia.[5]
5Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
6Palestine failed to appear; Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win. The Palestine Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA declined the appeal.[6]
[edit] Second Round
Of the nineteen teams that progressed from the first round, the eight lowest seeded teams were required to play in the second round (the other eleven teams received a bye to the third round). As with the first round the draw took place on 6 August 2007 at AFC House in Bukit Jalil, Malaysia.
As the teams involved were not known at the time, the draw placed teams ranked 16-19 against teams ranked 12-15. The ties drawn were
- 17th against 14th
- 16th against 12th
- 19th against 15th
- 18th against 13th
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong |
0–3 | Turkmenistan |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Indonesia |
1–11 | Syria |
1–4 | 0–7 |
| Singapore |
3–1 | Tajikistan |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Yemen |
1–2 | Thailand |
1–1 | 0–1 |
[edit] Third Round
The top 5 seeds are joined by the eleven highest-ranked winners from first round and the four second round winners.
[edit] Qualifiers
| Byes to Round 3 | Round 1 winners | Round 2 winners |
|---|---|---|
1 On 30 October 2007, Kuwait was suspended from international football competitions by FIFA.[7] On 9 November 2007, Kuwait was conditionally reinstated to international football competitions by FIFA.[8]
[edit] Seeding
These 20 teams were drawn into five groups of four teams at the main group draw in Durban on 25 November 2007. The seeding for the main draw was the same for the first two stages, with the exception that the five seeded nations (those that qualified for the 2006 finals) were ordered on the basis of results in the 2006 finals tournament.[9] This saw Iran move from fifth to third, and Japan and Saudi Arabia ranked equal fourth.
The four seeding Pots used were:
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
[edit] Groups
The teams in each group play each other twice, once home and once away. The teams that finish first and second in their group qualify for the fourth round.
[edit] Group 1
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On 26 May 2008, FIFA decided to suspend Iraq from international competition, after the Iraq Football Association was disbanded by the government on 20 May 2008.[10] The suspension was provisionally and conditionally lifted on May 29, 2008.[11]
[edit] Group 2
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[edit] Group 3
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[edit] Group 4
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[edit] Group 5
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[edit] Fourth Round
In the fourth round, the 10 remaining teams will be drawn into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams in each group play each other twice, once home and once away. The draw will be conducted on June 27, 2008 .[12]
The top 2 teams in each group will qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
The broad match schedule for this stage is:
- 6 September 2008
- 10 September 2008
- 15 October 2008
- 19 November 2008
- 11 February 2009
- 28 March 2009
- 1 April 2009
- 6 June 2009
- 10 June 2009
- 17 June 2009
[edit] Qualifiers
| Qualifier | Qualifier | |
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| Group 1 | ||
| Group 2 | ||
| Group 3 | ||
| Group 4 | Uzbekistan |
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| Group 5 |
[edit] Play-offs
Teams finishing 3rd in the fourth round groups play each other for 5th place overall. The winner will be the team with the highest aggregate score over two legs. The matches are scheduled for 10 October 2009 and 14 October 2009.
The 5th place team will then play the winner of the OFC qualification in a home and away play-off. The winner of this play-off will qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals. The matches are scheduled for 14 November 2009 and 21 November 2009.[13]
[edit] Goalscorers
Key: - Eliminated, x Bye
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
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[edit] See also
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
[edit] References
- ^ 2010 FIFA World Cup: AFC announces seedings, qualification process
- ^ No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers AFP; 6 August 2007
- ^ Bhutan out of 2010 race FIFA; 13 September 2007
- ^ Indonesia goes straight through - Guam declines (Indonesian)
- ^ Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia
- ^ Fifa reject Palestinian appeal, Al Jazeera Sports, retrieved 31 October 2007
- ^ FIFA Suspend Kuwait, Mohamed S Chbaro, for goal.com, retrieved 31 October 2007
- ^ FIFA Reinstate Kuwait to Competition, retrieved 9 November 2007
- ^ Preliminary Draw Information Final Zones Ranking and Pot Allocations, FIFA retrieved 25 November 2007
- ^ "FIFA suspends Iraq from international competition", Yahoo! Sports, 2008-05-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Suspension of Iraqi Football Association provisionally and conditionally lifted. FIFA (2008-05-29). Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Draw For Final Round Of Asian WC Qualifying Set For June 27", Goal.com, 2008-06-04. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ "FWCQ: Fourth round draw on June 27", AFC. Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
[edit] External links
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2010 FIFA World Cup AFC qualifiers
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