2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

The AFC Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification began on 18 February 2004 and finished on 17 November 2004.

The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the third round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

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Format

The 32 teams (25 teams given a bye directly to the second round and 7 winners from the play-off round) 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 highest-ranked team in each group qualified for the third round.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 5 0 1 22 4 +18 15
 Jordan 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12
 Qatar 6 3 0 3 16 8 +8 9
 Laos 6 0 0 6 3 33 −30 0
 
Iran  – 0 – 1 7 – 0 3 – 1
Jordan  0 – 2 – 5 – 0 1 – 0
Laos  0 – 7 2 – 3 – 1 – 6
Qatar  2 – 3 2 – 0 5 – 0 –
2004-02-18
16:00
 Jordan  5 – 0  Laos Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sultan Al Mozahmi (Oman)
Aqel  40'
Shelbaieh  45'
Al-Shagran  63'
Ragheb  90'
Shehdeh  90'		 (Report)
2004-02-18
19:00
 Iran  3 – 1  Qatar Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 0 (as punishment for violence in an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in November 2003)
Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)
Vahedi  8'
Mahdavikia  44'
Daei  62'		 (Report) Hamzah  70'
2004-03-31
17:00
 Laos  0 – 7  Iran Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Yang Mu Sheng (Chinese Taipei)
(Report) Daei  9', 17'
Enayati  32', 36'
Khoupchansy  54' (o.g.)
Taghipour  68', 83'
2004-03-31
18:30
 Jordan  1 – 0  Qatar Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)
Salim  70' (Report)
2004-06-09
18:30
 Iran  0 – 1  Jordan Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
(Report) Al-Shboul  83'
2004-06-09
19:30
 Qatar  5 – 0  Laos Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 500
Referee: Naji Abu Armana (Palestine)
Fazli  17', 37'
Jassem  69', 86'
Bechir  89'		 (Report)
2004-09-08
17:00
 Laos  1 – 6  Qatar Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)
Chanthalome  88' (Report) Rizik  36'
Kamil  42'
Bechir  50'
Hamzah  70'
Abdullah  86'
Al-Shammari  89'
2004-09-08
20:00
 Jordan  0 – 2  Iran Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China PR)
(Report) Vahedi  80'
Daei  91'
2004-10-13
17:00
 Laos  2 – 3  Jordan Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)
Phaphouvanin  13'
Thongphachan  53'		 (Report) Al-Maharmeh  28'
Al-Shagran  73', 76'
2004-10-13
19:30
 Qatar  2 – 3  Iran Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)
Mohammed  18'
Golmohammadi  75' (o.g.)		 (Report) Hashemian  9', 89'
Borhani  78'
2004-11-17
19:00
 Qatar  2 – 0  Jordan Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 800
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida (Japan)
Al Hamad  60'
Al Khater  75'		 (Report)
2004-11-17
19:30
 Iran  7 – 0  Laos Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mamed Mamedov (Turkmenistan)
Daei  8', 20', 28', 58'
Nekounam  63', 72'
Borhani  69'		 (Report)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 16 3 +13 16
 Iraq 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 11
 Palestine 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7
 Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 3 26 −23 0
 
Iraq  – 4 – 1 6 – 1 1 – 2
Palestine  1 – 1 – 8 – 0 0 – 3
Chinese Taipei  1 – 4 0 – 1 – 0 – 1
Uzbekistan  1 – 1 3 – 0 6 – 1 –
2004-02-18
17:00
 Uzbekistan  1 – 1  Iraq Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Suresh Srinivasan (India)
Soliev  78' (Report) Ahmad Salah  57'
2004-02-18
18:30
 Palestine  8 – 0  Chinese Taipei Al-Wakrah Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
Al-Kord  10'
Habaib  20', 32'
Alam  43'
Kettlun  52', 86'
Amar  76'
Keshkesh  82'		 (Report)
2004-03-31
15:00
 Chinese Taipei  0 – 1  Uzbekistan Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Setiyono Midi Nitrorejo (Indonesia)
(Report) Koshelev  59'
2004-03-31
17:05
 Palestine  1 – 1  Iraq Al-Wakrah Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hassan Al Shoufi (Syria)
Kettlun  72' (Report) Farhan  20'
2004-06-09
18:00
 Iraq  6 – 1  Chinese Taipei Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jassim Al Hail (Qatar)
Farhan  2', 14'
Fawzi  18'
Mnajed  50', 85'
Swadi  68'		 (Report) Huang  57'
2004-06-09
19:00
 Uzbekistan  3 – 0  Palestine Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Ashurmatov  6'
Shishelov  42'
Djeparov  89'		 (Report)
2004-09-08
15:00
 Chinese Taipei  1 – 4  Iraq Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Purushothaman Baskar (India)
Huang  82' (Report) Sadir  4', 43'
Attiya  75'
Mahmoud  86'
2004-09-08
18:30
 Palestine  0 – 3  Uzbekistan Umm-Affai Stadium, Ar Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 400
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
(Report) Qosimov  9'
Djeparov  32'
Bikmoev  78'
2004-10-13
18:00
 Iraq  1 – 2  Uzbekistan Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Munir  29' (Report) Shatskikh  10'
Geynrikh  22'
2004-10-14
16:00
 Chinese Taipei  0 – 1  Palestine Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 500
Referee: Riyaz Rasheed (Maldives)
(Report) Amar  90+4'
2004-11-16
19:30
 Iraq  4 – 1  Palestine Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Al Mutlaq (Saudi Arabia)
Munir  54', 58'
Mohammed  65'
Akram  70'		 (Report) Zatara  71'
2004-11-17
16:00
 Uzbekistan  6 – 1  Chinese Taipei Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Geynrikh  5'
Qosimov  12', 45', 85'
Shatskikh  18'
Koshelev  34'		 (Report) Huang  64'

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 6 6 0 0 16 1 +15 18
 Oman 6 3 1 2 14 3 +11 10
 India 6 1 1 4 2 18 -16 4
 Singapore 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3
 
India  – 0 – 4 1 – 5 1 – 0
Japan  7 – 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 0
Oman  0 – 0 0 – 1 – 7 – 0
Singapore  2 – 0 1 – 2 0 – 2 –
2004-02-18
16:00
 India  1 – 0  Singapore Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Farajollah Yasrebi (Iran)
Renedy  50' (Report)
2004-02-18
19:20
 Japan  1 – 0  Oman Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 60,270
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Kubo  90+2' (Report)
2004-03-31
17:45
 India  1 – 5  Oman Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Danny Kim Heng (Malaysia)
Renedy  18' (Report) Amad Ali  12'
Ahmed Mubarak  26', 49'
Al Hinai  60', 88'
2004-03-31
20:00
 Singapore  1 – 2  Japan Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Bae Jae-Yong (Korea Republic)
Sahdan  62' (Report) Takahara  33'
Fujita  81'
2004-06-09
19:20
 Japan  7 – 0  India Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
Kubo  12'
Fukunishi  25'
Nakamura  29'
Suzuki  54'
Nakazawa  65', 76'
Ogasawara  68'		 (Report)
2004-06-09
19:45
 Oman  7 – 0  Singapore Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)
Al-Maimani  9', 44', 64', 86'
Ayil  25', 53'
Al Mukhaini  39'		 (Report)
2004-09-08
17:30
 India  0 – 4  Japan Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Bidhannagar
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Basel Hajjar (Syria)
(Report) Suzuki  45'
Ono  60'
Fukunishi  71'
Miyamoto  87'
2004-09-08
19:30
 Singapore  0 – 2  Oman Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Deshapryia Arambekade (Sri Lanka)
(Report) Shaaban  3'
Ali  82'
2004-10-13
18:30
 Oman  0 – 1  Japan Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China PR)
(Report) Suzuki  52'
2004-10-13
19:30
 Singapore  2 – 0  India Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 3,609
Referee: Yousuf Husain (Bahrain)
Sahdan  73'
Mohd  76'		 (Report)
2004-11-17
18:00
 Oman  0 – 0  India Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)
(Report)
2004-11-17
19:20
 Japan  1 – 0  Singapore Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 58,881
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Tamada  13' (Report)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 6 5 0 1 15 2 +13 15
 China PR 6 5 0 1 14 1 +13 15
 Hong Kong 6 2 0 4 5 15 -10 6
 Malaysia 6 0 0 6 2 18 −16 0
 
China PR  – 7 – 0 1 – 0 4 – 0
Hong Kong  0 – 1 – 0 – 2 2 – 0
Kuwait  1 – 0 4 – 0 – 6 – 1
Malaysia  0 – 1 1 – 3 0 – 2 –
2004-02-18
19:30
 China PR  1 – 0  Kuwait Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Dmitriy Roman (Uzbekistan)
Hao Haidong  15' (Report)
2004-02-18
20:45
 Malaysia  1 – 3  Hong Kong Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
Talib  39' (Report) Ng Wai Chiu  17'
Chu Siu Kei  84'
Kwok Yue Hung  93'
2004-03-31
20:00
 Hong Kong  0 – 1  China PR Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)
(Report) Hao Haidong  71'
2004-03-31
20:45
 Malaysia  0 – 2  Kuwait Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 9,327
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
(Report) Al-Mutawa  75'
Al Harbi  87'
2004-06-09
19:30
 China PR  4 – 0  Malaysia TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Park Sang Gu (Korea Republic)
Hao Haidong  43'
Sun Jihai  62'
Li Xiaopeng  66', 76'		 (Report)
2004-06-09
20:30
 Kuwait  4 – 0  Hong Kong Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)
Seraj  12'
Al-Mutawa  38'
Al Enezi  45'
Al Dawood  75'		 (Report)
2004-09-08
20:00
 Hong Kong  0 – 2  Kuwait Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Emil Busurmankulov (Kyrgyzstan)
(Report) Al Enezi  38'
Humaidan  70'
2004-09-08
20:45
 Malaysia  0 – 1  China PR City Stadium, Penang
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jasim Abdul Karim (Bahrain)
(Report) Li Jinyu  67'
2004-10-13
19:00
 Kuwait  1 – 0  China PR Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Jumah  47' (Report)
2004-10-13
20:00
 Hong Kong  2 – 0  Malaysia Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 2,425
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Chu Siu Kei  5'
Wong Chun Yue  51'		 (Report)
2004-11-17
16:00
 Kuwait  6 – 1  Malaysia Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Al-Mutawa  17'
Abdullah  60', 70'
Laheeb  75', 85'
Al Hamad  82'		 (Report) Yahyah  19'
2004-11-17
21:00
 China PR  7 – 0  Hong Kong Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 20,300
Referee: Lee Jong Kuk (Korea Republic)
Li Jinyu  8', 47'
Shao Jiayi  42', 44'
Xu Yunlong  49'
Yu Genwei  88'
Li Weifeng  90+2'		 (Report)

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
 United Arab Emirates 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
 Thailand 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
 Yemen 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
 
North Korea  – 4 – 1 0 – 0 2 – 1
Thailand  1 – 4 – 3 – 0 1 – 1
United Arab Emirates  1 – 0 1 – 0 – 3 – 0
Yemen  1 – 1 0 – 3 3 – 1 –
2004-02-18
16:00
 Yemen  1 – 1  North Korea Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yousuf Husain (Bahrain)
Al Selwi  73' (Report) Hong  85'
2004-02-18
19:15
 United Arab Emirates  1 – 0  Thailand Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Rashid  22' (Report)
2004-03-31
16:00
 Yemen  0 – 3  Thailand Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)
(Report) Chaikamdee  69'
Surasiang  71'
Senamuang  88'
2004-03-31
16:00
 North Korea  0 – 0  United Arab Emirates Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Zhou Weixin (China PR)
(Report)
2004-06-09
19:00
 Thailand  1 – 4  North Korea Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Senamuang  51' (Report) Kim Yong-Su  42', 71'
Sin  52'
Hong  67'
2004-06-09
20:00
 United Arab Emirates  3 – 0  Yemen Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Allabergen Sapaev (Turkmenistan)
Abdulrahman  24'
Omer  28', 73'		 (Report)
2004-09-08
16:00
 Yemen  3 – 1  United Arab Emirates Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Al Nono  22', 77'
Abduljabar  49'		 (Report) Omer  26'
2004-09-08
16:00
 North Korea  4 – 1  Thailand Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Ahn  49', 73'
Hong  55'
Ri Hyok-Chol  60'		 (Report) Suksomkit  72'
2004-10-13
15:30
 North Korea  2 – 1  Yemen Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
Ri Han-Jae  1'
Hong  64'		 (Report) Jaber  76'
2004-10-13
19:00
 Thailand  3 – 0  United Arab Emirates Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Jakapong  10'
Nanok  30'
Chaiman  67'		 (Report)
2004-11-17
18:30
 United Arab Emirates  1 – 0  North Korea Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Obaid  58' (Report)
2004-11-17
19:00
 Thailand  1 – 1  Yemen Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Purushothaman Baskar (India)
Siriwong  95' (Report) Al-Shehri  69'

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 14
 Syria 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
 Tajikistan 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7
 Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4
 
Bahrain  – 5 – 0 2 – 1 4 – 0
Kyrgyzstan  1 – 2 – 1 – 1 1 – 2
Syria  2 – 2 0 – 1 – 2 – 1
Tajikistan  0 – 0 2 – 1 0 – 1 –
2004-02-18
15:00
 Kyrgyzstan  1 – 2  Tajikistan Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Berezovsky  12' (Report) Burkhanov  31', 53'
2004-02-18
18:30
 Bahrain  2 – 1  Syria Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Adunyachart Khanthama (Thailand)
A. Hubail  64', 73' (Report) Shekh Eleshra  80'
2004-03-31
16:00
 Kyrgyzstan  1 – 1  Syria Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Praveer Bose (India)
Ishenbaev  55' (Report) Kailouni  86'
2004-03-31
16:00
 Tajikistan  0 – 0  Bahrain Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
(Report)
2004-06-09
19:15
 Bahrain  5 – 0  Kyrgyzstan Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
A. Hubail  12', 45', 60'
Ali  66'
Abdulla  82'		 (Report)
2004-06-10
17:15
 Syria  2 – 1  Tajikistan Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Al Rashed  76'
Rafe  80'		 (Report) Kholmatov  35'
2004-09-08
16:00
 Tajikistan  0 – 1  Syria Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
(Report) Rafe  35'
2004-09-08
17:00
 Kyrgyzstan  1 – 2  Bahrain Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)
Kenjisariev  86' (Report) Ali  23'
M. Hubail  58'
2004-10-13
15:00
 Tajikistan  2 – 1  Kyrgyzstan Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Rabiev  19'
Hakimov  37'		 (Report) Chikishev  84'
2004-10-13
18:00
 Syria  2 – 2  Bahrain Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Shekh Eleshra  12'
Al Hussain  18'		 (Report) Mahfoodh  27'
Yousef  90+2'
2004-11-17
17:00
 Syria  0 – 1  Kyrgyzstan Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
(Report) Amin  47'
2004-11-17
18:00
 Bahrain  4 – 0  Tajikistan Bahrain National Stadium, Ar Rifa`
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Yousef  9'
Husain  41'
M. Hubail  42', 77'		 (Report)

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14
 Lebanon 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
 Vietnam 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
 Maldives 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4
 
South Korea  – 2 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 0
Lebanon  1 – 1 – 3 – 0 0 – 0
Maldives  0 – 0 2 – 5 – 3 – 0
Vietnam  1 – 2 0 – 2 4 – 0 –
2004-02-18
17:00
 Vietnam  4 – 0  Maldives My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Fong Yau Fat Jame (Hong Kong)
Phan Văn Tài Em  9', 60'
Nguyễn Minh Hai  13'
Pham Van Quyen  80' (pen.)		 (Report)
2004-02-18
19:00
 South Korea  2 – 0  Lebanon Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Maugeb Al Dosari (Saudi Arabia)
Cha  32'
Cho  51'		 (Report)
2004-03-31
16:00
 Maldives  0 – 0  South Korea Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Anura de Silva Vidanagamage (Sri Lanka)
(Report)
2004-03-31
17:00
 Vietnam  0 – 2  Lebanon Chùa Cuõi Stadium, Nam Dinh
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
(Report) R. Antar  83'
Hamieh  88'
2004-06-09
19:00
 South Korea  2 – 0  Vietnam Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 40,019
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
Ahn  29'
Kim Do-Heon  61'		 (Report)
2004-06-09
20:30
 Lebanon  3 – 0  Maldives Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)
Zein  21'
R. Antar  87'
Nasseredine  93'		 (Report)
2004-09-08
16:00
 Maldives  2 – 5  Lebanon Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman)
Fazeel  79'
Umar  88'		 (Report) Nasseredine  4', 58'
F. Antar  44'
Chahoud  63'
R. Antar  75'
2004-09-08
17:00
 Vietnam  1 – 2  South Korea Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida (Japan)
Phan Văn Tài Em  49' (Report) Lee Dong-Gook  63'
Lee Chun-Soo  76'
2004-10-13
15:45
 Maldives  3 – 0  Vietnam Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Rizwan Haq (India)
Thariq  29'
Ashfaq  68', 85'		 (Report)
2004-10-13
18:00
 Lebanon  1 – 1  South Korea Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Nasseredine  28' (Report) Choi Jin-Cheul  8'
2004-11-17
18:00
 Lebanon  0 – 0  Vietnam Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)
(Report)
2004-11-17
20:00
 South Korea  2 – 0  Maldives Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 64,000
Referee: Subash Lazar (Singapore)
Kim Do-Heon  66'
Lee Dong-Gook  80'		 (Report)

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 14 1 +13 18
 Turkmenistan 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
 Indonesia 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7
 Sri Lanka 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2
 
Indonesia  – 1 – 3 1 – 0 3 – 1
Saudi Arabia  3 – 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 0
Sri Lanka  2 – 2 0 – 1 – 2 – 2
Turkmenistan  3 – 1 0 – 1 2 – 0 –
2004-02-18
20:15
 Saudi Arabia  3 – 0  Indonesia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Naser Al Ghafary (Jordan)
Sowed  4', 39'
Al-Qahtani  45'		 (Report)
2004-02-18
19:00
 Turkmenistan  2 – 0  Sri Lanka Kopetdag, Ashgabat
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Abdulla Al Banai (United Arab Emirates)
Ovekov  40'
Bayramov  56'		 (Report)
2004-03-31
19:00
 Turkmenistan  3 – 1  Indonesia Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muhammad Sahib (Iraq)
Bayramov  10', 74'
Kuliev  35'		 (Report) Budi Sudarsono  30'
2004-03-31
18:30
 Sri Lanka  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
(Report) Sowed  51'
2004-06-09
21:00
 Saudi Arabia  3 – 0  Turkmenistan King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adunyachart Khanthama (Thailand)
Al Meshal  27', 45'
Noor  32'		 (Report)
2004-06-09
19:00
 Indonesia  1 – 0  Sri Lanka Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ibrahim Nesar (Bangladesh)
Aiboy  30' (Report)
2004-09-08
18:30
 Sri Lanka  2 – 2  Indonesia Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marshoud Hassan (Jordan)
Steinwall  81'
Karunaratne  82'		 (Report) Jaya  8'
Sofyan  51'
2004-09-08
19:00
 Turkmenistan  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)
(Report) Al-Qahtani  47'
2004-10-09
19:00
 Sri Lanka  2 – 2  Turkmenistan Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Al Bannai Abdulla (United Arab Emirates)
Perera  47'
Mudyanselage  57'		 (Report) Bayramov  20'
Nazarov  70'
2004-10-12
19:30
 Indonesia  1 – 3  Saudi Arabia Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Jaya  50' (Report) Al Meshal  9'
Sulaimani  13'
Al-Qahtani  80'