2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

This page provides the summaries of the AFC Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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Format

Among the 19 winners of the first round, the 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) received a bye and advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers (along with the 5 teams directly seeded to the third round). The eight remaining first round winners played in this round. Those ranked 16–19 were randomly drawn against teams ranked from 12–15, and the draw (which allocated positions in the draw by seeding only) took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Matches

10 November 2007
14:00 UTC+8
Hong Kong  0 – 0  Turkmenistan Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 2,823
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
Report
18 November 2007
18:00 UTC+5
Turkmenistan  3 – 0  Hong Kong Olympic Stadium (Saparmurat), Ashgabat
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Nasyrov  42'
Bayramov  53'
Mirzoyev  80'
Report

Turkmenistan won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


9 November 2007
19:30 UTC+7
Indonesia  1 – 4  Syria Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Sudarsono  39' Report Esmaeel  17'
Al Zeno  34'
Chaabo  43'
Rafe  90+3'
18 November 2007
14:00 UTC+2
Syria  7 – 0  Indonesia Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Chaabo  40'44'87'
Rafe  60'72'90'
Al Hussain  81' (pen.)
Report

Syria won 11 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


9 November 2007
19:30 UTC+8
Singapore  2 – 0  Tajikistan National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 6,606
Referee: Kwon Jong Chul (South Korea)
Duric  23'44' Report
18 November 2007
13:00 UTC+5
Tajikistan  1 – 1  Singapore Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Ismailov  2' Report Shah  25'

Singapore won 3 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.