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

23 July 2011
18:00 UTC+7
Thailand  1–0  Palestine
Kaewprom  18' Report

28 July 2011
18:00 UTC+3
Palestine  2–2  Thailand
Alyan  5', 90' Report Thonglao  34', 90+3'

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

23 July 2011
17:00 UTC+3
Lebanon  4–0  Bangladesh
Maatouk  16'
El Ali  27'
Al Saadi  55'
Al Ali  64'		 Report

28 July 2011
18:00 UTC+6
Bangladesh  2–0  Lebanon
Chowdhury  52'
Ameli  87'		 Report

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

23 July 2011
15:00 UTC+8
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'
Tuodong Stadium, Kunming
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

28 July 2011
18:00 UTC+7
Laos  1–6  China PR
Phaphouvanin  47' Report Qu Bo  24'
Yu Hanchao  36', 87'
Deng Zhuoxiang  67', 82'
Yang Xu  90+3'

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

23 July 2011
18:30 UTC+5
Turkmenistan  1–1  Indonesia
Krendelew  12' Report Ilham  30'
Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

28 July 2011
19:00 UTC+7
Indonesia  4–3  Turkmenistan
Gonzáles  9', 19'
Nasuha  43'
Ridwan  76'		 Report Amanow  72'
Şamyradow  84'
Çoňkaýew  87'

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

23 July 2011
19:30 UTC+3
Kuwait  3–0  Philippines
Nasser  17'
Neda  68'
Al Ansari  85'		 Report

28 July 2011
19:00 UTC+8
Philippines  1–2  Kuwait
Schröck  45+2' Report Nasser  63'
W. Ali  85'

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

23 July 2011
19:30 UTC+4
Oman  3–0
Awarded[note 1] 		 Myanmar
Al Hosni  21'
Al Ajmi  79'		 Report
Seeb Stadium, Muscat
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

28 July 2011
15:30 UTC+6:30
Myanmar  0–2[note 2]  Oman
Report Al Hosni  22'
Al Mahaijri  39' (pen.)
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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

23 July 2011
20:45 UTC+3
Saudi Arabia  3–0  Hong Kong
Al-Shamrani  45+1', 47'
Al-Muwallad  45+3'		 Report

28 July 2011
20:00 UTC+8
Hong Kong  0–5  Saudi Arabia
Report Fallatah  34'
Noor  71' (pen.)
Al-Shamrani  73'
Al-Sahlawi  79'
Hawsawi  90+3'

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

23 July 2011
19:30 UTC+04:30
Iran  4–0  Maldives
Ansarifard  4', 62'
Karimi  67'
Daghighi  86'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

28 July 2011
21:00 UTC+5
Maldives  0–1  Iran
Report Khalatbari  45+1'

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

23 July 2011
19:00 UTC+3
Syria  0–3
Awarded[note 3] 		 Tajikistan
Mourad  45+1'
Rafe  77'		 Report Saidov  47'

28 July 2011
16:00 UTC+5
Tajikistan  3–0
Awarded[note 4] 		 Syria
Report Rafe  6', 35'
Sabagh  53'
Choriyev  86' (o.g.)

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

23 July 2011
19:15 UTC+3
Qatar  3–0  Vietnam
Kasola  6'
Mubarak  51'
Ahmed  67'		 Report

28 July 2011
19:15 UTC+7
Vietnam  2–1  Qatar
Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng  60'
Nguyễn Quang Hải  75'		 Report Ahmed  17'

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

23 July 2011
19:00 UTC+3
Iraq  2–0  Yemen
Hawar Mulla Mohammed  10'
Abdul-Zahra  64'		 Report

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

23 July 2011
19:30 UTC+8
Singapore  5–3  Malaysia
Đurić  8', 81'
Qiu Li  22'
Mustafić  44'
Shi Jiayi  45+1'		 Report Safee  1', 71'
Abdul Hadi  70'

28 July 2011
20:45 UTC+8
Malaysia  1–1  Singapore
Safee  57' Report Shi Jiayi  71'

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

23 July 2011
19:00 UTC+5
Uzbekistan  4–0  Kyrgyzstan
Geynrikh  28'
Bikmaev  48'
Djeparov  55'
Bakayev  90+2'		 Report

28 July 2011
18:00 UTC+6
Kyrgyzstan  0–3  Uzbekistan
Report Karpenko  47'
Nasimov  65', 90'
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

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

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

23 July 2011
19:00 UTC+3
Jordan  9–0    Nepal
Abdel-Fattah  7', 72', 83', 90'
Amer Deeb  20', 57'
Hayel  31', 62'
Abdallah Deeb  45+2'		 Report

28 July 2011
15:30 UTC+5:45
Nepal    1–1  Jordan
Khawas  80' Report Murjan  53'

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. 1 2 FIFA awarded Oman a 3–0 win. The match originally ended 2–0 to Oman.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "The battle for Brazil berth begins". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 30 March 2011. 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. 1 2 Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com, 19 August 2011.
  6. 1 2 "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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