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

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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

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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
 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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Thailand  3–2  Palestine 1–0 2–2
Lebanon  4–2  Bangladesh 4–0 0–2
China  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
Thailand 1–0 Palestine
Kaewprom 18' Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (Korea Republic)
Palestine 2–2 Thailand
Alyan 5', 90' Report Thonglao 34', 90+3'
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

Thailand won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Lebanon 4–0 Bangladesh
Maatouk 16'
El Ali 27'
Al Saadi 55'
Al Ali 64'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Bangladesh 2–0 Lebanon
Mithun 52'
Ameli 87'		 Report
Attendance: 11,000

Lebanon won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

China 7–2 Laos
Yang Xu 45+2', 54', 73'
Chen Tao 52', 88'
Hao Junmin 81', 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Vongchiengkham 5'
Phaphouvanin 31'
Attendance: 13,500
Laos 1–6 China
Phaphouvanin 47' Report Qu Bo 24'
Yu Hanchao 36', 87'
Deng Zhuoxiang 67', 82'
Yang Xu 90+3'
Attendance: 13,000

China won 13–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Turkmenistan 1–1 Indonesia
Krendelew 12' Report Ilham 30'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Indonesia 4–3 Turkmenistan
Gonzáles 9', 19'
Nasuha 43'
Ridwan 76'		 Report Amanow 72'
Şamyradow 84'
Çoňkaýew 87'
Attendance: 88,000

Indonesia won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Kuwait 3–0 Philippines
Nasser 17'
Neda 68'
Al Ansari 85'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Philippines 1–2 Kuwait
Schröck 45+2' Report Nasser 63'
W. Ali 85'
Attendance: 13,000

Kuwait won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Oman 3–0
Awarded[note 1]		 Myanmar
Al Hosni 21'
Al Ajmi 79'		 Report
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Myanmar 0–2[note 2] Oman
Report Al Hosni 22'
Al Mahaijri 39' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Oman won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Saudi Arabia 3–0 Hong Kong
Al-Shamrani 45+1', 47'
Al-Muwallad 45+3'		 Report
Attendance: 20,354
Hong Kong 0–5 Saudi Arabia
Report Fallatah 34'
Noor 71' (pen.)
Al-Shamrani 73'
Al-Sahlawi 79'
Hawsawi 90+3'
Attendance: 1,402

Saudi Arabia won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Iran 4–0 Maldives
Ansarifard 4', 62'
Karimi 67'
Daghighi 86'		 Report
Attendance: 20,195
Maldives 0–1 Iran
Report Khalatbari 45+1'
Attendance: 9,000

Iran won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Syria 0–3
Awarded[note 3]		 Tajikistan
Mourad 45+1'
Rafe 77'		 Report Saidov 47'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Nasser Darwish (Jordan)
Tajikistan 3–0
Awarded[note 4]		 Syria
Report Rafe 6', 35'
Sabagh 53'
Choriyev 86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,000

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

Qatar 3–0 Vietnam
Kasola 6'
Mubarak 51'
Ahmed 67'		 Report
Attendance: 26,786

Qatar won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Iraq 2–0 Yemen
Hawar Mulla Mohammed 10'
Abdul-Zahra 64'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000

Iraq won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Singapore 5–3 Malaysia
Đurić 8', 81'
Qiu Li 22'
Mustafić 44'
Shi Jiayi 45+1'		 Report Safee 1', 71'
Abdul Hadi 70'
Attendance: 6,000
Malaysia 1–1 Singapore
Safee 57' Report Shi Jiayi 71'
Attendance: 90,000

Singapore won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Uzbekistan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan
Geynrikh 28'
Bikmaev 48'
Djeparov 55'
Bakayev 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 20,257
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report Karpenko 47'
Nasimov 65', 90'
Attendance: 14,700

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.

Jordan 9–0   Nepal
Abdel-Fattah 7', 72', 83', 90'
Amer Deeb 20', 57'
Hayel 31', 62'
Abdallah Deeb 45+2'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Nepal   1–1 Jordan
Khawas 80' Report Murjan 53'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)

Jordan won 10–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Goalscorers

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There were 109 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.63 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b FIFA awarded Oman a 3–0 win. The match originally ended 2–0 to Oman.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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

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  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011.
  2. ^ "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. ^ "The battle for Brazil berth begins". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Statement regarding abandoned 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Myanmar against Oman". FIFA.com. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com, 19 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "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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