Asian qualification for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South
Africa.
AFC
Asian
Football Confederation.
Stage One
Top seeds Australia, South Korea, Iran, Japan and Saudi Arabia
received byes to Stage Three (the preliminary draw), while the other 38 teams played home
and away ties.
8th October, 2007:
Bangladesh vs Tajikistan (1:1)
Lebanon vs India (4:1)
Oman vs Nepal (2:0)
Palestine vs Singapore (0:4)
Syria vs Afghanistan (3:0)
Thailand vs Macau (6:1)
Vietnam vs United Arab Emirates (0:1)
Yemen vs Maldives (3:0)
11th October, 2007:
Cambodia vs Turkmenistan (0:1)
13th October, 2007:
Uzbekistan vs Taiwan (9:0)
15th October, 2007:
Macau vs Thailand (1:7)
18th October, 2007:
Kyrgyzstan vs Jordan (2:0)
21st October, 2007:
Bahrain vs Malaysia (4:1)
China vs Myanmar (7:0)
East Timor vs Hong Kong (2:3)
Mongolia vs North Korea (1:4)
Sri Lanka vs Qatar (0:1)
22nd October, 2007:
Pakistan vs Iraq (0:7)
26th October, 2007:
Afghanistan vs Syria (1:2)
28th October, 2007:
Hong Kong vs East Timor (8:1)
Iraq vs Pakistan (0:0)
Jordan vs Kyrgyzstan (2:0aet
6:5pens)
Malaysia vs Bahrain (0:0)
Maldives vs Yemen (2:0)
Myanmar vs China (0:4)
Nepal vs Oman (0:2)
North Korea vs Mongolia (5:1)
Qatar vs Sri Lanka (5:0)
Singapore vs Palestine (3:0)
Taiwan vs Uzbekistan (0:2)
Tajikistan vs Bangladesh (5:0)
Turkmenistan vs Cambodia (4:1)
United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam (5:0)
30th October, 2007:
India vs Lebanon (2:2)
Bhutan and Guam withdrew from the competition giving byes to Kuwait and
Indonesia.
Stage Two
The 11 highest-ranked Stage One winners moved onto Stage Three, while
the 8 lowest-ranked Stage One winners played another home and away round.
9th November, 2007:
Indonesia vs Syria (1:4)
Singapore vs Tajikistan (2:0)
Yemen vs Thailand (1:1)
10th November, 2007:
Hong Kong vs Turkmenistan (0:0)
18th November, 2007:
Syria vs Indonesia (7:0)
Tajikistan vs Singapore (1:1)
Thailand vs Yemen (1:0)
Turkmenistan vs Hong Kong (3:0)
Stage Three
After the two elimination rounds, 20 teams entered the preliminary
draw; to play in 5 groups of 4 teams.
Australia |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7/3 |
+4 |
10 |
 Qatar |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5/6 |
-1 |
10 |
 Iraq |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4/6 |
-2 |
7 |
 China |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3/4 |
-1 |
6 |
6th February, 2008:
Australia vs Qatar (3:0)
- in Melbourne.
Iraq vs China (1:1)
- in Dubai.
26th March, 2008:
China vs Australia (0:0)
- in Kunming.
Qatar vs Iraq (2:0)
- in Doha.
1st June, 2008:
Australia vs Iraq (1:0)
- in Brisbane.
2nd June, 2008:
Qatar vs China (0:0)
- in Doha.
7th June, 2008:
China vs Qatar (0:1)
- in Tianjin.
Iraq vs Australia (1:0)
- in Dubai.
14th June, 2008:
China vs Iraq (1:2)
- in Tianjin.
Qatar vs Australia (1:3)
- in Doha.
22nd June, 2008:
Australia vs China (0:1)
- in Sydney.
Iraq vs Qatar (0:1)
- in Dubai.
 Japan |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12/3 |
+9 |
13 |
 Bahrain |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7/5 |
+2 |
11 |
 Oman |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5/7 |
-2 |
8 |
 Thailand |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5/14 |
-9 |
1 |
6th February, 2008:
Japan vs Thailand (4:1)
- in Saitama.
Oman vs Bahrain (0:1)
- in Muscat.
26th March, 2008:
Bahrain vs Japan (1:0)
- in Manama.
Thailand vs Oman (0:1)
- in Bangkok.
2nd June, 2008:
Japan vs Oman (3:0)
- in Yokohama.
Thailand vs Bahrain (2:3)
- in Bangkok.
7th June, 2008:
Bahrain vs Thailand (1:1)
- in Manama.
Oman vs Japan (1:1)
- in Muscat.
14th June, 2008:
Bahrain vs Oman (1:1)
- in Manama.
Thailand vs Japan (0:3)
- in Bangkok.
22nd June, 2008:
Japan vs Bahrain (1:0)
- in Saitama.
Oman vs Thailand (2:1)
- in Muscat.
 South
Korea |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
10/3 |
+7 |
12 |
 North
Korea |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4/0 |
+4 |
12 |
 Jordan |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6/6 |
0 |
7 |
Turkmenistan |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1/12 |
-11 |
1 |
6th February, 2008:
Jordan vs North Korea (0:1)
- in Amman.
South Korea vs Turkmenistan (4:0)
- in Seoul.
26th March, 2008:
North Korea vs South Korea (0:0)
- in Shanghai.
Turkmenistan vs Jordan (0:2)
- in Ashgabat.
31st May, 2008:
South Korea vs Jordan (2:2)
- in Seoul.
2nd June, 2008:
Turkmenistan vs North Korea (0:0)
- in Ashgabat.
7th June, 2008:
Jordan vs South Korea (0:1)
- in Amman.
North Korea vs Turkmenistan (1:0)
- in Pyongyang.
14th June, 2008:
North Korea vs Jordan (2:0)
- in Pyongyang.
Turkmenistan vs South Korea (1:3)
- in Ashgabat.
22nd June, 2008:
Jordan vs Turkmenistan (2:0)
- in Amman.
South Korea vs North Korea (0:0)
- in Seoul.
Saudi Arabia |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
14/5 |
+9 |
15 |
Uzbekistan |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
15/7 |
+8 |
15 |
Singapore |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
7/13 |
-6 |
6 |
 Lebanon |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3/14 |
-11 |
0 |
6th February, 2008:
Lebanon vs Uzbekistan (0:1)
- in Beirut.
Saudi Arabia vs Singapore (2:0)
- in Riyadh.
26th March, 2008:
Singapore vs Lebanon (2:0)
- in Singapore.
Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia (3:0)
- in Tashkent.
2nd June, 2008:
Saudi Arabia vs Lebanon (4:1)
- in Riyadh.
Singapore vs Uzbekistan (3:7)
- in Singapore.
7th June, 2008:
Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia (1:2)
- in Riyadh.
Uzbekistan vs Singapore (1:0)
- in Tashkent.
14th June, 2008:
Singapore vs Saudi Arabia (0:2)
- in Singapore.
Uzbekistan vs Lebanon (3:0)
- in Tashkent.
22nd June, 2008:
Lebanon vs Singapore (1:2)
- in Beirut.
Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan (4:0)
- in Riyadh.
 Iran |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7/2 |
+5 |
12 |
UAE |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7/7 |
0 |
8 |
 Syria |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7/8 |
-1 |
8 |
 Kuwait |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8/12 |
-4 |
4 |
6th February, 2008:
Iran vs Syria (0:0)
- in Tehran.
United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait (2:0)
- in Abu Dhabi.
26th March, 2008:
Kuwait vs Iran (2:2)
- in Kuwait City.
Syria vs United Arab Emirates (1:1)
- in Damascus.
2nd June, 2008:
Iran vs United Arab Emirates (0:0)
- in Tehran.
Syria vs Kuwait (1:0)
- in Damascus.
7th June, 2008:
United Arab Emirates vs Iran (0:1)
- in Al Ain City.
8th June, 2008:
Kuwait vs Syria (4:2)
- in Kuwait City.
14th June, 2008:
Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates (2:3)
- in Kuwait City.
Syria vs Iran (0:2)
- in Damascus.
22nd June, 2008:
Iran vs Kuwait (2:0)
- in Tehran.
United Arab Emirates vs Syria (1:3)
- in Al Ain City.
Stage Four
The group winners and runners-up from Stage Three then progressed into
two round-robin, home-and-away groups of 5 teams; with the two winners and runners-up
automatically qualifying for the 2010 World Cup Finals.
| Qatar |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4/1 |
+3 |
4 |
| Japan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3/2 |
+1 |
3 |
|
Australia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
+1 |
3 |
| Bahrain |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3/4 |
-1 |
1 |
|
Uzbekistan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0/4 |
-4 |
0 |
6th September, 2008:
Bahrain vs Japan (2:3)
- in Manama.
Qatar vs Uzbekistan (3:0)
- in Doha.
10th September, 2008:
Qatar vs Bahrain (1:1)
- in Doha.
Uzbekistan vs Australia (0:1)
- in Tashkent.
15th October, 2008:
Australia vs Qatar - in Brisbane.
Japan vs Uzbekistan - in Saitama.
19th November, 2008:
Bahrain vs Australia
Qatar vs Japan
11th February, 2009:
Japan vs Australia
Uzbekistan vs Bahrain
28th March, 2009:
Japan vs Bahrain
Uzbekistan vs Qatar
1st April, 2009:
Australia vs Uzbekistan
Bahrain vs Qatar
6th June, 2009:
Qatar vs Australia
Uzbekistan vs Japan
10th June, 2009:
Australia vs Bahrain
Japan vs Qatar
17th June, 2009:
Australia vs Japan
Bahrain vs Uzbekistan
| North
Korea |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3/2 |
+1 |
4 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3/2 |
+1 |
4 |
| Iran |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1/1 |
0 |
1 |
| South
Korea |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1/1 |
0 |
1 |
|
UAE |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2/4 |
-2 |
0 |
6th September, 2008:
Saudi Arabia vs Iran (1:1)
- in Riyadh.
United Arab Emirates vs North Korea (1:2) - in Abu Dhabi.
10th September, 2008:
North Korea vs South Korea (1:1)
- in Shanghai.
United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia (1:2)
- in Abu Dhabi.
15th October, 2008:
Iran vs North Korea - in Tehran.
South Korea vs United Arab Emirates - in Seoul.
19th November, 2008:
Saudi Arabia vs South Korea
United Arab Emirates vs Iran
11th February, 2009:
Iran vs South Korea
North Korea vs Saudi Arabia
28th March, 2009:
Iran vs Saudi Arabia
North Korea vs United Arab Emirates
1st April, 2009:
Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates
South Korea vs North Korea
6th June, 2009:
North Korea vs Iran
United Arab Emirates vs South Korea
10th June, 2009:
Iran vs United Arab Emirates
South Korea vs Saudi Arabia
17th June, 2009:
Saudi Arabia vs North Korea
South Korea vs Iran
Stage Five
The two, third-placed teams then play home and away; with the winner
advancing to the inter-confederation playoff with the top team from Oceania.
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