2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

In this round teams ranked 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams ranked 1–5 received a bye to the third round.

The matches were held between 8 October 2007 and 30 October 2007. The 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) among the 19 winners advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers, while the eight remaining teams advanced to the second round in November 2007.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pakistan  0–7  Iraq 0–7 0–01
Uzbekistan  11–0  Chinese Taipei 9–0 2–0
Thailand  13–2  Macau 6–1 7–1
Sri Lanka  0–6  Qatar 0–1 0–5
China  11–0  Myanmar 7–0 4–04
Bhutan  w/o2  Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan  2–2
(5–6 p.) 		 Jordan 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Vietnam  0–6  United Arab Emirates 0–1 0–5
Bahrain  4–1  Malaysia 4–1 0–0
Timor-Leste  3–11  Hong Kong 2–35 1–8
Syria  5–1  Afghanistan 3–0 2–11
Yemen  3–2  Maldives 3–0 0–2
Bangladesh  1–6  Tajikistan 1–1 0–5
Mongolia  2–9  North Korea 1–4 1–5
Oman  4–0    Nepal 2–0 2–0
Palestine  0–7  Singapore 0–41 0–3 (awd.)6
Lebanon  6–3  India 4–1 2–2
Cambodia  1–5  Turkmenistan 0–1 1–4
Guam  w/o3  Indonesia
  1. ^ For security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[1]
  2. ^ Bhutan withdrew.[2]
  3. ^ Guam withdrew.[3]
  4. ^ FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia.[4]
  5. ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  6. ^ Palestine failed to appear; Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win. The Palestine Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA dismissed the appeal.[5]

Matches

Pakistan 0–7 Iraq
Report Akram 19'
M. Karim 24', 49', 88', 90'
Ghulam 71'
Mohammed 83'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Iraq 0–0 Pakistan
Report
Attendance: 8,000

Iraq won 7–0 on aggregate.

Uzbekistan 9–0 Chinese Taipei
Shatskikh 4', 16', 34', 57', 77'
Kapadze 26'
Karpenko 43'
Bakayev 54'
Salomov 68'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report Inomov 79'
Suyunov 89'
Attendance: 800

Uzbekistan won 11–0 on aggregate.

Thailand 6–1 Macau
Chaikamdee 12', 49'
Dangda 21'
Winothai 55' (pen.)
Phetphun 82'
Thonglao 90+1'		 Report Kin Seng Chan 23'
Attendance: 11,254
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Macau 1–7 Thailand
Kin Seng Chan 90+2' Report Dangda 22'
Sukha 39'
Surasiang 43'
Thonglao 48'
Chaikamdee 53', 57', 86'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)

Thailand won 13–2 on aggregate.

Sri Lanka 0–1 Qatar
Report Soria 68'
Attendance: 6,500
Qatar 5–0 Sri Lanka
Soria 4', 76'
Bechir 17', 55'
Al-Shammari 85'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000

Qatar won 6–0 on aggregate.

China 7–0 Myanmar
Qu Bo 17', 81'
Du Zhenyu 22'
Yang Lin 58'
Liu Jian 63'
Li Jinyu 76'
Li Weifeng 79'		 Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)
Myanmar 0–4 China
Report Wu Wei'an 13'
Liu Jian 14'
Zheng Bin 35'
Zhang Yaokun 39' (pen.)
Attendance: 200

China PR won 11–0 on aggregate.

Bhutan Cancelled Kuwait

Bhutan withdrew.[8]

Kyrgyzstan 2–0 Jordan
Esenkul Uulu 45'
Bokoev 76'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Jordan 2–0 (a.e.t.) Kyrgyzstan
Shelbaieh 34'
Aqel 51' (pen.)		 Report
Penalties
Abu Alieh soccer ball with check mark
Bawab soccer ball with check mark
Abu Keshek soccer ball with check mark
Amer soccer ball with check mark
Aqel soccer ball with check mark
Bashar soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Kudrenko
soccer ball with check mark Harchenko
soccer ball with check mark Samsaliev
soccer ball with check mark Sydykov
soccer ball with check mark Esenkul Uulu
soccer ball with red X Amin
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

2–2 on aggregate; Jordan won 6–5 on penalties.

Vietnam 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Report Basheer Saeed 79'
Attendance: 20,000

United Arab Emirates won 6–0 on aggregate.

Bahrain 4–1 Malaysia
Fatadi 4'
John 15'
Abdulrahman 55'
Hubail 90' (pen.)		 Report Bunyamin Omar 45+2'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)
Malaysia 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 2,000

Bahrain won 4–1 on aggregate.

Timor-Leste 2–3 Hong Kong
Ary 41', 69' Report Cheng Siu Wai 25', 50'
Esteves 35' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)
Hong Kong 8–1 Timor-Leste
Lo Kwan Yee 2'
Chan Siu Ki 5', 78', 85'
Cheung Sai Ho 49'
Cheng Siu Wai 67', 70'
Lam Ka Wai 83'		 Report Ary 53'
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Hong Kong won 11–3 on aggregate.

Syria 3–0 Afghanistan
Al Zeno 73', 87' (pen.)
Al Sayed 81' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Afghanistan 1–2 Syria
Karimi 16' Report Jenyat 17'
Issmael 64'
Attendance: 2,000

Syria won 5–1 on aggregate.

Yemen 3–0 Maldives
Salem 44'
Al-Hubaishi 66'
Thabit 80'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)
Maldives 2–0 Yemen
Shamveel Qasim 14'
Ashfaq 67'		 Report
Attendance: 8,900

Yemen won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bangladesh 1–1 Tajikistan
Mithu 50' Report Khakimov 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 700
Tajikistan 5–0 Bangladesh
Khakimov 47', 48', 76' (pen.)
Mukhiddinov 51'
Vasiev 71'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

Tajikistan won 6–1 on aggregate.

Mongolia 1–4 North Korea
Selenge 90+3' Report Pak Chol-min 14'
Jong Chol-min 24', 32', 81'
Attendance: 4,870
North Korea 5–1 Mongolia
Pak Chol-min 3', 79'
Kim Kuk-jin 10'
Jong Chol-min 36'
Jon Kwang-ik 90+1'		 Report Lkhümbengarav 41'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)

Korea DPR won 9–2 on aggregate.

Oman 2–0   Nepal
Bashir 5'
Mudhafar 21' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Nepal   0–2 Oman
Report Saleh 29'
Al Hinai 54'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

Oman won 4–0 on aggregate.

Palestine 0–4 Singapore
Report Shi Jiayi 44', 53'
Wilkinson 73'
Noh Alam Shah 86'
Attendance: 75
Referee: Mushen Basma (Syria)
Singapore 3–0
Awarded[note 4]		 Palestine
Report
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Singapore won 7–0 on aggregate.

Lebanon 4–1 India
Antar 33'
Ghaddar 62', 76'
El Ali 63'		 Report Chhetri 30'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Saad Al Fahdli (Kuwait)
India 2–2 Lebanon
Chhetri 29'
Dias 90+2'		 Report Ghaddar 72' (pen.), 85'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

Lebanon won 6–3 on aggregate.

Cambodia 0–1 Turkmenistan
Report Karadanov 85'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)
Turkmenistan 4–1 Cambodia
Nasyrov 41'
Gevorkyan 50', 66'
Karadanov 74'		 Report Nasa 12'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

Turkmenistan won 5–1 on aggregate.

Guam Cancelled Indonesia

Guam withdrew.[8][3]

Qualified teams

Among the 19 winners, the top 11 winners advanced directly to the third round while the remaining 8 teams advanced to second round.

Advanced to third round Advanced to second round

Goalscorers

There were 131 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 3.97 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Due to security concerns, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar, and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[6]
  2. ^ The home leg of Myanmar was moved to Malaysia on request of both China and Myanmar.[7]
  3. ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  4. ^ Palestine failed to show up. Match was awarded 3–0 to Singapore as a walkover.[9][10] The Palestinian Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA declined the appeal.[11]
  5. ^ a b Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.[10]

References

  1. ^ "No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers". Soccerway. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Bhutan out of 2010 race". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Indonesia goes straight through – Guam declines" (in Indonesian). Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Fifa reject Palestinian appeal". Al Jazeera Sports. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
  6. ^ No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers AFP; 6 August 2007
  7. ^ Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; 18 October 2007
  8. ^ a b Bhutan out of 2010 race Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; 13 September 2007
  9. ^ Road to South Africa: Singapore through to second round after Palestine no-show Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Singapore; 28 October 2007
  10. ^ a b Lebanon advance to Round 3 FIFA; 31 October 2007
  11. ^ Fifa reject Palestinian appeal Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Al Jazeera Sports; 31 October 2007
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