2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
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The second round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) was played from 24 May 2015 to 29 March 2016.[1]
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Format
A total of forty teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
A total of 24 teams eliminated from World Cup qualification in the second round competed in the third round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification (which was separated from the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification), where they were divided into six groups of four teams and competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The 24 teams consisted of the sixteen highest ranked teams eliminated in the second round, and the eight teams that advanced from the play-off round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification which were contested by the remaining twelve teams eliminated in the second round.[2]
Seeding
The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2015 (shown in parentheses below).[5] The 40 teams were seeded into five pots:[6]
- Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–8.
- Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 9–16.
- Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 17–24.
- Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 25–32.
- Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 33–40.
Each group contained one team from each of the five pots. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot of each team.
As the seeding order was based on the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to the draw, it differed from the order in the AFC entrant list, which was based on the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015. Among the six first round winners, three were seeded higher than pot 5 (India in pot 3, Timor-Leste and Bhutan in pot 4), on the basis of ranking points gained from the first round matches, while the other three (Yemen, Cambodia and Chinese Taipei) were seeded in pot 5.
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- Notes
- Bolded teams qualified for the third round.
- (D): Disqualified after draw
Groups
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In home-and-away league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[7]
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 20 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 7–0[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates[lower-alpha 2] |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 17 | World Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 10–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | Palestine |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
| 4 | Malaysia |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3[lower-alpha 3] | 1–2 | 0–6 | — | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Timor-Leste[lower-alpha 1] |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | −44 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | — |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[8] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
- ↑ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
- ↑ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match was awarded as 0–3, after being abandoned at 1–2 after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch.[9][10]
| Saudi Arabia |
3–2 | Palestine |
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0–3 Forfeited[note 2] |
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| Saudi Arabia |
7–0 Forfeited[note 2] |
Timor-Leste |
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| Malaysia |
0–3 Awarded[note 5] |
Saudi Arabia |
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| Palestine |
0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) |
| Saudi Arabia |
2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 32,482 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
| Palestine |
0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 6]
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| Palestine |
6–0 | Malaysia |
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| Timor-Leste |
0–10 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Malaysia |
1–2 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Palestine |
7–0 | Timor-Leste |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Australia |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 21 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Jordan |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 16 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Tajikistan |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
| Kyrgyzstan [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 1–2 | Australia |
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| Kyrgyzstan [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 2–2 | Tajikistan |
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| Kyrgyzstan [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 2–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Tajikistan |
5–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Kyrgyzstan [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 1–0 | Jordan |
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8–0 | Bangladesh |
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Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Qatar |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 21 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 15–0 | |
| 2 | China PR |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 17 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 | ||
| 3 | Hong Kong |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 4 | Maldives |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | |
| 5 | Bhutan |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 52 | −47 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–4 | — |
| Hong Kong |
7–0 | Bhutan |
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| Maldives |
0–3 | China PR |
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Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shenyang (China PR)[note 7]
Attendance: 28,036 Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore) |
| China PR |
12–0 | Bhutan |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Iran |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 20 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Oman |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Turkmenistan |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Guam |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 7 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | India |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
- ↑ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[22] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
| India |
0–3 Awarded[note 8] |
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Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
| Iran |
3–1 | Turkmenistan |
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| Guam |
0–6 | Iran |
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Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Japan |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 22 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Syria |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 18 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Singapore |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 9 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Cambodia |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
| Afghanistan [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 0–6 | Syria |
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1–0 | Singapore |
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman)[note 11]
Attendance: 100 Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait) |
| Afghanistan [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 0–6 | Japan |
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| Afghanistan [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 3–0 | Cambodia |
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| Afghanistan [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 2–1 | Singapore |
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Group F
Indonesia was also drawn into this group, but on 30 May 2015 the country's football association was suspended due to governmental interference,[26] and on 3 June 2015 the team was disqualified and all matches involving it were cancelled.[27]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Thailand |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Iraq |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Vietnam |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Chinese Taipei |
1–2 | Vietnam |
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0–3 | Thailand |
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4–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Group G
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Laos  |
2–2 |  Myanmar |
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8–0 | Laos |
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Kuwait  |
9–0 | Myanmar |
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Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 15]
Attendance: 550 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
Lebanon  |
0–3 | South Korea |
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0–2 | Lebanon |
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Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)[note 14]
Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) |
| Myanmar |
3–1 | Laos |
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Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)[note 14]
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain) |
| Kuwait |
0–0 | Lebanon |
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Attendance: 12,150 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
| South Korea |
4–0 | Myanmar |
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| Laos |
0–5 | South Korea |
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Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 21 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | North Korea |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 4–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Philippines |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 10 | 1–5 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 4 | Bahrain |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Yemen |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 1–3 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 0–4 | — |
- ↑ FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First round of the competition.[35]
| Yemen |
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Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 23]
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| North Korea |
4–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Yemen |
0–2 | Philippines |
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Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 23]
Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) |
| Yemen |
0–4 | Bahrain |
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Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 23]
Attendance: 421 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
| Bahrain |
0–4 | Uzbekistan |
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1–0 | Bahrain |
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Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
Ranking of runner-up teams
To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria were used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Fair play points
- Drawing of lots
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified by FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[38]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | F | Iraq |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
| 2 | E | Syria |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | A | United Arab Emirates[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 11 | |
| 4 | C | China PR |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 11 | |
| 5 | H | North Korea |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 6 | B | Jordan |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | |
| 7 | D | Oman |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 8 | G | Lebanon |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
- ↑ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
Ranking of fourth-placed teams
To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Fair play points
- Drawing of lots
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified by FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.[38]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | D | Guam |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 2 | G | Myanmar |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 4 | |
| 3 | H | Bahrain |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | E | Afghanistan |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 3 | |
| 5 | B | Tajikistan |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round |
| 6 | F | Chinese Taipei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | |
| 7 | C | Maldives |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | |
| 8 | A | Malaysia |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Goalscorers
There were 507 goals scored in 149 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.
- 14 goals
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- 11 goals
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- 8 goals
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- 7 goals
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- 6 goals
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- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- Mile Jedinak
- Younis Mahmoud
- Shinji Okazaki
- Abdallah Deeb
- Bader Al-Mutawa
- Yousef Nasser
- [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Kyrgyzstan national football team]] Anton Zemlianukhin
- Ahmad Abu Nahyeh[note 24]
- Boualem Khoukhi
- Mohammed Muntari
- Mohammed Musa
- Osama Omari
- Igor Sergeev
- 3 goals
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- Nathan Burns
- Jiang Ning
- Maya Yoshida
- Khampheng Sayavutthi
- Ri Hyok-chol
- Jong Il-gwan
- Jonathan Cantillana
- Tamer Seyam
- Misagh Bahadoran
- Ali Assadalla
- Yahya Al-Shehri[note 24]
- Safuwan Baharudin
- Fazrul Nawaz
- Kwon Chang-hoon
- Lee Jae-sung
- Mahmoud Al-Mawas
- Sanharib Malki
- Teerasil Dangda
- Arslanmyrat Amanow
- Omar Abdulrahman[note 24]
- Odil Ahmedov
- Lê Công Vinh
- 2 goals
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- [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Afghanistan national football team]] Khaibar Amani
- [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Afghanistan national football team]] Norlla Amiri
- [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Afghanistan national football team]] Mustafa Zazai
- Massimo Luongo
- Mark Milligan
- Aaron Mooy
- Ismail Abdullatif
- Abdulwahab Al-Malood
- Sayed Mohamed Adnan
- Tshering Dorji
- Chencho Gyeltshen
- Wang Yongpo
- Wu Lei
- Yu Hanchao
- Wu Chun-ching
- Godfred Karikari
- Lam Ka Wai
- Jaimes McKee
- Sunil Chhetri
- Ashkan Dejagah
- Ehsan Hajsafi
- Ali Adnan
- Justin Meram
- Mu Kanazaki
- [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Kyrgyzstan national football team]] Vitalij Lux
- Hassan Chaito
- Hassan Maatouk
- Aung Thu
- Pak Kwang-ryong
- Amad Al-Hosni
- Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
- Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali
- Jaka Ihbeisheh
- Sameh Maraaba
- Yashir Pinto
- Iain Ramsay
- Karim Boudiaf
- Mohammed Kasola
- Fahad Al-Muwallad[note 24]
- Khairul Amri
- Jang Hyun-soo
- Ki Sung-yueng
- Koo Ja-cheol
- Suk Hyun-jun
- Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
- Raja Rafe
- Akhtam Nazarov
- Pokklaw Anan
- Theerathon Bunmathan
- Adisak Kraisorn
- Mongkol Tossakrai
- Ramon Saro[note 24]
- Guwanç Abylow
- Alexander Geynrikh
- Anzur Ismailov
- Nguyễn Văn Toàn
- Ahmed Al-Sarori
- 1 goal
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- [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Afghanistan national football team]] Faysal Shayesteh
- [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Afghanistan national football team]] Josef Shirdel
- Mathew Leckie
- Tommy Oar
- Sami Al-Husaini
- Hussain Ali Baba
- Mohamed Al Romaihi
- Abdullah Omar
- Jahid Hasan Ameli
- Biren Basnet
- Sos Suhana
- Huang Bowen
- Mei Fang
- Zhang Linpeng
- Zhang Xizhe
- Hung Kai-chun
- Wen Chih-hao
- Yaki Yen
- Brandon McDonald
- Travis Nicklaw
- Christian Annan
- Bai He
- Chan Siu Ki
- Ju Yingzhi
- Lo Kwan Yee
- Paulinho
- Xu Deshuai
- Sandesh Jhingan
- Jeje Lalpekhlua
- Robin Singh
- Karim Ansarifard
- Saeid Ezatolahi
- Jalal Hosseini
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- Kamal Kamyabinia
- Morteza Pouraliganji
- Ramin Rezaeian
- Masoud Shojaei
- Andranik Teymourian[note 24]
- Mehdi Torabi
- Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
- Ali Hosni
- Dhurgham Ismail
- Mahdi Kamel
- Ahmed Yasin
- Genki Haraguchi
- Hiroshi Kiyotake
- Masato Morishige
- Takashi Usami
- Munther Abu Amarah
- Yaseen Al-Bakhit
- Yousef Al-Naber
- Yousef Al-Rawashdeh
- Baha' Faisal
- Ahmed Samir
- Ali Maqseed
- Aziz Mashaan
- Faisal Zayid
- [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Kyrgyzstan national football team]] Ildar Amirov
- [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Kyrgyzstan national football team]] Edgar Bernhardt
- [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Kyrgyzstan national football team]] Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov
- [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Kyrgyzstan national football team]] Almazbek Mirzaliev
- Roda Antar
- Abbas Ahmed Atwi
- Hilal El-Helwe
- Mohammed Ghaddar
- Ali Hamam
- Youssef Mohamad
- Joan Oumari
- Feiz Shamsin
- Mohd Amri Yahyah[note 24]
- Baddrol Bakhtiar
- Mohd Safiq Rahim[note 24]
- Safee Sali[note 24]
- Asadhulla Abdulla
- Ahmed Nashid
- Ahmed Niyaz
- Kyaw Ko Ko
- Kyaw Zayar Win
- Suan Lam Mang
- Zaw Min Tun
- Jang Kuk-chol
- Ro Hak-su
- So Hyon-uk[note 24]
- So Kyong-jin
- Mohammed Al-Ghassani
- Saad Al-Mukhaini
- Qasim Said
- Raed Ibrahim Saleh
- Musab Al-Battat
- Ahmed Awad
- Abdelatif Bahdari
- Matías Jadue
- Pablo Tamburrini
- Khader Yousef
- Manuel Ott
- Javier Patiño
- Stephan Schröck
- Akram Afif
- Abdelkarim Hassan
- Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud
- Ismaeel Mohammad
- Sebastián Soria
- Salman Al-Faraj[note 24]
- Osama Hawsawi
- Naif Hazazi
- Faris Ramli
- Lee Chung-yong
- Lee Jeong-hyeop
- Nam Tae-hee
- Moayad Ajan
- Oday Al-Jafal
- Ahmad Kallasi
- Omar Midani
- Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
- Tana Chanabut
- Kroekrit Thaweekarn
- Serdaraly Ataýew
- Artur Geworkýan
- Ruslan Mingazow
- Süleýman Muhadow
- Mekan Saparow
- Mohamed Ahmed
- Ismail Al Hammadi
- Ahmed Al Hashmi
- Dawood Ali
- Habib Fardan
- Mohanad Salem
- Stanislav Andreev
- Server Djeparov
- Azizbek Haydarov
- Eldor Shomurodov
- Đinh Tiến Thành
- Trần Phi Sơn
- 1 own goal
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- [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Afghanistan national football team]] Sharif Mukhammad (against Japan)
- Khoun Laboravy (against Japan)
- Leng Makara (against Syria)
- [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Kyrgyzstan national football team]] Ildar Amirov (against Australia)
- [[File:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Kyrgyzstan national football team]] Valery Kichin (against Bangladesh)
- Ali Hamam (against South Korea)
- Zaw Min Tun (against Kuwait)
- Hamdi Al Masri (against Japan)
- Serdar Annaorazow (against Guam)
- Mekan Saparow (against Oman)
- Đinh Tiến Thành (against Thailand)
Notes
- ↑ United Arab Emirates had already qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and were competing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[11] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The fixtures between Saudi Arabia and Palestine were switched after Saudi Arabia cited "exceptional conditions" for their inability to travel to the West Bank.[12] The return fixture, originally to be played on 13 October 2015 at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was later postponed by Saudi Arabia's refusal to pass through Israeli-controlled borders,[13] until the process of agreeing on the venue was concluded.[14] The match was rescheduled to be played on 5 November 2015 in Palestine, after the Palestinian Football Association gave full security guarantees for the match.[15] The match was later further delayed until 9 November, and to be changed to a neutral venue in Asia, as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the match.[16] The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.[17]
- ↑ Timor-Leste played their home match against the United Arab Emirates in Malaysia for the lack of a suitable venue in Dili.[18]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia was abandoned with only three minutes left after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. A month later, FIFA declared that Malaysia were going to forfeit and award the match 3–0 to Saudi Arabia. Malaysia also had to play their next home match against the United Arab Emirates behind closed doors.[19][20]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The home matches of Palestine against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia were played on neutral ground as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the matches.[16] The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.[17]
- ↑ Maldives played their home match against China PR in China because of the poor condition of the National Football Stadium.[21]
- ↑ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[22] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Afghanistan played their home matches in Iran because of security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[23]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The fixtures between Japan and Singapore were switched because the Singapore National Stadium was booked on 16 June 2015 to host the closing ceremony of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[24]
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Syria played their home matches in Oman because of security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.[25]
- ↑ The Thailand v Vietnam match was brought forward from 11 June 2015, as it interfered with commitments for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[28]
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Iraq played their home matches in Iran because of security concerns from the Iraqi Civil War.[23]
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Myanmar played their home matches in Thailand due to a sanction after a crowd incident during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Oman. The sanction had originally banned the team from entering the competition, but the Myanmar FA filed an appeal to FIFA which was partially upheld.[29]
- ↑ Kuwait played their home match against Myanmar in Qatar for unspecified reasons.[30]
- ↑ The Myanmar v Kuwait match, originally to be played on 17 November 2015, 19:00 UTC+7, at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.[31]
- ↑ On 13 January 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 17 November 2015 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Myanmar) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[32][33]
- ↑ The Kuwait v Laos match, originally to be played on 24 March 2016, 18:35 UTC+3, at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.[31]
- ↑ On 6 April 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 24 March 2016 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Laos) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[33][34]
- ↑ The South Korea v Kuwait match, originally to be played on 29 March 2016, 20:00 UTC+9, at the Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.[31]
- ↑ On 6 April 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 29 March 2016 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for South Korea) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[33][34]
- ↑ FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen by 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First round of the competition.[36]
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Yemen played their home matches in Qatar because of security concerns from the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.[37]
- ↑ 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 This player's goal tally included one or more goals which the player scored in matches that were subsequently forfeited, but which FIFA still continued to count in its statistics.
References
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External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia: Round 2, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
- AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
- Preliminary Joint Qualification 2018 Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, stats.the-AFC.com
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