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.
† 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 |
| Palestine |
2–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Alyan  5', 90' |
Report | Thonglao 34', 90+3' |
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain) |
Thailand won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Lebanon won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
| 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' |
| 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.
| 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.
Kuwait won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Oman won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
| 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.
Iran won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
Tajikistan was awarded the tie (6–0 on aggregate) and advanced to the Third Round.
Qatar won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
| Yemen |
0–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)[note 6] Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
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' |
Singapore won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.
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 |
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
- Farrukh Choriyev (playing against Syria)
Notes
- 1 2 FIFA awarded Oman a 3–0 win. The match originally ended 2–0 to Oman.
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- ↑ Syria hosted its home leg in Jordan due to civil unrest.[6]
- ↑ Yemen hosted its home leg in the United Arab Emirates due to civil unrest.[6]
References
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ "The battle for Brazil berth begins". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "Statement regarding abandoned 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Myanmar against Oman". FIFA.com. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- 1 2 Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com, 19 August 2011.
- 1 2 "Yemen to host Iraq in World Cup qualifier in UAE". USA Today. Associated Press. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.