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The 2010 WAFF Championship was the 6th edition of the West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for selected West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Jordan, after Lebanon was deemed not capable of hosting.[1] The competition was eventually won for the first time by Kuwait, after beating the three-time defending champions, Iran.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Jordan |
| Dates | 24 September – 3 October |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kuwait (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Iran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 36 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 92,000 (7,667 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ali Al-Nono (4 goals) |
← 2008 2012 → | |
9 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
1st | None |
| Iran |
6th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
 Iraq |
5th | Champions (2002) |
 Jordan (hosts) |
6th | Runners-up (2002, 2008) |
| Kuwait |
1st | None |
 Oman |
2nd | Group Stage (2008) |
 Palestine |
6th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
 Syria |
6th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
| Yemen |
1st | None |
Note:
Saudi Arabia, 
Lebanon, 
Qatar and 
United Arab Emirates did not enter.Nine teams entered the tournament and were drawn into three groups of three teams. The draw for the competition was made on Thursday 1 July 2010.[2]
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2010 WAFF Championship (Jordan) |
Amman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| King Abdullah II Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 | |||
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| Bahrain | 2–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
Abdullatif  63', 67' |
Report |
| Oman | 2–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Hadid 40' Abdul-Karim 45' |
Report | Meydavoudi 17' Teymourian 53' |
| Jordan | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Deeb 13' |
Report | Al-Zino 82' |
| Kuwait | 2–2 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Nasser 60' Soud Al Mejmed 78' |
Report | Abdel-Fattah 38', 51' |
| Kuwait | 1–1 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Rashidi 73' |
Al-Nono 55' |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
| Iran | 1–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Meydavoudi 90+5' |
Mashaan 10' Nasser 40' |
| 2010 WAFF Championship champion |
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 Kuwait First title |
Mohammad Gholami Jalal Hosseini Mehrdad Oladi Andranik Teymourian Nashat Akram Hawar Mulla Mohammed Samal Saeed Abdullah Deeb Soud Al-Magmed Abdul-Aziz Al-Mashaan Hussain Al-Moussawi Ahmed Saad Al-Rashidi Mohammed Rashed Yaqoob Abdul-Karim Osama Hadid Suleiman Obeid Ahmad Omaier Mohamed Al Zeno Haitham ThabitSeamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
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