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.

Pot 1	Pot 2
Saudi Arabia  Iran  Qatar  Uzbekistan  United Arab Emirates  Syria  Oman  Jordan  Iraq  Singapore  China  Kuwait  Thailand  Turkmenistan  Lebanon	Yemen  Tajikistan  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Kyrgyzstan  Maldives  India  Malaysia†  Bangladesh†  Laos†  Philippines†  Palestine†  Vietnam†    Nepal†  Myanmar†

^† First round winners whose identities were not known at the time of the draw

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Thailand	3–2	Palestine	1–0	2–2
Lebanon	4–2	Bangladesh	4–0	0–2
China	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

Thailand	1–0	Palestine
Kaewprom 18'	Report

23 July 2011

18:00 UTC+7

New I-mobile Stadium, Buriram

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Lee Min-hu (Korea Republic)

Palestine	2–2	Thailand
Alyan 5', 90'	Report	Thonglao 34', 90+3'

28 July 2011

18:00 UTC+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.

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Lebanon	4–0	Bangladesh
Maatouk 16' El Ali 27' Al Saadi 55' Al Ali 64'	Report

23 July 2011

17:00 UTC+3

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Bangladesh	2–0	Lebanon
Mithun 52' Ameli 87'	Report

28 July 2011

18:00 UTC+6

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Apisit Aonrak (Thailand)

Lebanon won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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China	7–2	Laos
Yang Xu 45+2', 54', 73' Chen Tao 52', 88' Hao Junmin 81', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Vongchiengkham 5' Phaphouvanin 31'

23 July 2011

15:00 UTC+8

Tuodong Stadium, Kunming

Attendance: 13,500

Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

Laos	1–6	China
Phaphouvanin 47'	Report	Qu Bo 24' Yu Hanchao 36', 87' Deng Zhuoxiang 67', 82' Yang Xu 90+3'

28 July 2011

18:00 UTC+7

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

China won 13–3 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Turkmenistan	1–1	Indonesia
Krendelew 12'	Report	Ilham 30'

23 July 2011

18:30 UTC+5

Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Indonesia	4–3	Turkmenistan
Gonzáles 9', 19' Nasuha 43' Ridwan 76'	Report	Amanow 72' Şamyradow 84' Çoňkaýew 87'

28 July 2011

19:00 UTC+7

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 88,000

Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)

Indonesia won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Kuwait	3–0	Philippines
Nasser 17' Neda 68' Al Ansari 85'	Report

23 July 2011

19:30 UTC+3

Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)

Philippines	1–2	Kuwait
Schröck 45+2'	Report	Nasser 63' W. Ali 85'

28 July 2011

19:00 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Kuwait won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Oman	3–0 Awarded[note 1]	Myanmar
Al Hosni 21' Al Ajmi 79'	Report

23 July 2011

19:30 UTC+4

Seeb Stadium, Muscat

Attendance: 6,300

Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

Myanmar	0–2[note 2]	Oman
	Report	Al Hosni 22' Al Mahaijri 39' (pen.)

28 July 2011

15:30 UTC+6:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Oman won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Saudi Arabia	3–0	Hong Kong
Al-Shamrani 45+1', 47' Al-Muwallad 45+3'	Report

23 July 2011

20:45 UTC+3

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 20,354

Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Hong Kong	0–5	Saudi Arabia
	Report	Fallatah 34' Noor 71' (pen.) Al-Shamrani 73' Al-Sahlawi 79' Hawsawi 90+3'

28 July 2011

20:00 UTC+8

Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,402

Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Saudi Arabia won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Iran	4–0	Maldives
Ansarifard 4', 62' Karimi 67' Daghighi 86'	Report

23 July 2011

19:30 UTC+04:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,195

Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

Maldives	0–1	Iran
	Report	Khalatbari 45+1'

28 July 2011

21:00 UTC+5

Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)

Iran won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Syria	0–3 Awarded[note 3]	Tajikistan
Mourad 45+1' Rafe 77'	Report	Saidov 47'

23 July 2011

19:00 UTC+3

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman (Jordan)^{[note 5]}

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Nasser Darwish (Jordan)

Tajikistan	3–0 Awarded[note 4]	Syria
	Report	Rafe 6', 35' Sabagh 53' Choriyev 86' (o.g.)

28 July 2011

16:00 UTC+5

Metallurg Stadium, Tursunzoda

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Tajikistan was awarded the tie (6–0 on aggregate) and advanced to the third round.

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Qatar	3–0	Vietnam
Kasola 6' Mubarak 51' Ahmed 67'	Report

23 July 2011

19:15 UTC+3

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 26,786

Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

Vietnam	2–1	Qatar
Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 60' Nguyễn Quang Hải 75'	Report	Ahmed 17'

28 July 2011

19:15 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Qatar won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Iraq	2–0	Yemen
Hawar Mulla Mohammed 10' Abdul-Zahra 64'	Report

23 July 2011

19:00 UTC+3

Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Yemen	0–0	Iraq
	Report

28 July 2011

20:00 UTC+4

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.

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Singapore	5–3	Malaysia
Đurić 8', 81' Qiu Li 22' Mustafić 44' Shi Jiayi 45+1'	Report	Safee 1', 71' Abdul Hadi 70'

23 July 2011

19:30 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Malaysia	1–1	Singapore
Safee 57'	Report	Shi Jiayi 71'

28 July 2011

20:45 UTC+8

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 90,000

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Singapore won 6–4 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Uzbekistan	4–0	Kyrgyzstan
Geynrikh 28' Bikmaev 48' Djeparov 55' Bakayev 90+2'	Report

23 July 2011

19:00 UTC+5

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 20,257

Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Kyrgyzstan	0–3	Uzbekistan
	Report	Karpenko 47' Nasimov 65', 90'

28 July 2011

18:00 UTC+6

Spartak Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 14,700

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Uzbekistan won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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United Arab Emirates	3–0	India
Al Kamali 21' (pen.) Al Shehhi 29' (pen.) Al Hammadi 81'	Report

23 July 2011

20:00 UTC+4

Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 3,179

Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

India	2–2	United Arab Emirates
Jeje Lalpekhlua 74' Singh 90+2'	Report	Al Shehhi 40' Al-Wehaibi 72'

28 July 2011

19:00 UTC+5:30

Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

United Arab Emirates won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

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Jordan	9–0	Nepal
Abdel-Fattah 7', 72', 83', 90' Amer Deeb 20', 57' Hayel 31', 62' Abdallah Deeb 45+2'	Report

23 July 2011

19:00 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)

Nepal	1–1	Jordan
Khawas 80'	Report	Murjan 53'

28 July 2011

15:30 UTC+5:45

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)

Jordan won 10–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Goalscorers

There were 109 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.63 goals per match.

4 goals

• Yang Xu
• Hassan Abdel-Fattah

3 goals

• Safee Sali
• Nasser Al-Shamrani
• Raja Rafe

2 goals

• Chen Tao
• Deng Zhuoxiang
• Hao Junmin
• Yu Hanchao
• Cristian Gonzáles
• Karim Ansarifard
• Amer Deeb
• Ahmad Hayel
• Yousef Nasser
• Visay Phaphouvanin
• Amad Al Hosni
• Murad Alyan
• Yusef Ahmed
• Aleksandar Đurić
• Shi Jiayi
• Datsakorn Thonglao
• Mohamed Al Shehhi
• Bahodir Nasimov

1 goal

• Jahid Hasan Ameli
• Mithun Chowdhury
• Qu Bo
• Jeje Lalpekhlua
• Gouramangi Singh
• Muhammad Ilham
• Mohammad Nasuha
• Muhammad Ridwan
• Saeid Daghighi
• Ali Karimi
• Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
• Alaa Abdul-Zahra
• Hawar Mulla Mohammed
• Abdallah Deeb
• Saeed Murjan
• Waleed Ali
• Fahad Al Ansari
• Musaed Neda
• Soukaphone Vongchiengkham
• Tarek Al Ali
• Ali Al Saadi
• Mahmoud El Ali
• Hassan Maatouk
• Abdul Hadi Yahya
• Bharat Khawas
• Ismail Sulaiman Al Ajmi
• Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri
• Stephan Schröck
• Mohammed Kasola
• Meshal Mubarak
• Osama Al-Muwallad
• Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
• Hassan Fallatah
• Osama Hawsawi
• Mohammed Noor
• Fahrudin Mustafić
• Qiu Li
• George Mourad
• Nadim Sabagh
• Kamil Saidov
• Jakkaphan Kaewprom
• Arslanmyrat Amanow
• Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew
• Wýaçeslaw Krendelew
• Berdi Şamyradow
• Ismail Al Hammadi
• Hamdan Al Kamali
• Ali Al-Wehaibi
• Ulugbek Bakayev
• Marat Bikmaev
• Server Djeparov
• Alexander Geynrikh
• Victor Karpenko
• Nguyễn Quang Hải
• Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng

1 own goal

• Farrukh Choriyev (against Syria)

Notes

1. FIFA awarded Oman a 3–0 win. The match originally ended 2–0 to Oman.
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]
3. 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]
4. 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]
5. Syria hosted its home leg in Jordan due to civil unrest.^[6]
6. Yemen hosted its home leg in the United Arab Emirates due to civil unrest.^[6]

References

1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011.
2. "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
3. "The battle for Brazil berth begins". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
4. "Statement regarding abandoned 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Myanmar against Oman". FIFA.com. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
5. Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com, 19 August 2011.
6. "Yemen to host Iraq in World Cup qualifier in UAE". USA Today. Associated Press. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.

External links

• Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)
• Results and schedule (the-AFC.com version)