2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

The third round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 1 September 2016 to 5 September 2017.^[1]

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

Tournament details
Dates	1 September 2016 – 5 September 2017
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	60
Goals scored	129 (2.15 per match)
Attendance	1,950,068 (32,501 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tomi Juric Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Nawaf Al-Abed Ahmed Khalil (5 goals each)
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Format

A total of twelve teams which advanced from the second round (the eight group winners and the four best group runners-up) were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.

Qualified teams

Group (Second round)	Winners	Runners-up (Best 4)
A	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates
B	Australia	—
C	Qatar	China
D	Iran	—
E	Japan	Syria
F	Thailand	Iraq
G	South Korea	—
H	Uzbekistan	—

Seeding

The draw for the third round was held on 12 April 2016, at 16:30 MST (UTC+8), at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[2][3]

The seeding were based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2016 (shown in parentheses below).^[4] The twelve teams were seeded into six pots:^[5]

• Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–2.
• Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 3–4.
• Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 5–6.
• Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 7–8.
• Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 9–10.
• Pot 6 contained the teams ranked 11–12.

Each group contained one team from each of the six pots. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot of each team.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Italicised teams qualified for the fourth round.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Iran (42)  Australia (50)	South Korea (56)  Japan (57)	Saudi Arabia (60)  Uzbekistan (66)
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
United Arab Emirates (68)  China (81)	Qatar (83)  Iraq (105)	Syria (110)  Thailand (119)

Groups

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers

In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[6] Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Overall goal difference Overall goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format) Fair play points first yellow card: minus 1 point indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points direct red card: minus 4 points yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	10	6	4	0	10	2	+8	22	2018 FIFA World Cup		—	1–0	2–2	2–0	1–0	2–0
2	South Korea	10	4	3	3	11	10	+1	15			0–0	—	1–0	2–1	3–2	3–2
3	Syria	10	3	4	3	9	8	+1	13	Fourth round		0–0	0–0	—	1–0	2–2	3–1
4	Uzbekistan	10	4	1	5	6	7	−1	13			0–1	0–0	1–0	—	2–0	1–0
5	China	10	3	3	4	8	10	−2	12			0–0	1–0	0–1	1–0	—	0–0
6	Qatar	10	2	1	7	8	15	−7	7			0–1	3–2	1–0	0–1	1–2	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

South Korea	3–2	China
Zheng Zhi 21' (o.g.) Lee Chung-yong 63' Koo Ja-cheol 66'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yu Hai 74' Hao Junmin 77'

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)

20:00 UTC+9

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 51,238

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Uzbekistan	1–0	Syria
Geynrikh 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)

20:00 UTC+5

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 29,100

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Iran	2–0	Qatar
Ghoochannejhad 90+4' Jahanbakhsh 90+6'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)

21:00 UTC+4:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 78,000

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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China	0–0	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)

19:35 UTC+8

Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shenyang

Attendance: 35,776

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Syria	0–0	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)

20:00 UTC+8

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban (Malaysia)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 4,350

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Qatar	0–1	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Krimets 86'

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)

19:00 UTC+3

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,898

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

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South Korea	3–2	Qatar
Ki Sung-yueng 11' Ji Dong-won 56' Son Heung-min 58'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Haydos 16' (pen.) Soria 45'

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)

20:00 UTC+9

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 32,550

Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

China	0–1	Syria
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Mawas 54'

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)

19:35 UTC+8

Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an

Attendance: 37,368

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Uzbekistan	0–1	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hosseini 27'

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)

18:00 UTC+5

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 34,000

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

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Uzbekistan	2–0	China
Bikmaev 50' Shukurov 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)

18:00 UTC+5

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 21,503

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Iran	1–0	South Korea
Azmoun 25'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)

18:15 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 75,800

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Qatar	1–0	Syria
Al-Haydos 37' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)

19:00 UTC+3

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 9,940

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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South Korea	2–1	Uzbekistan
Nam Tae-hee 67' Koo Ja-cheol 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Bikmaev 25'

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

20:00 UTC+9

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 30,526

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

China	0–0	Qatar
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

19:35 UTC+8

Tuodong Stadium, Kunming

Attendance: 32,763

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

Syria	0–0	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

20:45 UTC+8^{[note 2]}

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban (Malaysia)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 4,560

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

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China	1–0	South Korea
Yu Dabao 35'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)

19:35 UTC+8

Helong Stadium, Changsha

Attendance: 30,950

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Syria	1–0	Uzbekistan
Kharbin 90+1' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)

20:00 UTC+8

Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong (Malaysia)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 350

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Qatar	0–1	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Taremi 52'

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)

19:00 UTC+3

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 10,237

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

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South Korea	1–0	Syria
Hong Jeong-ho 4'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

20:00 UTC+9

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 30,352

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Iran	1–0	China
Taremi 46'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

16:30 UTC+4:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 78,115

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Uzbekistan	1–0	Qatar
Ahmedov 65'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

18:00 UTC+5

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

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Iran	2–0	Uzbekistan
Azmoun 23' Taremi 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

12 June 2017 (2017-06-12)

21:15 UTC+4:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 59,730

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Syria	2–2	China
Al-Mawas 12' (pen.) Al Saleh 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Gao Lin 68' (pen.) Wu Xi 75'

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

21:45 UTC+8

Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong (Malaysia)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 4,737

Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Qatar	3–2	South Korea
Al-Haydos 25', 75' Afif 51'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ki Sung-yueng 62' Hwang Hee-chan 70'

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

22:00 UTC+3

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,373

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

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China	1–0	Uzbekistan
Gao Lin 84' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

20:00 UTC+8

Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan

Attendance: 51,666

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

South Korea	0–0	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

21:00 UTC+9

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 63,124

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Syria	3–1	Qatar
Kharbin 7', 54' Al-Mawas 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Assadalla 35'

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

20:00 UTC+8

Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong (Malaysia)^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

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Qatar	1–2	China
Afif 47'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Xiao Zhi 74' Wu Lei 84'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

18:00 UTC+3

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,686

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Iran	2–2	Syria
Azmoun 45', 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Haj Mohamad 13' Al Somah 90+3'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

19:30 UTC+4:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 62,165

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Uzbekistan	0–0	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

20:00 UTC+5

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 34,000

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	10	6	2	2	17	7	+10	20	2018 FIFA World Cup		—	2–1	2–0	1–2	2–1	4–0
2	Saudi Arabia	10	6	1	3	17	10	+7	19			1–0	—	2–2	3–0	1–0	1–0
3	Australia	10	5	4	1	16	11	+5	19	Fourth round		1–1	3–2	—	2–0	2–0	2–1
4	United Arab Emirates	10	4	1	5	10	13	−3	13			0–2	2–1	0–1	—	2–0	3–1
5	Iraq	10	3	2	5	11	12	−1	11			1–1	1–2	1–1	1–0	—	4–0
6	Thailand	10	0	2	8	6	24	−18	2			0–2	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–2	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Australia	2–0	Iraq
Luongo 58' Juric 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)

18:30 UTC+8

Perth Oval, Perth

Attendance: 18,923

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Japan	1–2	United Arab Emirates
Honda 11'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Khalil 20', 54' (pen.)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)

19:35 UTC+9

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 58,895

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Saudi Arabia	1–0	Thailand
Al-Abed 84' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)

20:30 UTC+3

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 40,983

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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Iraq	1–2	Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Raheem 18'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Abed 81' (pen.), 88' (pen.)

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)

19:00 UTC+8

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia)^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 3,400

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Thailand	0–2	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Haraguchi 19' Asano 75'

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)

19:15 UTC+7

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 44,500

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

United Arab Emirates	0–1	Australia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Cahill 75'

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)

19:30 UTC+4

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 40,893

Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

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Japan	2–1	Iraq
Haraguchi 26' Yamaguchi 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abdul-Amir 60'

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)

19:35 UTC+9

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 57,768

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

United Arab Emirates	3–1	Thailand
Mabkhout 14', 47' Khalil 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Tana 65'

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)

20:00 UTC+4

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 18,242

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Saudi Arabia	2–2	Australia
Al-Jassim 5' Al-Shamrani 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Sainsbury 45' Juric 71'

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)

20:45 UTC+3

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 51,616

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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Australia	1–1	Japan
Jedinak 52' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Haraguchi 5'

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)

20:00 UTC+11

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 48,460

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Iraq	4–0	Thailand
Abdul-Raheem 7', 25', 87', 90+4'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)

16:00 UTC+3:30

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran (Iran)^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 2,255

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Saudi Arabia	3–0	United Arab Emirates
Al-Muwallad 73' Al-Abed 79' Al-Shehri 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)

20:45 UTC+3

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 60,102

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

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Japan	2–1	Saudi Arabia
Kiyotake 45' (pen.) Haraguchi 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Om. Hawsawi 90'

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

19:35 UTC+9

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 58,420

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Thailand	2–2	Australia
Teerasil 20', 57' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jedinak 9' (pen.), 65' (pen.)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

19:00 UTC+7

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 36,534

Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

United Arab Emirates	2–0	Iraq
Khalil 26' Matar 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

19:20 UTC+4

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 14,583

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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Iraq	1–1	Australia
Yasin 76'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Leckie 40'

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)

16:30 UTC+4:30

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran (Iran)^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 3,270

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Thailand	0–3	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Sahlawi 26' Tanaboon 84' (o.g.) Al-Moasher 90+2'

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)

19:00 UTC+7

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 41,613

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

United Arab Emirates	0–2	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kubo 14' Konno 52'

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)

19:30 UTC+4

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 23,725

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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Australia	2–0	United Arab Emirates
Irvine 7' Leckie 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

20:00 UTC+11

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 27,328

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Japan	4–0	Thailand
Kagawa 8' Okazaki 19' Kubo 57' Yoshida 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

19:35 UTC+9

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 59,003

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

Saudi Arabia	1–0	Iraq
Al-Shehri 53'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

20:30 UTC+3

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 60,153

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

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Australia	3–2	Saudi Arabia
Juric 7', 36' Rogic 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Dawsari 23' Al-Sahlawi 45+2'

8 June 2017 (2017-06-08)^{[note 4]}

19:30 UTC+9:30

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Attendance: 29,785

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Thailand	1–1	United Arab Emirates
Mongkol 69'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Mabkhout 90+3'

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

19:00 UTC+7

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 24,417

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)^[10]

Iraq	1–1	Japan
Kamel 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Osako 8'

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

16:55 UTC+4:30

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran (Iran)^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 983

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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United Arab Emirates	2–1	Saudi Arabia
Mabkhout 21' Khalil 60'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Abed 20' (pen.)

29 August 2017 (2017-08-29)

20:30 UTC+4

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 10,221

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Japan	2–0	Australia
Asano 41' Ideguchi 82'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

19:35 UTC+9

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 59,492

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Thailand	1–2	Iraq
Ibrahim 63' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Meram 34' Abdul-Amir 85' (pen.)

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

19:00 UTC+7

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 22,604

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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Australia	2–1	Thailand
Juric 69' Leckie 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Pokklaw 82'

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

20:00 UTC+10

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 26,393

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Iraq	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Hussein 29'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

17:00 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 2,185

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Saudi Arabia	1–0	Japan
Al-Muwallad 63'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

20:30 UTC+3

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 62,165

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

There were 129 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.15 goals per match.

5 goals

• Tomi Juric
• Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
• Nawaf Al-Abed
• Ahmed Khalil

4 goals

• Sardar Azmoun
• Genki Haraguchi
• Hassan Al-Haydos
• Ali Mabkhout

3 goals

• Mile Jedinak
• Mathew Leckie
• Mehdi Taremi
• Mahmoud Al-Mawas
• Omar Kharbin

2 goals

• Nguyen Xuan Son
• Saad Abdul-Amir
• Takuma Asano
• Yuya Kubo
• Akram Afif
• Fahad Al-Muwallad
• Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
• Yahya Al-Shehri
• Ki Sung-yueng
• Koo Ja-cheol
• Teerasil Dangda
• Marat Bikmaev

1 goal

• Tim Cahill
• Jackson Irvine
• Massimo Luongo
• Tom Rogic
• Trent Sainsbury
• Hao Junmin
• Wu Lei
• Wu Xi
• Xiao Zhi
• Yu Dabao
• Yu Hai
• Reza Ghoochannejhad
• Jalal Hosseini
• Alireza Jahanbakhsh
• Ayman Hussein
• Mahdi Kamil
• Justin Meram
• Ahmed Yasin
• Keisuke Honda
• Yosuke Ideguchi
• Shinji Kagawa
• Hiroshi Kiyotake
• Yasuyuki Konno
• Shinji Okazaki
• Yuya Osako
• Hotaru Yamaguchi
• Maya Yoshida
• Ali Assadalla
• Sebastián Soria
• Salem Al-Dawsari
• Taisir Al-Jassim
• Salman Al-Moasher
• Nasser Al-Shamrani
• Omar Hawsawi
• Hong Jeong-ho
• Hwang Hee-chan
• Ji Dong-won
• Lee Chung-yong
• Nam Tae-hee
• Son Heung-min
• Ahmad Al Salih
• Omar Al Somah
• Tamer Haj Mohamad
• Pokklaw Anan
• Tana Chanabut
• Mongkol Tossakrai
• Ismail Matar
• Odil Ahmedov
• Alexander Geynrikh
• Egor Krimets
• Otabek Shukurov

1 own goal

• Zheng Zhi (against South Korea)
• Ahmad Ibrahim (against Thailand)
• Tanaboon Kesarat (against Saudi Arabia)

Notes

1. Syria played their home matches outside Syria due to security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.
2. The kickoff of the Syria v Iran match was originally at 20:00 local time but was delayed by 45 minutes due to heavy rain.^[7]
3. Iraq played their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the Iraqi Civil War. However, due to Saudi Arabia's refusal to play in Iran after the attack on their diplomatic missions in Iran, the first match was played in Malaysia.^[8] Also, due to United Arab Emirates' refusal to play in Iran after the diplomatic crisis in Qatar, the final match was played in Jordan.
4. The Australia v Saudi Arabia match was brought forward from 13 June 2017 due to Australia's participation in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[9]

References

1. "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". AFC. 16 April 2014.
2. "2018 FIFA World Cup: Asian Qualifying Round 3 line up complete". Asian Football Confederation. 30 March 2016.
3. "Stage set for Russia 2018 Asian qualifiers Final Round draw". Asian Football Confederation. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016.
4. "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – April 2016 (AFC)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
5. "Iran remain No. 1 in Asia, Australia the big movers". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
6. "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016.
7. "Iran hold by Syria in FIFA World Cup qualifier". Tehran Times. 15 November 2016.
8. "AFC deny Iraq's demand to play Saudi Arabia in Iran". Goal.com. 29 April 2016.
9. "Australia, Japan to go head-to-head following Asian draw". FIFA.com. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
10. "Football: FIFA replaces Qatari referee for UAE World Cup qualifier; Singaporean steps in". Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

External links

• Official FIFA World Cup website
  • Qualifiers – Asia: Round 3, FIFA.com
• FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
• FIFA World Cup 2018, stats.the-AFC.com