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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

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This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

In this round teams ranked 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams ranked 1–5 received a bye to the third round.

The matches were held between 8 October 2007 and 30 October 2007. The 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) among the 19 winners advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers, while the eight remaining teams advanced to the second round in November 2007.

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Summary

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  1. ^ For security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[1]
  2. ^ Bhutan withdrew.[2]
  3. ^ Guam withdrew.[3]
  4. ^ FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia.[4]
  5. ^ Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  6. ^ Palestine failed to appear; Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win. The Palestine Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA dismissed the appeal.[5]
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Matches

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More information Pakistan, 0–7 ...
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
More information Iraq, 0–0 ...

Iraq won 7–0 on aggregate.


More information Uzbekistan, 9–0 ...
More information Chinese Taipei, 0–2 ...

Uzbekistan won 11–0 on aggregate.


More information Thailand, 6–1 ...
Attendance: 11,254
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
More information Macau, 1–7 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)

Thailand won 13–2 on aggregate.


More information Sri Lanka, 0–1 ...
More information Qatar, 5–0 ...

Qatar won 6–0 on aggregate.


More information China, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)
More information Myanmar, 0–4 ...

China PR won 11–0 on aggregate.


More information Bhutan, Cancelled ...

Bhutan withdrew.[8]


More information Kyrgyzstan, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 18,000
More information Jordan, 2–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

2–2 on aggregate; Jordan won 6–5 on penalties.


More information Vietnam, 0–1 ...
More information United Arab Emirates, 5–0 ...

United Arab Emirates won 6–0 on aggregate.


More information Bahrain, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)
More information Malaysia, 0–0 ...

Bahrain won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Timor-Leste, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)
More information Hong Kong, 8–1 ...
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Hong Kong won 11–3 on aggregate.


More information Syria, 3–0 ...
More information Afghanistan, 1–2 ...

Syria won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Yemen, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)
More information Maldives, 2–0 ...

Yemen won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Bangladesh, 1–1 ...
More information Tajikistan, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

Tajikistan won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Mongolia, 1–4 ...
More information North Korea, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)

Korea DPR won 9–2 on aggregate.


More information Oman, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
More information Nepal, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

Oman won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Palestine, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 75
Referee: Mushen Basma (Syria)
More information Singapore, 3–0 Awarded ...

Singapore won 7–0 on aggregate.


More information Lebanon, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Saad Al Fahdli (Kuwait)
More information India, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

Lebanon won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Cambodia, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)
More information Turkmenistan, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

Turkmenistan won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Guam, Cancelled ...

Guam withdrew.[8][3]

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Qualified teams

Among the 19 winners, the top 11 winners advanced directly to the third round while the remaining 8 teams advanced to second round.

More information Advanced to third round, Advanced to second round ...
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Goalscorers

There were 131 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 3.97 goals per match.

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1 goal

1 own goal

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Notes

  1. Due to security concerns, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar, and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[6]
  2. The home leg of Myanmar was moved to Malaysia on request of both China and Myanmar.[7]
  3. Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  4. Palestine failed to show up. Match was awarded 3–0 to Singapore as a walkover.[9][10] The Palestinian Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA declined the appeal.[11]
  5. Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.[10]
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