2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

In this round teams ranked from 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked from 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams ranked from 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.

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pakistan  0–7  Iraq 0–7 0–01
Uzbekistan  11–0  Chinese Taipei 9–0 2–0
Thailand  13–2  Macau 6–1 7–1
Sri Lanka  0–6  Qatar 0–1 0–5
China PR  11–0  Myanmar 7–0 4–04
Bhutan  w/o2  Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan  2–2
(5–6 pens)
 Jordan 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Vietnam  0–6  United Arab Emirates 0–1 0–5
Bahrain  4–1  Malaysia 4–1 0–0
Timor-Leste  3–11  Hong Kong 2–35 1–8
Syria  5–1  Afghanistan 3–0 2–11
Yemen  3–2  Maldives 3–0 0–2
Bangladesh  1–6  Tajikistan 1–1 0–5
Mongolia  2–9  North Korea 1–4 1–5
Oman  4–0    Nepal 2–0 2–0
Palestine  0–7  Singapore 0–41 0–36
Lebanon  6–3  India 4–1 2–2
Cambodia  1–5  Turkmenistan 0–1 1–4
Guam  w/o3  Indonesia
  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]

Matches

22 October 2007
19:30 UTC+5
Pakistan  0–7  Iraq
Report Akram  19'
M. Karim  24', 49', 88', 90'
Ghulam  71'
Mohammed  83'
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

28 October 2007
14:00 UTC+3
Iraq  0–0  Pakistan
Report

Iraq won 7 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


13 October 2007
16:00 UTC+5
Uzbekistan  9–0  Chinese Taipei
Shatskikh  4', 16', 34', 57', 77'
Kapadze  26'
Karpenko  43'
Bakayev  54'
Salomov  68'
Report

28 October 2007
18:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei  0–2  Uzbekistan
Report Inomov  79'
Suyunov  89'

Uzbekistan won 11 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


8 October 2007
19:00 UTC+7
Thailand  6–1  Macau
Chaikamdee  12', 49'
Dangda  21'
Winothai  55' (pen.)
Phetphun  82'
Thonglao  90+1'
Report Kin Seng Chan  23'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 11,254
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

15 October 2007
20:00 UTC+8
Macau  1–7  Thailand
Kin Seng Chan  90+2' Report Dangda  22'
Sukha  39'
Surasiang  43'
Thonglao  48'
Chaikamdee  53', 57', 86'
Sports Field and Pavilion at MUST, Macau
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)

Thailand won 13 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.


21 October 2007
16:00 UTC+5:30
Sri Lanka  0–1  Qatar
Report Soria  68'
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

28 October 2007
Qatar  5–0  Sri Lanka
Soria  4', 76'
Bechir  17', 55'
Al-Shammari  85'
Report

Qatar won 6 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


21 October 2007
20:00 UTC+8
China PR  7–0  Myanmar
Qu Bo  17', 81'
Du Zhenyu  22'
Yang Lin  58'
Liu Jian  63'
Li Jinyu  76'
Li Weifeng  79'
Report
Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

28 October 2007
16:00 UTC+8
Myanmar  0–4  China PR
Report Wu Wei'an  13'
Liu Jian  14'
Zheng Bin  35'
Zhang Yaokun  39' (pen.)

China PR won 11 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


Bhutan withdrew.[8] Kuwait advanced to the Third Round.


18 October 2007
15:30 UTC+6
Kyrgyzstan  2–0  Jordan
Esenkul Uulu  45'
Bokoev  76'
Report
Spartak Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)

28 October 2007
19:00 UTC+3
Jordan  2–0 (a.e.t.)  Kyrgyzstan
Shelbaieh  34'
Aqel  51' (pen.)
Report
  Penalties  
Abu Alieh
Bawab
Abu Keshek
Amer
Aqel
Bashar
6–5 Kudrenko
Harchenko
Samsaliev
Sydykov
Esenkul Uulu
Amin
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

2 – 2 on aggregate after extra time; Jordan won 6 – 5 on penalty kicks and advanced to the Third Round.


28 October 2007
19:00 UTC+4
United Arab Emirates  5–0  Vietnam
Ismail Matar  13'
Al-Mahri  40'
Al-Shehhi  53'
Al-Darmaki  90'
Al-Kas  90+4' (pen.)
Report

United Arab Emirates won 6 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


21 October 2007
18:00 UTC+3
Bahrain  4–1  Malaysia
Fatadi  4'
John  15'
Abdulrahman  55'
Hubail  90' (pen.)
Report Bunyamin Omar  45+2'
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China PR)

28 October 2007
20:45 UTC+8
Malaysia  0–0  Bahrain
Report

Bahrain won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


21 October 2007
15:30 UTC+8
Timor-Leste  2–3  Hong Kong
Ary  41', 69' Report Cheng Siu Wai  25', 50'
Esteves  35' (o.g.)
Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar (Indonesia)[note 3]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)

28 October 2007
15:00 UTC+8
Hong Kong  8–1  Timor-Leste
Lo Kwan Yee  2'
Chan Siu Ki  5', 78', 85'
Cheung Sai Ho  49'
Cheng Siu Wai  67', 70'
Lam Ka Wai  83'
Report Ary  53'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Hong Kong won 11 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.


8 October 2007
21:00 UTC+3
Syria  3–0  Afghanistan
Al Zeno  73', 87' (pen.)
Al Sayed  81' (pen.)
Report

26 October 2007
13:00 UTC+5
Afghanistan  1–2  Syria
Karimi  16' Report Jenyat  17'
Issmael  64'

Syria won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.


8 October 2007
21:00 UTC+3
Yemen  3–0  Maldives
Salem  44'
Al-Hubaishi  66'
Thabit  80'
Report
Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)

28 October 2007
16:00 UTC+5
Maldives  2–0  Yemen
Shamveel Qasim  14'
Ashfaq  67'
Report

Yemen won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.


8 October 2007
15:00 UTC+6
Bangladesh  1–1  Tajikistan
Mithu  50' Report Khakimov  58' (pen.)

28 October 2007
14:00 UTC+5
Tajikistan  5–0  Bangladesh
Khakimov  47', 48', 76' (pen.)
Mukhiddinov  51'
Vasiev  71'
Report
Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

Tajikistan won 6 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.


21 October 2007
13:00 UTC+8
Mongolia  1–4  North Korea
Selenge  90+3' Report Pak Chol-Min  14'
Jong Chol-Min  24', 32', 81'

28 October 2007
16:00 UTC+9
North Korea  5–1  Mongolia
Pak Chol-Min  3', 79'
Kim Kuk-Jin  10'
Jong Chol-Min  36'
Jon Kwang-Ik  90+1'
Report Lkhümbengarav  41'
Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)

Korea DPR won 9 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


8 October 2007
21:30 UTC+4
Oman  2–0    Nepal
Bashir  5'
Mudhafar  21' (pen.)
Report
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi (UAE)

28 October 2007
14:30 UTC+5:45
Nepal    0–2  Oman
Report Saleh  29'
Al Hinai  54'

Oman won 4 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


8 October 2007
21:00 UTC+3
Palestine  0–4  Singapore
Report Shi Jiayi  44', 53'
Wilkinson  73'
Noh Alam Shah  86'
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 1]
Attendance: 75
Referee: Mushen Basma (Syria)

28 October 2007
17:00 UTC+8
Singapore  3–0
Awarded[note 4]
 Palestine
Report

Singapore won 7 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.


8 October 2007
21:00 UTC+3
Lebanon  4–1  India
Antar  33'
Ghaddar  62', 76'
El Ali  63'
Report Chetri  30'
Saida International Stadium, Saida
Attendance: 500
Referee: Saad Al Fahdli (Kuwait)

30 October 2007
15:00 UTC+5:30
[note 5]
India  2–2  Lebanon
Chetri  29'
Dias  90+2'
Report Ghaddar  72' (pen.), 85'
Fatorda Stadium, Goa[note 5]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

Lebanon won 6 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round.


11 October 2007
15:00 UTC+7
Cambodia  0–1  Turkmenistan
Report Karadanov  85'
National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)

28 October 2007
18:00 UTC+5
Turkmenistan  4–1  Cambodia
Nasyrov  41'
Gevorkyan  50', 66'
Karadanov  74'
Report Nasa  12'
Olympic Stadium (Saparmurat), Ashgabat
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

Turkmenistan won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.


Guam withdrew.[8][12] Indonesia advanced to the Second Round.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.[10]

References

  1. "No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers". Soccerway. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. "Bhutan out of 2010 race". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  3. "Indonesia goes straight through – Guam declines" (in Indonesian). Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  4. "Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia". Zurich, Switzerland: FIFA. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  5. "Fifa reject Palestinian appeal". Al Jazeera Sports. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
  6. No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers AFP; 6 August 2007
  7. Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia FIFA; 18 October 2007
  8. 1 2 Bhutan out of 2010 race Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. FIFA; 13 September 2007
  9. Road to South Africa: Singapore through to second round after Palestine no-show Football Association of Singapore; 28 October 2007
  10. 1 2 Lebanon advance to Round 3 FIFA; 31 October 2007
  11. Fifa reject Palestinian appeal Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Al Jazeera Sports; 31 October 2007
  12. Indonesia goes straight through – Guam declines Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. (Indonesian) Football Association of Indonesia; 7 August 2007
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