2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
[edit | edit source]In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties.[1][2] The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
The matches were held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 29 June 2011 and second legs on 2 and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round of the Asian qualifiers.
Seeding
[edit | edit source]Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.
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Results
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4–4 on aggregate. Malaysia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Singapore.
| Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ameli File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Zahid File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Reza File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' |
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Bangladesh won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Lebanon.
Laos won 8–6 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the second round against China.
| Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Gunaratne File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' | Report | Burkey File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
Philippines won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Kuwait.
| Afghanistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alyan File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Amour File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
| Palestine File:Flag of Palestine.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Wadi File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Report | Arezou File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Thailand.
Vietnam won 13–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Qatar.
| Nepal File:Flag of Nepal.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
| A. Gurung File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (pen.) J. M. Rai File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Report | Kik File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' |
Nepal won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Jordan.
| Mongolia File:Flag of Mongolia (1992–2011).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Tsend-Ayuush File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' | Report |
| Myanmar File:Flag of Myanmar.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Mongolia (1992–2011).svg Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Pai Soe File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Mai Aih Naing File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
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Myanmar won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Oman.
Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
7 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Afghanistan Balal Arezou
- Bangladesh Jahid Hasan Ameli
- Bangladesh Mohamed Zahid Hossain
- Bangladesh Rezaul Karim
- Cambodia Chhin Chhoeun
- Cambodia Khoun Laboravy
- Chinese Taipei Chang Han
- Chinese Taipei Xavier Chen
- Laos Visay Phaphouvanin
- Laos Khampheng Sayavutthi
- Laos Souliya Syphasay
- Laos Kanlaya Sysomvang
- Macau Leong Ka Hang
- Mongolia Khürelbaataryn Tsend-Ayuush
- Myanmar Mai Aih Naing
- Myanmar Pai Soe
- Nepal Jagajeet Shrestha
- Nepal Sujal Shrestha
- Nepal Bhola Silwal
- Palestine Murad Alyan
- Palestine Ismail Al-Amour
- Palestine Houssam Wadi
- Philippines Nate Burkey
- Philippines Emelio Caligdong
- Philippines Ángel Guirado
- Sri Lanka Chathura Gunaratne
- Timor-Leste João Kik
- Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh
- Vietnam Nguyễn Quang Hải
- Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Quyết
- Vietnam Phạm Thành Lương
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the first leg was played in Tajikistan.[4]
- ^ Due to a lack of technical infrastructure in Timor-Leste, both legs were played in Nepal.[5]
References
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