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
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA...

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Format

In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties. The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia.

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 July and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round

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...

of the Asian qualifiers.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.

Pot 1	Pot 2

Matches

Format

In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties. The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

, Malaysia.

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 July and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

of the Asian qualifiers.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.

Pot 1	Pot 2

Matches

Format

In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties. The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

, Malaysia.

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 July and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

of the Asian qualifiers.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.

Pot 1	Pot 2

Matches

Aggregate 4–4. advanced on the away goals rule

Away goals rule

The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

to the Second Round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

against .
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won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

against .
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won 8–6 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the Second Round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

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

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

against .
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won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

against .
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won 13–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

against .
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won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against .
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won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

against .

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 16 games, for an average of 3.75 goals per game.

7 goals

Lê Công Vinh

Le Cong Vinh

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2 goals

Samel Nasa Kouch Sokumpheak Chen Po-liang

Chen Po-liang

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Manolom Phomsouvanh

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Lamnao Singto Mohamad Aidil Abd Radzak

Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak

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Safiq Rahim

Mohd Safiq Rahim

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Anil Gurung

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Ju Manu Rai

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Phil Younghusband

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Huỳnh Quang Thanh

Huynh Quang Thanh

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1 goal

Balal Arezou

Bilal Arzou

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Jahid Hasan Ameli Mohamed Zahid Hossain

Mohamed Zahid Hossain

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Karim Razaul Chhin Chhoeun Khuon Laboravy Chang Han

Chang Han

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Xavier Chen

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Kanlaya Sysomvang

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Visay Phaphouvanin Khampheng Sayavutthi

Khampheng Sayavutthi

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Souliya Syphasay Leong Ka Hang Khurelbaataryn Tsend-Ayush

Khurelbaataryn Tsend-Ayush

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Mai Aih Naing Pai Soe Jagjit Shrestha Sujal Shrestha Bhola Silwal Murad Alyan

Murad Alyan

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Ismail Amour

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Husam Wadi

Houssam Wadi

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Nate Burkey

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Emelio Caligdong

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Ángel Guirado

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Chathura Gunarathna José João Pereira

Jose Joao Pereira

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Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Nguyễn Quang Hải Nguyễn Văn Quyết

Nguyen Van Quyet

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Phạm Thành Lương

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