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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

The third round[note 1] of AFC matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 2 September 2021 to 29 March 2022.[1][2][3]

Format

The twelve teams that advanced from the second round (the seven group winners excluding Qatar and the five 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 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round. World Cup hosts Qatar won Group E in the second round (which meant they advanced to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals) but were not required to qualify for the World Cup.

Qualified teams

Draw and seeding

The draw for the third round was held on 1 July 2021 at 15:00 MST (UTC+8), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]

The seeding for the draw was based on a special release of the FIFA Men's World Rankings for Asian teams on 18 June 2021 (shown in parentheses below).[6]

Each group contained one team from each of the six pots.

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

Schedule

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, FIFA announced on 12 August 2020 that the upcoming qualifying matches originally scheduled for 2020 were moved to 2021,[7] and on 11 November, the AFC Competitions Committee also announced that the final round of the Asian qualifiers would begin in September 2021 and be finished by March 2022.[8]

Groups

Group A

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon[note 5]
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 6]
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 7]
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 7]
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 2,820
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 6]
Attendance: 2,377
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Goyang Stadium, Goyang
Attendance: 30,152
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 7]
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 7]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 6]
Attendance: 907
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon[note 5]
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 9,354
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon
Attendance: 6,341
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 310
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 64,375
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon
Attendance: 5,422
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 7]
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
Imam Reza Stadium, Mashhad
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)
Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 4,223
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 3,710
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Group B

Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Suita City Football Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 8][10]
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Mrsool Park, Riyadh
Attendance: 8,331
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 9][11]
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 8,150
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 51,218
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 9]
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 8][12]
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 54,124
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 23,314
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 11,022
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 9]
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 9]
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 14,123
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 9,669
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 27,740
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 11,753
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 47,364
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 19,118
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 41,852
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 6,923
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 9]
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 44,600
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 51,433
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Goalscorers

There were 122 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.03 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

Notes

  1. ^ On the AFC's official YouTube page, "The AFC Hub," it is referred to as the Final Round.
  2. ^ This would usually be a "Best 4", but because the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar won their group (their participation in the second round was to secure a spot in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup), the draw for the third round of the FIFA World Cup's qualification included 5 runners-up instead.[4]
  3. ^ Qatar had already qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the tournament hosts, but competed in the second round as part of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, the match was played behind closed doors.
  5. ^ a b The Korean FA (South Korea) and Lebanese FA (Lebanon) agreed to switch the order of their home-and-away matches.[9]
  6. ^ a b c d e Due to the Syrian civil war, Syria played its home matches at neutral venues.
  7. ^ a b c d e Due to the security concerns, Iraq played its home matches at neutral venues.
  8. ^ a b Due to the border closures in Australia because of COVID-19 pandemic, Australia played two of their home matches at neutral venues.
  9. ^ a b c d e Due to the quarantine restrictions in China because of COVID-19 pandemic, China played its home matches at neutral venues.

References

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021" (PDF). AFC. 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). AFC. 20 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL MATCH CALENDAR 2020-2024" (PDF). FIFA. August 2021.
  4. ^ "Groups finalised for Qatar 2022 & China 2023 race". China.org.cn. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers Draw: When will be the third round matches played?". Goal. 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Asia World Cup qualifying: What's next?". FIFA. 18 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia". FIFA. 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "2022 FIFA World Cup: Asian qualifiers to be completed by March 2022". Olympics.com. 12 November 2020.
  9. ^ "National confirmation... Lebanon outside its land in September" (in Arabic). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Socceroos to host China PR in Doha". Football Australia. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Chinese national football team gears up for World Cup qualifiers". Xinhuanet. Xinhua. 19 August 2021.
  12. ^ Francis, Kieran (15 September 2021). "Socceroos World Cup qualifier against Oman won't be played in Australia". Sporting News.

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