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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round

This page provides the summaries of the AFC fifth round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

In the fifth round, the two third-placed teams from the fourth round competed in a two-legged play-off on 6 September and 10 September 2013.[1] The winner advanced to the intercontinental play-offs against the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL's World Cup qualifying tournament.

Qualified teams

Matches

The draw for the fifth round of the AFC qualifiers was held in Zürich on 19 March 2013 during meetings of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup.[2]


First leg

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 16,819
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Second leg

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 25,621
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

2–2 on aggregate. Jordan won the penalty shoot-out 9–8 and advanced to the AFC v CONMEBOL play-off.

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup extends its responsibilities to cover 2018 and 2022". fifa.com. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013.

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