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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

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

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

Results

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 16,768
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

4–4 on aggregate. Malaysia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Singapore.

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 5,326
Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)
Punjab Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Bangladesh won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Lebanon.

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Laos won 8–6 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the second round against China.

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)

Philippines won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Kuwait.

Metallurg Stadium, Tursunzoda (Tajikistan)[note 1]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nasser Darwish (Jordan)
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Thailand.

Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Vietnam won 13–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Qatar.

Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu (Nepal)[note 2]
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (Korea Republic)

Nepal won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Jordan.

MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (Korea Republic)
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Myanmar won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Oman.

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

7 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ^ Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the first leg was played in Tajikistan.[4]
  2. ^ Due to a lack of technical infrastructure in Timor-Leste, both legs were played in Nepal.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Asian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011.
  2. ^ "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. ^ "The battle for Brazil berth begins". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  4. ^ Afghanistan and Palestine Play in Metallurg Stadium Archived 25 May 2012 at archive.today FootballAfghanistan.blogspot.com; 15 May 2011
  5. ^ "Nepal Vs Timor Leste Home & Away Matches In Kathmandu". Goal Nepal. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

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