2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round

The AFC fourth round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009.

The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage qualified directly to the World Cup Finals in South Africa, with the two third-placed countries advancing to the AFC play-off.

Format

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The 10 teams (2 teams from each group in the third round) were divided into four pots for the draw, three containing two teams and one containing four. The seeding for the fourth round was based on that used in the third round draw, but Saudi Arabia and Japan (seeded equal 4th in that draw) were separated by a random selection held at the start of the fourth round draw. The pots were as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Australia
 South Korea

 Iran
 Japan

 Saudi Arabia
 Bahrain

 Uzbekistan
 North Korea
 United Arab Emirates
 Qatar

The 10 teams were split into two groups of five teams each – each containing one team from each of Pots 1, 2 and 3, as well as 2 teams from Pot 4.

The top two teams in each group qualified for the World Cup Finals, with the two third-placed sides advancing to a playoff. All teams played home and away against each of the other four teams in the group.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Japan Bahrain Qatar Uzbekistan
1  Australia 8 6 2 0 12 1 +11 20 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0
2  Japan 8 4 3 1 11 6 +5 15 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–1
3  Bahrain 8 3 1 4 6 8 −2 10 Advance to fifth round 0–1 2–3 — 1–0 1–0
4  Qatar 8 1 3 4 5 14 −9 6 0–0 0–3 1–1 — 3–0
5  Uzbekistan 8 1 1 6 5 10 −5 4 0–1 0–1 0–1 4–0 —
Source: [1]
Bahrain 2–3 Japan
Isa 87'
Tulio 89' (o.g.)		 Report S. Nakamura 18'
Endō 44' (pen.)
K. Nakamura 85'
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 3–0 Uzbekistan
Siddiq 37'
Magid Mohamed 73'
Al-Bloushi 86'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Uzbekistan 0–1 Australia
Report Chipperfield 26'
Attendance: 34,000
Qatar 1–1 Bahrain
Soria 6' Report Fatadi 67'
Attendance: 7,000
Australia 4–0 Qatar
Cahill 8'
Emerton 17' (pen.), 58'
Kennedy 76'		 Report
Attendance: 34,320
Japan 1–1 Uzbekistan
Tamada 40' Report Shatskikh 27'
Attendance: 55,142
Bahrain 0–1 Australia
Report Bresciano 90+3'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Qatar 0–3 Japan
Report Tanaka 19'
Tamada 47'
Tulio 68'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Japan 0–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Uzbekistan 0–1 Bahrain
Report Abdulrahman 90+4'
Attendance: 30,000
Japan 1–0 Bahrain
S. Nakamura 47' Report
Attendance: 57,276
Uzbekistan 4–0 Qatar
Tadjiyev 34', 45+2', 53'
Soliev 62'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Australia 2–0 Uzbekistan
Kennedy 66'
Kewell 73' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 57,292
Bahrain 1–0 Qatar
Aaish 52' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Uzbekistan 0–1 Japan
Report Okazaki 9'
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Qatar 0–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Australia 2–0 Bahrain
Sterjovski 55'
Carney 88'		 Report
Attendance: 39,540
Japan 1–1 Qatar
Al-Binali 3' (o.g.) Report Ali Afif 53' (pen.)
Attendance: 60,256
Australia 2–1 Japan
Cahill 59', 77' Report Tulio 39'
Attendance: 74,100
Bahrain 1–0 Uzbekistan
Abdulrahman 73' Report
Attendance: 14,100
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea North Korea Saudi Arabia Iran United Arab Emirates
1  South Korea 8 4 4 0 12 4 +8 16 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–1
2  North Korea 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 12 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 2–0
3  Saudi Arabia 8 3 3 2 8 8 0 12 Advance to fifth round 0–2 0–0 — 1–1 3–2
4  Iran 8 2 5 1 8 7 +1 11 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–0
5  United Arab Emirates 8 0 1 7 6 17 −11 1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source: [1]
United Arab Emirates 1–2 North Korea
Saeed 86' Report Choe Kum-Chol 72'
An Chol-Hyok 81'
Attendance: 10,000
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Iran
Al-Harthi 29' Report Nekounam 81'
Attendance: 50,000
North Korea 1–1 South Korea
Hong Yong-Jo 64' (pen.) Report Ki Sung-Yueng 69'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Iran 2–1 North Korea
Mahdavikia 9'
Nekounam 63'		 Report Jong Tae-Se 72'
Attendance: 60,000
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iran
Juma'a 19' Report Bagheri 81'
Attendance: 8,000
North Korea 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Mun In-Guk 28' Report
Attendance: 48,000
Iran 1–1 South Korea
Nekounam 58' Report Park Ji-sung 81'
Attendance: 75,000
Iran 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Shojaei 57' Report Hazazi 79'
Al-Muwallad 87'
Attendance: 100,000
South Korea 1–0 North Korea
　Kim Chi-Woo 86' Report
Attendance: 48,000
North Korea 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
South Korea 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 32,510
Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Karimi 53' Report
Attendance: 38,000
South Korea 1–1 Iran
Park Ji-sung 82' Report Shojaei 52'
Attendance: 40,000
Saudi Arabia 0–0 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Goalscorers

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There were 80 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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Several Iranian players started their away match against South Korea wearing green armbands or wristbands, a symbol of protest at the outcome of the Iranian presidential election.[3] Most removed them at half-time. The newspaper Iran reported that Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hosein Kaebi, and Vahid Hashemian had received life bans from the Iranian FA for the gesture.[4] However, the Iranian FA denied this claim in a response to FIFA's inquiry saying that "the comments in foreign media are nothing but lies and a mischievous act."[5] The Iran national team head coach Afshin Ghotbi also confirmed that it was a rumour and Iranian FA "has not taken any official stand on this issue."[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ Match played in Shanghai, China, as was the corresponding fixture in the Third round, as North Korea refused to play the anthem and fly the flag of South Korea.
  3. ^ "Iranian football team shows support for Mousavi with green arm bands at Seoul World Cup qualifier". The Daily Telegraph. London. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  4. ^ Tiat, Robert (25 June 2009). "Iranian players receive life bans for gestures". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Iran denies punishing players for wearing green wristbands". London: The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  6. ^ Bell, Jack (26 June 2009). "Iran Did Not Suspend Players, Coach Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
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