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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Dates
12 March 2015 – 10 October 2017
Teams
46 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played
226
Goals scored
665 (2.94 per match)
Attendance
4,377,585 (19,370 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
Ahmed Khalil
(16 goals each)
← 2014
2022 →
The Asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for AFC teams.[1]
On 16 April 2014, the AFC Executive Committee approved a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which will be expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019.[2] Therefore, the first two rounds of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers also acted as qualifiers for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Contents
1 Format
2 Entrants
3 Schedule
4 First round
5 Second round
5.1 Summary
5.2 Groups
5.2.1 Group A
5.2.2 Group B
5.2.3 Group C
5.2.4 Group D
5.2.5 Group E
5.2.6 Group F
5.2.7 Group G
5.2.8 Group H
5.3 Ranking of runner-up teams
6 Third round
6.1 Groups
6.1.1 Group A
6.1.2 Group B
7 Fourth round
8 Inter-confederation play-offs
9 Qualified teams
10 Top goalscorers
11 Notes
12 See also
13 References
14 External links
Format[edit]
The qualification structure was as follows:[2][3]
First round: 12 teams (ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
Second round: 40 teams (ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
Third round: The 12 teams (an increase from 10 for 2014) which had advanced from the second round 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 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.
Fourth round: The two third-placed teams of each group from the third round played home-and-away over two legs. The winners advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Entrants[edit]
The 46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification.[4] In order to determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round, the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 were used (shown in parentheses), as those were the latest published rankings prior to the first round draw. The FIFA Rankings of January 2015 were also used for seeding of the first round draw; however, for seeding in the second round and third round draws, the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to those draws were used.
From the January 2015 FIFA World Rankings[5]
Bye to the second round
(Ranked 1st to 34th)
Competing in first round
(Ranked 35th to 46th)
Iran (51)
Japan (54)
South Korea (69)
Uzbekistan (71)
United Arab Emirates (80)
Qatar (92)
Oman (93)
Jordan (93)
China PR (96)
Australia (100)
Saudi Arabia (102)
Bahrain (110)
Iraq (114)
Palestine (115)
Lebanon (122)
Kuwait (125)
Philippines (129)
Maldives (131)
Vietnam (133)
Tajikistan (136)
Myanmar (141)
Afghanistan (142)
Thailand (144)
Turkmenistan (147)
North Korea (150)
Syria (151)
Kyrgyzstan (152)
Malaysia (154)
Hong Kong (156)
Singapore (157)
Indonesia (159)
Laos (160)
Guam (161)
Bangladesh (165)
India (171)
Sri Lanka (172)
Yemen (176)
Cambodia (179)
Chinese Taipei (182)
Timor-Leste (185)
Nepal (186)
Macau (186)
Pakistan (188)
Mongolia (194)
Brunei (198)
Bhutan (209)
Schedule[edit]
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[6][7][8]
Round
Matchday
Date
First round First leg 12 March 2015
Second leg 17 March 2015
Second round Matchday 1 11 June 2015
Matchday 2 16 June 2015
Matchday 3 3 September 2015
Matchday 4 8 September 2015
Matchday 5 8 October 2015
Matchday 6 13 October 2015
Matchday 7 12 November 2015
Matchday 8 17 November 2015
Matchday 9 24 March 2016
Matchday 10 29 March 2016
Round
Matchday
Date
Third round Matchday 1 1 September 2016
Matchday 2 6 September 2016
Matchday 3 6 October 2016
Matchday 4 11 October 2016
Matchday 5 15 November 2016
Matchday 6 23 March 2017
Matchday 7 28 March 2017
Matchday 8 13 June 2017
Matchday 9 31 August 2017
Matchday 10 5 September 2017
Fourth round First leg 5 October 2017
Second leg 10 October 2017
The inter-confederation play-offs were scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.[9]
First round[edit]
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[10]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
India 2–0 Nepal 2–0 0–0
Yemen 3–1 Pakistan 3–1 0–0
Timor-Leste 0–6[N 1] Mongolia 0–3[N 1] 0–3[N 1]
Cambodia 4–1 Macau 3–0 1–1
Chinese Taipei 2–1 Brunei 0–1 2–0
Sri Lanka 1–3 Bhutan 0–1 1–2
Notes
^ Jump up to: a b c Timor-Leste won the first leg 4–1 and the second leg 1–0, thus winning 5–1 on aggregate and advancing to the Second Round. On 12 December 2017 FIFA awarded both matches 3–0 to Mongolia due to Timor-Leste fielding numerous ineligible players. However, this was long after the Second Round had been played so Timor-Leste advanced and Mongolia were not reinstated.
Second round[edit]
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[11][12]
Summary[edit]
Qualified for the Third Round and Asian Cup as winners or top four runners-up
Advanced to the Third Asian Cup qualifying round as bottom four runners-up, third place, or top four fourth placed team
Advanced to the AFC Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
Denotes a team that was disqualified as a result of a previous FIFA suspension.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates
Australia
Qatar

China PR
Iran
Japan

Syria
Thailand

Iraq
South Korea
Uzbekistan

Palestine
Jordan

Kyrgyzstan
Hong Kong
Oman

Turkmenistan

Guam
Singapore

Afghanistan
Vietnam
Lebanon

Kuwait

Myanmar
North Korea

Philippines

Bahrain

Malaysia

Timor-Leste
Tajikistan

Bangladesh
Maldives

Bhutan
India
Cambodia
Chinese Taipei
Laos
Yemen

Indonesia
Groups[edit]
show2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[13]
Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Overall goal difference
Overall goals scored
Points in matches between tied teams
Goal difference in matches between tied teams
Goals scored in matches between tied teams
Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
Fair play points
first yellow card: minus 1 point
indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
direct red card: minus 4 points
yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
Group A[edit]
Pos
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W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Saudi Arabia 8 6 2 0 28 4 +24 20 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 3–2 2–0 7–0[a]
2
United Arab Emirates 8 5 2 1 27 4 +23 17 1–1 — 2–0 10–0 8–0
3
Palestine 8 4 2 2 24 5 +19 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–0 0–0 — 6–0 7–0
4
Malaysia 8 2 0 6 7 29 −22 6 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3[b] 1–2 0–6 — 3–0[a]
5
Timor-Leste[a] 8 0 0 8 0 44 −44 0 0–10 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 0–3[a] —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[14]
Jump up ^ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match, on 8 September 2015, was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that this match was forfeited by Malaysia and the result to be declared as a 3–0 win awarded for Saudi Arabia.[15][16]
Group B[edit]
Pos
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W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Australia 8 7 0 1 29 4 +25 21 Third round and Asian Cup — 5–1 3–0 7–0 5–0
2
Jordan 8 5 1 2 21 7 +14 16 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–0 — 0–0 3–0 8–0
3
Kyrgyzstan 8 4 2 2 10 8 +2 14 1–2 1–0 — 2–2 2–0
4
Tajikistan 8 1 2 5 9 20 −11 5 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 1–3 0–1 — 5–0
5
Bangladesh 8 0 1 7 2 32 −30 1 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Group C[edit]
Pos
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W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Qatar 8 7 0 1 29 4 +25 21 Third round and Asian Cup — 1–0 2–0 4–0 15–0
2
China PR 8 5 2 1 27 1 +26 17 2–0 — 0–0 4–0 12–0
3
Hong Kong 8 4 2 2 13 5 +8 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–3 0–0 — 2–0 7–0
4
Maldives 8 2 0 6 8 20 −12 6 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–1 0–3 0–1 — 4–2
5
Bhutan 8 0 0 8 5 52 −47 0 0–3 0–6 0–1 3–4 —
Source: FIFA
Group D[edit]
Pos
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W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Iran 8 6 2 0 26 3 +23 20 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–0 3–1 6–0 4–0
2
Oman 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–1 — 3–1 1–0 3–0
3
Turkmenistan 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 13 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 2–1
4
Guam 8 2 1 5 3 16 −13 7 0–6 0–0 1–0 — 2–1
5
India 8 1 0 7 5 18 −13 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3[a] 1–2 1–2 1–0 —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
Jump up ^ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[17] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
Group E[edit]
Pos
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Japan 8 7 1 0 27 0 +27 22 Third round and Asian Cup — 5–0 0–0 5–0 3–0
2
Syria 8 6 0 2 26 11 +15 18 0–3 — 1–0 5–2 6–0
3
Singapore 8 3 1 4 9 9 0 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–2 — 1–0 2–1
4
Afghanistan 8 3 0 5 8 24 −16 9 0–6 0–6 2–1 — 3–0
5
Cambodia 8 0 0 8 1 27 −26 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 0–6 0–4 0–1 —
Source: FIFA
Group F[edit]
Pos
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Thailand 6 4 2 0 14 6 +8 14 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–2 1–0 4–2 —
2
Iraq 6 3 3 0 13 6 +7 12 2–2 — 1–0 5–1 —
3
Vietnam 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–1 — 4–1 —
4
Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 5 19 −14 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 0–2 1–2 — —
5
Indonesia (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified due to FIFA suspension[a] — — — — —
Source: FIFA
(D) Disqualified.
Notes:
Jump up ^ On 30 May 2015, FIFA announced that the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) was suspended with immediate effect for governmental interference.[18] On 3 June 2015, the AFC confirmed that Indonesia have been excluded from the qualifying competition, and all matches involving them have been cancelled.[19]
Group G[edit]
Pos
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W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
South Korea 8 8 0 0 27 0 +27 24 Third round and Asian Cup — 1–0 3–0[a] 4–0 8–0
2
Lebanon 8 3 2 3 12 6 +6 11 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 — 0–1 1–1 7–0
3
Kuwait[a] 8 3 1 4 12 10 +2 10 0–1 0–0 — 9–0 0–3[a]
4
Myanmar 8 2 2 4 9 21 −12 8 0–2 0–2 3–0[a] — 3–1
5
Laos 8 1 1 6 6 29 −23 4 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–2 —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
^ Jump up to: a b c d On 16 October 2015, the Kuwait FA was suspended by FIFA with immediate effect, after Kuwait had failed to comply with a decision from the FIFA Executive Committee that sports law of the country had to be changed before 15 October. The three remaining matches involving Kuwait (away v Myanmar, home v Laos, away v South Korea) were not played as originally scheduled, and were later awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait's opponents.
Group H[edit]
Pos
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D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Uzbekistan 8 7 0 1 20 7 +13 21 Third round and Asian Cup — 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
2
North Korea 8 5 1 2 14 8 +6 16 Asian Cup qualifying third round 4–2 — 0–0 2–0 1–0
3
Philippines 8 3 1 4 8 12 −4 10 1–5 3–2 — 2–1 0–1
4
Bahrain 8 3 0 5 10 10 0 9 0–4 0–1 2–0 — 3–0
5
Yemen 8 1 0 7 2 17 −15 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 1–3 0–3[a] 0–2 0–4 —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
Jump up ^ FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.[20]
Ranking of runner-up teams[edit]
To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria were used:
Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Goal difference
Goals scored
Fair play points
Drawing of lots
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[21]
Pos
Grp
Team
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D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
F Iraq 6 3 3 0 13 6 +7 12 Third round and Asian Cup
2
E Syria 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12
3
A United Arab Emirates 6 3 2 1 16 4 +12 11
4
C China PR 6 3 2 1 9 1 +8 11
5
H North Korea 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round
6
B Jordan 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
7
D Oman 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
8
G Lebanon 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Third round[edit]
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
The third round consisted of two groups of six teams. The first two teams in each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The two third-placed teams proceeded to the fourth round.
The draw for the third round was held on 12 April 2016, at 16:30 MST (UTC+8), at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[22][23]
Groups[edit]
show2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[13]
Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Overall goal difference
Overall goals scored
Points in matches between tied teams
Goal difference in matches between tied teams
Goals scored in matches between tied teams
Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
Fair play points
first yellow card: minus 1 point
indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
direct red card: minus 4 points
yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee
Group A[edit]
Pos
Team
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Iran 10 6 4 0 10 2 +8 22 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
2
South Korea 10 4 3 3 11 10 +1 15 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–2
3
Syria 10 3 4 3 9 8 +1 13 Advance to fourth round 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 2–2 3–1
4
Uzbekistan 10 4 1 5 6 7 −1 13 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
5
China PR 10 3 3 4 8 10 −2 12 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 — 0–0
6
Qatar 10 2 1 7 8 15 −7 7 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA
Group B[edit]
Pos
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D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Japan 10 6 2 2 17 7 +10 20 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–0
2
Saudi Arabia 10 6 1 3 17 10 +7 19 1–0 — 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0
3
Australia 10 5 4 1 16 11 +5 19 Advance to fourth round 1–1 3–2 — 2–0 2–0 2–1
4
United Arab Emirates 10 4 1 5 10 13 −3 13 0–2 2–1 0–1 — 2–0 3–1
5
Iraq 10 3 2 5 11 12 −1 11 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 — 4–0
6
Thailand 10 0 2 8 6 24 −18 2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA
Fourth round[edit]
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round
The two third-placed teams in each group from the third round played against each other home-and-away over two legs to determine which team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
The order of legs was announced during the draw for the third round.[24] Syria played their home match, as with all their home matches in the third round, in Malaysia due to the war time condition in Syria.[25]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Syria 2–3 Australia 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Inter-confederation play-offs[edit]
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)
The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg.[26] The fifth-placed team from AFC was drawn against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF, with the AFC team hosting the second leg.[27]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Honduras 1–3 Australia 0–0 1–3
Qualified teams[edit]
The following five teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
Team
Qualified as
Qualified on
Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
Iran Third Round Group A winners 12 June 2017 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)
Japan Third Round Group B winners 31 August 2017 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
South Korea Third Round Group A runners-up 5 September 2017 9 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Saudi Arabia Third Round Group B runners-up 5 September 2017 4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Australia CONCACAF v AFC play-off winners 15 November 2017 4 (1974, 2006, 2010, 2014)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Top goalscorers[edit]
16 goals
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi[A]
Ahmed Khalil
11 goals
Tim Cahill
Sardar Azmoun[A]
10 goals
Mile Jedinak
Omar Kharbin
9 goals
Hassan Al-Haydos
Ali Mabkhout
8 goals
Yang Xu
Mehdi Taremi[A]
7 goals
Yu Dabao
Keisuke Honda
Son Heung-min
6 goals
Tom Rogic
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
Shinji Kagawa
Hamza Al-Dardour
Taisir Al-Jassim[A]
Mahmoud Al-Mawas
Manuchekhr Dzhalilov
For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each round:
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d This player's goal tally includes one or more goals which the player scored in matches that were subsequently forfeited, but which FIFA continues to count in its statistics.
See also[edit]
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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External links[edit]
Official FIFA World Cup website
Qualifiers – Asia, FIFA.com
FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
Preliminary Joint Qualification 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
FIFA World Cup 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
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