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

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

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 8 6 2 0 12 1 +1120
 Japan 8 4 3 1 11 6 +515
 Bahrain 8 3 1 4 6 8 210
 Qatar 8 1 3 4 5 14 96
 Uzbekistan 8 1 1 6 5 10 54
  Australia Bahrain Japan Qatar Uzbekistan
Australia  2 0 2 1 4 0 2 0
Bahrain  0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
Japan  0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
Qatar  0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0
Uzbekistan  0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0

6 September 2008
21:30 UTC+3
Bahrain  2–3  Japan
Isa  87'
Tulio  89' (o.g.)
Report S. Nakamura  18'
Endō  44' (pen.)
K. Nakamura  85'

6 September 2008
22:00 UTC+3
Qatar  3–0  Uzbekistan
Siddiq  37'
Magid Mohamed  73'
Al-Bloushi  86'
Report

10 September 2008
20:30 UTC+5
Uzbekistan  0–1  Australia
Report Chipperfield  26'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

10 September 2008
22:00 UTC+3
Qatar  1–1  Bahrain
Soria  6' Report Fatadi  67'

15 October 2008
20:00 UTC+10
Australia  4–0  Qatar
Cahill  8'
Emerton  17' (pen.), 58'
Kennedy  76'
Report

15 October 2008
19:30 UTC+9
Japan  1–1  Uzbekistan
Tamada  40' Report Shatskikh  27'
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 55,142
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)

19 November 2008
18:00 UTC+3
Bahrain  0–1  Australia
Report Bresciano  90+3'

19 November 2008
19:30 UTC+3
Qatar  0–3  Japan
Report Tanaka  19'
Tamada  47'
Tulio  68'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)

11 February 2009
19:20 UTC+9
Japan  0–0  Australia
Report

11 February 2009
16:00 UTC+5
Uzbekistan  0–1  Bahrain
Report Abdulrahman  90+4'

28 March 2009
19:20 UTC+9
Japan  1–0  Bahrain
S. Nakamura  47' Report
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 57,276
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

28 March 2009
17:00 UTC+5
Uzbekistan  4–0  Qatar
Tadjiyev  34', 45+2', 53'
Soliev  62'
Report
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

1 April 2009
20:00 UTC+11
Australia  2–0  Uzbekistan
Kennedy  66'
Kewell  73' (pen.)
Report
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 57,292
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)

1 April 2009
17:15 UTC+3
Bahrain  1–0  Qatar
Aaish  52' Report

6 June 2009
19:00 UTC+5
Uzbekistan  0–1  Japan
Report Okazaki  9'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

6 June 2009
19:00 UTC+3
Qatar  0–0  Australia
Report

10 June 2009
20:00 UTC+10
Australia  2–0  Bahrain
Sterjovski  55'
Carney  88'
Report
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 39,540
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

10 June 2009
19:20 UTC+9
Japan  1–1  Qatar
Al Binali  3' (o.g.) Report Afif  53' (pen.)

17 June 2009
20:20 UTC+10
Australia  2–1  Japan
Cahill  59', 77' Report Tulio  39'

17 June 2009
19:30 UTC+3
Bahrain  1–0  Uzbekistan
Abdulrahman  73' Report

Group B

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 8 4 4 0 12 4 +816
 North Korea 8 3 3 2 7 5 +212
 Saudi Arabia 8 3 3 2 8 8 012
 Iran 8 2 5 1 8 7 +111
 United Arab Emirates 8 0 1 7 6 17 111
  Iran North Korea South Korea Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Iran  2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
North Korea  0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0
South Korea  1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
Saudi Arabia  1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2
United Arab Emirates  1 1 1 2 0 2 1 2

6 September 2008
22:15 UTC+3
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Iran
Al-Harthi  29' Report Nekounam  81'

10 September 2008
20:00 UTC+8
North Korea  1–1  South Korea
Hong Yong-Jo  64' (pen.) Report Ki Sung-Yueng  69'
Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai (China)[1]
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)


15 October 2008
17:00 UTC+3:30
Iran  2–1  North Korea
Mahdavikia  9'
Nekounam  63'
Report Jong Tae-Se  72'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

19 November 2008
19:15 UTC+4
United Arab Emirates  1–1  Iran
Juma'a  19' Report Bagheri  81'


11 February 2009
15:00 UTC+9
North Korea  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Mun In-Guk  28' Report

11 February 2009
15:00 UTC+3:30
Iran  1–1  South Korea
Nekounam  58' Report Park Ji-sung  81'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

28 March 2009
19:00 UTC+4:30
Iran  1–2  Saudi Arabia
Shojaei  57' Report Hazazi  79'
Al-Muwallad  87'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

1 April 2009
20:00 UTC+9
South Korea  1–0  North Korea
 Kim Chi-Woo  86' Report


6 June 2009
17:00 UTC+9
North Korea  0–0  Iran
Report
Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)


10 June 2009
20:00 UTC+9
South Korea  0–0  Saudi Arabia
Report

10 June 2009
19:00 UTC+4:30
Iran  1–0  United Arab Emirates
Karimi  53' Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

17 June 2009
20:00 UTC+9
South Korea  1–1  Iran
Park Ji-sung  82' Report Shojaei  52'

17 June 2009
21:00 UTC+3
Saudi Arabia  0–0  North Korea
Report

Goalscorers

As of 17 June, there have been 81 goals scored in 40 games, for an average of 2.03 goals per game.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Notes

    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.[2] 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.[3] 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."[4] 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."[5]

    References

    1. 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.
    2. "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.
    3. Tiat, Robert (25 June 2009). "Iranian players receive life bans for gestures". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
    4. "Iran denies punishing players for wearing green wristbands". London: The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
    5. Bell, Jack (26 June 2009). "Iran Did Not Suspend Players, Coach Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

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