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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#Pakistan v Iraq

{{Short description|International football competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

In this round teams ranked 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams ranked 1–5 received a bye to the third round.

The matches were held between 8 October 2007 and 30 October 2007. The 11 highest ranked teams (according to the first round seeding) among the 19 winners advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers, while the eight remaining teams advanced to the second round in November 2007.

Summary

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|PAK}} || 0–7 | {{fb|IRQ|2004}} || 0–7 | 0–0{{ref|first1|1}}}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|UZB}} || 11–0 | {{fb|TPE}} || 9–0 | 2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|THA}} || 13–2 | {{fb|MAC}} || 6–1 | 7–1}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|SRI}} || 0–6 | {{fb|QAT}} || 0–1 | 0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|CHN}} || 11–0 | {{fb|MYA|1974}} || 7–0 | 4–0{{ref|first4|4}}}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|BHU}} || w/o{{ref|first2|2}} | {{fb|KUW}} || | }}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|KGZ|1992}} || 2–2
(5–6 p.) | {{fb|JOR}} || 2–0 | 0–2 (aet)}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|VIE}} || 0–6 | {{fb|UAE}} || 0–1 | 0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|BHR}} || 4–1 | {{fb|MAS}} || 4–1 | 0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|TLS}} || 3–11 | {{fb|HKG}} || 2–3{{ref|first5|5}} | 1–8}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}} || 5–1 | {{fb|AFG|2004}} || 3–0 | 2–1{{ref|first1|1|noid=noid}}}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|YEM}} || 3–2 | {{fb|MDV}} || 3–0 | 0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|BAN}} || 1–6 | {{fb|TJK}} || 1–1 | 0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|MGL|1992}} || 2–9 | {{fb|PRK}} || 1–4 | 1–5}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|OMA}} || 4–0 | {{fb|NEP}} || 2–0 | 2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|PLE}} || 0–7 | {{fb|SIN}} || 0–4{{ref|first1|1|noid=noid}} | 0–3 (awd.){{ref|first6|6}}}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|LIB}} || 6–3 | {{fb|IND}} || 4–1 | 2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|CAM}} || 1–5 | {{fb|TKM}} || 0–1 | 1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|GUM}}|| w/o{{ref|first3|3}} | {{fb|IDN}} || | }}

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  1. {{note|first1}} For security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2007/August/6/no-home-play-for-iraq-in-world-cup-qualifiers |title=No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers |publisher=Soccerway |date=6 August 2007 |access-date=21 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090624041052/http://www.soccerway.com/news/2007/August/6/no-home-play-for-iraq-in-world-cup-qualifiers| archive-date= 24 June 2009 | url-status= live}}
  2. {{note|first2}} Bhutan withdrew.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=595607.html#bhutan+2010+race |title=Bhutan out of 2010 race |publisher=FIFA |location=Zurich, Switzerland |date=13 September 2007 |access-date=21 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216224916/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid%3D595607.html |archive-date=16 February 2009 }}
  3. {{note|first3}} Guam withdrew.{{cite web|url=http://www.pssi-football.com/id/view_news_111082.php?id=1061 |title=Indonesia goes straight through – Guam declines |language=id |publisher=Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia |access-date=21 June 2009 |date=7 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412003735/http://www.pssi-football.com/id/view_news_111082.php?id=1061 |archive-date=12 April 2009 }}
  4. {{note|first4}} FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=619505.html#myanmar+china+switched+malaysia |title=Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia |publisher=FIFA |location=Zurich, Switzerland |access-date=21 June 2009 |date=18 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410031621/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid%3D619505.html |archive-date=10 April 2009 }}
  5. {{note|first5}} Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.
  6. {{note|first6}} Palestine failed to appear; Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win. The Palestine Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA dismissed the appeal.{{cite news|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/703267B5-96C2-4A35-A960-412093559409.htm |title=Fifa reject Palestinian appeal |publisher=Al Jazeera Sports |access-date=31 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102035057/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/703267B5-96C2-4A35-A960-412093559409.htm |archive-date=2 November 2007 }}

Matches

{{football box

|id = Pakistan v Iraq

|date = 22 October 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+5

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}

|score = 0–7

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120629095714/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033464/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|2004}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Akram {{goal|19}}
M. Karim {{goal|24||49||88||90}}
Ghulam {{goal|71}}
Mohammed {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Punjab Stadium, Lahore

|attendance = 2,500

|referee = Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

}}

{{football box

|id = Iraq v Pakistan

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 14:00 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|2004}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110916162001/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033481/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (Syria){{#tag:ref|Due to security concerns, Iraq played their home leg in Syria, Palestine played their home leg in Qatar, and Afghanistan played their home leg in Tajikistan.[https://int.soccerway.com/news/2007/August/6/no-home-play-for-iraq-in-world-cup-qualifiers No home play for Iraq in World Cup qualifiers] AFP; 6 August 2007|group="note"|name="security"}}

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

}}

Iraq won 7–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Uzbekistan v Chinese Taipei

|date = 13 October 2007

|time = 16:00 UTC+5

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UZB}}

|score = 9–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111230181345/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033458/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|TPE}}

|goals1 = Shatskikh {{goal|4||16||34||57||77}}
Kapadze {{goal|26}}
Karpenko {{goal|43}}
Bakayev {{goal|54}}
Salomov {{goal|68}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Central Army Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 7,000

|referee = Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

}}

{{football box

|id = Chinese Taipei v Uzbekistan

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 18:00 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111230204002/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033475/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|UZB}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Inomov {{goal|79}}
Suyunov {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei

|attendance = 800

|referee = Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

}}

Uzbekistan won 11–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Thailand v Macau

|date = 8 October 2007

|time = 19:00 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}

|score = 6–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120823095640/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033460/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MAC}}

|goals1 = Chaikamdee {{goal|12||49}}
Dangda {{goal|21}}
Winothai {{goal|55|pen.}}
Phetphun {{goal|82}}
Thonglao {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 = Kin Seng Chan {{goal|23}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 11,254

|referee = Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

}}

{{football box

|id = Macau v Thailand

|date = 15 October 2007

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAC}}

|score = 1–7

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120606084003/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033477/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals1 = Kin Seng Chan {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 = Dangda {{goal|22}}
Sukha {{goal|39}}
Surasiang {{goal|43}}
Thonglao {{goal|48}}
Chaikamdee {{goal|53||57||86}}

|stadium = Sports Field and Pavilion at MUST, Macau

|attendance = 500

|referee = Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)

}}

Thailand won 13–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Sri Lanka v Qatar

|date = 21 October 2007

|time = 16:00 UTC+5:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20101230025926/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033462/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Soria {{goal|68}}

|stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

|attendance = 6,500

|referee = Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

}}

{{football box

|id = Qatar v Sri Lanka

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 19:15 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}}

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20101230023201/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033479/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|SRI}}

|goals1 = Soria {{goal|4||76}}
Bechir {{goal|17||55}}
Al-Shammari {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

}}

Qatar won 6–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = China PR v Myanmar

|date = 21 October 2007

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 7–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623082747/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033469/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MYA|1974}}

|goals1 = Qu Bo {{goal|17||81}}
Du Zhenyu {{goal|22}}
Yang Lin {{goal|58}}
Liu Jian {{goal|63}}
Li Jinyu {{goal|76}}
Li Weifeng {{goal|79}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan

|attendance = 21,000

|referee = Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

}}

{{football box

|id = Myanmar v China PR

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 16:00 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MYA|1974}}

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623044415/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033486/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Wu Wei'an {{goal|13}}
Liu Jian {{goal|14}}
Zheng Bin {{goal|35}}
Zhang Yaokun {{goal|39|pen.}}

|stadium = KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia){{#tag:ref|The home leg of Myanmar was moved to Malaysia on request of both China and Myanmar.[http://fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=619505.html#myanmar+china+switched+malaysia Myanmar-China switched to Malaysia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020303/http://fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=619505.html#myanmar+china+switched+malaysia |date=5 October 2013 }} FIFA; 18 October 2007|group="note"}}

|attendance = 200

|referee = Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

}}

China PR won 11–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Bhutan v Kuwait

|date =

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHU}}

|score = Cancelled

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Bhutan withdrew.[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=595607.html Bhutan out of 2010 race] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216224916/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid%3D595607.html |date=16 February 2009 }} FIFA; 13 September 2007

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{{football box

|id = Kyrgyzstan v Jordan

|date = 18 October 2007

|time = 15:30 UTC+6

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KGZ|1992}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120828060839/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033468/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|JOR}}

|goals1 = Esenkul Uulu {{goal|45}}
Bokoev {{goal|76}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Spartak Stadium, Bishkek

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Subrata Sarkar (India)

}}

{{football box

|id = Jordan v Kyrgyzstan

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 19:00 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}

|score = 2–0

|aet = y

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120828115904/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033485/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|KGZ|1992}}

|goals1 = Shelbaieh {{goal|34}}
Aqel {{goal|51|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

|penalties1 = Abu Alieh {{pengoal}}
Bawab {{pengoal}}
Abu Keshek {{pengoal}}
Amer {{pengoal}}
Aqel {{pengoal}}
Bashar {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 6–5

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kudrenko
{{pengoal}} Harchenko
{{pengoal}} Samsaliev
{{pengoal}} Sydykov
{{pengoal}} Esenkul Uulu
{{penmiss}} Amin

}}

2–2 on aggregate; Jordan won 6–5 on penalties.

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{{football box

|id = Vietnam v United Arab Emirates

|date = 8 October 2007

|time = 20:30 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|VIE}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120722001322/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033457/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Basheer Saeed {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

}}

{{football box

|id = United Arab Emirates v Vietnam

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 19:00 UTC+4

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120720221504/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033474/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|VIE}}

|goals1 = Ismail Matar {{goal|13}}
Al-Mahri {{goal|40}}
Al-Shehhi {{goal|53}}
Mubarak {{goal|90}}
Al-Kas {{goal|90+4|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

}}

United Arab Emirates won 6–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Bahrain v Malaysia

|date = 21 October 2007

|time = 18:00 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}

|score = 4–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110918102651/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033472/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MAS}}

|goals1 = Fatadi {{goal|4}}
John {{goal|15}}
Abdulrahman {{goal|55}}
Hubail {{goal|90|pen.}}

|goals2 = Bunyamin Omar {{goal|45+2}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Yang Zhiqiang (China)

}}

{{football box

|id = Malaysia v Bahrain

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 20:45 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120721232056/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033489/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|BHR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Shah Alam Stadium, Petaling Jaya

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)

}}

Bahrain won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Timor-Leste v Hong Kong

|date = 21 October 2007

|time = 15:30 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TLS}}

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608035804/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033459/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|HKG}}

|goals1 = Ary {{goal|41||69}}

|goals2 = Cheng Siu Wai {{goal|25||50}}
Esteves {{goal|35|o.g.}}

|stadium = Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar (Indonesia){{#tag:ref|Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in Indonesia.|group="note"}}

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia)

}}

{{football box

|id = Hong Kong v Timor-Leste

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 15:00 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG}}

|score = 8–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608030836/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033476/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|TLS}}

|goals1 = Lo Kwan Yee {{goal|2}}
Chan Siu Ki {{goal|5||78||85}}
Cheung Sai Ho {{goal|49}}
Cheng Siu Wai {{goal|67||70}}
Lam Ka Wai {{goal|83}}

|goals2 = Ary {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

|attendance = 1,542

|referee = Mohsen Torky (Iran)

}}

Hong Kong won 11–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Syria v Afghanistan

|date = 8 October 2007

|time = 21:00 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120614141244/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033461/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|AFG|2004}}

|goals1 = Al Zeno {{goal|73||87|pen.}}
Al Sayed {{goal|81|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

}}

{{football box

|id = Afghanistan v Syria

|date = 26 October 2007

|time = 13:00 UTC+5

|team1 = {{fb-rt|AFG|2004}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120821222311/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033478/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}

|goals1 = Karimi {{goal|16}}

|goals2 = Jenyat {{goal|17}}
Issmael {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

}}

Syria won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Yemen v Maldives

|date = 8 October 2007

|time = 21:00 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YEM}}

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623211235/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033456/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MDV}}

|goals1 = Salem {{goal|44}}
Al-Hubaishi {{goal|66}}
Thabit {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium, Sana'a

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)

}}

{{football box

|id = Maldives v Yemen

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 16:00 UTC+5

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MDV}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623223805/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033473/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|YEM}}

|goals1 = Shamveel Qasim {{goal|14}}
Ashfaq {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Galolhu National Stadium, Malé

|attendance = 8,900

|referee = Subrata Sarkar (India)

}}

Yemen won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Bangladesh v Tajikistan

|date = 8 October 2007

|time = 15:00 UTC+6

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120625085803/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033471/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|TJK}}

|goals1 = Mithu {{goal|50}}

|goals2 = Khakimov {{goal|58|pen.}}

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 700

|referee = Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

}}

{{football box

|id = Tajikistan v Bangladesh

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 14:00 UTC+5

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TJK}}

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120614131913/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033488/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

|goals1 = Khakimov {{goal|47||48||76|pen.}}
Mukhiddinov {{goal|51}}
Vasiev {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Central Stadium, Dushanbe

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

}}

Tajikistan won 6–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Mongolia v Korea DPR

|date = 21 October 2007

|time = 13:00 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MGL|1992}}

|score = 1–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120606083958/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033466/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}

|goals1 = Selenge {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Pak Chol-min {{goal|14}}
Jong Chol-min {{goal|24||32||81}}

|stadium = National Sports Stadium, Ulaanbaatar

|attendance = 4,870

|referee = Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

}}

{{football box

|id = Korea DPR v Mongolia

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 16:00 UTC+9

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}

|score = 5–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120616194000/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033483/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MGL|1992}}

|goals1 = Pak Chol-min {{goal|3||79}}
Kim Kuk-jin {{goal|10}}
Jong Chol-min {{goal|36}}
Jon Kwang-ik {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 = Lkhümbengarav {{goal|41}}

|stadium = Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)

}}

Korea DPR won 9–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Oman v Nepal

|date = 8 October 2007

|time = 21:30 UTC+4

|team1 = {{fb-rt|OMA}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110626091533/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033465/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NEP}}

|goals1 = Bashir {{goal|5}}
Mudhafar {{goal|21|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Fareed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

}}

{{football box

|id = Nepal v Oman

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 14:30 UTC+5:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110626091538/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033482/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|OMA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Saleh {{goal|29}}
Al Hinai {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

}}

Oman won 4–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Palestine v Singapore

|date = 8 October 2007

|time = 21:00 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PLE}}

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120827084137/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033463/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|SIN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Shi Jiayi {{goal|44||53}}
Wilkinson {{goal|73}}
Noh Alam Shah {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Doha (Qatar)

|attendance = 75

|referee = Mushen Basma (Syria)

}}

{{football box

|id = Singapore v Palestine

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 17:00 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}}

|score = 3–0
Awarded{{#tag:ref|Palestine failed to show up. Match was awarded 3–0 to Singapore as a walkover.[http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=2793&pgID=1474 Road to South Africa: Singapore through to second round after Palestine no-show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030171731/http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=2793&pgID=1474 |date=30 October 2007 }} Football Association of Singapore; 28 October 2007[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031184925/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=626051.html#lebanon+advance+round Lebanon advance to Round 3] FIFA; 31 October 2007 The Palestinian Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the Gaza Strip, but FIFA declined the appeal.[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/703267B5-96C2-4A35-A960-412093559409.htm Fifa reject Palestinian appeal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618222518/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/703267B5-96C2-4A35-A960-412093559409.htm |date=18 June 2008 }} Al Jazeera Sports; 31 October 2007|group="note"}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120811005649/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033480/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|PLE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Singapore

|attendance =

|referee = Sun Baojie (China)

}}

Singapore won 7–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Lebanon v India

|date = 8 October 2007

|time = 21:00 UTC+3

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LIB}}

|score = 4–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111119083031/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033467/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|IND}}

|goals1 = Antar {{goal|33}}
Ghaddar {{goal|62||76}}
El Ali {{goal|63}}

|goals2 = Chhetri {{goal|30}}

|stadium = Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida

|attendance = 500

|referee = Saad Al Fahdli (Kuwait)

}}

{{football box

|id = India v Lebanon

|date = 30 October 2007

|time = 15:00 UTC+5:30
{{#tag:ref|Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.|group="note"|name="india v lebanon"}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20111119083035/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033484/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|LIB}}

|goals1 = Chhetri {{goal|29}}
Dias {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 = Ghaddar {{goal|72|pen.|85}}

|stadium = Fatorda Stadium, Goa

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

}}

Lebanon won 6–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Cambodia v Turkmenistan

|date = 11 October 2007

|time = 15:00 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAM}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608051055/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033470/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|TKM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Karadanov {{goal|85}}

|stadium = National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Ram Gosh (Bangladesh)

}}

{{football box

|id = Turkmenistan v Cambodia

|date = 28 October 2007

|time = 18:00 UTC+5

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TKM}}

|score = 4–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608051100/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033487/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|CAM}}

|goals1 = Nasyrov {{goal|41}}
Gevorkyan {{goal|50||66}}
Karadanov {{goal|74}}

|goals2 = Nasa {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Olympic Stadium (Saparmurat), Ashgabat

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

}}

Turkmenistan won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|id = Guam v Indonesia

|date =

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUM}}

|score = Cancelled

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|IDN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Guam withdrew.

Qualified teams

Among the 19 winners, the top 11 winners advanced directly to the third round while the remaining 8 teams advanced to second round.

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! Advanced to third round

! Advanced to second round

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  • {{fb|IRQ}}
  • {{fb|UZB}}
  • {{fb|QAT}}
  • {{fb|CHN}}
  • {{fb|KUW}}
  • {{fb|JOR}}
  • {{fb|UAE}}
  • {{fb|BHR}}
  • {{fb|PRK}}
  • {{fb|OMA}}
  • {{fb|LBN}}

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  • {{fb|THA}}
  • {{fb|HKG}}
  • {{fb|SYR|1980}}
  • {{fb|YEM}}
  • {{fb|TJK}}
  • {{fb|SIN}}
  • {{fb|TKM}}
  • {{fb|IDN}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=131 |matches=33

|5 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

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Notes

References

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{{FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers}}

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