2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round#Group A
{{Short description|International football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Refimprove|date=January 2011}}
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:
| class=wikitable
!width=25%|Pot 1 !width=25%|Pot 2 !width=25%|Pot 3 !width=25%|Pot 4 |
| valign=top
| {{fb|AUS}} {{fb|KOR|1997}} | {{fb|IRN}} {{fb|JPN}} | {{fb|KSA}} {{fb|BHR}} | {{fb|UZB}} {{fb|PRK}} {{fb|UAE}} {{fb|QAT}} |
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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|team3=BHR|name_BHR={{fb|BHR}}|short_BHR={{fbicon|BHR}}
|team4=QAT|name_QAT={{fb|QAT}}|short_QAT={{fbicon|QAT}}
|team5=UZB|name_UZB={{fb|UZB}}|short_UZB={{fbicon|UZB}}
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|win_JPN=4|draw_JPN=3|loss_JPN=1|gf_JPN=11|ga_JPN=6
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|win_QAT=1|draw_QAT=3|loss_QAT=4|gf_QAT=5|ga_QAT=14
|win_UZB=1|draw_UZB=1|loss_UZB=6|gf_UZB=5|ga_UZB=10
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|match_AUS_BHR=2–0
|match_AUS_JPN=2–1
|match_AUS_QAT=4–0
|match_AUS_UZB=2–0
|match_BHR_AUS=0–1
|match_BHR_JPN=2–3
|match_BHR_QAT=1–0
|match_BHR_UZB=1–0
|match_JPN_AUS=0–0
|match_JPN_BHR=1–0
|match_JPN_QAT=1–1
|match_JPN_UZB=1–1
|match_QAT_AUS=0–0
|match_QAT_BHR=1–1
|match_QAT_JPN=0–3
|match_QAT_UZB=3–0
|match_UZB_AUS=0–1
|match_UZB_BHR=0–1
|match_UZB_JPN=0–1
|match_UZB_QAT=4–0
|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/737/2010/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=13 April 2024}}
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|id=Bahrain v Japan
|date=6 September 2008
|time=21:30 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score=2–3
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|team2={{fb|JPN}}
|goals1=Isa {{goal|87}}
Tulio {{goal|89|o.g.}}
|goals2=S. Nakamura {{goal|18}}
Endō {{goal|44|pen.}}
K. Nakamura {{goal|85}}
|stadium= Bahrain National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa
|attendance=20,000
|referee=Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore) }}
{{football box
|id=Qatar v Uzbekistan
|date=6 September 2008
|time=22:00 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|QAT}}
|score=3–0
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|team2={{fb|UZB}}
|goals1=Siddiq {{goal|37}}
Magid Mohamed {{goal|73}}
Al-Bloushi {{goal|86}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
|attendance=8,000
|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}
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{{football box
|id=Uzbekistan v Australia
|date=10 September 2008
|time=20:30 UTC+5
|team1={{fb-rt|UZB}}
|score=0–1
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|team2={{fb|AUS}}
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|goals2=Chipperfield {{goal|26}}
|stadium=Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
|attendance=34,000
|referee = Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait) }}
{{football box
|id=Qatar v Bahrain
|date=10 September 2008
|time=22:00 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|QAT}}
|score=1–1
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|team2={{fb|BHR}}
|goals1=Soria {{goal|6}}
|goals2=Fatadi {{goal|67}}
|stadium=Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
|attendance=7,000
|referee=Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea) }}
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{{football box
|id=Australia v Qatar
|date=15 October 2008
|time=20:00 UTC+10
|team1={{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score=4–0
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|team2={{fb|QAT}}
|goals1=Cahill {{goal|8}}
Emerton {{goal|17|pen.|58}}
Kennedy {{goal|76}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
|attendance=34,320
|referee = Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) }}
{{football box
|id=Japan v Uzbekistan
|date=15 October 2008
|time=19:30 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|JPN}}
|score=1–1
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|team2={{fb|UZB}}
|goals1=Tamada {{goal|40}}
|goals2=Shatskikh {{goal|27}}
|stadium=Saitama Stadium, Saitama
|attendance=55,142
|referee = Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE) }}
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{{football box
|id=Bahrain v Australia
|date=19 November 2008
|time=18:00 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score=0–1
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|team2={{fb|AUS}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Bresciano {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium=Bahrain National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa
|attendance=10,000
|referee=Masoud Moradi (Iran) }}
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|id=Qatar v Japan
|date=19 November 2008
|time=19:30 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|QAT}}
|score=0–3
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|team2={{fb|JPN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Tanaka {{goal|19}}
Tamada {{goal|47}}
Tulio {{goal|68}}
|stadium=Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
|attendance=13,000
|referee=Sun Baojie (China PR) }}
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{{football box
|id=Japan v Australia
|date=11 February 2009
|time=19:20 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|JPN}}
|score=0–0
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|team2={{fb|AUS}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= International Stadium, Yokohama
|attendance=66,000
|referee=Muhsen Basma (Syria) }}
{{football box
|id=Uzbekistan v Bahrain
|date=11 February 2009
|time=16:00 UTC+5
|team1={{fb-rt|UZB}}
|score=0–1
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|team2={{fb|BHR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Abdulrahman {{goal|90+4}}
|stadium=Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
|attendance=30,000
|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}
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{{football box
|id=Japan v Bahrain
|date=28 March 2009
|time=19:20 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|JPN}}
|score=1–0
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|team2={{fb|BHR}}
|goals1=S. Nakamura {{goal|47}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Saitama Stadium, Saitama
|attendance=57,276
|referee=Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)}}
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|id=Uzbekistan v Qatar
|date=28 March 2009
|time=17:00 UTC+5
|team1={{fb-rt|UZB}}
|score=4–0
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|team2={{fb|QAT}}
|goals1=Tadjiyev {{goal|34||45+2||53}}
Soliev {{goal|62}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
|attendance=18,000
|referee=Masoud Moradi (Iran) }}
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{{football box
|id=Australia v Uzbekistan
|date=1 April 2009
|time=20:00 UTC+11
|team1={{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score=2–0
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|team2={{fb|UZB}}
|goals1=Kennedy {{goal|66}}
Kewell {{goal|73|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Stadium Australia, Sydney
|attendance=57,292
|referee = Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE) }}
{{football box
|id=Bahrain v Qatar
|date=1 April 2009
|time=17:15 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score=1–0
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|team2={{fb|QAT}}
|goals1=Aaish {{goal|52}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Bahrain National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa
|attendance=20,000
|referee=Sun Baojie (China PR) }}
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{{football box
|id=Uzbekistan v Japan
|date=6 June 2009
|time=19:00 UTC+5
|team1={{fb-rt|UZB}}
|score=0–1
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|team2={{fb|JPN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Okazaki {{goal|9}}
|stadium=Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
|attendance=34,000
|referee=Muhsen Basma (Syria)}}
{{football box
|id=Qatar v Australia
|date=6 June 2009
|time=19:00 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|QAT}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124233332/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054091/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|AUS}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
|attendance=7,000
|referee=Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore) }}
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{{football box
|id=Australia v Bahrain
|date=10 June 2009
|time=20:00 UTC+10
|team1={{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score=2–0
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|team2={{fb|BHR}}
|goals1=Sterjovski {{goal|55}}
Carney {{goal|88}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadium Australia, Sydney
|attendance=39,540
|referee=Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) }}
{{football box
|id=Japan v Qatar
|date=10 June 2009
|time=19:20 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|JPN}}
|score=1–1
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|team2={{fb|QAT}}
|goals1=Al-Binali {{goal|3|o.g.}}
|goals2=Ali Afif {{goal|53|pen.}}
|stadium=International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
|attendance=60,256
|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}
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{{football box
|id=Australia v Japan
|date=17 June 2009
|time=20:20 UTC+10
|team1={{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score=2–1
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|team2={{fb|JPN}}
|goals1=Cahill {{goal|59||77}}
|goals2=Tulio {{goal|39}}
|stadium= Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
|attendance=74,100
|referee=Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) }}
{{football box
|id=Bahrain v Uzbekistan
|date=17 June 2009
|time=19:30 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124235805/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054087/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|UZB}}
|goals1=Abdulrahman {{goal|73}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Bahrain National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa
|attendance=14,100
|referee=Masoud Moradi (Iran) }}
Group B
|section=Group B
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|team1=KOR|name_KOR={{fb|KOR|1997}}|short_KOR={{fbicon|KOR|1997}}
|team2=PRK|name_PRK={{fb|PRK|1992}}|short_PRK={{fbicon|PRK|1992}}
|team3=KSA|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}}|short_KSA={{fbicon|KSA}}
|team4=IRN|name_IRN={{fb|IRN}}|short_IRN={{fbicon|IRN}}
|team5=UAE|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}}|short_UAE={{fbicon|UAE}}
|win_KOR=4|draw_KOR=4|loss_KOR=0|gf_KOR=12|ga_KOR=4
|win_PRK=3|draw_PRK=3|loss_PRK=2|gf_PRK=7|ga_PRK=5
|win_KSA=3|draw_KSA=3|loss_KSA=2|gf_KSA=8|ga_KSA=8
|win_IRN=2|draw_IRN=5|loss_IRN=1|gf_IRN=8|ga_IRN=7
|win_UAE=0|draw_UAE=1|loss_UAE=7|gf_UAE=6|ga_UAE=17
|col_Q=green1|text_Q=2010 FIFA World Cup
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|col_A=#BBF3FF|text_A=Fifth round
|result3=A
|match_IRN_PRK=2–1
|match_IRN_KOR=1–1
|match_IRN_KSA=1–2
|match_IRN_UAE=1–0
|match_PRK_IRN=0–0
|match_PRK_KOR=1–1
|match_PRK_KSA=1–0
|match_PRK_UAE=2–0
|match_KOR_IRN=1–1
|match_KOR_PRK=1–0
|match_KOR_KSA=0–0
|match_KOR_UAE=4–1
|match_KSA_IRN=1–1
|match_KSA_PRK=0–0
|match_KSA_KOR=0–2
|match_KSA_UAE=3–2
|match_UAE_IRN=1–1
|match_UAE_PRK=1–2
|match_UAE_KOR=0–2
|match_UAE_KSA=1–2
|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/737/2010/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=13 April 2024}}
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{{football box
|id=United Arab Emirates v Korea DPR
|date=6 September 2008
|time=22:15 UTC+4
|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score=1–2
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|team2={{fb|PRK}}
|goals1=Saeed {{goal|86}}
|goals2=Choe Kum-Chol {{goal|72}}
An Chol-Hyok {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance=10,000
|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) }}
{{football box
|id=Saudi Arabia v Iran
|date=6 September 2008
|time=22:15 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score=1–1
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|team2={{fb|IRN}}
|goals1=Al-Harthi {{goal|29}}
|goals2=Nekounam {{goal|81}}
|stadium=King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
|attendance=50,000
|referee=Mark Shield (Australia) }}
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{{football box
|id=Korea DPR v Korea Republic
|date=10 September 2008
|time=20:00 UTC+8
|team1={{fb-rt|PRK}}
|score=1–1
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|team2={{fb|KOR|1997}}
|goals1=Hong Yong-Jo {{goal|64|pen.}}
|goals2=Ki Sung-yueng {{goal|69}}
|stadium=Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai (China){{#tag:ref|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.}}
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Muhsen Basma (Syria) }}
{{football box
|id=United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia
|date=10 September 2008
|time=22:15 UTC+4
|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score=1–2
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|team2={{fb|KSA}}
|goals1=Khater {{goal|23}}
|goals2=Otaif {{goal|69}}
Al-Fraidi {{goal|73}}
|stadium=Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance=15,000
|referee=Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}
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{{football box
|id=Korea Republic v United Arab Emirates
|date=15 October 2008
|time=20:00 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score=4–1
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|team2={{fb|UAE}}
|goals1=Lee Keun-ho {{goal|20||80}}
Park Ji-sung {{goal|26}}
Kwak Tae-hwi {{goal|89}}
|goals2=Al Hammadi {{goal|72}}
|stadium=Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
|attendance=30,000
|referee = Matthew Breeze (Australia) }}
{{football box
|id=Iran v Korea DPR
|date=15 October 2008
|time=17:00 UTC+3:30
|team1={{fb-rt|IRN}}
|score=2–1
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|team2={{fb|PRK}}
|goals1=Mahdavikia {{goal|9}}
Nekounam {{goal|63}}
|goals2=Jong Tae-Se {{goal|72}}
|stadium=Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance=60,000
|referee=Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) }}
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{{football box
|id=United Arab Emirates v Iran
|date=19 November 2008
|time=19:15 UTC+4
|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score=1–1
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|team2={{fb|IRN}}
|goals1=Juma'a {{goal|19}}
|goals2=Bagheri {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance=8,000
|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}
{{football box
|id=Saudi Arabia v Korea Republic
|date=19 November 2008
|time=19:35 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score=0–2
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124205304/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054115/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|KOR|1997}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Lee Keun-ho {{goal|76}}
Park Chu-young {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium=King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
|attendance=60,000
|referee=Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore) }}
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{{football box
|id=Korea DPR v Saudi Arabia
|date=11 February 2009
|time=15:00 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|PRK}}
|score=1–0
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|team2={{fb|KSA}}
|goals1=Mun In-Guk {{goal|28}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang
|attendance=48,000
|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) }}
{{football box
|id=Iran v Korea Republic
|date=11 February 2009
|time=15:00 UTC+3:30
|team1={{fb-rt|IRN}}
|score=1–1
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|team2={{fb|KOR|1997}}
|goals1=Nekounam {{goal|58}}
|goals2=Park Ji-sung {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance=75,000
|referee=Ben Williams (Australia) }}
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{{football box
|id=Korea DPR v United Arab Emirates
|date=28 March 2009
|time=15:30 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|PRK}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124235024/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054111/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|UAE}}
|goals1=Pak Nam-Chol {{goal|51}}
Mun In-Guk {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang
|attendance=50,000
|referee=Matthew Breeze (Australia)}}
{{football box
|id=Iran v Saudi Arabia
|date=28 March 2009
|time=19:00 UTC+4:30
|team1={{fb-rt|IRN}}
|score=1–2
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124230553/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054112/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|KSA}}
|goals1=Shojaei {{goal|57}}
|goals2=Hazazi {{goal|79}}
Al-Muwallad {{goal|87}}
|stadium=Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance=100,000
|referee=Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}
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{{football box
|id=Korea Republic v Korea DPR
|date=1 April 2009
|time=20:00 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124234536/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054110/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|PRK}}
|goals1= Kim Chi-woo {{goal|86}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
|attendance=48,000
|referee = Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) }}
{{football box
|id=Saudi Arabia v United Arab Emirates
|date=1 April 2009
|time= 20:30 UTC+3
|team1= {{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score=3–2
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124213422/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054109/report.html Report]
|team2= {{fb|UAE}}
|goals1=Otaif {{goal|4|pen.}}
Juma {{goal|70|o.g.}}
Hazazi {{goal|85}}
|goals2=Al Shehhi {{goal|38}}
Matar {{goal|45+1}}
|stadium= King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
|attendance=70,000
|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) }}
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{{football box
|id=Korea DPR v Iran
|date=6 June 2009
|time=17:00 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|PRK}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124232308/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054107/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|IRN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang
|attendance=30,000
|referee=Sun Baojie (China PR) }}
{{football box
|id=United Arab Emirates v Korea Republic
|date=6 June 2009
|time=20:15 UTC+4
|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score=0–2
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124205202/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054108/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|KOR|1997}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Park Chu-young {{goal|9}}
Ki Sung-yueng {{goal|37}}
|stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance=4,000
|referee=Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) }}
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{{football box
|id=Korea Republic v Saudi Arabia
|date=10 June 2009
|time=20:00 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124222203/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054125/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|KSA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
|attendance=32,510
|referee=Ben Williams (Australia) }}
{{football box
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|date=10 June 2009
|time=19:00 UTC+4:30
|team1={{fb-rt|IRN}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151125000517/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054106/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|UAE}}
|goals1=Karimi {{goal|53}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Azadi Stadium, Tehran
|attendance=38,000
|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) }}
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{{football box
|id=Korea Republic v Iran
|date=17 June 2009
|time=20:00 UTC+9
|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124235127/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054123/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|IRN}}
|goals1=Park Ji-sung {{goal|82}}
|goals2=Shojaei {{goal|52}}
|stadium=Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
|attendance=40,000
|referee=Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}
{{football box
|id=Saudi Arabia v Korea DPR
|date=17 June 2009
|time=21:00 UTC+3
|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151124214858/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250650/match=300054124/report.html Report]
|team2={{fb|PRK}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
|attendance=65,000
|referee=Muhsen Basma (Syria) }}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=80 |matches=40
|3 goals=
- {{fbicon|AUS}} Tim Cahill
- {{fbicon|IRN}} Javad Nekounam
- {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} Lee Keun-ho
- {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} Park Ji-sung
- {{fbicon|UZB}} Farhod Tadjiyev
|2 goals=
- {{fbicon|AUS}} Brett Emerton
- {{fbicon|AUS}} Joshua Kennedy
- {{fbicon|BHR}} Mahmood Abdulrahman
- {{fbicon|IRN}} Masoud Shojaei
- {{fbicon|JPN}} Shunsuke Nakamura
- {{fbicon|JPN}} Keiji Tamada
- {{fbicon|JPN}} Marcus Tulio Tanaka
- {{fbicon|PRK}} Mun In-Guk
- {{fbicon|KSA}} Naif Hazazi
- {{fbicon|KSA}} Abdoh Otaif
- {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} Ki Sung-yueng
- {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} Park Chu-young
|1 goal=
- {{fbicon|AUS}} Mark Bresciano
- {{fbicon|AUS}} David Carney
- {{fbicon|AUS}} Scott Chipperfield
- {{fbicon|AUS}} Harry Kewell
- {{fbicon|AUS}} Mile Sterjovski
- {{fbicon|BHR}} Faouzi Mubarak Aaish
- {{fbicon|BHR}} Abdulla Baba Fatadi
- {{fbicon|BHR}} Salman Isa
- {{fbicon|IRN}} Karim Bagheri
- {{fbicon|IRN}} Ali Karimi
- {{fbicon|IRN}} Mehdi Mahdavikia
- {{fbicon|JPN}} Yasuhito Endō
- {{fbicon|JPN}} Kengo Nakamura
- {{fbicon|JPN}} Shinji Okazaki
- {{fbicon|JPN}} Tatsuya Tanaka
- {{fbicon|PRK}} An Chol-Hyok
- {{fbicon|PRK}} Choe Kum-Chol
- {{fbicon|PRK}} Hong Yong-Jo
- {{fbicon|PRK}} Jong Tae-Se
- {{fbicon|PRK}} Pak Nam-Chol
- {{fbicon|QAT}} Ali Afif
- {{fbicon|QAT}} Talal Al-Bloushi
- {{fbicon|QAT}} Magid Mohamed
- {{fbicon|QAT}} Majdi Siddiq
- {{fbicon|QAT}} Sebastián Soria
- {{fbicon|KSA}} Ahmed Al-Fraidi
- {{fbicon|KSA}} Saad Al-Harthi
- {{fbicon|KSA}} Osama Al-Muwallad
- {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} Kim Chi-woo
- {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} Kwak Tae-hwi
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Ismail Al Hammadi
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Mohammed Al Shehhi
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Abdulrahim Jumaa
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Subait Khater
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Ismail Matar
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Bashir Saeed
- {{fbicon|UZB}} Maksim Shatskikh
- {{fbicon|UZB}} Anvarjon Soliev
|1 own goal=
- {{fbicon|JPN}} Marcus Tulio Tanaka (against Bahrain)
- {{fbicon|QAT}} Ahmed Faris Al-Binali (against Japan)
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Fares Juma (against Saudi Arabia)
}}
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.
{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5559871/Iranian-football-team-shows-support-for-Mousavi-with-green-arm-bands-at-Seoul-World-Cup-qualifier.html |title=Iranian football team shows support for Mousavi with green arm bands at Seoul World Cup qualifier |date=17 June 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=17 June 2009 | location=London}}
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.
{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0625/1224249508070.html |title=Iranian players receive life bans for gestures |last=Tiat |first=Robert |date=25 June 2009 |work=The Guardian |access-date=25 June 2009}} 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."{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/5634682/Iran-denies-punishing-players-for-wearing-green-wristbands.html|title=Iran denies punishing players for wearing green wristbands|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=25 June 2009|access-date=25 June 2009 | location=London}} 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."{{cite news|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/iran-did-not-suspend-players-coach-says/|title=Iran Did Not Suspend Players, Coach Says|work=The New York Times|date=26 June 2009|access-date=27 June 2009 | first=Jack | last=Bell}}
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