2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#Goalscorers

A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46 in the AFC entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/2018-world-cup-asian-cup-2015/india-v-nepal-headlines-2018-world-cup-2019-asian-cup-qualifiers-draw |title=India v Nepal headlines 2018 World Cup, 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers draw |publisher=AFC |date=10 February 2015}}

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 (shown in parentheses below).{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=2/news=world-cup-route-mapped-out-for-asian-minnows-2522325.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209235854/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=2/news=world-cup-route-mapped-out-for-asian-minnows-2522325.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |title=Asian minnows begin World Cup mission |publisher=FIFA.com |date=9 February 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=246/afc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119144237/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=246/afc.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 19, 2015 |title=FIFA Men's Ranking – January 2015 (AFC) |publisher=FIFA.com |date=8 January 2015}} The 12 teams were seeded into two pots:

• Pot A contained the teams ranked 1–6 (i.e., 35–40 in the AFC entrant list).
• Pot B contained the teams ranked 7–12 (i.e., 41–46 in the AFC entrant list).

Each tie contained a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the team from Pot A hosting the first leg.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|IND}}||2–0|{{fb|NEP}}||2–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|YEM}}||3–1|{{fb|PAK}}||3–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|TLS}}||5-1On 12 December 2017, Timor-Leste were ordered by the AFC to forfeit both matches against Mongolia due to the use of falsified documents for their players.|{{fb|MNG}}||4–1|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CAM}}||4–1|{{fb|MAC}}||3–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|TPE}}||2–1|{{fb|BRU}}||0–1|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SRI}}||1–3|{{fb|BHU}}||0–1|1–2}}

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;Notes

{{reflist|group="N"}}

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|id=India v Nepal

|date={{Start date|2015|3|12|df=y}}

|time=19:00 UTC+5:30

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

|score=2–0

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|team2={{fb|NEP}}

|goals1=

• Chhetri {{goal|53||70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

|attendance=11,200

|referee=Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Nepal v India

|date={{Start date|2015|3|17|df=y}}

|time=15:30 UTC+5:45

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

|score=0–0

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|team2={{fb|IND}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu

|attendance=10,500

|referee=Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

}}

India won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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|id=Yemen v Pakistan

|date={{Start date|2015|3|12|df=y}}

|time=18:30 UTC+3

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

|score=3–1

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|team2={{fb|PAK}}

|goals1=

• Al-Matari {{goal|3}}
• Boqshan {{goal|56}}
• Al-Sasi {{goal|69}}

|goals2=

• Bashir {{goal|67|pen.}}

|stadium=Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar){{refn|Yemen played their home match in Qatar due to security concerns from the 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état.{{cite web |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-301458-Green-shirts-resume-camp-ahead-of-major-events |title=Green-shirts resume camp ahead of major events |publisher=The News International (Pakistan) |date=13 February 2015 |access-date=27 February 2015 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919131057/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-301458-Green-shirts-resume-camp-ahead-of-major-events |url-status=dead }}|group="note"|name="YEM"}}

|attendance=300

|referee=Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Pakistan v Yemen

|date={{Start date|2015|3|23|df=y}}

|time=18:30 UTC+3

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

|score=0–0

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|team2={{fb|YEM}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town (Bahrain){{refn|Pakistan was originally scheduled to play their home match on 17 March 2015 (15:00 UTC+5) at Punjab Stadium, Lahore,{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311256/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314191453/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311256/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2015 |title=FIFA Match Report: Pakistan v Yemen |publisher=FIFA.com}} but it was postponed due to safety and security reasons after the Lahore church bombings and civil unrest in the city.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=qualifier-match-between-pakistan-and-yemen-postponed-2565919.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319202237/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=qualifier-match-between-pakistan-and-yemen-postponed-2565919.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |title=Qualifier match between Pakistan and Yemen postponed |publisher=FIFA |date=16 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/pakistan-yemen-asian-cup-2019-2018-world-cup/pakistan-versus-yemen-qualifier-postponed-due-to-safety |title=Pakistan versus Yemen qualifier postponed due to safety concerns |publisher=AFC |date=17 March 2015}} The match was subsequently rescheduled to be played in Bahrain.{{cite news|title=Pakistan 2018 FIFA World Cup tie switched from Lahore to Bahrain |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pakistan-2018-fifa-world-cup-tie-switched-from-lahore-to-bahrain/534741-5-21.html |access-date=18 March 2015 |agency=Reuters |publisher=IBN Live |date=18 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509215212/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pakistan-2018-fifa-world-cup-tie-switched-from-lahore-to-bahrain/534741-5-21.html |archive-date=9 May 2015 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=qualifying-match-between-pakistan-and-yemen-rescheduled-2567165.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328055622/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=qualifying-match-between-pakistan-and-yemen-rescheduled-2567165.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 28, 2015 |title=Qualifying match between Pakistan and Yemen rescheduled |publisher=FIFA.com |date=19 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/asian-cup-2019-2018-world-cup/pakistan-versus-yemen-qualifier-rescheduled |title=Pakistan versus Yemen qualifier rescheduled |publisher=AFC |date=20 March 2015}}|group="note"|name="PAK"}}

|attendance=2,200

|referee=Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

}}

Yemen won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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{{Football box

|id=Timor-Leste v Mongolia

|date={{Start date|2015|3|12|df=y}}

|time=16:00 UTC+9

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

|score=4–1
Forfeited{{refn|On 12 December 2017, Timor-Leste were ordered by the AFC to forfeit both matches against Mongolia due to the use of falsified documents for their players.|group="note"|name="TLS-MNG"}}{{cite web|title=Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023|url=http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases-timor-leste/federacao-futebol-timor-leste-expelled-from-afc-asian-cup-2023|website=The-AFC.com|access-date=20 January 2017}}

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|team2={{fb|MNG}}

|goals1=

• Quito {{goal|4||7}}
• R. Silva {{goal|84}}
• Neto {{goal|85}}

|goals2=

• Batmönkhiin {{goal|87}}

|stadium=National Stadium, Dili

|attendance=9,000

|referee=Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Mongolia v Timor-Leste

|date={{Start date|2015|3|17|df=y}}

|time=16:00 UTC+8

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

|score=0–1
Forfeited{{refn|On 12 December 2017, Timor-Leste were ordered by the AFC to forfeit both matches against Mongolia due to the use of falsified documents for their players.|group="note"|name="TLS-MNG"}}

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|team2={{fb|TLS}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

• Patrick {{goal|9}}

|stadium=MFF Football Centre, Ulan Bator

|attendance=5,000

|referee=Wang Di (China)

}}

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.

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{{Football box

|id=Cambodia v Macau

|date={{Start date|2015|3|12|df=y}}

|time=16:00 UTC+7

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

|score=3–0

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|team2={{fb|MAC}}

|goals1=

• Vathanaka {{goal|63||80}}
• Laboravy {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Army Stadium, Phnom Penh

|attendance=8,000

|referee=Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Macau v Cambodia

|date={{Start date|2015|3|17|df=y}}

|time=20:00 UTC+8

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

|score=1–1

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|team2={{fb|CAM}}

|goals1=

• Leong Ka Hang {{goal|52|pen.}}

|goals2=

• Bin {{goal|29}}

|stadium=Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau

|attendance=1,000

|referee=Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

}}

Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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{{Football box

|id=Chinese Taipei v Brunei

|date={{Start date|2015|3|12|df=y}}

|time=19:00 UTC+8

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

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150911031427/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311248/report.html Report (FIFA)]
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|team2={{fb|BRU}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

• Adi {{goal|36}}

|stadium=National Stadium, Kaohsiung

|attendance=6,273

|referee=Rowan Arumughan (India)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Brunei v Chinese Taipei

|date={{Start date|2015|3|17|df=y}}

|time=20:15 UTC+8

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

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131338/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311255/report.html Report (FIFA)]
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|team2={{fb|TPE}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

• Wang Rui {{goal|37}}
• Chu En-le {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan

|attendance=18,000

|referee=Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

}}

Chinese Taipei won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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{{Football box

|id=Sri Lanka v Bhutan

|date={{Start date|2015|3|12|df=y}}

|time=15:00 UTC+5:30

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

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150928000527/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311247/report.html Report (FIFA)]
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|team2={{fb|BHU}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

• T. Dorji {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

|attendance=3,500

|referee=Fu Ming (China)

}}

{{Football box

|id=Bhutan v Sri Lanka

|date={{Start date|2015|3|17|df=y}}

|time=16:00 UTC+6

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

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150909002735/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311254/report.html Report (FIFA)]
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|team2={{fb|SRI}}

|goals1=

• C. Gyeltshen {{goal|6||90}}

|goals2=

• Madushan {{goal|34}}

|stadium=Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu

|attendance=15,000

|referee=Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

}}

Bhutan won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

{{Goalscorers

|goals=24 |matches=12

|2 goals=

• {{fbicon|BHU}} Chencho Gyeltshen
• {{fbicon|CAM}} Chan Vathanaka
• {{fbicon|IND}} Sunil Chhetri
• {{fbicon|TLS}} Chiquito do CarmoThis player scored in one of the matches between Timor-Leste and Mongolia that was subsequently forfeited, however FIFA continued to count the goalscorers from those matches in its statistics.

|1 goal=

• {{fbicon|BHU}} Tshering Dorji
• {{fbicon|BRU}} Adi Said
• {{fbicon|CAM}} Khoun Laboravy
• {{fbicon|CAM}} Thierry Bin
• {{fbicon|TPE}} Chu En-le
• {{fbicon|TPE}} Wang Rui
• {{fbicon|MAC}} Leong Ka Hang
• {{fbicon|MGL}} Batmönkhiin Erkhembayar
• {{fbicon|PAK}} Hassan Bashir
• {{fbicon|SRI}} Subash Madushan
• {{fbicon|TLS}} Patrick Fabiano
• {{fbicon|TLS}} Jairo Neto
• {{fbicon|TLS}} Rodrigo Silva
• {{fbicon|YEM}} Abdulwasea Al-Matari
• {{fbicon|YEM}} Ala Al-Sasi
• {{fbicon|YEM}} Mohammed Boqshan

}}

{{Reflist|group=note}}

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• {{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html|Official FIFA World Cup website}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071118141111/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/index.html#275167 Qualifiers – Asia: Round 1], FIFA.com
• [http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/ FIFA World Cup], the-AFC.com
• {{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/|name=AFC Asian Cup}}, the-AFC.com
• [http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/169 Preliminary Joint Qualification 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209231634/http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/169 |date=2019-02-09 }}, stats.the-AFC.com

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