2022 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 six losers were eligible to enter the 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup, which was subsequently cancelled.

Timor-Leste were barred from participating in the qualification tournament after being found to have fielded a total of twelve ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, among other competitions.{{Cite press release|title=Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023|url=https://www.lawinsport.com/news/item/federacao-futebol-timor-leste-expelled-from-afc-asian-cup-2023|website=LawInSport|author=AFC|date=20 January 2017|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026015836/https://www.lawinsport.com/news/item/federacao-futebol-timor-leste-expelled-from-afc-asian-cup-2023|url-status=live}} However, as FIFA did not bar Timor-Leste from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they were still allowed to enter the competition, but were ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup.{{cite web |title=Road to Qatar 2022: Asian teams discover Round 1 opponents |url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/road-to-qatar-2022-asian-teams-discover-round-1-opponents |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=17 April 2019 |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720212742/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/road-to-qatar-2022-asian-teams-discover-round-1-opponents |archive-date=20 July 2019 |url-status=dead}}

The draw for the first round was held on 17 April 2019 at 11:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/draw-sets-out-path-for-asian-aspirants|title=Draw sets out path for Asian aspirants|publisher=FIFA|date=17 April 2019|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123140533/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/draw-sets-out-path-for-asian-aspirants|url-status=live}}

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2019 (shown in parentheses below).{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id12511/#AFC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416205058/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id12511/#AFC |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |title=FIFA Men's Ranking – April 2019 (AFC) |publisher=FIFA |date=4 April 2019 |url-status=live}} Teams from Pot A hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot B hosted the second leg.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.

The first legs were played on 6–7 June, and the second legs on 11 June 2019.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|MNG}}||3–2|{{fb|BRU}}||2–0|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|MAC}}||1–3|{{fb|SRI}}||1–0|{{nowrap|0–3{{refn|group="note"|name="MACvSRI"|The match was awarded as a 3–0 victory to Sri Lanka,{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/fifa-disciplinary-committee-sanctions-macau-football-association|title=FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Macau Football Association|publisher=FIFA|date=27 June 2019|access-date=27 June 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713164816/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/fifa-disciplinary-committee-sanctions-macau-football-association|url-status=live}} after Macau did not send their team for the match due to safety reasons following the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings.{{cite web|title=Football - Macau not sending team to Sri Lanka due to security concerns|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-worldcup-mac/football-macau-not-sending-team-to-sri-lanka-due-to-security-concerns-idUKKCN1T90NL|publisher=Reuters|date=8 June 2019|access-date=10 June 2019|archive-date=27 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627180158/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-worldcup-mac/football-macau-not-sending-team-to-sri-lanka-due-to-security-concerns-idUKKCN1T90NL|url-status=dead}}}}}}}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|LAO}}||0–1|{{fb|BAN}}||0–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|MAS}}||12–2|{{fb|TLS}}||7–1|5–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CAM}}||4–1|{{fb|PAK}}||2–0|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|BHU}}||1–5|{{fb|GUM}}||1–0|0–5}}

{{end}}

{{Football box

|id = MNG v BRU

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|6|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|17:00|8}}

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|BRU}}

|goals1 =

• Tsedenbal {{goal|9}}
• Naranbold {{goal|69}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar

|attendance = 1,685

|referee = Pranjal Banerjee (India)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063900 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15509 Report (AFC)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = BRU v MNG

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:15|8}}

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|MNG}}

|goals1 =

• Razimie {{goal|5||34}}

|goals2 =

• Tsedenbal {{goal|47|pen.}}

|stadium = Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan

|attendance = 17,210

|referee = Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063906 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15515 Report (AFC)]

}}

Mongolia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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{{Football box

|id = MAC v SRI

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|6|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}

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

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|SRI}}

|goals1 =

• Duarte {{goal|52}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Zhuhai Sports Center Stadium, Zhuhai (China){{refn|group="note"|Macau played their home match in Zhuhai, China, due to ongoing maintenance of Estádio Campo Desportivo.{{cite web |url=https://jtm.com.mo/desporto/raem-recorre-estadio-de-zhuhai-para-receber-sri-lanka/ |title=RAEM recorre a estádio de Zhuhai para receber Sri Lanka |website=Tribuna de Macau |date=24 May 2019 |access-date=26 May 2019 |archive-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715144826/https://jtm.com.mo/desporto/raem-recorre-estadio-de-zhuhai-para-receber-sri-lanka/ |url-status=live }}}}

|attendance = 901

|referee = Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063901 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15510 Report (AFC)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = SRI v MAC

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|15:30|5:30}}

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

|score = 3–0
Awarded{{refn|group="note"|name="MACvSRI"}}

|team2 = {{fb|MAC}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

|attendance =

|referee = Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063907 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15516 Report (AFC)]

}}

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

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{{Football box

|id = LAO v BAN

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|6|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|18:30|7}}

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

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Rabiul {{goal|72}}

|stadium = New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

|attendance = 4,572

|referee = Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063902 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15511 Report (AFC)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = BAN v LAO

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|6}}

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

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|LAO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 7,453

|referee = Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063908 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15517 Report (AFC)]

}}

Bangladesh won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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{{Football box

|id = MAS v TLS

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|7|df=y}}{{refn|group="note"|The Malaysia v Timor-Leste match, originally to be played on 6 June 2019, was postponed due to Eid al-Fitr celebrations following a request from the Football Association of Malaysia.{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/venue-for-malaysia-timor-leste-second-leg-confirmed/1jaqtqdee0ahz1rrqkoyqln4ud |title=Venue for Malaysia-Timor Leste second leg confirmed |website=Goal |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=12 May 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512092030/https://www.goal.com/en/news/venue-for-malaysia-timor-leste-second-leg-confirmed/1jaqtqdee0ahz1rrqkoyqln4ud |url-status=live }}}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:45|8}}

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

|score = 7–1

|team2 = {{fb|TLS}}

|goals1 =

• Corbin-Ong {{goal|12}}
• Shahrel {{goal|23}}
• Norshahrul {{goal|43}}
• Safawi {{goal|45||59}}
• Faiz {{goal|78}}
• Akhyar {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

• João Pedro {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance = 4,244

|referee = Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063903 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15512 Report (AFC)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = TLS v MAS

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:45|8}}

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

|score = 1–5

|team2 = {{fb|MAS}}

|goals1 =

• Gama {{goal|72}}

|goals2 =

• Shahrel {{goal|11||17||64}}
• Sumareh {{goal|37}}
• Akhyar {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia){{refn|group="note"|Timor-Leste played their home match in Malaysia due to a lack of a suitable venue in their country.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/fifa-wc-asian-qualifiers/1090950/timor-leste-yet-to-confirm-venue-for-2022-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-game-against-malaysia-afc/ |title=Timor-Leste yet to confirm venue for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers game against Malaysia – AFC |publisher=Fox Sports Asia |date=3 May 2019 |access-date=12 May 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512092045/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/fifa-wc-asian-qualifiers/1090950/timor-leste-yet-to-confirm-venue-for-2022-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-game-against-malaysia-afc/ |url-status=dead }}}}

|attendance = 12,776

|referee = Yusuke Araki (Japan)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063909 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15518 Report (AFC)]

}}

Malaysia won 12–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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{{Football box

|id = CAM v PAK

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|6|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|18:30|7}}

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

|goals1 =

• Chanthea {{goal|81}}
• Sokumpheak {{goal|84}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

|attendance = 33,706

|referee = Shaun Evans (Australia)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063904 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15513 Report (AFC)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = PAK v CAM

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}

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

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|CAM}}

|goals1 =

• Bashir {{goal|17|pen.}}

|goals2 =

• Rosib {{goal|64}}
• Bunheing {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha (Qatar){{refn|group="note"|Pakistan played their home match in Qatar.{{cite web |url=https://radio.ghanasoccernet.com/pakistan-name-preliminary-squad-for-qatar-2022-qualifiers |title=Pakistan name preliminary squad for Qatar 2022 Qualifiers |website=Ghana Soccernet |date=28 April 2019 |access-date=22 May 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602064252/https://radio.ghanasoccernet.com/pakistan-name-preliminary-squad-for-qatar-2022-qualifiers |url-status=live }}}}

|attendance = 300

|referee = Hanna Hattab (Syria)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063910 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15519 Report (AFC)]

}}

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

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{{Football box

|id = BHU v GUM

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|6|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|6}}

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

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|GUM}}

|goals1 =

• Ts. Dorji {{goal|35}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063905 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15514 Report (AFC)]

}}

{{Football box

|id = GUM v BHU

|date = {{Start date|2019|6|11|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|15:15|10}}

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

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fb|BHU}}

|goals1 =

• Lagutang {{goal|23}}
• Cunliffe {{goal|27||82||90+4}}
• Malcolm {{goal|51}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Guam F.A. National Training Center, Dededo

|attendance = 1,029

|referee = Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc/match-center/400063911 Report (FIFA)]
[http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15520 Report (AFC)]

}}

Guam won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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{{Reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers|Official FIFA World Cup website}}
• [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/afc Qualifiers – Asia Matches: Round 1], FIFA.com
• [https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/fifa_world_cup.html FIFA World Cup], the-AFC.com
• [https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup.html AFC Asian Cup], the-AFC.com
• [http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/281 Preliminary Joint Qualification 2022], stats.the-AFC.com

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