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The AFC second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, which also serves as the second round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, is being played from 5 September 2019 to 15 June 2021.[1][2][3]

Format

A total of 40 teams were drawn into eight groups of five to play home-and-away round-robin matches. They included the 34 teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list) which received byes to this round, and the six winners from the first round.

The eight group winners and the four best runners-up will advance to the third round. If Qatar, the World Cup hosts, win their group or finish as one of the four best second-placed teams, their spot in the third round will be given to the fifth best second-placed team.[4]

Matches in this round are also part of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign.[5] Twelve teams which advance to the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualification will automatically qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Twenty-four teams (sixteen which advance directly and eight which advance from an additional play-off round) will play in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualification to decide the remaining 12 teams. In total, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup will feature 24 teams.

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 17 July 2019 at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[6]

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of June 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[7]

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  Iraq (77)
  2.  Uzbekistan (82)
  3.  Syria (85)
  4.  Oman (86)
  5.  Lebanon (86)
  6.  Kyrgyzstan (95)
  7.  Vietnam (96)
  8.  Jordan (98)
  1.  Palestine (100)
  2.  India (101)
  3.  Bahrain (110)
  4.  Thailand (116)
  5.  Tajikistan (120)
  6.  North Korea (122)
  7.  Chinese Taipei (125)
  8.  Philippines (126)
  1.  Turkmenistan (135)
  2.  Myanmar (138)
  3.  Hong Kong (141)
  4.  Yemen (144)
  5.  Afghanistan (149)
  6.  Maldives (151)
  7.  Kuwait (156)
  8.  Malaysia (159)†
  1.  Indonesia (160)
  2.  Singapore (162)
  3.    Nepal (165)
  4.  Cambodia (169)†
  5.  Bangladesh (183)†
  6.  Mongolia (187)†
  7.  Guam (190)†
  8.  Sri Lanka (201)†

† First round winners

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday is as follows.

On 5 March 2020, FIFA announced that it would be monitoring the health situation in the region for possible rescheduling of matchdays 7 through 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Later on 9 March, FIFA and AFC jointly announced that the matches on matchdays 7–10 due to take place in March and June 2020 were postponed, with the new dates to be confirmed. However, subject to approval by FIFA and AFC, and agreement of both member associations, the matches may be played as scheduled provided that the safety of all individuals involved meets the required standards.[9][10] On 5 June, AFC confirmed that matchdays 7 and 8 were scheduled to take place on 8 and 13 October respectively while matchdays 9 and 10 were scheduled to kick off on 12 and 17 November.[11] On 12 August, FIFA announced that the matches scheduled for October and November 2020 would be rescheduled to 2021.[12][13]

On 11 November 2020, the AFC Competitions Committee agreed at its third meeting that all remaining second round matches should be completed by 15 June 2021 with matchdays 7 and 8 in March 2021 and matchdays 9 and 10 in June 2021.[3] On the same day, however, FIFA, along with the Bangladeshi and Qatari associations, gave approval to the only second round match originally scheduled for 2020, Qatar versus Bangladesh, which was played on 4 December.[14]

On 19 February 2021, FIFA and AFC postponed the majority of the upcoming matches to June.[15]

Note: The group spots of Qatar and Bangladesh were swapped due to Qatar's planned participation in the 2020 Copa América, which was later deferred (becoming the 2021 Copa América).

Matchday Date(s)
Matchday 1 5 September 2019
Matchday 2 10 September 2019
Matchday 3 10 October 2019
Matchday 4 15 October 2019
Matchday 5 14 November 2019
Matchday 6 19 November 2019
Matchday 7 25 March, 28 May and 3 June 2021
Matchday 8 4 December 2020, 30 March and 7 & 9 June 2021
Matchday 9 30 March, 30 May and 11 June 2021
Matchday 10 15 June 2021
Original group stage schedule
Matchday Date
Matchday 7 26 March 2020, later 8 October
Matchday 8 31 March 2020, later 13 October
Matchday 9 4 June 2020, later 12 November, then 7 June 2021
Matchday 10 9 June 2020, later 17 November

Centralised venues

On 12 March 2021, AFC confirmed the hosts for the group stage scheduled to take place from 31 May to 15 June 2021.[16]

  • Group A: United Arab Emirates (China hosted Guam on 28 May.)
  • Group B: Kuwait
  • Group C: Bahrain
  • Group D: Saudi Arabia
  • Group E: Qatar
  • Group F: Japan
  • Group G: United Arab Emirates
  • Group H: South Korea

In general these hosts were the seeded (Pot 1) teams from each group. The exceptions were Group A (where United Arab Emirates took over hosting duties after China could not host due to COVID-19 restrictions), Group B (where Pot 4 team Kuwait hosted rather than Australia) and Group C (where Pot 3 team Bahrain were chosen rather than Iran).

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Syria China Philippines Maldives Guam
1  Syria (X) 5 5 0 0 14 4 +10 15 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–0
2  China 5 3 1 1 20 2 +18 10 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 15 Jun — 7 Jun 11 Jun 7–0
3  Philippines 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–5 0–0 — 15 Jun 11 Jun
4  Maldives 5 2 0 3 6 10 −4 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] 4 Jun 0–5 1–2 — 3–1
5  Guam (Z) 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 7 Jun 0–7 1–4 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Z) Eliminated from the World Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.


Guam 0–1 Maldives
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Mahudhee 27'
Attendance: 714
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Philippines 2–5 Syria
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,645
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Guam 1–4 Philippines
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 1,096
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Maldives 0–5 China
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,700
China 7–0 Guam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 39,987
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Syria 2–1 Maldives
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 3]
Attendance: 5,500
Philippines 0–0 China
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,982
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Syria 4–0 Guam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Maldives 1–2 Philippines
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Syria 2–1 China
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,950
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Maldives 3–1 Guam
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,612
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Syria 1–0 Philippines
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,445
Guam 0–7 China
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 29,222
Maldives v Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
China v Philippines
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Guam v Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Philippines v Guam
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
China v Maldives
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Philippines v Maldives
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
China v Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Kuwait Jordan Nepal Chinese Taipei
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 16 1 +15 12 Third round and Asian Cup — 3 Jun 15 Jun 5–0 7 Jun
2  Kuwait 5 3 1 1 17 3 +14 10 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 0–3 — 11 Jun 7–0 9–0
3  Jordan 5 3 1 1 10 2 +8 10 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 0–0 — 3–0 5–0
4    Nepal (Y) 5 1 0 4 2 16 −14 3 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] 11 Jun 0–1 7 Jun — 3 Jun
5  Chinese Taipei (Z) 5 0 0 5 2 25 −23 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 1–7 15 Jun 1–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up; (Z) Eliminated from the World Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.


Chinese Taipei 1–2 Jordan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,520
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Kuwait 7–0   Nepal
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Chinese Taipei 0–2   Nepal
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 4,780
Kuwait 0–3 Australia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 11,852
Australia 5–0   Nepal
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 18,563
Jordan 0–0 Kuwait
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,720
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Chinese Taipei 1–7 Australia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,251
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Jordan 3–0   Nepal
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Kuwait 9–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 8,400
Jordan 0–1 Australia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,712
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Nepal   0–1 Kuwait
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Iraq Bahrain Iran Hong Kong Cambodia
1  Iraq 5 3 2 0 9 2 +7 11 Third round and Asian Cup — 0–0 2–1 2–0 7 Jun
2  Bahrain 5 2 3 0 3 1 +2 9 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 1–1 — 1–0 15 Jun 3 Jun
3  Iran 4 2 0 2 17 3 +14 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round 15 Jun 7 Jun — 3 Jun 14–0
4  Hong Kong 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] 11 Jun 0–0 0–2 — 2–0
5  Cambodia (Y) 5 0 1 4 1 22 −21 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–4 0–1 11 Jun 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
Cambodia 1–1 Hong Kong
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Bahrain 1–1 Iraq
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,049
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Cambodia 0–1 Bahrain
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Hong Kong 0–2 Iran
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,942
Iran 14–0 Cambodia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 15,823
Iraq 2–0 Hong Kong
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 32,340
Cambodia 0–4 Iraq
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 48,258
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Bahrain 1–0 Iran
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,810
Hong Kong 0–0 Bahrain
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 4,541
Iraq 2–1 Iran
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,752
Hong Kong 2–0 Cambodia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,497
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Iraq 0–0 Bahrain
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,366
Iraq v Cambodia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Hong Kong v Iraq
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan Singapore Yemen State of Palestine
1  Saudi Arabia 5 3 2 0 13 4 +9 11 Third round and Asian Cup — 15 Jun 3–0 3 Jun 5–0
2  Uzbekistan 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 9 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 2–3 — 7 Jun 5–0 2–0
3  Singapore 5 2 1 2 7 10 −3 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 11 Jun 1–3 — 2–2 2–1
4  Yemen 5 1 2 2 6 11 −5 5 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] 2–2 11 Jun 1–2 — 1–0
5  Palestine (Y) 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–0 2–0 3 Jun 15 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2021. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.


Singapore 2–2 Yemen
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 7,018
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Palestine 2–0 Uzbekistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Singapore 2–1 Palestine
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Yemen 2–2 Saudi Arabia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,100
Uzbekistan 5–0 Yemen
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 28,571
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Singapore
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 14,560
Singapore 1–3 Uzbekistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 12,547
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Palestine 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Uzbekistan 2–3 Saudi Arabia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 31,524
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Yemen 1–0 Palestine
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 530
Uzbekistan 2–0 Palestine
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 19,143
Yemen 1–2 Singapore
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 650
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Qatar Oman Afghanistan India Bangladesh
1  Qatar (X) 6 5 1 0 16 1 +15 16 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 6–0 0–0 5–0
2  Oman (X) 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 12 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 7 Jun — 3–0 1–0 4–1
3  Afghanistan (Z) 6 1 2 3 3 12 −9 5 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 11 Jun — 1–1 1–0
4  India (Y) 5 0 3 2 3 5 −2 3 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] 3 Jun 1–2 15 Jun — 1–1
5  Bangladesh (Z) 6 0 2 4 3 14 −11 2 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 15 Jun 1–1 7 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2021 (1/2 matches finished). Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(X) Assured of at least Asian Cup qualifying third round; (Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up; (Z) Eliminated from the World Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.

The group spots of Qatar and Bangladesh were swapped due to Qatar's planned participation in the 2020 Copa América. The tournament was later deferred (becoming the 2021 Copa América), and eventually Qatar withdrew from it.

India 1–2 Oman
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 22,798
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Qatar 6–0 Afghanistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,950
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Afghanistan 1–0 Bangladesh
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Qatar 0–0 India
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 12,020
Bangladesh 0–2 Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 24,570
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Oman 3–0 Afghanistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
India 1–1 Bangladesh
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 53,286
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Qatar 2–1 Oman
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 26,731
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Afghanistan 1–1 India
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Oman 4–1 Bangladesh
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Afghanistan 0–1 Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Oman 1–0 India
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 24,250
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Qatar 5–0 Bangladesh
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 1,044
Bangladesh 1–1 Afghanistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
India v Qatar
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Myanmar Mongolia
1  Japan (Q) 6 6 0 0 37 0 +37 18 Third round and Asian Cup — 7 Jun 15 Jun 10–0 6–0
2  Tajikistan 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 0–3 — 1–0 15 Jun 3–0
3  Kyrgyzstan 5 2 1 2 10 5 +5 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–2 1–1 — 7–0 7 Jun
4  Myanmar 6 2 0 4 5 23 −18 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] 0–2 4–3 11 Jun — 1–0
5  Mongolia (Z) 7 1 0 6 2 27 −25 3 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–14 0–1 1–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2021. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (Z) Eliminated from the World Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
Mongolia 1–0 Myanmar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,221
Tajikistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 17,800
Mongolia 0–1 Tajikistan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,455
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Myanmar 0–2 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Japan 6–0 Mongolia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 43,122
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Kyrgyzstan 7–0 Myanmar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Mongolia 1–2 Kyrgyzstan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 2,182
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Tajikistan 0–3 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
Myanmar 4–3 Tajikistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 7,365
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 17,543
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Myanmar 1–0 Mongolia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 17,468
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Tajikistan
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 15,873
Tajikistan 3–0 Mongolia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Ali Al Qaysi (Iraq)
Mongolia 0–14 Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Japan 10–0 Myanmar
 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Vietnam Malaysia Thailand United Arab Emirates Indonesia
1  Vietnam 5 3 2 0 5 1 +4 11 Third round and Asian Cup — 1–0 0–0 1–0 7 Jun
2  Malaysia 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 9 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 11 Jun — 2–1 1–2 2–0
3  Thailand 5 2 2 1 6 3 +3 8 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–0 15 Jun — 2–1 3 Jun
4  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 8 4 +4 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] 15 Jun 3 Jun 7 Jun — 5–0
5  Indonesia (Z) 5 0 0 5 3 16 −13 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 1–3 2–3 0–3 11 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.


Thailand 0–0 Vietnam
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 19,011
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
Indonesia 2–3 Malaysia
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Attendance: 54,659
Indonesia 0–3 Thailand
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Attendance: 11,619
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Malaysia 1–2 United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 43,200
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia
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Attendance: 38,256
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
United Arab Emirates 5–0 Indonesia
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Attendance: 6,678[note 17]
Thailand 2–1 United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 16,057
Malaysia 2–1 Thailand
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Attendance: 39,363
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Vietnam 1–0 United Arab Emirates
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Attendance: 37,879
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Malaysia 2–0 Indonesia
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Attendance: 75,044
Vietnam 0–0 Thailand
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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Thailand v Indonesia
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Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Vietnam v Indonesia
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Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Indonesia v United Arab Emirates
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Zabeel Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Malaysia v Vietnam
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Thailand v Malaysia
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Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]

Group H

North Korea withdrew from the qualifying round due to fears related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea Lebanon Turkmenistan Sri Lanka North Korea
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10 7 Third round and Asian Cup — 13 Jun 5 Jun 8–0 7 Jun
2  Lebanon 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a] 0–0 — 2–1 5 Jun 0–0
3  Turkmenistan 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–2 9 Jun — 2–0 3–1
4  Sri Lanka (Z) 4 0 0 4 0 15 −15 0 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[b] 9 Jun 0–3 0–2 — 0–1
5  North Korea (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew 0–0 2–0 15 Jun 3 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(W) Withdrew; (Z) Eliminated from the World Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. ^ The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.


North Korea Voided
(2–0)		 Lebanon
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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Sri Lanka 0–2 Turkmenistan
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Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Turkmenistan 0–2 South Korea
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Attendance: 26,000
Sri Lanka Voided
(0–1)		 North Korea
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Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
South Korea 8–0 Sri Lanka
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Attendance: 23,522
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Lebanon 2–1 Turkmenistan
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Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
North Korea Voided
(0–0)		 South Korea
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Attendance: 100
Sri Lanka 0–3 Lebanon
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Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Turkmenistan Voided
(3–1)		 North Korea
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Attendance: 26,500
Lebanon 0–0 South Korea
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Attendance: 170[note 19]
Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)
Turkmenistan 2–0 Sri Lanka
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Attendance: 26,304
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
Lebanon Voided
(0–0)		 North Korea
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Attendance: [note 19]
North Korea Canceled Sri Lanka
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Lebanon v Sri Lanka
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Turkmenistan v Lebanon
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North Korea Canceled Turkmenistan
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Ranking of runner-up teams

Group H contains only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups after North Korea withdrew from the competition. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[33]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E  Oman 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup
2 B  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7
3 H  Lebanon 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
4 D  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
5 C  Bahrain 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1 6 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[a]
6 A  China 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4 Asian Cup qualifying third round
7 F  Tajikistan 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
8 G  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2021. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Should Qatar win Group E or be among the four best runners-up, they will advance to 2023 AFC Asian Cup only. The fifth best runner-up will take Qatar's place in the World Cup qualifying third round.[4]

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

Group H contains only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups after North Korea withdrew from the competition. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.[33]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 Asian Cup qualifying third round
2 F  Myanmar 4 1 0 3 4 22 −18 3
3 E  India 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2
4 D  Yemen 4 0 2 2 5 11 −6 2
5 C  Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
6 A  Maldives 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
7 H  Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 0 15 −15 0
8 B    Nepal 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


Goalscorers

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Notes

  1. ^ Qatar have already qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as tournament hosts and are competing to qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
  2. ^ China have already qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and are competing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
  3. ^ a b c d Syria played their home matches in the United Arab Emirates because of security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.[17]
  4. ^ a b The fixtures between Guam and Syria were reversed from their original scheduled dates as the process for Syrian players to obtain United States visas would not be completed in time.[18]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Originally to be played on 31 March 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh The matches of May and June 2021 in each group will be held in a centralised venue for the group.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Originally to be played on 4 June 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Originally to be played on 26 March 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Originally to be played on 9 June 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
  10. ^ a b c d e f The home matches of Nepal against Chinese Taipei, Jordan and Kuwait were swapped with the away matches at the request of the All Nepal Football Association with consent from the opponents.[19] The only Nepali stadium that meets the required criteria for this competition is the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, which was damaged in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, and would not be repaired in time.[20]
  11. ^ After previously swapping the home-fixtures with other teams in the group due to Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu not being able to be repaired in time, Nepal then played their home-fixtures at Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan due to the AFC citing that the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium has poor infrastructure.[21]
  12. ^ a b Following an assessment of the security situation in Iraq due to the 2019 Iraqi protests, FIFA and AFC directed the Iraq Football Association to shift their home matches against Iran and Bahrain from the Basra International Stadium, Basra to a neutral ground.[22] The AFC later announced that the matches have been shifted to Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan.[23]
  13. ^ a b c Yemen played their home matches in Bahrain because of security concerns from the Yemeni Civil War.[24]
  14. ^ a b c Afghanistan played their home matches in Tajikistan because of security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[25]
  15. ^ Originally to be played on 31 March 2020, the match was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. The eventual date was approved by FIFA and the two national associations.[14]
  16. ^ The Mongolia v Japan match was played in Chiba, Japan.[26]
  17. ^ The United Arab Emirates v Indonesia match was initially announced to be played without spectators following sanctions due to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup incident between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.[27][28] The decision was later appealed by the UAEFA.[citation needed]
  18. ^ The Indonesia v Vietnam match was shifted to Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar from Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta based on an internal risk management process and analysis by the PSSI General Secretariat.[29]
  19. ^ a b The Lebanon v South Korea and the Lebanon v North Korea matches were played behind closed doors due to security reasons regarding the Lebanese protests.[31][32]

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