The AFC third round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. The round began on 6 February 2008 and finished on 22 June 2008.
The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the fourth round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.
The 20 teams (five teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round, and four winners from the second round) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:
Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
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The 20 teams were split into five groups of four teams each, with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group.
The top two teams in each group qualified for the fourth round.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Fourth round | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Qatar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
Iraq | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
China | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Iraq | 1–1 | China |
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H.M. Mohammed 51' ( pen.) | Report | Zheng Zhi 75' |
Qatar | 2–0 | Iraq |
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Fábio César 1', 62' | Report |
Iraq | 1–0 | Australia |
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E. Mohammed 28' | Report |
China | 1–2 | Iraq |
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Zhou Haibin 33' | Report |
E. Mohammed 41' Akram 67' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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Japan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Fourth round | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
Bahrain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
Oman | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
Thailand | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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South Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Fourth round | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
North Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 12 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
Jordan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
Turkmenistan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
South Korea | 4–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Kwak Tae-hwi 43' Seol Ki-hyeon 57', 85' Park Ji-sung 73' |
Report |
Jordan | 0–1 | North Korea |
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Report | Hong Yong-jo 44' |
North Korea | 0–0 | South Korea |
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Report |
Turkmenistan | 0–2 | Jordan |
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Report |
Al-Bzour 33' Bawab 86' |
South Korea | 2–2 | Jordan |
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Park Ji-sung 39' Park Chu-young 48' ( pen.) |
Report | Abdel-Fattah 73', 80' |
Turkmenistan | 0–0 | North Korea |
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Report |
North Korea | 1–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Choe Kum-chol 72' | Report |
Jordan | 0–1 | South Korea |
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Report | Park Chu-young 24' ( pen.) |
North Korea | 2–0 | Jordan |
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Hong Yong-jo 44', 72' | Report |
Turkmenistan | 1–3 | South Korea |
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Ovekov 77' ( pen.) | Report | Kim Do-heon 14', 86', 90+3' ( pen.) |
South Korea | 0–0 | North Korea |
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Report |
Jordan | 2–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Abdel Fattah 66' 67' | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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Uzbekistan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 15 [a] | Fourth round | — | 3–0 | 3–0 [b] | 3–0 | |
Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 15 [a] | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
Singapore | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | 3–7 | 0–3 [b] | — | 2–0 | ||
Lebanon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Lebanon | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
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Report | Ahmedov 44' |
Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Singapore |
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Al-Qahtani 38' Mouath 81' |
Report |
Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Kapadze 45+1' Shatskikh 65' Djeparov 67' ( pen.) |
Report |
Singapore | 3–7 | Uzbekistan |
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Äurić 16' Mustafić 31' ( pen.) Wilkinson 73' |
Report |
Kapadze 10' Karpenko 22' Djeparov 34', 44' Denisov 42' Ibrahimov 62' Shatskikh 88' |
Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Lebanon |
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Al-Qahtani 45', 90+1' Hawsawi 65' Tukar 83' |
Report | El Ali 43' |
Uzbekistan | 3–0 Awarded [note 3] | Singapore |
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Geynrikh 80' | Report |
Lebanon | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Ghaddar 90+3' | Report | Tukar 45+2', 60' |
Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Lebanon |
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Ahmedov 50', 63' Djeparov 90+4' |
Report |
Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Uzbekistan |
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Ab. Otaif 5' Mouath 36', 88' Al-Harthi 56' |
Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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Iran | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | Fourth round | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | ||
Syria | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
Kuwait | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | — |
United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Kuwait |
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Al Shehhi 14' Khalil 53' |
Report |
Syria | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Chaabo 2' | Report | Matar 54' |
Iran | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Report |
Syria | 1–0 | Kuwait |
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Al-Hussain 52' | Report |
United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Iran |
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Report | Zandi 8' |
United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | Syria |
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Matar 83' ( pen.) | Report |
Al Hussain 34', 51' Malki 90+3' |
There were 137 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal