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Dates | 1 September 2016 β 5 September 2017 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 117 (1.95 per match) |
Attendance | 1,950,068 (32,501 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The third round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 1 September 2016 to 5 September 2017. [1]
A total of twelve teams which advanced from the second round (the eight group winners and the four best group runners-up) were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.
Group ( Second round) |
Winners | Runners-up ( Best 4) |
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The draw for the third round was held on 12 April 2016, at 16:30 MST ( UTC+8), at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2] [3]
The seeding were based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2016 (shown in parentheses below). [4] The twelve teams were seeded into six pots: [5]
Each group contained one team from each of the six pots. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot of each team.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Italicised teams qualified for the fourth round.
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Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers |
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 22 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 1β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 2β0 | |
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | 0β0 | — | 1β0 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | ||
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10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Fourth round | 0β0 | 0β0 | — | 1β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | |
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 13 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | — | 2β0 | 1β0 | ||
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β0 | — | 0β0 | ||
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | 0β1 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β2 | — |
South Korea ![]() | 3β2 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | 2β0 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 0β0 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 0β0 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 0β1 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 3β2 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 0β1 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 0β1 | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 2β1 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 0β0 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 0β0 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 0β1 | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 2β2 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 3β2 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 3β1 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 1β2 | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | 2β2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 20 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 4β0 | |
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 | 1β0 | — | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 1β0 | ||
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10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 19 | Fourth round | 1β1 | 3β2 | — | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | |
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 0β1 | — | 2β0 | 3β1 | ||
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β0 | — | 4β0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 2 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | — |
Japan ![]() | 1β2 | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 1β2 | ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0β1 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 2β1 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2β2 | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | 1β1 | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 4β0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3β0 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 2β1 | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 1β1 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 0β3 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | 3β2 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 1β1 | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 1β1 | ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2β1 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 1β2 | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | 2β1 | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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There were 129 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.15 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal