2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
The AFC second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, which also served as the second round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, was played from 5 September 2019 to 15 June 2021.[1][2][3]
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| Dates | 5 September 2019 – 15 June 2021 |
| Teams | 40 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 157 |
| Goals scored | 519 (3.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,598,753 (10,183 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ali Mabkhout(11 goals) |
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Format
A total of forty 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.
Seven group winners (excluding Qatar, who had already qualified to the World Cup as tournament hosts) and the five best runners-up advanced to the third round.
Matches in this round were also part of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign.[4] The twelve teams which advanced to the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualification and Qatar, as group winners, automatically qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5] Twenty-four teams (22 of which advanced directly and two which advanced from an additional play-off round)[6] played in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualification to decide the remaining eleven teams. In total, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup featured 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.[7]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of June 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[8]
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the Third round.
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† First round winners
W Withdrew after five matches
Schedule
The schedule of each matchday was 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.[9] 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 all individuals' safety meets the required standards.[10][11] 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.[12] On 12 August, FIFA announced that the matches scheduled for October and November 2020 would be rescheduled to 2021.[13][14]
On 11 November 2020, the AFC Competitions Committee agreed at its third meeting that all second-round matches should be completed by 15 June 2021 with matchdays 7 and 8 in March and 9 and 10 in June.[3] On the same day, however, FIFA, along with the Bangladeshi and Qatari associations, approved the only second-round match originally scheduled for 2020, Qatar versus Bangladesh, which was played on 4 December.[15]
On 19 February 2021, FIFA and AFC postponed most of the upcoming matches to June.[16]
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). Qatar eventually withdrew.
| Matchday | Date(s) | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 5 September 2019 | 3 v 2, 5 v 4 |
| Matchday 2 | 10 September 2019 | 4 v 1, 5 v 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 10 October 2019 | 1 v 5, 2 v 4 |
| Matchday 4 | 15 October 2019 | 5 v 2, 3 v 1 |
| Matchday 5 | 14 November 2019 | 4 v 3, 2 v 1 |
| Matchday 6 | 19 November 2019 | 2 v 3, 4 v 5 |
| Matchday 7 | 25 March, 28 May and 3 June 2021 | 1 v 4, 3 v 5 |
| Matchday 8 | 4 December 2020, 30 March and 7 & 9 June 2021 | 5 v 1, 4 v 2 |
| Matchday 9 | 30 March, 30 May and 11 June 2021 | 2 v 5, 1 v 3 |
| Matchday 10 | 13 and 15 June 2021 | 3 v 4, 1 v 2 |
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| 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.[17]
- 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 hosted rather than Iran).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Syria
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 21 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | China[a]
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 19 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Philippines
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–5 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Maldives
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 7 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Guam
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
- ^ China qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation. They withdrew as the host in May 2022.
| Guam | 0–1 | Maldives |
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Attendance: 714
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
| Syria | 2–1 | Maldives |
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Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
| Syria | 4–0 | Guam |
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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 3]
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
| Syria | 2–1 | China |
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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 3]
Attendance: 6,950
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
| Maldives | 3–1 | Guam |
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| Syria | 1–0 | Philippines |
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Attendance: 2,445
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
| Guam | 0–7 | China |
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Attendance: 29,222
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
| Maldives | 0–4 | Syria |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
| Guam | 0–3 | Syria |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
| China | 2–0 | Philippines |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
| Philippines | 3–0 | Guam |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
| China | 5–0 | Maldives |
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| Philippines | 1–1 | Maldives |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
| China | 3–1 | Syria |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Goalscorers
There were 73 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.65 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Zhang Linpeng (against Syria)
- Marcus Lopez (against Philippines)
- Travis Nicklaw (against Maldives)
Group B
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| 1 | Australia
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 24 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Kuwait
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 7–0 | 9–0 | |
| 3 | Jordan
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Nepal
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 1–7 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Nepal |
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| Kuwait | 9–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
| Jordan | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Attendance: 2,260
| Nepal | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
| Australia | 3–0 | Kuwait |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
| Nepal | 0–3 | Jordan |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
| Australia | 5–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
| Nepal | 0–3 | Australia |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
| Kuwait | 0–0 | Jordan |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
| Australia | 1–0 | Jordan |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
| Chinese Taipei | 1–2 | Kuwait |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Goalscorers
There were 68 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Martin Boyle
- Ajdin Hrustic
- Fran Karacic
- Aaron Mooy
- Trent Sainsbury
- Chen Yi-wei
- Gao Wei-jie
- Wen Chih-hao
- Wu Chun-ching
- Salem Al-Ajalin
- Yazan Al-Arab
- Hamza Al-Dardour
- Ahmed Samir
- Feras Shelbaieh
- Redha Abujabarah
- Faisal Ajab Al-Azemi
- Mobarak Al-Faneeni
- Shabib Al-Khaldi
- Hussain Al-Musawi
- Fahad Al Ansari
- Fahad Al Hajeri
- Abdullah Mawei
- Faisal Zayid
- Nawayug Shrestha
1 own goal
- Chen Wei-chuan (against Kuwait)
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Iran
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8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 14–0 | |
| 2 | Iraq
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 17 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Bahrain
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 15 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Cambodia
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 44 | −42 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–10 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Cambodia | 1–1 | Hong Kong |
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| Hong Kong | 0–2 | Iran |
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| Iran | 14–0 | Cambodia |
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| Iraq | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
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Attendance: 32,340
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
| Iraq | 2–1 | Iran |
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Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
| Iraq | 0–0 | Bahrain |
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Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 12]
Attendance: 10,366
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
| Iran | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
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| Bahrain | 8–0 | Cambodia |
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| Iraq | 4–1 | Cambodia |
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| Cambodia | 0–10 | Iran |
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| Hong Kong | 0–1 | Iraq |
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| Iran | 1–0 | Iraq |
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| Bahrain | 4–0 | Hong Kong |
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Goalscorers
There were 69 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Mohammed Al-Hardan
- Mohamed Al-Romaihi
- Jasim Al-Shaikh
- Sayed Dhiya Saeed
- Keo Sokpheng
- Soeuy Visal
- Cheng Siu Kwan
- James Ha
- Roberto
- Tan Chun Lok
- Vahid Amiri
- Mehdi Ghayedi
- Ali Gholizadeh
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- Hossein Kanaanizadegan
- Shojae Khalilzadeh
- Mehrdad Mohammadi
- Milad Mohammadi
- Morteza Pouraliganji
- Alaa Abbas
- Amjad Attwan
- Ibrahim Bayesh
- Safaa Hadi
- Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf
- Bashar Resan
1 own goal
- Soeuy Visal (against Iran)
- Sor Rotana (against Iran)
- Fung Hing Wa (against Iraq)
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 20 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Uzbekistan
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 15 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Palestine
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Singapore
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Yemen
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
| Yemen | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa (Bahrain)[note 13]
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
| Uzbekistan | 5–0 | Yemen |
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| Singapore | 1–3 | Uzbekistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Yemen | 1–0 | Palestine |
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Sheikh Ali Bin Mohamad Stadium, Muharraq (Bahrain)[note 13]
Attendance: 530
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | Palestine |
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| Yemen | 1–2 | Singapore |
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Sheikh Ali Bin Mohamad Stadium, Muharraq (Bahrain)[note 13]
Attendance: 650
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
| Saudi Arabia | 5–0 | Palestine |
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| Palestine | 4–0 | Singapore |
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King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 294
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Yemen |
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Attendance: 4,382
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
| Uzbekistan | 5–0 | Singapore |
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King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 75
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
| Yemen | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
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Attendance: 230
| Singapore | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 4,879
Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)
| Palestine | 3–0 | Yemen |
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King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)[note 6]
Attendance: 430
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Goalscorers
There were 62 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Qatar[a]
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 22 | Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Oman
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8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | India
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Bangladesh
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
- ^ Qatar has already qualified for the World Cup as the host nation. They are later selected as host replacement within the qualified teams of the Asian Cup.
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.
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Attendance: 5,000
| Oman | 3–0 | Afghanistan |
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| India | 1–1 | Bangladesh |
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| Afghanistan | 1–1 | India |
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Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)[note 14]
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
| Oman | 4–1 | Bangladesh |
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| Afghanistan | 0–1 | Qatar |
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Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)[note 14]
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
| Bangladesh | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
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| India | 0–1 | Qatar |
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| Bangladesh | 0–2 | India |
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| Oman | 0–1 | Qatar |
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Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
| Afghanistan | 1–2 | Oman |
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Goalscorers
There were 48 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Ovays Azizi (against India)
Group F
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| 1 | Japan
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | +44 | 24 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 10–0 | |
| 2 | Tajikistan
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 13 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | Mongolia
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 6 | 0–14 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Myanmar
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 6 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–8 | 1–0 | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7–0 | Myanmar |
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Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
| Myanmar | 4–3 | Tajikistan |
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| Tajikistan | 3–0 | Mongolia |
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| Mongolia | 0–14 | Japan |
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
| Tajikistan | 4–0 | Myanmar |
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Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka (Japan)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Goalscorers
There were 88 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match.
9 goals
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Wataru Endo
- Genki Haraguchi
- Kento Hashimoto
- Ko Itakura
- Hayao Kawabe
- Kensuke Nagai
- Yuto Nagatomo
- Shoya Nakajima
- Sho Sasaki
- Maya Yoshida
- Abay Bokoleyev
- Valery Kichin
- Tamirlan Kozubaev
- Farhat Musabekov
- Tursunali Rustamov
- Dölgöön Amaraa
- Oyunbaataryn Mijiddorj
- Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal
- Aung Thu
- Maung Maung Lwin
- Sheriddin Boboev
- Davronjon Ergashev
- Jahongir Ergashev
- Ehson Panjshanbe
- Komron Tursunov
- Farkhod Vosiyev
1 own goal
- Khash-Erdene Tuya (against Japan)
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates
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8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Vietnam
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 17 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Malaysia
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 12 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Thailand
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Indonesia
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — |
| Indonesia | 2–3 | Malaysia |
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| Indonesia | 0–3 | Thailand |
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| Malaysia | 1–2 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Indonesia | 1–3 | Vietnam |
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Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
| Malaysia | 2–0 | Indonesia |
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| Thailand | 2–2 | Indonesia |
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Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
| Vietnam | 4–0 | Indonesia |
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Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 225
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)
| Indonesia | 0–5 | United Arab Emirates |
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Zabeel Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 963
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Vietnam |
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| United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | Vietnam |
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| Thailand | 0–1 | Malaysia |
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Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 142
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Goalscorers
There were 60 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
11 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Kadek Agung
- Evan Dimas
- Irfan Bachdim
- Brendan Gan
- Guilherme
- Theerathon Bunmathan
- Teerasil Dangda
- Adisak Kraisorn
- Suphanat Mueanta
- Ekanit Panya
- Chanathip Songkrasin
- Narubadin Weerawatnodom
- Tareq Ahmed
- Caio Canedo
- Khalil Ibrahim
- Mohammed Jumaa
- Mahmoud Khamees
- Ali Salmeen
- Sebastián Tagliabúe
- Đỗ Duy Mạnh
- Nguyễn Công Phượng
- Trần Minh Vương
- Vũ Văn Thanh
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | South Korea
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 16 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 2 | Lebanon
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | |||
| 3 | Turkmenistan
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Sri Lanka
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | |||
| 5 | North Korea[a]
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — |
- ^ North Korea withdrew due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore the results of their matches were excluded from the group standings.[32][33]
| North Korea | Voided (2–0) | Lebanon |
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| Sri Lanka | Voided (0–1) | North Korea |
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| South Korea | 8–0 | Sri Lanka |
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| North Korea | Voided (0–0) | South Korea |
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| Turkmenistan | Voided (3–1) | North Korea |
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| Lebanon | Voided (0–0) | North Korea |
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| North Korea | Cancelled | Sri Lanka |
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| South Korea | 5–0 | Turkmenistan |
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| Turkmenistan | 3–2 | Lebanon |
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| Sri Lanka | 0–5 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 2–1 | Lebanon |
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| North Korea | Cancelled | Turkmenistan |
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Goyang Stadium, Goyang (South Korea)[note 6]
Goalscorers
There were 50 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ranking of runner-up teams
Group H contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups after North Korea withdrew. 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 |
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| 1 | A | China[a]
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 13 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
| 2 | E | Oman
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | C | Iraq
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | G | Vietnam
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | |
| 5 | H | Lebanon
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | |
| 6 | F | Tajikistan
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 7 | D | Uzbekistan
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 | |
| 8 | B | Kuwait
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 |
- ^ China already qualified for the Asian Cup as host nation. They withdrew their hosting right in May 2022.
Ranking of fifth-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | F | Myanmar
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 2 | D | Yemen
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 | |
| 3 | E | Bangladesh
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 2 | |
| 4 | G | Indonesia
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round |
| 5 | C | Cambodia
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 44 | −42 | 1 | |
| 6 | B | Chinese Taipei
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 0 | |
| 7 | A | Guam
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes
- ^ Qatar already qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as tournament hosts and were competing to qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. They were later selected as host replacement within the qualified teams of the Asian Cup.
- ^ China PR had already qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and were competing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They relinquished their hosting right in May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Syria played their home matches in the United Arab Emirates because of security concerns from the Syrian civil war.[18]
- ^ 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.[19]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 played in May and June 2021 were held in a single centralised venue chosen per group.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.[20] The only Nepali stadium that meets the required criteria for this competition is the Dasarath Rangasala, which was damaged in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, and would not be repaired in time.[21]
- ^ After previously swapping the home fixtures with other teams in the group due to Dasarath Rangasala, 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.[22]
- ^ a b Following an assessment of the security situation in Iraq due to the 2019–2021 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.[23][24] The AFC later announced that the matches had been shifted to Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan.[25]
- ^ a b c Yemen played their home matches in Bahrain because of security concerns from the Yemeni Civil War.[26]
- ^ a b c Afghanistan played their home matches in Tajikistan because of security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[27]
- ^ 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.[15]
- ^ The Mongolia v Japan match was played in Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions in Mongolia.[28]
- ^ 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.[29][30] The decision was later appealed by the UAEFA, and was successful.
- ^ 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.[31]
- ^ a b The Lebanon matches versus South Korea and North Korea were played behind closed doors due to security reasons regarding the Lebanese protests.[34][35]
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External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia Matches: Round 2, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
- AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
- Preliminary Joint Qualification 2022, stats.the-AFC.com