2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) – Wikipedia
| Dates | 12 March 2015 – 10 October 2017 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 46 (from 1 confederation) |
| Matches played | 226 |
| Goals scored | 665 (2.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,377,585 (19,370 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi[A] Ahmed Khalil (16 goals each) |
← 2014 2022 → Top 10 tiền đạo xuất sắc nhất thế giới hiện nayThe Asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which were members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (four direct slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for AFC teams.[1] | |
On 16 April 2014, the AFC Executive Committee approved a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019.[2][3] Therefore, the first two rounds of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers also acted as qualifiers for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
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Format[edit]
The qualification structure was as follows:[2][4]
- First round: Twelve teams (ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: Forty teams (ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
- Third round: The twelve teams (an increase from ten for 2014) which had advanced from the second round 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.
- Fourth round: The two third-placed teams of each group from the third round played home-and-away over two legs. The winners advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Entrants[edit]
The 46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification.[5] In order to determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round, the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 were used (shown in parentheses), as those were the latest published rankings prior to the first round draw. The FIFA Rankings of January 2015 were also used for seeding of the first round draw; however, for seeding in the second round and third round draws, the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to those draws were used.
Schedule[edit]
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[7][8][9]
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The inter-confederation play-offs were scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.[10]
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First round[edit]
The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[11]
- Notes
- ^ a b cTimor-Leste won the first leg 4–1 and the second leg 1–0, thus winning 5–1 on aggregate and advancing to the Second Round. On 12 December 2017 FIFA awarded both matches 3–0 to Mongolia due to Timor-Leste fielding numerous ineligible players. However, this was long after the Second Round had been played, so Timor-Leste advanced and Mongolia were not reinstated.
Second round[edit]
The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12][13]
Summary[edit]
Qualified for the Third Round and Asian Cup as winners or top four runners-up
Advanced to the Third Asian Cup qualifying round as bottom four runners-up, third place, or top four fourth placed team
Advanced to the AFC Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.
Denotes a team that was disqualified as a result of a FIFA suspension.
Groups[edit]
| 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):[14]
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Group A[edit]
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Source: FIFA
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e f Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[15] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
- ^ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match was awarded as 0–3, after being abandoned at 1–2 after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch.[16][17]
Group B[edit]
Group C[edit]
Group D[edit]
Source: FIFA
Notes:
- ^ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[18] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
Group E[edit]
Group F[edit]
Group G[edit]
Source: FIFA
Notes:
- ^ a b c dDuring this stage the Kuwait Football Association was suspended after the country had failed to comply with a decision from FIFA that its sports law had to be changed. The three remaining matches involving Kuwait – away v Myanmar, home v Laos, and away v South Korea – were not played as scheduled, and were eventually awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait’s opponents. Kuwait was also unable to compete in the Third Round of the Asian Cup qualifying, to which it would have advanced based on its ranking.
Group H[edit]
Source: FIFA
Notes:
- ^ FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.[19]
Ranking of runner-up teams[edit]
To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria were used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Fair play points
- Drawing of lots
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[20]
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
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Third round[edit]
The third round consisted of two groups of six teams. The first two teams in each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The two third-placed teams proceeded to the fourth round.
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.[21][22]
Groups[edit]
| 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):[23]
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Group A[edit]
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Group B[edit]
Fourth round[edit]
The two third-placed teams in each group from the third round played against each other home-and-away over two legs to determine which team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
The order of legs was announced during the draw for the third round.[24] Syria played their home match, as with all their home matches in the third round, in Malaysia due to the war time condition in Syria.[25]
Intercontinental play-offs[edit]
The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg.[26] The fifth-placed team from AFC was drawn against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF, with the AFC team hosting the second leg.[27]
Qualified teams[edit]
The following five teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iran | Third Round Group A winners | 12 June 2017 | 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) |
 Japan | Third Round Group B winners | 31 August 2017 | 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
 South Korea | Third Round Group A runners-up | 5 September 2017 | 9 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
 Saudi Arabia | Third Round Group B runners-up | 5 September 2017 | 4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) |
 Australia | CONCACAF v AFC play-off winners | 15 November 2017 | 4 (19742, 20062, 2010, 2014) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC in 1974 and 2006 (qualifying took place until 2005 and they left the OFC and joined the AFC in 2006).
Top goalscorers[edit]
- 16 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each round:
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d eThis player’s goal tally includes one or more goals which the player scored in matches that were subsequently forfeited, but which FIFA still continued to count in its statistics.
See also[edit]
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
- Preliminary Joint Qualification 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
- FIFA World Cup 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
