2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
The third round[note 1] of AFC matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 2 September 2021 to 29 March 2022.[1][2][3]
Contents
Format
The twelve teams that advanced from the second round (the seven group winners excluding Qatar and the five 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 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round. World Cup hosts Qatar won Group E in the second round (which meant they advanced to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals) but were not required to qualify for the World Cup.
Qualified teams
| Group (Second round) |
Winners | Best 5 Runners-up[note 2] |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Syria |
 China PR |
| B |  Australia |
— |
| C |  Iran |
 Iraq |
| D |  Saudi Arabia |
— |
| E |  Qatar |
 Oman |
| F |  Japan |
— |
| G |  United Arab Emirates |
 Vietnam |
| H |  South Korea |
 Lebanon |
Draw and seeding
The draw for the third round was held on 1 July 2021 at 15:00 MST (UTC+8), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]
The seeding for the draw was based on a special release of the FIFA Men's World Rankings for Asian teams on 18 June 2021 (shown in parentheses below).[6]
Each group contained one team from each of the six pots.
Note: Bolded teams qualified directly for the World Cup. Italicised teams qualified for the fourth round.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
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| Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Schedule
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, FIFA announced on 12 August 2020 that the upcoming qualifying matches originally scheduled for 2020 were moved to 2021,[7] and on 11 November, the AFC Competitions Committee also announced that the final round of the Asian qualifiers would begin in September 2021 and be finished by March 2022.[8]
| Matchday | Date | Original date |
|---|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 2 September 2021 | 3 September 2020 |
| Matchday 2 | 7 September 2021 | 8 September 2020 |
| Matchday 3 | 7 October 2021 | 13 October 2020 |
| Matchday 4 | 12 October 2021 | 12 November 2020 |
| Matchday 5 | 11 November 2021 | 17 November 2020 |
| Matchday 6 | 16 November 2021 | 25 March 2021 |
| Matchday 7 | 27 January 2022 | 30 March 2021 |
| Matchday 8 | 1 February 2022 | 8 June 2021 |
| Matchday 9 | 24 March 2022 | 7 September 2021 |
| Matchday 10 | 29 March 2022 | 12 October 2021 |
Groups
Group A
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| Iraq |
0–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 7]
Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
| Iraq |
0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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| Syria |
0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 6]
Attendance: 310 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
Group B
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| Japan |
0–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Suita City Football Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 4,853 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| Australia |
3–0 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 8][10]
Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| Saudi Arabia |
3–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| China PR |
0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 9][11]
Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| China PR |
3–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 9]
Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| Australia |
3–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 8][12]
Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| Oman |
3–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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| Vietnam |
0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 11,022 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| China PR |
1–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 9]
Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand) |
| China PR |
1–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 9]
Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| Vietnam |
3–1 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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| Oman |
2–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| China PR |
1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Zhu Chenjie  82' (pen.) |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Al-Shehri 45+1' |
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Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 9]
Attendance: 200 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
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See also
Notes
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- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia Matches, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
- FIFA World Cup 2022, stats.the-AFC.com
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