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The AFC fourth roundof2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009.
The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage qualified directly to the World Cup FinalsinSouth Africa, with the two third-placed countries advancing to the AFC play-off.
The 10 teams (2 teams from each group in the third round) were divided into four pots for the draw, three containing two teams and one containing four. The seeding for the fourth round was based on that used in the third round draw, but Saudi Arabia and Japan (seeded equal 4th in that draw) were separated by a random selection held at the start of the fourth round draw. The pots were as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
The 10 teams were split into two groups of five teams each – each containing one team from each of Pots 1, 2 and 3, as well as 2 teams from Pot 4.
The top two teams in each group qualified for the World Cup Finals, with the two third-placed sides advancing to a playoff. All teams played home and away against each of the other four teams in the group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Australia
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 20 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Japan
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Bahrain
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | Fifth round | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Qatar
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Uzbekistan
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — |
| Bahrain | 2–3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Isa  87' Tulio 89' (o.g.) |
Report | S. Nakamura 18' Endō 44' (pen.) K. Nakamura 85' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
| Qatar | 3–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Siddiq 37' Magid Mohamed 73' Al-Bloushi 86' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chipperfield 26' |
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
| Qatar | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Soria 6' |
Report | Fatadi 67' |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
| Australia | 4–0 | Qatar |
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| Cahill 8' Emerton 17' (pen.), 58' Kennedy 76' |
Report |
Attendance: 34,320
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Japan | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
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| Tamada 40' |
Report | Shatskikh 27' |
Attendance: 55,142
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
| Bahrain | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bresciano 90+3' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
| Qatar | 0–3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tanaka 19' Tamada 47' Tulio 68' |
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
| Japan | 0–0 | Australia |
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| Report |
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulrahman 90+4' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Japan | 1–0 | Bahrain |
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| S. Nakamura 47' |
Report |
Attendance: 57,276
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
| Uzbekistan | 4–0 | Qatar |
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| Tadjiyev 34', 45+2', 53' Soliev 62' |
Report |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
| Australia | 2–0 | Uzbekistan |
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| Kennedy 66' Kewell 73' (pen.) |
Report |
Attendance: 57,292
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
| Bahrain | 1–0 | Qatar |
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| Aaish 52' |
Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okazaki 9' |
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
| Qatar | 0–0 | Australia |
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| Report |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
| Australia | 2–0 | Bahrain |
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| Sterjovski 55' Carney 88' |
Report |
Attendance: 39,540
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
| Japan | 1–1 | Qatar |
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| Al-Binali 3' (o.g.) |
Report | Ali Afif 53' (pen.) |
Attendance: 60,256
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Australia | 2–1 | Japan |
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| Cahill 59', 77' |
Report | Tulio 39' |
Attendance: 74,100
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Bahrain | 1–0 | Uzbekistan |
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| Abdulrahman 73' |
Report |
Attendance: 14,100
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | South Korea
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | North Korea
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Saudi Arabia
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | Fifth round | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Iran
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8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | United Arab Emirates
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | North Korea |
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| Saeed 86' |
Report | Choe Kum-Chol 72' An Chol-Hyok 81' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Iran |
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| Al-Harthi 29' |
Report | Nekounam 81' |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
| North Korea | 1–1 | South Korea |
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| Hong Yong-Jo 64' (pen.) |
Report | Ki Sung-Yueng 69' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
| United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Khater 23' |
Report | Otaif 69' Al-Fraidi 73' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
| South Korea | 4–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Lee Keun-Ho 20', 80' Park Ji-sung 26' Kwak Tae-Hwi 89' |
Report | Al Hammadi 72' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
| Iran | 2–1 | North Korea |
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| Mahdavikia 9' Nekounam 63' |
Report | Jong Tae-Se 72' |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
| United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Iran |
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| Juma'a 19' |
Report | Bagheri 81' |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | South Korea |
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| Report | Lee Keun-Ho 76' Park Chu-Young 90+2' |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
| North Korea | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Mun In-Guk 28' |
Report |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Iran | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam 58' |
Report | Park Ji-sung 81' |
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
| North Korea | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Pak Nam-Chol 51' Mun In-Guk 90+3' |
Report |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
| Iran | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Shojaei 57' |
Report | Hazazi 79' Al-Muwallad 87' |
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
| South Korea | 1–0 | North Korea |
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| Kim Chi-Woo 86' |
Report |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
| Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Otaif 4' (pen.) Juma 70' (o.g.) Hazazi 85' |
Report | Al Shehhi 38' Matar 45+1' |
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| North Korea | 0–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
| United Arab Emirates | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Park Chu-Young 9' Ki Sung-Yueng 37' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
| South Korea | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Report |
Attendance: 32,510
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
| Iran | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Karimi 53' |
Report |
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| South Korea | 1–1 | Iran |
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| Park Ji-sung 82' |
Report | Shojaei 52' |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | North Korea |
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| Report |
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
There were 80 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
3 goals
Javad Nekounam Lee Keun-Ho Park Ji-sung Farhod Tadjiyev2 goals
Joshua Kennedy Mahmood Abdulrahman Masoud Shojaei Shunsuke Nakamura Keiji Tamada Marcus Tulio Tanaka Mun In-Guk Naif Hazazi Abdoh Otaif Ki Sung-Yueng Park Chu-Young1 goal
David Carney Scott Chipperfield Harry Kewell Mile Sterjovski Faouzi Mubarak Aaish Abdulla Baba Fatadi Salman Isa Karim Bagheri Ali Karimi Mehdi Mahdavikia Yasuhito Endō Kengo Nakamura Shinji Okazaki Tatsuya Tanaka An Chol-Hyok Choe Kum-Chol Hong Yong-Jo Jong Tae-Se Pak Nam-Chol Ali Afif Talal Al-Bloushi Magid Mohamed Majdi Siddiq Sebastián Soria Ahmed Al-Fraidi Saad Al-Harthi Osama Al-Muwallad Kim Chi-Woo Kwak Tae-Hwi Ismail Al Hammadi Mohammed Al Shehhi Abdulrahim Jumaa Subait Khater Ismail Matar Bashir Saeed Maksim Shatskikh Anvarjon Soliev1 own goal
Marcus Tulio Tanaka (against Bahrain) Ahmed Faris Al-Binali (against Japan) Fares Juma (against Saudi Arabia)Several Iranian players started their away match against South Korea wearing green armbandsorwristbands, a symbol of protest at the outcome of the Iranian presidential election.[3] Most removed them at half-time. The newspaper Iran reported that Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hosein Kaebi, and Vahid Hashemian had received life bans from the Iranian FA for the gesture.[4] However, the Iranian FA denied this claim in a response to FIFA's inquiry saying that "the comments in foreign media are nothing but lies and a mischievous act."[5] The Iran national team head coach Afshin Ghotbi also confirmed that it was a rumour and Iranian FA "has not taken any official stand on this issue."[6]