This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties.[1][2] The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
The matches were held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 29 June 2011 and second legs on 2 and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round of the Asian qualifiers.
Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Malaysia 
|
4–4 (a) |  Chinese Taipei
|
2–1 | 2–3 |
Bangladesh 
|
3–0 |  Pakistan
|
3–0 | 0–0 |
Cambodia 
|
6–8 |  Laos
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4–2 | 2–6 (a.e.t.) |
Sri Lanka 
|
1–5 |  Philippines
|
1–1 | 0–4 |
Afghanistan 
|
1–3 |  Palestine
|
0–2 | 1–1 |
Vietnam 
|
13–1 |  Macau
|
6–0 | 7–1 |
Nepal 
|
7–1 |  East Timor
|
2–1 | 5–0 |
Mongolia 
|
1–2 |  Myanmar
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Malaysia | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
Safiq  28'Aidil 54' |
Report | Chen Po-liang 76' |
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
| Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Chang Han 31' Chen Po-liang 44' (pen.)X. Chen 75' (pen.) |
Report | Aidil 8' Safiq 40' |
Attendance: 16,768
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
4–4 on aggregate. Malaysia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Singapore.
| Bangladesh | 3–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ameli 1' Hossain 22'Karim 56' |
Report |
Attendance: 5,326
Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)
| Pakistan | 0–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
Bangladesh won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Lebanon.
| Cambodia | 4–2 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Laboravy 52' El Nasa 58', 89'Sokumpheak 68' |
Report | Phomsouvanh 10', 61' |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)
| Laos | 6–2 (a.e.t.) | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Singto 19', 55' Sayavutthi 34'Syphasay 46'Phaphouvanin 94'Sysomvang 112' (pen.) |
Report | Chhoeun 45' Sokumpheak 75' |
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Laos won 8–6 on aggregate after extra time and advanced to the second round against China.
| Sri Lanka | 1–1 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Gunaratne 43' |
Report | Burkey 50' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
| Philippines | 4–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Caligdong 20' P. Younghusband 43', 57' (pen.)Guirado 50' |
Report |
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)
Philippines won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Kuwait.
| Afghanistan | 0–2 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alyan 22' Amour 88' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nasser Darwish (Jordan)
| Palestine | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Wadi 12' |
Report | Arezou 63' |
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)
Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Thailand.
| Vietnam | 6–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Công Vinh 20', 36', 42' (pen.) Phạm Thành Lương 62'Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh 67'Nguyễn Văn Quyết 89' |
Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
| Macau | 1–7 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Leong Ka Hang 59' |
Report | Huỳnh Quang Thanh 2', 86' Nguyễn Quang Hải 23'Lê Công Vinh 29', 42', 74', 82' |
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Vietnam won 13–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Qatar.
| Nepal | 2–1 | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| A. Gurung 15' (pen.) J. M. Rai 70' |
Report | Kik 47' |
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
| East Timor | 0–5 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Gurung 4' (pen.) Silwal 56'J. M. Rai 59'J. Shrestha 89'S. Shrestha 90' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lee Min-hu (Korea Republic)
Nepal won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Jordan.
| Mongolia | 1–0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Tsend-Ayuush 48' |
Report |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (Korea Republic)
| Myanmar | 2–0 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Pai Soe 62' Mai Aih Naing 88' |
Report |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
Myanmar won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Oman.
There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
7 goals
2 goals
Kouch Sokumpheak Chen Po-liang Manolom Phomsouvanh Lamnao Singto Aidil Zafuan Safiq Rahim Anil Gurung Ju Manu Rai Phil Younghusband Huỳnh Quang Thanh1 goal
Jahid Hasan Ameli Mohamed Zahid Hossain Rezaul Karim Chhin Chhoeun Khoun Laboravy Chang Han Xavier Chen Visay Phaphouvanin Khampheng Sayavutthi Souliya Syphasay Kanlaya Sysomvang Leong Ka Hang
Khürelbaataryn Tsend-Ayuush Mai Aih Naing Pai Soe Jagajeet Shrestha Sujal Shrestha Bhola Silwal Murad Alyan Ismail Al-Amour Houssam Wadi Nate Burkey Emelio Caligdong Ángel Guirado Chathura Gunaratne João Kik Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Nguyễn Quang Hải Nguyễn Văn Quyết Phạm Thành Lương