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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 |
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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 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 20 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | Fifth round | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — |
Bahrain ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Isa ![]() Tulio ![]() |
Report | S. Nakamura ![]() Endō ![]() K. Nakamura ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
Qatar ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Siddiq ![]() Magid Mohamed ![]() Al-Bloushi ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Uzbekistan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Chipperfield ![]() |
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Qatar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Soria ![]() |
Report | Fatadi ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Australia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Cahill ![]() Emerton ![]() Kennedy ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 34,320
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Tamada ![]() |
Report | Shatskikh ![]() |
Attendance: 55,142
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Bahrain ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Bresciano ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Qatar ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Tanaka ![]() Tamada ![]() Tulio ![]() |
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Japan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Uzbekistan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Abdulrahman ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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S. Nakamura ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 57,276
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Uzbekistan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Tadjiyev ![]() Soliev ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kennedy ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 57,292
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Bahrain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Aaish ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Uzbekistan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Okazaki ![]() |
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Qatar ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sterjovski ![]() Carney ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 39,540
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Binali ![]() |
Report | Ali Afif ![]() |
Attendance: 60,256
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Cahill ![]() |
Report | Tulio ![]() |
Attendance: 74,100
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Abdulrahman ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 14,100
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | Fifth round | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Saeed ![]() |
Report | Choe Kum-Chol ![]() An Chol-Hyok ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Harthi ![]() |
Report | Nekounam ![]() |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
North Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Hong Yong-Jo ![]() |
Report | Ki Sung-Yueng ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Khater ![]() |
Report | Otaif ![]() Al-Fraidi ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
South Korea ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Lee Keun-Ho ![]() Park Ji-sung ![]() Kwak Tae-Hwi ![]() |
Report | Al Hammadi ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Iran ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mahdavikia ![]() Nekounam ![]() |
Report | Jong Tae-Se ![]() |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Juma'a ![]() |
Report | Bagheri ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Lee Keun-Ho ![]() Park Chu-Young ![]() |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
North Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mun In-Guk ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nekounam ![]() |
Report | Park Ji-sung ![]() |
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
North Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Pak Nam-Chol ![]() Mun In-Guk ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Iran ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Shojaei ![]() |
Report | Hazazi ![]() Al-Muwallad ![]() |
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
South Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kim Chi-Woo ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Otaif ![]() Juma ![]() Hazazi ![]() |
Report | Al Shehhi ![]() Matar ![]() |
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
North Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Park Chu-Young ![]() Ki Sung-Yueng ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Attendance: 32,510
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Iran ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Karimi ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
South Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Park Ji-sung ![]() |
Report | Shojaei ![]() |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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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
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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]