2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
International football competition
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This page provides the summaries of the AFC first round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
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.
Seeding
Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.
Results
Taiwan  | 3–2 |  Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Chang Han  31'Chen Po-liang 44' (pen.)Xavier Chen 75' (pen.) |
Report | Aidil 8' Safiq 40' |
4–4 on aggregate. Malaysia won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round against Singapore.
Pakistan  | 0–0 |  Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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' |
| Laos | 6–2 (a.e.t.) | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Singto 19', 55' Sayavutthi 34'Syphasay 46'Phaphouvanin 94'Sysomvang 112' (pen.) |
Report | Chhoeun 45' Sokumpheak 75' |
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' |
| Philippines | 4–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Caligdong 20' P. Younghusband 43', 57' (pen.)Guirado 50' |
Report |
Philippines won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Kuwait.
Afghanistan  | 0–2 |  Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alyan 22' Amour 88' |
| Palestine | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Wadi 12' |
Report | Arezou 63' |
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 |
| 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' |
Vietnam won 13–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Qatar.
Timor-Leste  | 0–5 |  Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Gurung 4' (pen.) Silwal 56'J. M. Rai 59'J. Shrestha 89'S. Shrestha 90' |
Nepal won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Jordan.
Mongolia  | 1–0 |  Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Tsend-Ayuush 48' |
Report |
| Myanmar | 2–0 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Pai Soe 62' Mai Aih Naing 88' |
Report |
Myanmar won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round against Oman.
Goalscorers
There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
7 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Balal Arezou
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
Notes
- Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the first leg was played in Tajikistan.[4]
- Due to a lack of technical infrastructure in Timor-Leste, both legs were played in Nepal.[5]