2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round
International football competition
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This page provides the summaries of the AFC fourth round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
The fourth round saw the five group winners and five group runners-up from the third round split into two groups of five.[1] The top two teams from each group advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, while the two third-placed teams advanced to the fifth round.
Seeding
The draw for round four was held on 9 March 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[2] with the teams seeded according to their March 2012 FIFA Ranking.[3] The FIFA rankings used were released on 7 March 2012 and included all matches from the third round of Asian Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4] The ten teams (shown below with their March 2012 FIFA Ranking in brackets, and their positions in the third round in small brackets)[5] are split into five pots, with each group containing a team from each pot.[6]
Groups
The matches were played from 3 June 2012 to 18 June 2013.[1]
As the last matchday overlaps with the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup (which commences on 15 June 2013), the fourth round draw was adjusted to ensure Japan (the representative of the AFC for the Confederations Cup) received a bye on 18 June 2013, by placing them on Position 5 (instead of Position 2 where Japan were supposed to be placed as of the date of draw) in their group in order not to play on the last matchday.[7]
Lebanon defender Ramez Dayoub was convicted of match-fixing after his back pass led to the only goal of the match in a 1–0 defeat by Qatar.[8] Dayoub was suspended for life by the Lebanese Football Association.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 16 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | South Korea |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Uzbekistan |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | Fifth round | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Qatar |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Lebanon |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Khalatbari  90+3' |
| Lebanon | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Saadi 34' |
Report | Hasanov 12' |
| Qatar | 1–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 22' |
Report | Lee Keun-ho 26', 80' Kwak Tae-hwi 55'Kim Shin-wook 64' |
| South Korea | 3–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Bo-kyung 30', 48' Koo Ja-cheol 90' |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 2–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ki Sung-yueng 13' (o.g.) Tursunov 59' |
Report | Filiposyan 44' (o.g.) Lee Dong-gook 57' |
| Qatar | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tursunov 13' |
| Iran | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam 76' |
Report |
| Iran | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bakayev 71' |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Keun-ho 60' Son Heung-min 90+6' |
Report | Ibrahim 63' |
| Uzbekistan | 1–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Djeparov 63' |
Report |
| Qatar | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ghoochannejhad 66' |
| Lebanon | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Maatouk 12' |
Report | Kim Chi-woo 90+6' |
| South Korea | 1–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Shorakhmedov 43' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Iran | 4–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Khalatbari 39' Nekounam 45+1', 86'Ghoochannejhad 46' |
Report |
| South Korea | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ghoochannejhad 60' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 17 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Australia |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Jordan |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 10 | Fifth round | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Oman |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Iraq |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Goalscorers
There were 86 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.15 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Mark Bresciano- Brett Holman
- Joshua Kennedy
- Robbie Kruse
- Lucas Neill
- Tommy Oar
- Luke Wilkshire
Alaa Abdul-Zahra- Hammadi Ahmad
- Nashat Akram
- Younis Mahmoud
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Hassan Abdel-Fattah- Khalil Bani Attiah
- Tha'er Bawab
- Amer Deeb
Ali Al Saadi- Roda Antar
- Hassan Maatouk
Ismail Al Ajmi- Mohammed Al Balushi
- Juma Darwish Al-Mashri
- Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali
Yusef Ahmed- Khalfan Ibrahim
- Abdulgadir Ilyas Bakur
Kim Chi-woo- Kim Shin-wook
- Koo Ja-cheol
- Kwak Tae-hwi
- Lee Dong-gook
- Son Heung-min
Odil Ahmedov- Server Djeparov
- Jasur Hasanov
- Oleg Zoteev
1 own goal
- Mile Jedinak (against Oman)
- Akmal Shorakhmedov (against South Korea)
- Ki Sung-yueng (against Uzbekistan)
- Artyom Filiposyan (against South Korea)