Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualifiers preliminary round 3
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This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2008 Olympics.
Format
The 12 teams in this round were divided into three groups of four teams each and played on a home-and-away format. The group winner from each group advanced to the 2008 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Beijing.
Matches
Group A
North Korea  | 0–1 |  Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
Yaacoub  12' |
Australia  | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Milligan 49' |
| Lebanon | 0–5 |  Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed 22' Abdul-Zahra 59', 89'Ali Abbas 72'Karrar Jassim 76' |
| Iraq | 2–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim 21' Abdul-Zahra 69' |
| North Korea | 0–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Salameh 5' (pen.) |
Kim Kyong-Il 45+1' Kim Kuk-Jin 70' |
| Iraq | 5–2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Zahra 8', 23', 81' Mustafa 30'Samer Saeed 37' |
Maatouk 59' (pen.) Al Saadi 72' (pen.) |
| North Korea | 1–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Pak Chol-Min 10' |
Leijer 70' |
Group B
South Korea  | 2–1 |  Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Sang-ho 49' Lee Keun-Ho 79' |
Kim Jin-Kyu  24' (o.g.) |
Syria  | 1–2 |  Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hussain 37' |
Okwunwanne 45', 90+2' |
Attendance: 3,000
| Uzbekistan | 0–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kang Min-Soo 64' |
| Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullaev 86' |
Abdullah Omar 29' Al Banki 90+2' |
| South Korea | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Seung-Yong 10' |
| Bahrain | 2–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Okwunwanne 45' Abdullah Omar 55' |
| Syria | 0–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Syria | 3–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Haj 42' Bakri Tarrab 44'Dalli Hasan 86' |
Tadjiyev 61' (pen.) Galiulin 63', 66' |
Group C
Qatar  | 1–0 |  Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hamad 71' |
Vietnam  | 1–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Vũ Phong 13' |
Al Yazeedi 11' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 |  Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Công Vinh 65' |
Naif Hazazi 80' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Salem 64' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.) |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Bishi 76' (pen.) Al-Ghanam 88' |
Magid Mohamed 69' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
| Japan | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 3–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem 22', 52' Al Haidos 31' |
Lê Công Vinh 80' |
Notes
- Iraq had to play their remaining home games of the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers at a neutral venue