The AFC first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, which also served as the first round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, was played from 6 to 11 June 2019. [1]
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Dates | 6-11 June 2019 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 32 (2.67 per match) |
Attendance | 91,876 (7,656 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Shahrel Fikri (4 goals) |
A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46 in the AFC entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
The six losers were eligible to enter the 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup, which was subsequently cancelled.
Timor-Leste were barred from participating in the qualification tournament after being found to have fielded a total of twelve ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, among other competitions. [2] However, as FIFA did not bar Timor-Leste from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they were still allowed to enter the competition, but were ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup. [3]
The draw for the first round was held on 17 April 2019 at 11:00 MST ( UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2019 (shown in parentheses below). [5] Teams from Pot A hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot B hosted the second leg.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
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The first legs were played on 6–7 June, and the second legs on 11 June 2019.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mongolia | 3–2 | Brunei | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Macau | 1–3 | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 0–3 [note 2] |
Laos | 0–1 | Bangladesh | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Malaysia | 12–2 | East Timor | 7–1 | 5–1 |
Cambodia | 4–1 | Pakistan | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Bhutan | 1–5 | Guam | 1–0 | 0–5 |
Brunei | 2–1 | Mongolia |
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Mongolia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Macau | 1–0 | Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka | 3–0 Awarded [note 2] | Macau |
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Sri Lanka won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Laos | 0–1 | Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Malaysia | 7–1 | East Timor |
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East Timor | 1–5 | Malaysia |
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Malaysia won 12–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Cambodia | 2–0 | Pakistan |
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Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Bhutan | 1–0 | Guam |
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Guam | 5–0 | Bhutan |
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Guam won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
There were 32 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
The AFC first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, which also served as the first round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, was played from 6 to 11 June 2019. [1]
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6-11 June 2019 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 32 (2.67 per match) |
Attendance | 91,876 (7,656 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Shahrel Fikri (4 goals) |
A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46 in the AFC entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
The six losers were eligible to enter the 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup, which was subsequently cancelled.
Timor-Leste were barred from participating in the qualification tournament after being found to have fielded a total of twelve ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, among other competitions. [2] However, as FIFA did not bar Timor-Leste from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they were still allowed to enter the competition, but were ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup. [3]
The draw for the first round was held on 17 April 2019 at 11:00 MST ( UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2019 (shown in parentheses below). [5] Teams from Pot A hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot B hosted the second leg.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
Pot A | Pot B |
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The first legs were played on 6–7 June, and the second legs on 11 June 2019.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mongolia | 3–2 | Brunei | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Macau | 1–3 | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 0–3 [note 2] |
Laos | 0–1 | Bangladesh | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Malaysia | 12–2 | East Timor | 7–1 | 5–1 |
Cambodia | 4–1 | Pakistan | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Bhutan | 1–5 | Guam | 1–0 | 0–5 |
Brunei | 2–1 | Mongolia |
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Mongolia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Macau | 1–0 | Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka | 3–0 Awarded [note 2] | Macau |
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Sri Lanka won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Laos | 0–1 | Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Malaysia | 7–1 | East Timor |
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East Timor | 1–5 | Malaysia |
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Malaysia won 12–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Cambodia | 2–0 | Pakistan |
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Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Bhutan | 1–0 | Guam |
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Guam | 5–0 | Bhutan |
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Guam won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
There were 32 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal