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Dates | 2 September 2021 – 29 March 2022 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
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Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 122 (2.03 per match) |
Attendance | 639,277 (10,655 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Wu Lei Alireza Jahanbakhsh Mehdi Taremi Junya ItÅ Saleh Al-Shehri Son Heung-min (4 goals each) |
The third round [note 1] of AFC matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 2 September 2021 to 29 March 2022. [1] [2] [3]
The twelve teams that advanced from the second round (the seven group winners excluding Qatar and the five best group runners-up) were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round. World Cup hosts Qatar won Group E in the second round (which meant they advanced to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals) but were not required to qualify for the World Cup.
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A | Syria | China |
B | Australia | — |
C | Iran | Iraq |
D | Saudi Arabia | — |
E | Oman | |
F | Japan | — |
G | United Arab Emirates | Vietnam |
H | South Korea | Lebanon |
The draw for the third round was held on 1 July 2021 at 15:00 MST ( UTC+8), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [5]
The seeding for the draw was based on a special release of the FIFA Men's World Rankings for Asian teams on 18 June 2021 (shown in parentheses below). [6]
Each group contained one team from each of the six pots.
Note: Bolded teams qualified directly for the World Cup. Italicised teams qualified for the fourth round.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, FIFA announced on 12 August 2020 that the upcoming qualifying matches originally scheduled for 2020 were moved to 2021, [7] and on 11 November, the AFC Competitions Committee also announced that the final round of the Asian qualifiers would begin in September 2021 and be finished by March 2022. [8]
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Matchday 1 | 2 September 2021 | 3 September 2020 |
Matchday 2 | 7 September 2021 | 8 September 2020 |
Matchday 3 | 7 October 2021 | 13 October 2020 |
Matchday 4 | 12 October 2021 | 12 November 2020 |
Matchday 5 | 11 November 2021 | 17 November 2020 |
Matchday 6 | 16 November 2021 | 25 March 2021 |
Matchday 7 | 27 January 2022 | 30 March 2021 |
Matchday 8 | 1 February 2022 | 8 June 2021 |
Matchday 9 | 24 March 2022 | 7 September 2021 |
Matchday 10 | 29 March 2022 | 12 October 2021 |
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1 | Iran | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 25 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | South Korea | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 23 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | United Arab Emirates | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | Fourth round | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
4 | Iraq | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
5 | Syria | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | ||
6 | Lebanon | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — |
Iran | 1–0 | Syria |
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Lebanon | 1–2 | Iran |
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Lebanon | 0–3 | Syria |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 23 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
2 | Japan | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 22 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Australia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | Fourth round | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
4 | Oman | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | China | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | ||
6 | Vietnam | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — |
Japan | 0–1 | Oman |
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Australia | 3–0 | China |
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Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Vietnam |
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Vietnam | 0–1 | Australia |
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China | 0–1 | Japan |
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Oman | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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China | 3–2 | Vietnam |
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Australia | 3–1 | Oman |
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Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | China |
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Vietnam | 0–1 | Japan |
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China | 1–1 | Oman |
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Oman | 0–1 | Japan |
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Vietnam | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Oman |
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Vietnam | 3–1 | China |
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Oman | 2–2 | Australia |
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Australia | 0–2 | Japan |
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Vietnam | 0–1 | Oman |
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China | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Japan | 1–1 | Vietnam |
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Yoshida 55' |
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Oman | 2–0 | China |
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Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Australia |
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There were 122 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.03 goals per match.
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Dates | 2 September 2021 – 29 March 2022 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 122 (2.03 per match) |
Attendance | 639,277 (10,655 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Wu Lei Alireza Jahanbakhsh Mehdi Taremi Junya ItÅ Saleh Al-Shehri Son Heung-min (4 goals each) |
The third round [note 1] of AFC matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 2 September 2021 to 29 March 2022. [1] [2] [3]
The twelve teams that advanced from the second round (the seven group winners excluding Qatar and the five best group runners-up) were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round. World Cup hosts Qatar won Group E in the second round (which meant they advanced to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals) but were not required to qualify for the World Cup.
Group ( Second round) |
Winners | Best 5 Runners-up [note 2] |
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A | Syria | China |
B | Australia | — |
C | Iran | Iraq |
D | Saudi Arabia | — |
E | Oman | |
F | Japan | — |
G | United Arab Emirates | Vietnam |
H | South Korea | Lebanon |
The draw for the third round was held on 1 July 2021 at 15:00 MST ( UTC+8), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [5]
The seeding for the draw was based on a special release of the FIFA Men's World Rankings for Asian teams on 18 June 2021 (shown in parentheses below). [6]
Each group contained one team from each of the six pots.
Note: Bolded teams qualified directly for the World Cup. Italicised teams qualified for the fourth round.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, FIFA announced on 12 August 2020 that the upcoming qualifying matches originally scheduled for 2020 were moved to 2021, [7] and on 11 November, the AFC Competitions Committee also announced that the final round of the Asian qualifiers would begin in September 2021 and be finished by March 2022. [8]
Matchday | Date | Original date |
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Matchday 1 | 2 September 2021 | 3 September 2020 |
Matchday 2 | 7 September 2021 | 8 September 2020 |
Matchday 3 | 7 October 2021 | 13 October 2020 |
Matchday 4 | 12 October 2021 | 12 November 2020 |
Matchday 5 | 11 November 2021 | 17 November 2020 |
Matchday 6 | 16 November 2021 | 25 March 2021 |
Matchday 7 | 27 January 2022 | 30 March 2021 |
Matchday 8 | 1 February 2022 | 8 June 2021 |
Matchday 9 | 24 March 2022 | 7 September 2021 |
Matchday 10 | 29 March 2022 | 12 October 2021 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Iran | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 25 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | South Korea | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 23 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | United Arab Emirates | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | Fourth round | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
4 | Iraq | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
5 | Syria | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | ||
6 | Lebanon | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — |
Iran | 1–0 | Syria |
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Lebanon | 1–2 | Iran |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 23 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
2 | Japan | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 22 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Australia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | Fourth round | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
4 | Oman | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | China | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | ||
6 | Vietnam | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — |
Japan | 0–1 | Oman |
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Oman | 2–2 | Australia |
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Oman | 2–0 | China |
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