FIFA World Cup, 2018
- qualifying
(Asia)
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Group A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Saudi Arabia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 20 |
United Arab Emirates | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 17 |
Palestine | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 14 |
Malaysia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 6 |
Timor-Leste | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | -44 | 0 |
The Malaysia home match against Saudi Arabia was abandoned on 87 minutes with the Saudis leading 2-1 after supporters threw objects onto the pitch.
Group B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Australia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 21 |
Jordan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 16 |
Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
Tajikistan | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 5 |
Bangladesh | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 32 | -30 | 1 |
Group C | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Qatar | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 21 |
China PR | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 17 |
Hong Kong | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
Maldives | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 6 |
Bhutan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 52 | -47 | 0 |
Group D | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Iran | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 20 |
Oman | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
Turkmenistan | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
Guam | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 7 |
India | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 3 |
Group E | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Japan | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 22 |
Syria | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
Singapore | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
Afghanistan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 9 |
Cambodia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27 | -26 | 0 |
Group F | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Thailand | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Iraq | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Vietnam | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
Chinese Taipei | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 0 |
Indonesia (originally assigned to Group F) was disqualified from the competition and had all its matches expunged after the country was suspended by FIFA over government interference.
Group G | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Korea Republic | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 21 |
Lebanon | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Kuwait | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
Myanmar | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 8 |
Laos | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 29 | -26 | 1 |
Group H | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Uzbekistan | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
Korea DPR | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
Philippines | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
Bahrain | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
Yemen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 3 |
FIFA awarded North Korea a 3-0 victory after Yemen fielded an ineligible player. (The North Koreans had originally won the game 1-0)
Group 3rd Rd A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Iran | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
Korea Republic | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
Syria | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
Uzbekistan | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
China PR | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
Qatar | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 7 |
Group 3rd Rd B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
Japan | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Saudi Arabia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 19 |
Australia | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
United Arab Emirates | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 13 |
Iraq | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 |
Thailand | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 2 |
First Round 1st leg |
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12 Mar 2015 | Cambodia | 3:0 | Macau | |
12 Mar 2015 | Chinese Taipei | 0:1 | Brunei Darussalam | |
12 Mar 2015 | India | 2:0 | Nepal | |
12 Mar 2015 | Sri Lanka | 0:1 | Bhutan | |
12 Mar 2015 | Timor-Leste | 4:1 | Mongolia | |
12 Mar 2015 | Yemen | 3:1 | Pakistan | |
The first round was played between the AFC teams falling outside of the top 34 AFC-ranked teams in the FIFA ranking of January 2015. |
First Round 2nd leg |
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17 Mar 2015 | Bhutan | 2:1 | Sri Lanka | |
17 Mar 2015 | Brunei Darussalam | 0:2 | Chinese Taipei | |
17 Mar 2015 | Macau | 1:1 | Cambodia | |
17 Mar 2015 | Mongolia | 0:1 | Timor-Leste | |
17 Mar 2015 | Nepal | 0:0 | India | |
23 Mar 2015 | Pakistan | 0:0 | Yemen | |
The teams going through to the second round included India, Yemen, Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei and Bhutan |