FIFA World Cup, 2018 - qualifying (Asia)

Group APWDLGFGAGDPts
Saudi Arabia86202842420
United Arab Emirates85212742317
Palestine84222451914
Malaysia8206729-226
Timor-Leste8008044-440

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 BPWDLGFGAGDPts
Australia87012942521
Jordan85122171416
Kyrgyzstan8422108214
Tajikistan8125920-115
Bangladesh8017232-301
11 Jun 2015 - Hong Kong 7-0 Bhutan
11 Jun 2015 - Maldives 0-1 Qatar
16 Jun 2015 - Bhutan 0-6 China PR
16 Jun 2015 - Hong Kong 2-0 Maldives
03 Sep 2015 - China PR 0-0 Hong Kong
03 Sep 2015 - Qatar 15-0 Bhutan
08 Sep 2015 - Maldives 0-3 China PR
08 Sep 2015 - Hong Kong 2-3 Qatar
08 Oct 2015 - Bhutan 3-4 Maldives
08 Oct 2015 - Qatar 1-0 China PR
13 Oct 2015 - Qatar 4-0 Maldives
13 Oct 2015 - Bhutan 0-1 Hong Kong
12 Nov 2015 - Maldives 0-1 Hong Kong
12 Nov 2015 - China PR 12-0 Bhutan
17 Nov 2015 - Bhutan 0-3 Qatar
17 Nov 2015 - Hong Kong 0-0 China PR
24 Mar 2016 - Qatar 2-0 Hong Kong
24 Mar 2016 - China PR 4-0 Maldives
29 Mar 2016 - China PR 2-0 Qatar
29 Mar 2016 - Maldives 4-2 Bhutan
Group CPWDLGFGAGDPts
Qatar87012942521
China PR85212712617
Hong Kong8422135814
Maldives8206820-126
Bhutan8008552-470
11 Jun 2015 - Guam 1-0 Turkmenistan
11 Jun 2015 - India 1-2 Oman
16 Jun 2015 - Guam 2-1 India
16 Jun 2015 - Turkmenistan 1-1 Iran
03 Sep 2015 - Iran 6-0 Guam
03 Sep 2015 - Oman 3-1 Turkmenistan
08 Sep 2015 - Guam 0-0 Oman
08 Sep 2015 - India 0-3 Iran
08 Oct 2015 - Turkmenistan 2-1 India
08 Oct 2015 - Oman 1-1 Iran
13 Oct 2015 - Turkmenistan 1-0 Guam
13 Oct 2015 - Oman 3-0 India
12 Nov 2015 - Iran 3-1 Turkmenistan
12 Nov 2015 - India 1-0 Guam
17 Nov 2015 - Turkmenistan 2-1 Oman
17 Nov 2015 - Guam 0-6 Iran
24 Mar 2016 - Iran 4-0 India
24 Mar 2016 - Oman 1-0 Guam
29 Mar 2016 - India 1-2 Turkmenistan
29 Mar 2016 - Iran 2-0 Oman
Group DPWDLGFGAGDPts
Iran86202632320
Oman8422117414
Turkmenistan84131011-113
Guam8215316-137
India8107518-133
11 Jun 2015 - Afghanistan 0-6 Syria
11 Jun 2015 - Cambodia 0-4 Singapore
16 Jun 2015 - Cambodia 0-1 Afghanistan
16 Jun 2015 - Japan 0-0 Singapore
03 Sep 2015 - Japan 3-0 Cambodia
03 Sep 2015 - Syria 1-0 Singapore
08 Sep 2015 - Afghanistan 0-6 Japan
08 Sep 2015 - Cambodia 0-6 Syria
08 Oct 2015 - Syria 0-3 Japan
08 Oct 2015 - Singapore 1-0 Afghanistan
13 Oct 2015 - Singapore 2-1 Cambodia
13 Oct 2015 - Syria 5-2 Afghanistan
12 Nov 2015 - Afghanistan 3-0 Cambodia
12 Nov 2015 - Singapore 0-3 Japan
17 Nov 2015 - Cambodia 0-2 Japan
17 Nov 2015 - Singapore 1-2 Syria
24 Mar 2016 - Japan 5-0 Afghanistan
24 Mar 2016 - Syria 6-0 Cambodia
29 Mar 2016 - Afghanistan 2-1 Singapore
29 Mar 2016 - Japan 5-0 Syria
Group EPWDLGFGAGDPts
Japan87102702722
Syria860226111518
Singapore831499010
Afghanistan8305824-169
Cambodia8008127-260
Group FPWDLGFGAGDPts
Thailand6420146814
Iraq6330136712
Vietnam621378-17
Chinese Taipei6006519-140

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.

11 Jun 2015 - Laos 2-2 Myanmar
11 Jun 2015 - Lebanon 0-1 Kuwait
16 Jun 2015 - Laos 0-2 Lebanon
16 Jun 2015 - Myanmar 0-2 Korea Republic
03 Sep 2015 - Korea Republic 8-0 Laos
03 Sep 2015 - Kuwait 9-0 Myanmar
08 Sep 2015 - Laos 0-2 Kuwait
08 Sep 2015 - Lebanon 0-3 Korea Republic
08 Oct 2015 - Kuwait 0-1 Korea Republic
08 Oct 2015 - Myanmar 0-2 Lebanon
13 Oct 2015 - Myanmar 3-1 Laos
13 Oct 2015 - Kuwait 0-0 Lebanon
12 Nov 2015 - Lebanon 7-0 Laos
12 Nov 2015 - Korea Republic 4-0 Myanmar
17 Nov 2015 - Laos 0-5 Korea Republic
17 Nov 2015 - Myanmar 3-0 Kuwait
24 Mar 2016 - Korea Republic 1-0 Lebanon
29 Mar 2016 - Lebanon 1-1 Myanmar
Group GPWDLGFGAGDPts
Korea Republic77002402421
Lebanon8323126611
Kuwait6312124810
Myanmar8224921-128
Laos7016329-261
Group HPWDLGFGAGDPts
Uzbekistan87012071321
Korea DPR8512148616
Philippines8314812-410
Bahrain8305101009
Yemen8107217-153

FIFA awarded North Korea a 3-0 victory after Yemen fielded an ineligible player. (The North Koreans had originally won the game 1-0)

01 Sep 2016 - Korea Republic 3-2 China PR
01 Sep 2016 - Uzbekistan 1-0 Syria
01 Sep 2016 - Iran 2-0 Qatar
06 Sep 2016 - China PR 0-0 Iran
06 Sep 2016 - Qatar 0-1 Uzbekistan
06 Sep 2016 - Syria 0-0 Korea Republic
06 Oct 2016 - Uzbekistan 0-1 Iran
06 Oct 2016 - China PR 0-1 Syria
06 Oct 2016 - Korea Republic 3-2 Qatar
11 Oct 2016 - Uzbekistan 2-0 China PR
11 Oct 2016 - Iran 1-0 Korea Republic
11 Oct 2016 - Qatar 1-0 Syria
15 Nov 2016 - Korea Republic 2-1 Uzbekistan
15 Nov 2016 - Syria 0-0 Iran
15 Nov 2016 - China PR 0-0 Qatar
23 Mar 2017 - China PR 1-0 Korea Republic
23 Mar 2017 - Qatar 0-1 Iran
23 Mar 2017 - Syria 1-0 Uzbekistan
28 Mar 2017 - Iran 1-0 China PR
28 Mar 2017 - Korea Republic 1-0 Syria
28 Mar 2017 - Uzbekistan 1-0 Qatar
12 Jun 2017 - Iran 2-0 Uzbekistan
13 Jun 2017 - Syria 2-2 China PR
13 Jun 2017 - Qatar 3-2 Korea Republic
31 Aug 2017 - Syria 3-1 Qatar
31 Aug 2017 - China PR 1-0 Uzbekistan
31 Aug 2017 - Korea Republic 0-0 Iran
05 Sep 2017 - Qatar 1-2 China PR
05 Sep 2017 - Iran 2-2 Syria
05 Sep 2017 - Uzbekistan 0-0 Korea Republic
Group 3rd Rd APWDLGFGAGDPts
Iran10640102822
Korea Republic104331110115
Syria1034398113
Uzbekistan1041567-113
China PR10334810-212
Qatar10217815-77
Group 3rd Rd BPWDLGFGAGDPts
Japan106221771020
Saudi Arabia106131710719
Australia105411611519
United Arab Emirates104151013-313
Iraq103251112-111
Thailand10028624-182

First Round 1st leg

12 Mar 2015Cambodia3:0Macau
12 Mar 2015Chinese Taipei0:1Brunei Darussalam
12 Mar 2015India2:0Nepal
12 Mar 2015Sri Lanka0:1Bhutan
12 Mar 2015Timor-Leste4:1Mongolia
12 Mar 2015Yemen3:1Pakistan

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

17 Mar 2015Bhutan2:1Sri Lanka
17 Mar 2015Brunei Darussalam0:2Chinese Taipei
17 Mar 2015Macau1:1Cambodia
17 Mar 2015Mongolia0:1Timor-Leste
17 Mar 2015Nepal0:0India
23 Mar 2015Pakistan0:0Yemen

The teams going through to the second round included India, Yemen, Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei and Bhutan