2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

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The second round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) was played from 24 May 2015 to 29 March 2016.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
Tournament details
Dates	11 June 2015 – 29 March 2016
Teams	39 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	152
Goals scored	507 (3.34 per match)
Attendance	2,293,258 (15,087 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (14 goals)
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International football competition

Format

A total of forty teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.

A total of 24 teams eliminated from World Cup qualification in the second round competed in the third round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification (which was separated from the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification), where they were divided into six groups of four teams and competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The 24 teams consisted of the sixteen highest ranked teams eliminated in the second round, and the eight teams that advanced from the play-off round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification which were contested by the remaining twelve teams eliminated in the second round.

Seeding

The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2015 (shown in parentheses below). The 40 teams were seeded into five pots:

Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–8.
Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 9–16.
Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 17–24.
Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 25–32.
Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 33–40.

Each group contained one team from each of the five pots. The fixtures of each group were automatically decided based on the respective pot of each team.

As the seeding order was based on the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to the draw, it differed from the order in the AFC entrant list, which was based on the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015. Among the six first round winners, three were seeded higher than pot 5 (India in pot 3, Timor-Leste and Bhutan in pot 4), on the basis of ranking points gained from the first round matches, while the other three (Yemen, Cambodia and Chinese Taipei) were seeded in pot 5.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Iran (40) Japan (50) South Korea (57) Australia (63) United Arab Emirates (68) Uzbekistan (73) China (82) Iraq (86)	Saudi Arabia (95) Oman (97) Qatar (99) Jordan (103) Bahrain (108) Vietnam (125) Syria (126) Kuwait (127)	Afghanistan (135) Philippines (139) Palestine (140) Maldives (141) Thailand (142) Tajikistan (143) Lebanon (144) India (147)
Pot 4	Pot 5
East Timor (152) Kyrgyzstan (153) North Korea (157) Myanmar (158) Turkmenistan (159) Indonesia (159) (D) Singapore (162) Bhutan (163)	Malaysia (164) Hong Kong (167) Bangladesh (167) Yemen (170) Guam (175) Laos (178) Cambodia (179) Chinese Taipei (179)

Notes

Bolded teams qualified for the third round.
(D): Disqualified after draw

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7): Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Overall goal difference Overall goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format) Fair play points first yellow card: minus 1 point indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points direct red card: minus 4 points yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers

In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):

Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Overall goal difference
Overall goals scored
Points in matches between tied teams
Goal difference in matches between tied teams
Goals scored in matches between tied teams
Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
Fair play points
- first yellow card: minus 1 point
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
- direct red card: minus 4 points
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	8	6	2	0	28	4	+24	20	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	2–1	3–2	2–0	7–0
2	United Arab Emirates	8	5	2	1	25	4	+21	17	World Cup qualifying third round	1–1	—	2–0	10–0	8–0
3	Palestine	8	3	3	2	22	6	+16	12	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–0	0–0	—	6–0	7–0
4	Malaysia	8	1	1	6	4	29	−25	4	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3	1–2	0–6	—	1–1
5	East Timor	8	0	2	6	2	36	−34	2	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–10	0–1	1–1	0–1	—

Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ On 12 December 2017, AFC decided to forfeit the first five matches involving Timor-Leste – both v Malaysia, home v United Arab Emirates, away v Saudi Arbia, and home v Palestine due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.
United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
Match abandoned after 87 minutes due to a group of supporters throwing flares at the pitch. A month later, FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia 3–0 win.

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia	1–1 Forfeited	East Timor
Safee 34'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Saro 90+3'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 5,000Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia) 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)21:00 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	3–2	Palestine
Al-Shehri 6' Al-Sahlawi 46', 90+4'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Tamburrini 51' Jadue 90+1'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, DammamAttendance: 4,820Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)16:00 UTC+8

East Timor	0–1 Forfeited	United Arab Emirates
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	O. Abdulrahman 80'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam (Malaysia)Attendance: 200Referee: Ma Ning (China) 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia	0–6	Palestine
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Battat 9' Maraaba 22', 75' Seyam 41', 86' Yousef 63'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 3,000Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:15 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	10–0	Malaysia
Salem 16' Mabkhout 22', 33', 76' Khalil 24', 29', 70', 78' Fardan 25' Ahmed 37'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiAttendance: 7,822Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)20:40 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	7–0 Forfeited	East Timor
Al-Shehri 2' Al-Sahlawi 23' (pen.), 26', 71' Al-Faraj 30' Al-Jassim 32' Al-Muwallad 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

King Abdullah Sports City, JeddahAttendance: 11,000Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia	0–3 Awarded	Saudi Arabia
Safiq 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Jassim 73' Al-Sahlawi 76'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah AlamAttendance: 7,000Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)17:00 UTC+3

Palestine	0–0	United Arab Emirates
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-RamAttendance: 15,000Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)16:00 UTC+9

East Timor	1–1 Forfeited	Palestine
Saro 54'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abu Nahyeh 90+2'

Dili Municipal Stadium, DiliAttendance: 2,000Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) 8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)20:00 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	2–1	United Arab Emirates
Al-Sahlawi 45', 90' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Khalil 18'

King Abdullah Sports City, JeddahAttendance: 32,482Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)16:00 UTC+9

East Timor	0–1 Forfeited	Malaysia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Amri 10'

Dili Municipal Stadium, DiliAttendance: 2,500Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

9 November 2015 (2015-11-09)16:00 UTC+2

Palestine	0–0	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)Attendance: 10,000Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)16:00 UTC+2

Palestine	6–0	Malaysia
Cantillana 37' Abu Nahyeh 38', 45', 58' Seyam 88' Ihbeisheh 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)Attendance: 9,772Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)18:15 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	8–0	East Timor
Mabkhout 15', 19' Khalil 43', 53' (pen.), 56', 57' Ali 54' Al Hashmi 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiAttendance: 7,870Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)16:00 UTC+9

East Timor	0–10	Saudi Arabia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Sahlawi 29' (pen.), 42', 55' (pen.), 70', 89' Hawsawi 34' Al-Shehri 35' Al-Jassim 85' Hazazi 90' Al-Muwallad 90+2'

Dili Municipal Stadium, DiliAttendance: 2,000Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia	1–2	United Arab Emirates
Baddrol 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	O. Abdulrahman 22' Khalil 52'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah AlamAttendance: 100Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)19:00 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	2–0	Palestine
Al Hammadi 33' Khalil 60' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiAttendance: 15,822Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)20:30 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia	2–0	Malaysia
Al-Sahlawi 50' Al-Jassim 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

King Abdullah Sports City, JeddahAttendance: 34,839Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)17:00 UTC+3

Palestine	7–0	East Timor
Ihbeisheh 2' Cantillana 18', 66' Pinto 32', 39' Awad 77' Bahdari 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Dora International Stadium, HebronAttendance: 6,000Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)19:00 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates	1–1	Saudi Arabia
O. Abdulrahman 52'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Jassim 24'

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiAttendance: 32,325Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	8	7	0	1	29	4	+25	21	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	5–1	3–0	7–0	5–0
2	Jordan	8	5	1	2	21	7	+14	16	Asian Cup qualifying third round	2–0	—	0–0	3–0	8–0
3	Kyrgyzstan	8	4	2	2	10	8	+2	14	Asian Cup qualifying third round	1–2	1–0	—	2–2	2–0
4	Tajikistan	8	1	2	5	9	20	−11	5	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3	1–3	0–1	—	5–0
5	Bangladesh	8	0	1	7	2	32	−30	1	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	—

Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)17:00 UTC+6

Bangladesh	1–3	Kyrgyzstan
Kichin 32' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Zemlianukhin 9', 41' Bernhardt 29' (pen.)

Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore) 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)20:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan	1–3	Jordan
M. Dzhalilov 66'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abdel-Fattah 29', 63', 88'

Pamir Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 19,000Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)17:00 UTC+6

Bangladesh	1–1	Tajikistan
Ameli 50'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Fatkhuloev 88'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 12,000Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea) 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	1–2	Australia
Mirzaliev 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jedinak 2' Oar 68'

Spartak Stadium, BishkekAttendance: 18,000Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:00 UTC+8

Australia	5–0	Bangladesh
Leckie 6' Rogic 8', 20' Burns 29' Mooy 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Perth Oval, PerthAttendance: 19,495Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:00 UTC+3

Jordan	0–0	Kyrgyzstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 5,012Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)17:00 UTC+6

Bangladesh	0–4	Jordan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Deeb 13' (pen.), 56' Abu Amarah 33' Al-Bakhit 58'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 12,000Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei) 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)18:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan	0–3	Australia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Milligan 57' Cahill 73', 90+1'

Pamir Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 19,000Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)17:00 UTC+3

Jordan	2–0	Australia
Abdel-Fattah 47' (pen.) Al-Dardour 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 11,462Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) 8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	2–2	Tajikistan
Duyshobekov 7' Zemlianukhin 90+4' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	M. Dzhalilov 65' Nazarov 71' (pen.)

Spartak Stadium, BishkekAttendance: 17,600Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	2–0	Bangladesh
Lux 27' Amirov 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Spartak Stadium, BishkekAttendance: 12,001Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain) 13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)19:00 UTC+3

Jordan	3–0	Tajikistan
Al-Dardour 65', 90+4' Abdel-Fattah 67'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 15,000Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)20:00 UTC+11

Australia	3–0	Kyrgyzstan
Jedinak 40' (pen.) Cahill 50' Amirov 69' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Canberra Stadium, CanberraAttendance: 19,412Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)17:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan	5–0	Bangladesh
M. Dzhalilov 16', 26', 59', 74' Nazarov 51' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Pamir Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 5,500Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)17:30 UTC+6

Bangladesh	0–4	Australia
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Cahill 6', 32', 37' Jedinak 43'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaAttendance: 19,730Referee: Wang Di (China) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan	1–0	Jordan
Zemlianukhin 48'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Spartak Stadium, BishkekAttendance: 14,000Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)19:30 UTC+10:30

Australia	7–0	Tajikistan
Luongo 3' Jedinak 13' (pen.) Milligan 57' (pen.) Burns 67', 87' Rogic 70', 72'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Adelaide Oval, AdelaideAttendance: 35,439Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)14:30 UTC+2

Jordan	8–0	Bangladesh
Al-Dardour 7', 23', 40' Deeb 29' (pen.) Al-Rawashdeh 32' Faisal 63' Al-Naber 82' Samir 90+2' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Amman International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 6,000Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)20:00 UTC+11

Australia	5–1	Jordan
Cahill 24', 44' Mooy 39' Rogic 53' Luongo 69'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Deeb 90'

Sydney Football Stadium, SydneyAttendance: 24,975Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)18:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan	0–1	Kyrgyzstan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lux 18'

Pamir Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 7,500Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar	8	7	0	1	29	4	+25	21	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	1–0	2–0	4–0	15–0
2	China	8	5	2	1	27	1	+26	17	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	2–0	—	0–0	4–0	12–0
3	Hong Kong	8	4	2	2	13	5	+8	14	Asian Cup qualifying third round	2–3	0–0	—	2–0	7–0
4	Maldives	8	2	0	6	8	20	−12	6	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–1	0–3	0–1	—	4–2
5	Bhutan	8	0	0	8	5	52	−47	0	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3	0–6	0–1	3–4	—

Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	7–0	Bhutan
McKee 19', 57' Christian 23' Lo Kwan Yee 30' Ju Yingzhi 42' Lam Ka Wai 49' (pen.) Godfred 67'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong KongAttendance: 6,326Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan) 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)21:00 UTC+5

Maldives	0–1	Qatar
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Abdul Maqsoud 90+8'

National Football Stadium, MaléAttendance: 9,000Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)18:00 UTC+6

Bhutan	0–6	China
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yang Xu 45+2', 60', 76' Wu Lei 55' Yu Dabao 67', 83'

Changlimithang Stadium, ThimphuAttendance: 10,000Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India) 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	2–0	Maldives
Xu Deshuai 63' Lam Ka Wai 67'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong KongAttendance: 6,370Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:35 UTC+8

China	0–0	Hong Kong
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Bao'an Stadium, ShenzhenAttendance: 26,173Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia) 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:00 UTC+3

Qatar	15–0	Bhutan
Musa 8', 28' Kasola 18' Assadalla 21', 45', 63' Al-Haydos 25', 87' Muntari 37', 41', 48' Afif 57' Khoukhi 62', 70' Mohammad 75'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 2,022Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)19:35 UTC+8

Maldives	0–3	China
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yu Dabao 8', 57' Zhang Linpeng 66'

Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shenyang (China PR)Attendance: 28,036Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore) 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	2–3	Qatar
Bai He 87' Godfred 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Boudiaf 22' Hassan 62' Musa 84'

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong KongAttendance: 6,396Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)18:00 UTC+6

Bhutan	3–4	Maldives
Dorji 85' Gyeltshen 88' Basnet 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nashid 11' Ashfaq 23', 33', 57' (pen.)

Changlimithang Stadium, ThimphuAttendance: 7,000Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) 8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)18:30 UTC+3

Qatar	1–0	China
Boudiaf 22'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 7,730Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)18:00 UTC+6

Bhutan	0–1	Hong Kong
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Chan Siu Ki 89'

Changlimithang Stadium, ThimphuAttendance: 7,280Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) 13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)18:30 UTC+3

Qatar	4–0	Maldives
Khoukhi 28', 70' Kasola 69' Musa 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 4,006Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)15:50 UTC+5

Maldives	0–1	Hong Kong
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Paulinho 13' (pen.)

National Football Stadium, MaléAttendance: 6,000Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)19:35 UTC+8

China	12–0	Bhutan
Mei Fang 10' Yang Xu 13', 21' (pen.), 37', 52' Yu Dabao 16', 39' Yu Hanchao 34', 72' Wang Yongpo 66', 81' Zhang Xizhe 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Helong Stadium, ChangshaAttendance: 27,358Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)18:00 UTC+6

Bhutan	0–3	Qatar
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Muntari 22' Al-Haydos 36', 90'

Changlimithang Stadium, ThimphuAttendance: 4,128Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	0–0	China
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong KongAttendance: 6,071Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)19:35 UTC+8

China	4–0	Maldives
Jiang Ning 2', 84', 90+1' Yang Xu 12'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, WuhanAttendance: 32,618Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)19:00 UTC+3

Qatar	2–0	Hong Kong
Al-Haydos 20' Soria 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 10,170Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)20:15 UTC+8

China	2–0	Qatar
Huang Bowen 57' Wu Lei 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'anAttendance: 46,718Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)21:00 UTC+5

Maldives	4–2	Bhutan
Asadhulla 37' Ashfaq 81' (pen.), 90+4' Niyaz 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Gyeltshen 7' Dorji 48' (pen.)

National Football Stadium, MaléAttendance: 4,102Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	8	6	2	0	26	3	+23	20	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	2–0	3–1	6–0	4–0
2	Oman	8	4	2	2	11	7	+4	14	Asian Cup qualifying third round	1–1	—	3–1	1–0	3–0
3	Turkmenistan	8	4	1	3	10	11	−1	13		1–1	2–1	—	1–0	2–1
4	Guam	8	2	1	5	3	16	−13	7		0–6	0–0	1–0	—	2–1
5	India	8	1	0	7	5	18	−13	3	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–0	—

Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh. The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)16:15 UTC+10

Guam	1–0	Turkmenistan
Annaorazow 12' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Guam F.A. National Training Center, DededoAttendance: 3,000Referee: Wang Di (China) 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)19:00 UTC+5:30

India	1–2	Oman
Chhetri 26'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Said 1' Al-Hosni 40' (pen.)

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, BangaloreAttendance: 19,312Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)16:15 UTC+10

Guam	2–1	India
McDonald 37' Nicklaw 62'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Chhetri 90+3'

Guam F.A. National Training Center, DededoAttendance: 3,277Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)18:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan	1–1	Iran
Mingazow 45+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Azmoun 4'

Sport Toplumy Stadium, DaşoguzAttendance: 10,000Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:00 UTC+4:30

Iran	6–0	Guam
Dejagah 10' (pen.) Taremi 31', 65' Azmoun 34', 41' Torabi 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 11,232Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:00 UTC+4

Oman	3–1	Turkmenistan
Saleh 7' Saparow 11' (o.g.) Al-Hosni 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Amanow 82'

Al-Seeb Stadium, SeebAttendance: 7,500Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)16:00 UTC+10

Guam	0–0	Oman
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Guam F.A. National Training Center, DededoAttendance: 2,239Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)19:00 UTC+5:30

India	0–3 Awarded	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Azmoun 28' Teymourian 46' Taremi 49'

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, BangaloreAttendance: 14,500Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)18:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan	2–1	India
Abylow 8' Amanow 60'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lalpekhlua 28'

Köpetdag Stadium, AshgabatAttendance: 20,100Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria) 8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)18:30 UTC+4

Oman	1–1	Iran
Al-Mukhaini 52'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hosseini 70'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 12,400Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)18:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan	1–0	Guam
Abylow 16'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Köpetdag Stadium, AshgabatAttendance: 20,200Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) 13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)18:30 UTC+4

Oman	3–0	India
Mubarak 55' Al-Muqbali 67', 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 11,000Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)15:00 UTC+3:30

Iran	3–1	Turkmenistan
Pouraliganji 6' Ezatolahi 64' Dejagah 83' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Saparow 62'

Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 35,800Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)19:00 UTC+5:30

India	1–0	Guam
R. Singh 10'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, BangaloreAttendance: 6,277Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)15:30 UTC+10

Guam	0–6	Iran
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Taremi 12', 63' Kamyabinia 32' Rezaeian 49' Shojaei 52' (pen.) Ansarifard 53'

Guam F.A. National Training Center, DededoAttendance: 2,087Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)18:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan	2–1	Oman
Geworkýan 40' Muhadow 67'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Ghassani 70'

Köpetdag Stadium, AshgabatAttendance: 23,100Referee: Ma Ning (China)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)19:00 UTC+4:30

Iran	4–0	India
Hajsafi 33' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Azmoun 61' Jahanbakhsh 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 29,160Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)19:00 UTC+4

Oman	1–0	Guam
Mubarak 53'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 8,000Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)18:00 UTC+5:30

India	1–2	Turkmenistan
Jhingan 26'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Amanow 48' Ataýew 70'

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, KochiAttendance: 3,111Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)19:00 UTC+4:30

Iran	2–0	Oman
Azmoun 16', 23'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 33,850Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	8	7	1	0	27	0	+27	22	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	5–0	0–0	5–0	3–0
2	Syria	8	6	0	2	26	11	+15	18	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	0–3	—	1–0	5–2	6–0
3	Singapore	8	3	1	4	9	9	0	10	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–3	1–2	—	1–0	2–1
4	Afghanistan	8	3	0	5	8	24	−16	9	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–6	0–6	2–1	—	3–0
5	Cambodia	8	0	0	8	1	27	−26	0	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–2	0–6	0–4	0–1	—

Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)18:30 UTC+7

Cambodia	0–4	Singapore
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Khairul 9' Safuwan 21', 35' Fazrul 55'

Olympic Stadium, Phnom PenhAttendance: 63,000Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)20:00 UTC+4:30

Afghanistan	0–6	Syria
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Rafe 19', 35' Ajan 42' Al Hussain 70' Malki 75' Kharbin 90+4' (pen.)

Samen Stadium, Mashhad (Iran)Attendance: 7,647Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)19:30 UTC+9

Japan	0–0	Singapore
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Saitama Stadium 2002, SaitamaAttendance: 57,533Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq) 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)18:30 UTC+7

Cambodia	0–1	Afghanistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Zazai 86'

Olympic Stadium, Phnom PenhAttendance: 55,000Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:26 UTC+9

Japan	3–0	Cambodia
Honda 28' Yoshida 50' Kagawa 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Saitama Stadium 2002, SaitamaAttendance: 54,716Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)20:00 UTC+4

Syria	1–0	Singapore
Al-Jafal 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman)Attendance: 100Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)18:30 UTC+7

Cambodia	0–6	Syria
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kharbin 29', 39' Malki 31' Al-Mawas 44' Midani 50' Omari 81'

Olympic Stadium, Phnom PenhAttendance: 35,000Referee: Wang Di (China) 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)16:55 UTC+4:30

Afghanistan	0–6	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kagawa 10', 50' Morishige 35' Okazaki 57', 60' Honda 74'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran (Iran)Attendance: 8,650Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)20:00 UTC+8

Singapore	1–0	Afghanistan
Khairul 72'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

National Stadium, SingaporeAttendance: 5,400Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong) 8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)17:00 UTC+4

Syria	0–3	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Honda 55' (pen.) Okazaki 70' Usami 88'

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb (Oman)Attendance: 680Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)20:00 UTC+8

Singapore	2–1	Cambodia
Faris 16' Fazrul 47'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Suhana 65'

National Stadium, SingaporeAttendance: 6,650Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) 13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)20:00 UTC+4

Syria	5–2	Afghanistan
Omari 9', 21', 83' Al-Mawas 32', 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Amiri 44' Shayesteh 78'

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb (Oman)Attendance: 200Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)19:15 UTC+8

Singapore	0–3	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kanazaki 20' Honda 26' Yoshida 88'

National Stadium, SingaporeAttendance: 33,868Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)15:00 UTC+3:30

Afghanistan	3–0	Cambodia
Zazai 42' Amiri 78' Amani 90+4'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Takhti Stadium, Tehran (Iran)Attendance: 2,585Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)20:00 UTC+8

Singapore	1–2	Syria
Safuwan 89' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kharbin 20', 90+3'

National Stadium, SingaporeAttendance: 7,468Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)19:14 UTC+7

Cambodia	0–2	Japan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Laboravy 51' (o.g.) Honda 90'

Olympic Stadium, Phnom PenhAttendance: 29,871Referee: Fu Ming (China)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)19:34 UTC+9

Japan	5–0	Afghanistan
Okazaki 43' Kiyotake 58' Mukhammad 63' (o.g.) Yoshida 74' Kanazaki 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Saitama Stadium 2002, SaitamaAttendance: 48,967Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq) 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)20:00 UTC+4

Syria	6–0	Cambodia
Kharbin 7', 19' Kallasi 57' Makara 70' (o.g.) Al Hussain 80' Malki 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb (Oman)Attendance: 100Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)15:00 UTC+4:30

Afghanistan	2–1	Singapore
Amani 39' Shirdel 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Fazrul 89'

Takhti Stadium, Tehran (Iran)Attendance: 24,500Referee: Fu Ming (China) 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)19:34 UTC+9

Japan	5–0	Syria
Al Masri 17' (o.g.) Kagawa 66', 90' Honda 86' Haraguchi 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Saitama Stadium 2002, SaitamaAttendance: 57,475Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	6	4	2	0	14	6	+8	14	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	2–2	1–0	4–2	Canc.
2	Iraq	6	3	3	0	13	6	+7	12	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	2–2	—	1–0	5–1	Canc.
3	Vietnam	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–3	1–1	—	4–1	Canc.
4	Chinese Taipei	6	0	0	6	5	19	−14	0	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–2	0–2	1–2	—	Canc.
5	Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Disqualified	Canc.	Canc.	Canc.	Canc.	—

Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

Indonesia was also drawn into this group, but on 30 May 2015 the country's football association was suspended due to governmental interference, and on 3 June 2015 the team was disqualified and all matches involving it were cancelled.

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)19:00 UTC+7

Thailand	1–0	Vietnam
Pokklaw 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 40,500Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)19:30 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	0–2	Thailand
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Teerasil 21', 39'

Taipei Municipal Stadium, TaipeiAttendance: 18,168Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)17:00 UTC+4:30

Iraq	5–1	Chinese Taipei
Adnan 37' Hosni 59' Yasin 80' Mahmoud 88' Meram 90+1' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wen Chih-hao 86'

PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)Attendance: 4,200Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)19:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	1–2	Vietnam
Wu Chun-ching 82'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Đinh Tiến Thành 53' Trần Phi Sơn 90+2'

Taipei Municipal Stadium, TaipeiAttendance: 20,239Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)19:00 UTC+7

Thailand	2–2	Iraq
Theerathon 80' (pen.) Mongkol 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Meram 34' Mahmoud 49'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 43,572Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam	1–1	Iraq
Lê Công Vinh 25'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Mahmoud 90+7' (pen.)

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 10,000Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam	0–3	Thailand
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kroekrit 29' Đinh Tiến Thành 56' (o.g.) Theerathon 70'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 35,000Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)19:00 UTC+7

Thailand	4–2	Chinese Taipei
Teerasil 41' Pokklaw 52' Adisak 72' Tana 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yaki Yen 3' Hung Kai-chun 65'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 50,000Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)19:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	0–2	Iraq
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ismail 19' Mahmoud 85'

National Stadium, KaohsiungAttendance: 11,960Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam	4–1	Chinese Taipei
Lê Công Vinh 8', 90+1' Nguyễn Văn Toàn 29', 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wu Chun-ching 7'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 18,350Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)18:30 UTC+4:30

Iraq	2–2	Thailand
Kamel 66' Adnan 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Mongkol 39' Adisak 86'

PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)Attendance: 4,000Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)18:30 UTC+4:30

Iraq	1–0	Vietnam
Abdul-Raheem 45+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)Attendance: 2,160Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	8	8	0	0	27	0	+27	24	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	1–0	3–0	4–0	8–0
2	Lebanon	8	3	2	3	12	6	+6	11	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–3	—	0–1	1–1	7–0
3	Kuwait	8	3	1	4	12	10	+2	10	Disqualified	0–1	0–0	—	9–0	0–3
4	Myanmar	8	2	2	4	9	21	−12	8	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–2	0–2	3–0	—	3–1
5	Laos	8	1	1	6	6	29	−23	4	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–5	0–2	0–2	2–2	—

Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ During this stage the Kuwait Football Association was suspended after the country had failed to comply with a decision from FIFA that its sports law had to be changed. The three remaining matches involving Kuwait – away v Myanmar, home v Laos, and away v South Korea – were not played as scheduled, and were eventually awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait's opponents. Kuwait was also unable to compete in the Third round of the Asian Cup qualifying, to which it would have advanced based on its ranking.

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)19:00 UTC+7

Laos	2–2	Myanmar
Sayavutthi 81' (pen.), 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Zaw Min Tun 41' Kyaw Zayar Win 85'

New Laos National Stadium, VientianeAttendance: 1,500Referee: Tan Hai (China) 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)17:00 UTC+3

Lebanon	0–1	Kuwait
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nasser 86'

Saida Municipal Stadium, SidonAttendance: 15,215Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)19:00 UTC+7

Myanmar	0–2	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lee Jae-sung 35' Son Heung-min 67'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)Attendance: 1,090Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)19:00 UTC+7

Laos	0–2	Lebanon
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ghaddar 5' Shamsin 75'

New Laos National Stadium, VientianeAttendance: 2,500Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	8–0	Laos
Lee Chung-yong 9' Son Heung-min 12', 74', 89' Kwon Chang-hoon 30', 75' Suk Hyun-jun 57' Lee Jae-sung 90+4'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Hwaseong Stadium, HwaseongAttendance: 30,205Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)20:00 UTC+3

Kuwait	9–0	Myanmar
Nasser 11', 18' Maqseed 12' Zayid 46' Zaw Min Tun 56' (o.g.) Mashaan 61' Al-Mutawa 69' (pen.), 88', 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha (Qatar)Attendance: 550Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)19:00 UTC+7

Laos	0–2	Kuwait
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nasser 31' Al-Mutawa 84' (pen.)

New Laos National Stadium, VientianeAttendance: 1,300Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand) 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)17:00 UTC+3

Lebanon	0–3	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jang Hyun-soo 22' (pen.) Ali Hamam 26' (o.g.) Kwon Chang-hoon 60'

Saida Municipal Stadium, SidonAttendance: 5,500Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)19:00 UTC+7

Myanmar	0–2	Lebanon
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Maatouk 28' Atwi 90+3'

Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)Attendance: 3,056Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) 8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)17:55 UTC+3

Kuwait	0–1	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Koo Ja-cheol 12'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 12,350Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)19:00 UTC+7

Myanmar	3–1	Laos
Suan Lam Mang 13' Kyaw Ko Ko 32' Aung Thu 50'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Sayavutthi 2'

Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand)Attendance: 6,500Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain) 13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)19:30 UTC+3

Kuwait	0–0	Lebanon
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 12,150Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	4–0	Myanmar
Lee Jae-sung 18' Koo Ja-cheol 30' Jang Hyun-soo 82' Nam Tae-hee 86'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, SuwonAttendance: 24,270Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)17:00 UTC+2

Lebanon	7–0	Laos
Mohamad 27' Antar 34' Chaito 36', 90+3' Hamam 42' Maatouk 59' Oumari 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Saida Municipal Stadium, SidonAttendance: 2,000Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)19:00 UTC+7

Laos	0–5	South Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ki Sung-yueng 3' (pen.), 33' Son Heung-min 35', 67' Suk Hyun-jun 43'

New Laos National Stadium, VientianeAttendance: 3,000Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) Not played

Myanmar	3–0 Awarded	Kuwait
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)20:00 UTC+9

South Korea	1–0	Lebanon
Lee Jeong-hyeop 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Ansan Wa~ Stadium, AnsanAttendance: 30,532Referee: Ma Ning (China) Not played

Kuwait	0–3 Awarded	Laos
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)15:00 UTC+3

Lebanon	1–1	Myanmar
El-Helwe 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Aung Thu 73'

Saida Municipal Stadium, SidonAttendance: 3,470Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) Not played

South Korea	3–0 Awarded	Kuwait
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan	8	7	0	1	20	7	+13	21	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	3–1	1–0	1–0	1–0
2	North Korea	8	5	1	2	14	8	+6	16	Asian Cup qualifying third round	4–2	—	0–0	2–0	1–0
3	Philippines	8	3	1	4	8	12	−4	10		1–5	3–2	—	2–1	0–1
4	Bahrain	8	3	0	5	10	10	0	9		0–4	0–1	2–0	—	3–0
5	Yemen	8	1	0	7	2	17	−15	3	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	1–3	0–3	0–2	0–4	—

Source:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First round of the competition.

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)20:00 UTC+8

Philippines	2–1	Bahrain
Bahadoran 50' Patiño 60'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Malood 90+3'

Philippine Sports Stadium, BocaueAttendance: 6,000Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)19:00 UTC+3

Yemen	0–3 Awarded	North Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	So Hyon-uk 71'

Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)Attendance: 3,200Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)17:00 UTC+9

North Korea	4–2	Uzbekistan
Pak Kwang-ryong 4' Jang Kuk-chol 16' Ro Hak-su 34' Ri Hyok-chol 36'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ismailov 53' Rashidov 79'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 42,000Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)19:00 UTC+3

Yemen	0–2	Philippines
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Bahadoran 52' Ramsay 74'

Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)Attendance: 5,200Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)19:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	1–0	Yemen
Geynrikh 51'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 15,000Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea) 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)18:40 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–1	North Korea
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jong Il-gwan 42'

Bahrain National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 9,500Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)20:00 UTC+8

Philippines	1–5	Uzbekistan
Schröck 68'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ahmedov 1' Rashidov 14', 80' Sergeev 43', 65'

Philippine Sports Stadium, BocaueAttendance: 7,500Referee: Peter Green (Australia) 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)19:00 UTC+3

Yemen	0–4	Bahrain
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ali Baba 31' (pen.) Al-Husaini 45+1' Omar 66' Adnan 77'

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)Attendance: 421Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)16:00 UTC+8:30

North Korea	0–0	Philippines
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Kim Il-sung Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 41,000Referee: Ma Ning (China) 8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)18:00 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–4	Uzbekistan
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Sergeev 52' Ahmedov 56' Rashidov 66' Shomurodov 90+5'

Bahrain National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 5,000Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)16:00 UTC+8:30

North Korea	1–0	Yemen
Jong Il-gwan 12' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Kim Il-sung Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 41,000Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) 13 October 2015 (2015-10-13)18:00 UTC+3

Bahrain	2–0	Philippines
Abdullatif 53' Adnan 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Bahrain National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 3,050Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)20:00 UTC+8

Philippines	0–1	Yemen
	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	A. Al-Sarori 83'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, ManilaAttendance: 6,478Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)18:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	3–1	North Korea
Sergeev 23' Geynrikh 65' Ahmedov 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ri Hyok-chol 2'

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 27,135Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)15:30 UTC+8:30

North Korea	2–0	Bahrain
Pak Kwang-ryong 45+1' (pen.) Jong Il-gwan 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Kim Il-sung Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 45,000Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari (Singapore) 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)18:30 UTC+3

Yemen	1–3	Uzbekistan
A. Al-Sarori 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Haydarov 7' Djeparov 31' Andreev 50'

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)Attendance: 350Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)18:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	1–0	Philippines
Ismailov 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Bunyodkor Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 34,000Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)18:30 UTC+3

Bahrain	3–0	Yemen
Abdulatif 32' (pen.) Al-Malood 63' Al Romaihi 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Bahrain National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 1,000Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)20:00 UTC+8

Philippines	3–2	North Korea
Bahadoran 43' Ott 84' Ramsay 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	So Kyong-jin 45+2' Ri Hyok-chol 48'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, ManilaAttendance: 7,350Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)18:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan	1–0	Bahrain
Rashidov 50'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)

Bunyodkor Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 34,000Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Ranking of runner-up teams

To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria were used:

Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Goal difference
Goals scored
Fair play points
Drawing of lots

As a result of Indonesia being disqualified by FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Iraq	6	3	3	0	13	6	+7	12	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup
2	E	Syria	6	4	0	2	14	11	+3	12	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup
3	A	United Arab Emirates	6	3	2	1	16	4	+12	11	World Cup qualifying third round
4	C	China	6	3	2	1	9	1	+8	11	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup
5	H	North Korea	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10	Asian Cup qualifying third round
6	B	Jordan	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10
7	D	Oman	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
8	G	Lebanon	6	1	2	3	3	6	−3	5

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:

United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used:

Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
Goal difference
Goals scored
Fair play points
Drawing of lots

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Guam	6	1	1	4	1	14	−13	4	Asian Cup qualifying third round
2	G	Myanmar	6	1	1	4	4	18	−14	4
3	H	Bahrain	6	1	0	5	3	10	−7	3
4	E	Afghanistan	6	1	0	5	4	24	−20	3
5	B	Tajikistan	6	0	1	5	3	19	−16	1	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
6	F	Chinese Taipei	6	0	0	6	5	19	−14	0
7	C	Maldives	6	0	0	6	0	15	−15	0
8	A	Malaysia	6	0	0	6	1	29	−28	0

Goalscorers

There were 507 goals scored in 149 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.

14 goals

Mohammad Al-Sahlawi

11 goals

Ahmed Khalil

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Sharif Mukhammad (against Japan)
Khoun Laboravy (against Japan)
Leng Makara (against Syria)
Ildar Amirov (against Australia)
Valery Kichin (against Bangladesh)
Ali Hamam (against South Korea)
Zaw Min Tun (against Kuwait)
Hamdi Al Masri (against Japan)
Serdar Annaorazow (against Guam)
Mekan Saparow (against Oman)
Đinh Tiến Thành (against Thailand)

Notes

Indonesia was also drawn into this group, but on 30 May 2015 the country's football association was suspended due to governmental interference, and on 3 June 2015 the team was disqualified and all matches involving it were cancelled.
United Arab Emirates had already qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup as tournament hosts and were competing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The match between Malaysia v Timor-Leste was forfeited due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.
^ The fixtures between Saudi Arabia and Palestine were switched after Saudi Arabia cited "exceptional conditions" for their inability to travel to the West Bank. The return fixture, originally to be played on 13 October 2015 at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was later postponed by Saudi Arabia's refusal to pass through Israeli-controlled borders, until the process of agreeing on the venue was concluded. The match was rescheduled to be played on 5 November 2015 in Palestine, after the Palestinian Football Association gave full security guarantees for the match. The match was later further delayed until 9 November, and to be changed to a neutral venue in Asia, as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the match. The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.
The match between Timor-Leste v United Arab Emirates was forfeited due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste played their home match against the United Arab Emirates in Malaysia for the lack of a suitable venue in Dili.
The match between Timor-Leste v Saudi Arabia was forfeited due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.
Match abandoned after 87 minutes due to a group of supporters throwing flares at the pitch. A month later, FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia 3–0 win.
The match between Timor-Leste v Palestine was forfeited due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.
The match between Timor-Leste v Malaysia was forfeited due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.
^ The home matches of Palestine against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia were played on neutral ground as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the matches. The neutral venue was announced to be Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.
Maldives played their home match against China PR in China because of the poor condition of the National Football Stadium.
FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh. The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
^ Afghanistan played their home matches in Iran because of security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.
^ The fixtures between Japan and Singapore were switched because the Singapore National Stadium was booked on 16 June 2015 to host the closing ceremony of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.
^ Syria played their home matches in Oman because of security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.
The Thailand v Vietnam match was brought forward from 11 June 2015, as it interfered with commitments for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.
^ Iraq played their home matches in Iran because of security concerns from the Iraqi Civil War.
^ Myanmar played their home matches in Thailand due to a sanction after a crowd incident during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Oman. The sanction had originally banned the team from entering the competition, but the Myanmar FA filed an appeal to FIFA which was partially upheld.
Kuwait played their home match against Myanmar in Qatar for unspecified reasons.
The Myanmar v Kuwait match, originally to be played on 17 November 2015, 19:00 UTC+7, at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.
The match scheduled for 17 November 2015 should be canceled (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Myanmar) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.
The Kuwait v Laos match, originally to be played on 24 March 2016, 18:35 UTC+3, at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.
The match scheduled for 24 March 2016 should be canceled (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Laos) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.
The South Korea v Kuwait match, originally to be played on 29 March 2016, 20:00 UTC+9, at the Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, was not played as scheduled because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association by FIFA.
The match scheduled for 29 March 2016 should be canceled (and awarded as a 3–0 win for South Korea) as it did not take place because of the suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.
FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen by 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First round of the competition.
^ Yemen played their home matches in Qatar because of security concerns from the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.
^ This player's goal tally included one or more goals which the player scored in matches that were subsequently forfeited, but which FIFA still continued to count in its statistics.

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External links

Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia: Round 2, FIFA.com
FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
Preliminary Joint Qualification 2018 Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, stats.the-AFC.com

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