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The Draw
8 nations are ranked according to AFC Ranking for WC2002.
The games will be played in 2 groups with 4 nations each.
There will be 4 pots with 2 nations:
Pot A: 1st and 2nd in the ranking
Pot B: 3th and 4th in the ranking
Pot C: 5th and 6th in the ranking
Pot D: 7th and 8th in the ranking
The draw starts emptying Pot D first into 2 groups and continues with Pots C, B, and A.
Top 2 in each group will qualify to WC2006.
Third place nations will play two-legged play-off games and the winner will play play-off games with CONCACAF qualifiers.
The Games
Group 1:
G W D L F A P
Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 0 10 1 14 WC2006 Finals
Korea 6 3 1 2 9 5 10 WC2006 Finals
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Uzbekistan 6 1 2 3 7 11 5 Play-off
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Kuwait 6 1 1 4 4 13 4
09/02/2005 Uzbekistan 1-1 Saudi Arabia
09/02/2005 Korea 2-0 Kuwait
25/03/2005 Kuwait 2-1 Uzbekistan
25/03/2005 Saudi Arabia 2-0 Korea
30/03/2005 Korea 2-1 Uzbekistan
30/03/2005 Kuwait 0-0 Saudi Arabia
03/06/2005 Saudi Arabia 3-0 Kuwait
03/06/2005 Uzbekistan 1-1 Korea
08/06/2005 Kuwait 0-4 Korea
08/06/2005 Saudi Arabia 3-0 Uzbekistan
17/08/2005 Uzbekistan 3-2 Kuwait
17/08/2005 Korea 0-1 Saudi Arabia
Group 2:
G W D L F A P
Japan 6 5 0 1 9 4 15 WC2006 Finals
Iran 6 4 1 1 7 3 13 WC2006 Finals
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Bahrain 6 1 1 4 4 7 4 Play-off
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Korea DPR 6 1 0 5 5 11 3
09/02/2005 Bahrain 0-0 Iran
09/02/2005 Japan 2-1 Korea DPR
25/03/2005 Iran 2-1 Japan
25/03/2005 Korea DPR 1-2 Bahrain
30/03/2005 Japan 1-0 Bahrain
30/03/2005 Korea DPR 0-2 Iran
03/06/2005 Iran 1-0 Korea DPR
03/06/2005 Bahrain 0-1 Japan
08/06/2005 Iran 1-0 Bahrain
08/06/2005 Korea DPR 0-2 Japan
17/08/2005 Japan 2-1 Iran
17/08/2005 Bahrain 2-3 Korea DPR
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2nd Stage
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The Draw
32 nations are ranked according to AFC Ranking for WC2002.
The games will be played in 8 groups with 4 nations each.
There will be 4 pots:
Pot A: Korea Republic, Japan, China PR, Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Uzbekistan
Pot B: Qatar, Iraq, Oman, Thailand, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait, Indonesia
Pot C: Turkmenistan, Yemen, India, Vietnam, Jordan, Palestine, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan
Pot D: Hong Komg, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Laos, Tajikistan, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Korea DPR
The draw starts emptying Pot D first into 8 groups and continues with Pots C, B, and A.
The winners of each group qualifies to Stage 3.
The Games
Group 1:
G W D L F A P
Iran 6 5 0 1 22 4 15
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Jordan 6 4 0 2 10 6 12
Qatar 6 3 0 3 16 8 9
Laos 6 0 0 6 3 33 0
18/02/2004 Iran 3-1 Qatar
18/02/2004 Jordan 5-0 Laos
31/03/2004 Jordan 1-0 Qatar
31/03/2004 Laos 0-7 Iran
09/06/2004 Qatar 5-0 Laos
09/06/2004 Iran 0-1 Jordan
08/09/2004 Laos 1-6 Qatar
08/09/2004 Jordan 0-2 Iran
13/10/2004 Qatar 2-3 Iran
13/10/2004 Laos 2-3 Jordan
17/11/2004 Iran 7-0 Laos
17/11/2004 Qatar 2-0 Jordan
Group 2:
G W D L F A P
Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 16 3 16
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Iraq 6 3 2 1 17 7 11
Palestine 6 2 1 3 11 11 7
Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 3 26 0
18/02/2004 Palestine 8-0 Chinese Taipei
18/02/2004 Uzbekistan 1-1 Iraq
31/03/2004 Chinese Taipei 0-1 Uzbekistan
31/03/2004 Palestine 1-1 Iraq
09/06/2004 Iraq 6-1 Chinese Taipei
09/06/2004 Uzbekistan 3-0 Palestine
08/09/2004 Chinese Taipei 1-4 Iraq
08/09/2004 Palestine 0-3 Uzbekistan
13/10/2004 Iraq 1-2 Uzbekistan
13/10/2004 Chinese Taipei 0-1 Palestine
16/11/2004 Iraq 4-1 Palestine
17/11/2004 Uzbekistan 6-1 Chinese Taipei
Group 3:
G W D L F A P
Japan 6 6 0 0 16 1 18
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Oman 6 3 1 2 14 3 10
India 6 1 1 4 2 18 4
Singapore 6 1 0 5 3 13 3
18/02/2004 Japan 1-0 Oman
18/02/2004 India 1-0 Singapore
31/03/2004 Singapore 1-2 Japan
31/03/2004 India 1-5 Oman
09/06/2004 Oman 7-0 Singapore
09/06/2004 Japan 7-0 India
08/09/2004 Singapore 0-2 Oman
08/09/2004 India 0-4 Japan
13/10/2004 Oman 0-1 Japan
13/10/2004 Singapore 2-0 India
17/11/2004 Japan 1-0 Singapore
17/11/2004 Oman 0-0 India
Group 4:
G W D L F A P
Kuwait 6 5 0 1 15 2 12 3 1-1
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China PR 6 5 0 1 14 1 12 3 1-1
Hong Kong 6 2 0 4 5 15 6
Malaysia 6 0 0 6 2 18 0
18/02/2004 Malaysia 1-3 Hong Kong
18/02/2004 China PR 1-0 Kuwait
31/03/2004 Malaysia 0-2 Kuwait
31/03/2004 Hong Kong 0-1 China PR
09/06/2004 Kuwait 4-0 Hong Kong
09/06/2004 China PR 4-0 Malaysia
08/09/2004 Hong Kong 0-2 Kuwait
08/09/2004 Malaysia 0-1 China PR
13/10/2004 Kuwait 1-0 China PR
13/10/2004 Hong Kong 2-0 Malaysia
17/11/2004 China PR 7-0 Hong Kong
17/11/2004 Kuwait 6-1 Malaysia
Group 5:
G W D L F A P
Korea DPR 6 3 2 1 11 5 11
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United Arab Emirates 6 3 1 2 6 6 10
Thailand 6 2 1 3 9 7 7
Yemen 6 1 2 3 6 11 5
18/02/2004 United Arab Emirates 1-0 Thailand
18/02/2004 Yemen 1-1 Korea DPR
31/03/2004 Korea DPR 0-0 United Arab Emirates
31/03/2004 Yemen 0-3 Thailand
09/06/2004 Thailand 1-4 Korea DPR
09/06/2004 United Arab Emirates 3-0 Yemen
08/09/2004 Korea DPR 4-1 Thailand
08/09/2004 Yemen 3-1 United Arab Emirates
13/10/2004 Thailand 3-0 United Arab Emirates
13/10/2004 Korea DPR 2-1 Yemen
17/11/2004 United Arab Emirates 1-0 Korea DPR
17/11/2004 Thailand 1-1 Yemen
Group 6:
G W D L F A P
Bahrain 6 4 2 0 15 4 14
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Syria 6 2 2 2 7 7 8
Tajikistan 6 2 1 3 5 9 7
Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 5 12 4
18/02/2004 Bahrain 2-1 Syria
18/02/2004 Kyrgyzstan 1-2 Tajikistan
31/03/2004 Tajikistan 0-0 Bahrain
31/03/2004 Kyrgyzstan 1-1 Syria
09/06/2004 Bahrain 5-0 Kyrgyzstan
10/06/2004 Syria 2-1 Tajikistan
08/09/2004 Tajikistan 0-1 Syria
08/09/2004 Kyrgyzstan 1-2 Bahrain
13/10/2004 Syria 2-2 Bahrain
13/10/2004 Tajikistan 2-1 Kyrgyzstan
17/11/2004 Bahrain 4-0 Tajikistan
17/11/2004 Syria 0-1 Kyrgyzstan
Group 7:
G W D L F A P
Korea 6 4 2 0 9 2 14
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Lebanon 6 3 2 1 11 5 11
Vietnam 6 1 1 4 5 9 4 3 4-3
Maldives 6 1 1 4 5 14 4 3 3-4
18/02/2004 Korea Republic 2-0 Lebanon
18/02/2004 Vietnam SR 4-0 Maldives
31/03/2004 Vietnam SR 0-2 Lebanon
31/03/2004 Maldives 0-0 Korea Republic
09/06/2004 Lebanon 3-0 Maldives
09/06/2004 Korea Republic 2-0 Vietnam SR
08/09/2004 Maldives 2-5 Lebanon
08/09/2004 Vietnam SR 1-2 Korea Republic
13/10/2004 Lebanon 1-1 Korea Republic
13/10/2004 Maldives 3-0 Vietnam SR
17/11/2004 Korea Republic 2-0 Maldives
17/11/2004 Lebanon 0-0 Vietnam SR
Group 8:
G W D L F A P
Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 14 1 18
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Indonesia 6 3 0 3 8 10 9
Turkmenistan 6 2 1 3 8 10 7
Sri Lanka 6 0 1 5 2 11 1
18/02/2004 Saudi Arabia 3-0 Indonesia
18/02/2004 Turkmenistan 2-0 Sri Lanka
31/03/2004 Turkmenistan 3-1 Indonesia
31/03/2004 Sri Lanka 0-1 Saudi Arabia
09/06/2004 Indonesia 1-0 Sri Lanka
09/06/2004 Saudi Arabia 3-0 Turkmenistan
08/09/2004 Sri Lanka 0-2 Indonesia
08/09/2004 Turkmenistan 0-1 Saudi Arabia
09/10/2004 Sri Lanka 2-2 Turkmenistan
13/10/2004 Indonesia 1-3 Saudi Arabia
17/11/2004 Saudi Arabia 3-0 Sri Lanka
17/11/2004 Indonesia 3-1 Turkmenistan
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1st Stage
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The Draw
14 of 39 lowest ranked nations according to Oct 22, 2003 FIFA World Ranking play this stage.
The nations ranked 26 through 32 were seeded and play a nation ranked 33 through 39.
The Games
21.11.03 --.--.-- Guam - - Nepal
19.11.03 22.11.03 Turkmenistan 11-0 2-0 Afghanistan
23.11.03 29.11.03 Chinese Taipei 3-0 3-1 Macao
28.11.03 02.12.03 Bangladesh 0-2 0-2 Tajikistan
27.11.03 03.12.03 Laos 0-0 0-3 Sri Lanka
29.11.03 03.12.03 Pakistan 0-2 0-4 Kyrgyzstan
29.11.03 03.12.03 Mongolia 0-1 0-12 Maldives
Both Guam and Nepal withdrew, a nation which is eliminated at this stage gets a
re-entry. The selection criteria will be used in the following order:
1 - Points gained this round - Win 3, Tie 1, Loss 0 points
2 - Goal difference
3 - Goals scored
4 - Oct 22,2003 FIFA World Ranking
Criteria 1:
Afghanistan 0 points
Macao 0 points
Bangladesh 0 points
Laos 1 point
Pakistan 0 points
Mongolia 0 points
Laos qualifies.
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AFC Qualifiers
Qualifying nations