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The asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which were members of the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ). 4.5 slots ( four direct slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot ) in the concluding tournament were available for AFC teams. [ 1 ] On 16 April 2014, the AFC Executive Committee approved a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Therefore, the first two rounds of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers besides acted as qualifiers for the 2019 AFC asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates .
format [edit ]
The qualification structure was as follows : [ 2 ] [ 4 ]
- First round: Twelve teams (ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: Forty teams (ranked 1–34 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 qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.
- Third round: The twelve teams (an increase from ten for 2014) which had advanced from the second round 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 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.
- Fourth round: The two third-placed teams of each group from the third round played home-and-away over two legs. The winners advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Entrants [edit ]
The 46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification. [ 5 ] In orderliness to determine which nations would compete in the first base round and which nations would receive a adieu through to the second rung, the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 were used ( shown in parentheses ), as those were the latest published rankings prior to the first round draw. The FIFA Rankings of January 2015 were besides used for seed of the beginning round draw ; however, for seeding in the second base cycle and third base round draw, the most holocene FIFA Rankings anterior to those draws were used .
agenda [edit ]
The agenda of the rival was as follows. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ]
Round
Matchday
Date
First round
First leg
12 March 2015
Second leg
17 March 2015
Second round
Matchday 1
11 June 2015
Matchday 2
16 June 2015
Matchday 3
3 September 2015
Matchday 4
8 September 2015
Matchday 5
8 October 2015
Matchday 6
13 October 2015
Matchday 7
12 November 2015
Matchday 8
17 November 2015
Matchday 9
24 March 2016
Matchday 10
29 March 2016
Round
Matchday
Date
Third round
Matchday 1
1 September 2016
Matchday 2
6 September 2016
Matchday 3
6 October 2016
Matchday 4
11 October 2016
Matchday 5
15 November 2016
Matchday 6
23 March 2017
Matchday 7
28 March 2017
Matchday 8
13 June 2017
Matchday 9
31 August 2017
Matchday 10
5 September 2017
Fourth round
First leg
5 October 2017
Second leg
10 October 2017
The inter-confederation play-offs were scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017. [ 10 ]
inaugural round off [edit ]
The draw for the first attack was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST ( UTC+8 ), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [ 11 ]
- Notes
- a b c Timor-Leste won the inaugural stage 4–1 and the second leg 1–0, thus winning 5–1 on aggregate and advancing to the Second Round. On 12 December 2017 FIFA awarded both matches 3–0 to Mongolia ascribable to Timor-Leste fielding numerous ineligible players. however, this was long after the Second Round had been played, so Timor-Leste promote and Mongolia were not reinstated .
second round [edit ]
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. [ 12 ] [ 13 ]
drumhead [edit ]
Qualified for the Third Round and asian Cup as winners or top four runner-up
Advanced to the Third Asian Cup qualifying round as bottom four runner-up, third place, or top four one-fourth placed team
Advanced to the AFC Asian Cup qualifying play-off round .
Denotes a team that was disqualified as a resultant role of a FIFA abeyance .
Groups [edit ]
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):[14]
- 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 [edit ]
- a b c d e f[15] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia. Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.The original results were : malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste ; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates ; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste ; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine ; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia .
- ^[16][17] The Malaysia five Saudi Arabia pit was awarded as 0–3, after being abandoned at 1–2 after a group of supporters give objects onto the pitch .
Group B [edit ]
Group C
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Group D [edit ]
- ^[18] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran. FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 succeed as a leave of India fielding the ineligible actor Eugeneson Lyngdoh The equal initially ended 3–0 to Iran .
Group E [edit ]
Group F [edit ]
Group G [edit ]
- a b c d During this stagecoach 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 five Myanmar, home vanadium Laos, and away five South Korea – were not played as scheduled, and were finally awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait ‘s opponents. Kuwait was besides unable to compete in the Third Round of the asian Cup qualify, to which it would have advanced based on its rate .
Group H [edit ]
- ^[19] FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a consequence 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 .
Ranking of runner-up teams [edit ]
To determine the four best runner-up teams, the follow 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 due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained merely 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. [ 20 ]
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. source : FIFA Rules for classification : Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal dispute ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Fair play points ; 5 ) guide of lots .
third round [edit ]
The third cycle consisted of two groups of six teams. The foremost two teams in each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The two third-placed teams proceeded to the fourthly circle. The string for the third round was held on 12 April 2016, at 16:30 MST ( UTC+8 ), at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]
Groups [edit ]
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):[23]
- 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 [edit ]
Group B [edit ]
Fourth orotund [edit ]
The two third-placed teams in each group from the third base round played against each other home-and-away over two legs to determine which team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. The ordain of stage was announced during the withdraw for the third round. [ 24 ] Syria played their home plate match, as with all their home matches in the third round, in Malaysia ascribable to the war meter condition in Syria. [ 25 ]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Syria
2–3
Australia
1–1
1–2 (a.e.t.)
intercontinental play-offs [edit ]
The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held as share of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK ( UTC+3 ), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg. [ 26 ] The fifth-placed team from AFC was drawn against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF, with the AFC team hosting the second leg. [ 27 ]
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Honduras
1–3
Australia
0–0
1–3
Qualified teams [edit ]
The follow five teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament .
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that class. Italic indicates hosts for that year .
- 2 Australia qualified as a member of the Australia qualified as a penis of the OFC in 1974 and 2006 ( qualifying took target until 2005 and they left the OFC and joined the AFC in 2006 ).
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crown goalscorers [edit ]
- 16 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
Notes [edit ]
- a b c d e This player ‘s finish reckoning includes one or more goals which the player scored in matches that were subsequently forfeited, but which FIFA placid continued to count in its statistics .