2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
In this round teams ranked from 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked from 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teams ranked from 1–5 received a bye to the third round. The matches were held between 8 October 2007 and 30 October 2007. The 11 highest ranked teams among the 19 winners advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers, while the eight remaining teams advanced to the second round in November 2007.
Summary
Matches
Iraq won 7 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Uzbekistan won 11 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Thailand won 13 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Qatar won 6 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- China PR won 11 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Bhutan withdrew. Kuwait advanced to the Third Round. ---- 2 – 2 on aggregate after extra time; Jordan won 6 – 5 on penalty kicks and advanced to the Third Round. ---- United Arab Emirates won 6 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Bahrain won 4 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Hong Kong won 11 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Syria won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Yemen won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Tajikistan won 6 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Korea DPR won 9 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Oman won 4 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Singapore won 7 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Lebanon won 6 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Third Round. ---- Turkmenistan won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round. ---- Guam withdrew. Indonesia advanced to the Second Round.
