2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round


This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

In this round the sixteen lowest seeded teams were drawn into 8 home-and-away ties. The draw took place on 30 March 2011 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The matches were held prior to the main draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with first legs on 29 June 2011 and second legs on 2 July and 3 July. The 8 winners advanced to the second round of the Asian qualifiers.

Seeding

Teams were seeded into two pots – Pot 1 included teams ranked 28–35 and Pot 2 teams ranked 36–43.

Results

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 16 games, for an average of 3.75 goals per game.
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