2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC fourth round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
The fourth round saw the five group winners and five group runners-up from the third round split into two groups of five. The top two teams from each group advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, while the two third-placed teams advanced to the fifth round.
Seeding
The draw for round four was held on 9 March 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the teams seeded according to their March 2012 FIFA Ranking. The FIFA rankings used were released on 7 March 2012 and included all matches from the third round of Asian Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The ten teams (shown below with their March 2012 FIFA Ranking in brackets, and their positions in the third round in small brackets) are split into five pots, with each group containing a team from each pot.
Groups
The matches were played from 3 June 2012 to 18 June 2013.
As the last matchday overlaps with the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup (which commences on 15 June 2013), the fourth round draw was adjusted to ensure Japan (the representative of the AFC for the Confederations Cup) received a bye on 18 June 2013, by placing them on Position 5 (instead of Position 2 where Japan were supposed to be placed as of the date of draw) in their group in order not to play on the last matchday.
Lebanon defender Ramez Dayoub was convicted of match-fixing after his back pass led to the only goal of the match in a 1–0 defeat by Qatar. Dayoub was suspended for life by the Lebanese Football Association.
Group A
Group B
Goalscorers
There were 86 goals scored in 40 games, for an average of 2.15 goals per game.
5 goals
Keisuke Honda
3 goals
Tim Cahill
Reza Ghoochannejhad
Javad Nekounam
Ryoichi Maeda
Shinji Okazaki
Ahmad Hayel
Lee Keun-Ho
2 goals
Archie Thompson
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
Shinji Kagawa
Yuzo Kurihara
Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri
Sebastián Soria
Kim Bo-Kyung
Ulugbek Bakayev
Bahodir Nasimov
Sanzhar Tursunov
1 goal
Mark Bresciano
Brett Holman
Joshua Kennedy
Robbie Kruse
Lucas Neill
Tommy Oar
Luke Wilkshire
Alaa Abdul-Zahra
Hammadi Ahmad
Nashat Akram
Younis Mahmoud
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Hassan Abdel-Fattah
Khalil Bani Attiah
Tha'er Bawab
Amer Deeb
Ali Al Saadi
Roda Antar
Hassan Maatouk
Ismail Al Ajmi
Mohammed Al Balushi
Juma Darwish Al-Mashri
Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali
Yusef Ahmed
Khalfan Ibrahim
Abdulgadir Ilyas Bakur
Kim Chi-Woo
Kim Shin-Wook
Koo Ja-Cheol
Kwak Tae-Hwi
Lee Dong-Gook
Son Heung-Min
Odil Ahmedov
Server Djeparov
Jasur Hasanov
Oleg Zoteev
1 own goal
Mile Jedinak (playing against Oman)
Akmal Shorakhmedov (playing against South Korea)
Ki Sung-Yueng (playing against Uzbekistan)
Artyom Filiposyan (playing against South Korea)
Notes
See also
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
References
External links
Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)
Results and schedule (the-AFC.com version)
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2012 in Asian football
2013 in Asian football
2012–13 in Iranian football
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2012–13 in Qatari football
2012–13 in Lebanese football
2012–13 in Jordanian football
2012–13 in Omani football
2012–13 in Iraqi football
2012 in Uzbekistani football
2013 in Uzbekistani football
2012 in South Korean football
2013 in South Korean football
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2012 in Australian soccer
2013 in Australian soccer
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2013 in Japanese football
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