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 2014  FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION
          
         
             
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   FIFA Qualifiers
                                                             
    The 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification has begun!  
    A total of 202 teams signed up to participate in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification   
    rounds setting a new record number for the qualifying tournament.    
                                               
    The 31 available spots were distributed in continental zones as shown below.   
    Brazil, as the host country, qualified automatically.  
                                               
        Asia (AFC): 4.5 spots. 43 teams will compete for 4 direct places. The winner  
          of the other 0.5 place would progress to the Inter-confederation playoff.  
          Current Stage (AFC Third Round)  
               
        Africa (CAF): 5 spot. 53 teams will compete for 5 direct places.      
          Current Stage (CAF First Round)      
                                           
        North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 3.5 spots.       
          35 teams will compete for 3 direct places. The winner of the other 0.5 place   
          would progress to the Inter-confederation playoff.      
          Current Stage (CONCACAF Second Round)                
                                           
        South America (CONMEBOL): 4.5 spots + Brazil. 9 teams will compete for       
          4 direct places. The winner of the other 0.5 place would progress to the             
          Inter-confederation playoff. Brazil, as the host country, qualified automatically.  
          Current Stage (CONMEBOL First Round)                    
                                           
        Europe (UEFA): 13 spots. 53 teams will compete for 13 direct places.            
          Current Stage (UEFA First Round)            
                                           
        Oceania (OFC): 0.5 spot. 10 teams will compete for 0.5 place. The winner             
          of this 0.5 place would progress to the Inter-confederation playoff.            
          Current Stage (OFC First Round)            
                                                           
                                                             
    Last World Cup qualifying matches
                               
                           
   Date                              Teams & Score                      
                                                 
    29 February 2012     China PR
3-1
Jordan  
    29 February 2012     Iraq
7-1
Singapore  
    29 February 2012     South Korea
2-0
Kuwait  
    29 February 2012     United Arab Emirates
4-2
Lebanon  
    29 February 2012     Japan
0-1
Uzbekistan  
    29 February 2012     Tajikistan
1-1
North Korea  
    29 February 2012     Australia
4-2
Saudi Arabia  
    29 February 2012     Oman
2-0
Thailand  
    29 February 2012     Iran
2-2
Qatar  
    29 February 2012     Bahrain
10-0
Indonesia  
             
   
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Background red: In progress  
    1 June 2012     Samoa
 
Tahiti  
    1 June 2012     Vanuatu
 
New Caledonia  
    1 June 2012     Ghana
 
Lesotho  
    1 June 2012     Egypt
 
Mozambique  
                   
    2 June 2012     Argentina
 
Ecuador  
    2 June 2012     Uruguay
 
Venezuela  
    2 June 2012     Bolivia
 
Chile  
    2 June 2012    
Fiji
 
New Zealand  
    2 June 2012    
Solomon Islands
 
Papua New Guinea  
    2 June 2012     Central African Republic
 
Botswana  
    2 June 2012     Tunisia
 
Equatorial Guinea  
    2 June 2012     Sierra Leone
 
Cape Verde  
    2 June 2012     Cote d'Ivoire
 
Tanzania  
    2 June 2012     Gambia
 
Morocco  
    2 June 2012     Sudan
 
Zambia  
    2 June 2012     Burkina Faso
 
Congo    
    2 June 2012     Kenya
 
Malawi    
    2 June 2012     Algeria
 
Rwanda  
    2 June 2012     Cameroon
 
Congo DR    
    2 June 2012     Senegal
 
Liberia    
                     
    3 June 2012    
Vanuatu
 
Samoa    
    3 June 2012    
Tahiti
 
New Caledonia    
    3 June 2012     Peru
 
Colombia    
    3 June 2012     South Africa
 
Ethiopia    
    3 June 2012     Niger
 
Gabon    
    3 June 2012     Nigeria
 
Namibia    
    3 June 2012     Zimbabwe
 
Guinea    
    3 June 2012     Benin
 
Mali    
    3 June 2012     Togo
 
Libya    
    3 June 2012     Angola
 
Uganda    
    3 June 2012    
Uzbekistan
 
Iran    
    3 June 2012    
Jordan
 
Iraq    
    3 June 2012    
Japan
 
Oman    
    3 June 2012    
Lebanon
 
Qatar    
                     
    4 June 2012    
Papua New Guinea
 
New Zealand    
    4 June 2012    
Fiji
 
Solomon Islands    
       
 
     
    5 June 2012    
New Caledonia
 
Samoa    
    5 June 2012    
Tahiti
 
Vanuatu    
       
 
     
    6 June 2012    
New Caledonia
 
Fiji    
    6 June 2012    
New Zealand
 
Solomon Islands    
                     
    8 June 2012    
Oman
 
Australia    
    8 June 2012    
Lebanon
 
Uzbekistan    
    8 June 2012    
Qatar
 
South Korea    
    8 June 2012    
Japan
 
Jordan    
    8 June 2012     Botswana
 
South Africa    
    8 June 2012     Cape Verde
 
Tunisia    
    8 June 2012     Equatorial Guinea
 
Sierra Leone    
    8 June 2012     Zambia
 
Ghana    
    8 June 2012     Lesotho
 
Sudan    
    8 June 2012     Gabon
 
Burkina Faso    
    8 June 2012     Congo
 
Niger    
    8 June 2012     Malawi
 
Nigeria    
    8 June 2012     Guinea
 
Egypt    
    8 June 2012     Mozambique
 
Zimbabwe    
    8 June 2012     Mali
 
Algeria    
    8 June 2012     Libya
 
Cameroon    
    8 June 2012     Uganda
 
Senegal    
    8 June 2012    
United States
 
Antigua and Barbuda    
    8 June 2012    
Jamaica
 
Guatemala    
    8 June 2012    
Mexico
 
Guyana    
    8 June 2012    
Costa Rica
 
El Salvador    
    8 June 2012    
Honduras
 
Panama    
    8 June 2012    
Cuba
 
Canada    
                     
    9 June 2012    
Bolivia
 
Paraguay    
    9 June 2012    
Venezuela
 
Chile    
    9 June 2012     Namibia
 
Kenya    
    9 June 2012     Morocco
 
Cote d'Ivoire    
                     
    10 June 2012    
Uruguay
 
Peru    
    10 June 2012    
Ecuador
 
Colombia    
    10 June 2012     Rwanda
 
Benin    
    10 June 2012     Congo DR
 
Togo    
    10 June 2012     Ethiopia
 
Central African Republic    
    10 June 2012     Tanzania
 
Gambia    
    10 June 2012     Liberia
 
Angola    
                     
    12 June 2012    
Guatemala
 
United States    
    12 June 2012    
Antigua and Barbuda
 
Jamaica    
    12 June 2012    
El Salvador
 
Mexico    
    12 June 2012    
Guyana
 
Costa Rica    
    12 June 2012    
Canada
 
Honduras    
    12 June 2012    
Panama
 
Cuba    
    12 June 2012    
Iraq
 
Oman    
    12 June 2012    
Iran
 
Qatar    
    12 June 2012    
South Korea
 
Lebanon    
    12 June 2012    
Australia
 
Japan    
                   
    Statistics
                                 
   Performance of AFC Teams
       
    Up to 29 February 2012. Teams highlighted in black are still active in the competence.  
    Teams highlighted in blue are classified until now for the following stage.  
       
   
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
 Uzbekistan
8
7
1
0
15
1
14
22
2.75
4
 Iraq
8
6
1
1
16
4
12
19
2.37
2
 Iran
8
5
3
0
22
5
17
18
2.25
3
 Jordan
8
5
1
2
21
8
13
16
2.00
10
 Australia
6
5
0
1
13
5
8
15
2.50
7
 China PR
8
5
0
3
23
9
14
15
1.87
5
 Kuwait
8
4
2
2
13
10
3
14
1.75
11
 Oman
8
4
2
2
7
6
1
14
1.75
13
 South Korea
6
4
1
1
14
4
10
13
2.16
6
 Lebanon
8
4
1
3
14
16
-2
13
1.62
9
 Qatar
8
3
4
1
14
7
7
13
1.62
8
 Saudi Arabia
8
3
3
2
14
7
7
12
1.50
12
 Japan
6
3
1
2
14
3
11
10
1.66
14
 Vietnam
4
3
0
1
15
5
10
9
2.25
20
 Bahrain
6
2
3
1
13
7
6
9
1.50
15
 Thailand
8
2
2
4
7
10
-3
8
1.00
17
 Nepal
4
2
1
1
8
11
-3
7
1.75
16
 Bangladesh
4
2
1
1
5
4
1
7
1.75
19
 North Korea
6
2
1
3
3
4
-1
7
1.16
23
 United Arab Emirates
8
2
1
5
14
16
-2
7
0.87
18
 Syria
2
2
0
0
6
1
5
6
3.00
19
 Palestine
4
1
2
1
5
4
1
5
1.25
22
 Malaysia
4
1
1
2
8
10
-2
4
1.00
21
 Philippines
4
1
1
2
6
6
0
4
1.00
25
 Indonesia
8
1
1
6
8
30
-22
4
0.50
24
 Singapore
8
1
1
6
8
24
-16
4
0.50
29
 Cambodia
2
1
0
1
6
8
-2
3
1.50
27
 Mongolia
2
1
0
1
1
2
-1
3
1.50
26
 Chinese Taipei
2
1
0
1
4
4
0
3
1.50
30
 Myanmar
4
1
0
3
2
5
-3
3
0.75
31
 Laos
4
1
0
3
11
19
-8
3
0.75
37
 Sri Lanka
2
0
1
1
1
5
-4
1
0.50
36
 India
2
0
1
1
2
5
-3
1
0.50
35
 Pakistan
2
0
1
1
0
3
-3
1
0.50
34
 Afghanistan
2
0
1
1
1
3
-2
1
0.50
33
 Yemen
2
0
1
1
0
2
-2
1
0.50
32
 Turkmenistan
2
0
1
1
4
5
-1
1
0.50
43
 Tajikistam
8
0
1
7
2
24
-22
1
0.12
42
 Macau
2
0
0
2
1
13
-12
0
0.00
41
 Hong Kong
2
0
0
2
0
8
-8
0
0.00
40
 Kyrgyzstan
2
0
0
2
0
7
-7
0
0.00
39
 Timor-Leste
2
0
0
2
1
7
-6
0
0.00
38
 Maldives
2
0
0
2
0
5
-5
0
0.00
 
     
     
       
       
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
       
       
       
   Performance of CONCACAF Teams
       
    Up to 15 November 2011. Teams highlighted in black are still active in the competence.  
    Teams highlighted in blue are classified until now for the following stage.  
       
   
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
 Guatemala
6
6
0
0
19
3
16
18
3.00
2
 El Salvador
6
6
0
0
20
5
15
18
3.00
3
 Antigua and Barbuda
6
5
0
1
26
5
21
15
2.50
4
 Canada
6
4
2
0
18
1
17
14
2.22
5
 Dominican Republic
8
4
2
2
18
8
10
14
1.75
6
 Haiti
6
4
1
1
21
6
15
13
2.16
7
 Guyana
6
4
1
1
9
5
4
13
2.16
8
 Belize
8
4
1
3
17
13
4
13
1.62
9
 Panama
4
4
0
0
15
2
13
12
3.00
10
 Trinidad and Tobago
6
4
0
2
11
4
7
12
2.00
11
 Bermuda
6
3
1
2
8
7
1
10
1.66
12
 Puerto Rico
6
2
3
1
8
4
4
9
1.50
13
 Curazao
6
2
1
3
15
13
2
7
1.16
14
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
6
1
4
1
6
8
-2
7
1.16
15
 Suriname
6
2
1
3
5
11
-6
7
1.16
16
 Bahamas
2
2
0
0
10
0
10
6
3.00
17
 Nicaragua
4
2
0
2
5
7
-2
6
1.50
18
 US Virgin Islands
8
2
0
6
6
41
-35
6
0.75
19
 St. Vincent and The Gren.
6
1
2
3
4
12
-8
5
0.83
20
 Grenada
6
1
1
4
7
14
-7
4
0.66
21
 Saint Lucia
8
1
1
6
10
29
-19
4
0.50
22
 Aruba
2
1
0
1
6
6
0
3
1.50
23
 Cayman Islands
6
0
1
5
2
15
-13
1
0.16
24
 British Virgin Islands
2
0
0
2
1
4
-3
0
0.00
25
 Montserrat
2
0
0
2
3
8
-5
0
0.00
26
 Anguilla
2
0
0
2
0
6
-6
0
0.00
27
 Turk and Caicos
2
0
0
2
0
10
-10
0
0.00
28
 Dominica
4
0
0
4
0
11
-11
0
0.00
29
 Barbados
6
0
0
6
2
14
-12
0
0.00
 
     
     
     
     
     
       
       
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
       
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
       
   Performance of CONMEBOL Teams
       
    Up to 15 November 2011. Teams highlighted in black are still active in the competence.  
    Teams highlighted in blue are classified until now for the following stage.  
       
   
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
 Uruguay
3
2
1
0
9
3
6
7
2.33
2
 Argentina
4
2
1
1
7
4
3
7
1.75
3
 Venezuela
4
2
1
1
3
3
0
7
1.75
4
 Ecuador
3
2
0
1
5
2
3
6
2.00
5
 Chile
4
2
0
2
7
10
-3
6
1.50
6
 Colombia
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
4
1.33
7
 Paraguay
4
1
1
2
3
6
-3
4
1.00
8
 Peru
3
1
0
2
4
6
-2
3
1.00
9
 Bolivia
4
0
1
3
4
8
-4
1
0.25
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                                                             
       
       
   Performance of CAF Teams
       
    Up to 15 November 2011. Teams highlighted in black are still active in the competence.    
    Teams highlighted in blue are classified until now for the following stage.    
       
   
Pos
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
1
 Namibia
2
2
0
0
8
0
8
6
3.00
2
 Kenya
2
2
0
0
7
0
7
6
3.00
3
 Congo DR
2
2
0
0
8
2
6
6
3.00
4
 Mozambique
2
2
0
0
5
1
4
6
3.00
5
 Ethiopia
2
1
1
0
5
0
5
4
2.00
6
 Congo
2
1
1
0
6
1
5
4
2.00
7
 Rwanda
2
1
1
0
4
2
2
4
2.00
8
 Lesotho
2
1
1
0
3
2
1
4
2.00
9
 Togo
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
4
2.00
10
 Equatorial Guinea
2
1
0
1
3
2
1
3
1.50
11
 Tanzania
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
3
1.50
12
 Chad
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
3
1.50
13
 Madagascar
2
1
0
1
2
3
-1
3
1.50
14
 Burundi
2
0
1
1
2
3
-1
1
0.50
15
 Guinea-Bissau
2
0
1
1
1
2
-1
1
0.50
16
 Eritrea
2
0
1
1
2
4
-2
1
0.50
17
 Somalia
2
0
1
1
0
5
-5
1
0.50
18
 Sao Tomé and Príncipe
2
0
1
1
1
6
-5
1
0.50
19
 Comoros
2
0
0
2
1
5
-4
0
0.00
20
 Swaziland
2
0
0
2
2
8
-6
0
0.00
21
 Seychelles
2
0
0
2
0
7
-7
0
0.00
22
 Djibouti
2
0
0
2
0
8
-8
0
0.00
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
       
       
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                                                             
       
       
    Goalscorers
       
    683 goals in 210 matches (average 3.25) - 16 November 2011  
                                   
   
11
 Deon McCaulay (Belize)                                  
   
8
 Peter Byers (Antigua and Barbuda)                                
   
7
 Lê Công Vinh (Vietnam)                                      
   
6
 Chu-Young Park (South Korea)                                      
   
6
 Blas Pérez (Panama)                                
   
6
 Tamarley Thomas(Antigua and Barbuda)                                
   
6
 Hassan Abdel Fattah (Jordan)                                      
   
6
 Richmar Siberie (Curazao)                                
   
6
 Younis Mahmoud (Iraq)                                
   
5
 Erick Ozuna (Dominican Republic)                                
   
5
 Lesly St. Fleur (Bahamas)                                
   
5
 Jean-Eudes Maurice (Haiti)                                
   
5
 Shinji Okazaki (Japan)                                
   
5
 Luis Suárez (Uruguay)                                
   
5
 Nasser Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)                                
   
5
 Hao Junmin (China PR)                                
   
4
 Joshua Kennedy (Australia)                                      
   
4
 Mojtaba Jabbari (Iran)                                
   
4
 Simeon Jackson (Canada)                                
   
4
 Randolph Burton (Antigua and Barbuda)                                
   
4
 Luis Tejada (Panama)                                
   
4
 Yang Xu (China PR)                                      
   
4
 Yousef Nasser (Kuwait)                                      
   
4
 Khalfan Ibrahim (Qatar)                                      
   
4
 Cristian Gonzáles (Singapore)                                      
                                               
                                               
                                         
    Notes and References 
                                                             
   
1.
 Bahamas withdrew from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification on 19 August, 2011.  
    The Group C, in second round, will remain a group of just three teams: Panama,      
      Dominica, and Nicaragua.  
      http://www.concacaf.com/page/WCQ/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2426184,00.html  
                               
   
2.
 Syria disqualified from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification on 19 August, 2011.  
    Syria were replaced by Tajikistan in the third round.      
      Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup  
                                                             
   
3.
 Mauritius out of Brazil 2014 qualifying.  
    Liberia advances to the next round.      
      Mauritius out of Brazil 2014 qualifying.  
                                                             
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