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2018 QUALIFIERS
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FIRST ROUND: Playoff Format
Report-4
Date:
12 Mar 15
Cambodia
3-0
Macau
Venue:
Phnom Penh
Stadium:
Army Stadium
Attendance:
8,000
Referee:
Wang Di (China)
Report-5
Date:
12 Mar 15
Chinese Taipei
0-1
Brunei
Venue:
Kaohsiung
'
Adi 36'
Stadium:
National Stadium
Attendance:
6,273
Referee:
Rowan Arumughan (India)
Report-8
Date:
17 Mar 15
Mongolia
0-1
Timor-Leste
Venue:
Ulan Bator
Fabiano 9'
Stadium:
MFF Football Centre
Attendance:
5,000
Referee:
Wang Di (China)
Report-11
Date:
17 Mar 15
Bhutan
2-1
Sri Lanka
Venue:
Thimphu
Zarwan 35'
Stadium:
Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance:
15,000
Referee:
Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
SECOND ROUND: Round-robin Format
Report-17
Date:
11 Jun 15
Hong Kong
7-0
Bhutan
Venue:
Mong Kok
Stadium:
Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance:
6,326
Referee:
Çarymurat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)
Report-24
Date:
Chinese Taipei
*
Indonesia
Venue:
'
Stadium:
Attendance:
Referee:
* Indonesia was disqualified due to FIFA suspension.
Report-28
Date:
11 Jun 15
Yemen
0-3*
North Korea
Venue:
Doha (Qatar )
'
So Hyon-uk 71'
Stadium:
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance:
3,200
Referee:
Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
* FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen by 1–0.
Report-34
Date:
16 June 15
Hong Kong
2-0
Maldives
Venue:
Mong Kok
Stadium:
Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance:
6,370
Referee:
Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Report-46
Date:
3 September 2015
Saudi Arabia
7-0
Timor-Leste
Venue:
Jeddah
Stadium:
King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance:
11,000
Referee:
Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Report-47
Date:
3 September 2015
5-0
Bangladesh
Venue:
Perth
Stadium:
Perth Oval
Attendance:
19,495
Referee:
Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
Report-51
Date:
3 September 2015
6-0
Guam
Venue:
Karaj
Stadium:
Enghelab Stadium
Attendance:
11,232
Referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Report-53
Date:
3 September 2015
3-0
Cambodia
Venue:
Saitama
Stadium:
Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance:
54,716
Referee:
Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Report-55
Date:
3 September 2015
Iraq
5-1
Chinese-Taipei
Venue:
Tehran (Iran)
Wen Chih-hao 86'
Stadium:
PAS Stadium
Attendance:
4,200
Referee:
Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Report-60
Date:
8 September 2015
Malaysia
0-3*
Saudi Arabia
Venue:
Shah Alam
T. Al-Jassim 73'
Stadium:
Shah Alam Stadium
M. Al-Sahlawi 76'
Attendance:
7,000
Referee:
Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
* The match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that the match should be declared as lost by forfeit by Malaysia (0–3). Malaysia also had to play their next home match against the United Arab Emirates behind closed doors.
Report-78
Date:
8 October 2015
Kyrgyzstan
2-2
Tajikistan
Venue:
Bishkek
D. Dzhalilov 65'
Stadium:
Spartak Stadium
F. Vasiev 71'
Attendance:
17,600
Referee:
Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Report-84
Date:
8 October 2015
Singapore
1-0
Afghanistan
Venue:
Kallang
Stadium:
National Stadium
Attendance:
5,400
Referee:
Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
Report-89
Date:
8 October 2015
North Korea
0-0
Philippines
Venue:
Pyongyang
Stadium:
Kim Il-sung Stadium
Attendance:
41,000
Referee:
Ma Ning (China)
Report-91
Date:
9 November 2015
Saudi Arabia
0-0*
Palestine
Venue:
Amman (Jordan)
Stadium:
Amman International Stadium
Attendance:
10,000
Referee:
Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
* The fixtures between Saudi Arabia and Palestine were switched after Saudi Arabia cited “exceptional conditions” for their inability to travel to the West Bank. The return fixture, originally to be played on 13 October 2015 at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was later postponed due to Saudi Arabia's refusal to pass through Israeli-controlled borders, until the process of agreeing on the venue is concluded. The match was played on November 9, 2015.
Report-92
Date:
13 October 2015
Timor-Leste
0-1
Malaysia
Venue:
Dili
M. Amri 10'
Stadium:
Dili Municipal Stadium
Attendance:
2,500
Referee:
Kim Hee-Gon (South Korea)
Report-93
Date:
13 October 2015
Kyrgyzstan
2-0
Bangladesh
Venue:
Bishkek
Stadium:
Spartak Stadium
Attendance:
12,001
Referee:
Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Report-97
Date:
13 October 2015
Turkmenistan
1-0
Guam
Venue:
Ashgabat
Stadium:
Köpetdag Stadium
Attendance:
20,200
Referee:
Turki Al-Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
Report-99
Date:
13 October 2015
Singapore
2-1
Cambodia
Venue:
Kallang
S. Suhana 65'
Stadium:
National Stadium
Attendance:
6,650
Referee:
Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Report-107
Date:
12 November 2015
Palestine
6-0
Malaysia
Venue:
Amman (Jordan)*
J. Zorrilla37'
Stadium:
Amman International Stadium
Attendance:
9,772
Referee:
Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
* The home matches of Palestine against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia will be played on neutral ground as the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security for the matches .
Report-109
Date:
12 November 2015
Tajikistan
5-0
Bangladesh
Venue:
Dushanbe
Stadium:
Pamir Stadium
Attendance:
5,500
Referee:
Ali Al Qaysi (Iraq)
Report-115
Date:
12 November 2015
Afghanistan
3-0
Cambodia
Venue:
Tehran (Iran)*
Stadium:
Takhti Stadium
Attendance:
2,585
K. Amani 90+4'
Referee:
Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan )
* Afghanistan will play their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the War in Afghanistan
Report-117
Date:
12 November 2015
4-0
Myanmar
Venue:
Suwon
Stadium:
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance:
24,270
Referee:
Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
Report-120
Date:
12 November 2015
Philippines
0-1
Yemen
Venue:
Manila
A. Al-Sarori 83'
Stadium:
Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance:
6,478
Referee:
Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Report-133
Date:
17 November 2015
Myanmar
3-0*
Kuwait
Venue:
Bangkok (Thailand)
Stadium:
Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance:
Referee:
* Awarded. On 13 January 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 17 November 2015 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for Myanmar) as it did not take place due to a suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.
Report-147
Date:
24 March 2016
Iraq
2-2
Thailand
Venue:
Tehran (Iran )
Mongkol 39'
Stadium:
PAS Stadium
Adisak 86'
Attendance:
4,000
Referee:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Report-149
Date:
24 March 2016
1-0
Lebanon
Venue:
Ansan
Stadium:
Ansan Wa Stadium
Attendance:
30,532
Referee:
Ma Ning (China)
Report-154
Date:
29 March 2016
Tajikistan
0-1
Kyrgyzstan
Venue:
Dushanbe
V. Lux 18'
Stadium:
Pamir Stadium
Attendance:
7,500
Referee:
Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Report-164
Date:
3-0*
Kuwait
Venue:
Stadium:
Attendance:
Referee:
* On 6 April 2016, FIFA decided that the match scheduled for 29 March 2016 should be forfeited by Kuwait (and awarded as a 3–0 win for South Korea) as it did not take place due to a suspension of the Kuwait Football Association .
THIRD ROUND: Round-robin Format
Report-167
Date:
1 September 2016
2-0
Qatar
Venue:
Tehran
Stadium:
Azadi Stadium
Attendance:
78,029
Referee:
Report-171
Date:
1 September 2016
1-2
United Arab Emirates
Venue:
Saitama
A. Khalil 20', 54'
Stadium:
Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance:
58,895
Referee:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Report-176
Date:
6 September 2016
Iraq
1-2
Saudi Arabia
Venue:
Shah Alam (Malaysia)
N. Al Abed 81', 88'
Stadium:
Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance:
3,400
Referee:
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Report-188
Date:
11 October 2016
Iraq
4-0
Thailand
Venue:
Tehran (Iran)
Stadium:
PAS Stadium
Attendance:
2,255
Referee:
Ma Ning (China)
Last updated : 11 October 2017
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