2014 FIFA World Cup AFC Qualifiers

 

The Asian Football Confideration(AFC)section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification consists of 43 Teams competing for 4 or 5 places

 

43 of the 46 AFC national teams entered qualification. A ranking list for the qualification rounds was released by AFC on March 8,2011

Teams ranked 1–5 automatically qualify for the first group stage

Teams ranked 6–27 receive a bye to the second round of qualification

Teams ranked 28–43 enter at the first round

First Round

The first round consisted of eight home-and-away series, featuring the 16 lowest ranked teams in Asia. The winners of these series proceeded to the Second Round

Second Round

The second round consisted of fifteen home-and-away series, featuring the 8 winners from the first round and other 22 teams ranked 6–27. The winners of these series then proceeded to the Third Round

Third Round

The 5 automatic qualifiers and the 15 winners from the second round were drawn into5 Groups of 4 Teams.The top two teams from each group advanced to the fourth round

Fourth Round

The group winners and runners-up from the third round play in 2 Groups of 5 Teams.The top two teams from each group advanced to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, while the two third-placed teams advance to the fifth round.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	8	5	1	2	8	2	+6	16
South Korea	8	4	2	2	13	7	+6	14
Uzbekistan	8	4	2	2	11	6	+5	14
Qatar	8	2	1	5	5	13	−8	7
Lebanon	8	1	2	5	3	12	−9	5

Group B 

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Japan 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 17 Australia 8 3 4 1 12 7 +5 13 Jordan 8 3 1 4 7 16 −9 10 Oman 8 2 3 3 7 10 −3 9 Iraq 8 1 2 5 4 8 −4 5

Fifth Round

The two teams who finished third in the fourth round groups (Jordan & Uzbekistan) played each other to determine the AFC participant in the intercontinental play-off.

Jordan eventually progressed to the intercontinental playoff after winning 9-8 on Penalties

Inter-continental Play-Off

The fifth round winner,Jordan, will play CONMEBOL's 5th -placed team in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualifies for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Iran,South Korea,Japan and Australia have qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup