2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
The AFC first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, which also served as the first round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, was played from 6 to 11 June 2019.[1]
International football competition
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6-11 June 2019 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 91,876 (7,656 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Shahrel Fikri (4 goals) |
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International football competition
Format
A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46 in the AFC entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
The six losers were eligible to enter the 2020 AFC Solidarity Cup, which was subsequently cancelled.
Timor-Leste were barred from participating in the qualification tournament after being found to have fielded a total of twelve ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, among other competitions.[2] However, as FIFA did not bar Timor-Leste from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they were still allowed to enter the competition, but were ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup.[3]
Seeding
The draw for the first round was held on 17 April 2019 at 11:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4]
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2019 (shown in parentheses below).[5] Teams from Pot A hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot B hosted the second leg.
Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.
| Pot A | Pot B |
|---|---|
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Summary
The first legs were played on 6–7 June, and the second legs on 11 June 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mongolia  | 3–2 |  Brunei | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Macau  | 1–3 |  Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 0–3[note 2] |
Laos  | 0–1 |  Bangladesh | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Malaysia | 12–2 |  East Timor | 7–1 | 5–1 |
Cambodia  | 4–1 |  Pakistan | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Bhutan  | 1–5 |  Guam | 1–0 | 0–5 |
Matches
| Brunei | 2–1 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Attendance: 17,210
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Mongolia won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Macau | 1–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Attendance: 901
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
| Sri Lanka | 3–0 Awarded[note 2] | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)
Sri Lanka won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Laos | 0–1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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| Bangladesh | 0–0 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Bangladesh won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Malaysia | 7–1 | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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| East Timor | 1–5 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)[note 5]
Attendance: 12,776
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Malaysia won 12–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Cambodia | 2–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Guam won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Goalscorers
There were 32 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Notes
- ^ Timor-Leste already barred for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but were competing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ a b The match was awarded as a 3–0 victory to Sri Lanka,[6] after Macau did not send their team for the match due to safety reasons following the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings.[7]
- ^ Macau played their home match in Zhuhai, China, due to ongoing maintenance of Estádio Campo Desportivo.[8]
- ^ The Malaysia v Timor-Leste match, originally to be played on 6 June 2019, was postponed due to Eid al-Fitr celebrations following a request from the Football Association of Malaysia.[9]
- ^ Timor-Leste played their home match in Malaysia due to a lack of a suitable venue in their country.[10]
- ^ Pakistan played their home match in Qatar.[11]
References
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". Asian Football Confederation. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2019.
- ^ AFC (20 January 2017). "Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". LawInSport (Press release).
- ^ "Road to Qatar 2022: Asian teams discover Round 1 opponents". Asian Football Confederation. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Draw sets out path for Asian aspirants". FIFA. 17 April 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Men's Ranking – April 2019 (AFC)". FIFA. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Macau Football Association". FIFA. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Football - Macau not sending team to Sri Lanka due to security concerns". Reuters. 8 June 2019.
- ^ "RAEM recorre a estádio de Zhuhai para receber Sri Lanka". Tribuna de Macau. 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Venue for Malaysia-Timor Leste second leg confirmed". Goal. 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Timor-Leste yet to confirm venue for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers game against Malaysia – AFC". Fox Sports Asia. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan name preliminary squad for Qatar 2022 Qualifiers". Ghana Soccernet. 28 April 2019.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – Asia Matches: Round 1, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup, the-AFC.com
- AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
- Preliminary Joint Qualification 2022, stats.the-AFC.com
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