The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage qualified directly to the World Cup Finals in South Africa, with the two third-placed countries advancing to the AFC play-off.
The 10 teams (2 teams from each group in the third round) were divided into four pots for the draw, three containing two teams and one containing four. The seeding for the fourth round was based on that used in the third round draw, but Saudi Arabia and Japan (seeded equal 4th in that draw) were separated by a random selection held at the start of the fourth round draw. The pots were as follows:
The 10 teams were split into two groups of five teams each – each containing one team from each of Pots 1, 2 and 3, as well as 2 teams from Pot 4.
The top two teams in each group qualified for the World Cup Finals, with the two third-placed sides advancing to a playoff. All teams played home and away against each of the other four teams in the group.
^Match played in Shanghai, China, as was the corresponding fixture in the Third round, as North Korea refused to play the anthem and fly the flag of South Korea.
^ "Iranian football team shows support for Mousavi with green arm bands at Seoul World Cup qualifier". The Daily Telegraph. London. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
^ Tiat, Robert (25 June 2009). "Iranian players receive life bans for gestures". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
^"Iran denies punishing players for wearing green wristbands". London: The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
^Bell, Jack (26 June 2009). "Iran Did Not Suspend Players, Coach Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC fourth round news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The AFC fourth round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 27 June 2008 The round commenced on 6 September 2008 and finished on 17 June 2009 The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage qualified directly to the World Cup Finals in South Africa with the two third placed countries advancing to the AFC play off Contents 1 Format 2 Group A 3 Group B 4 Goalscorers 5 Notes 6 ReferencesFormat EditThe 10 teams 2 teams from each group in the third round were divided into four pots for the draw three containing two teams and one containing four The seeding for the fourth round was based on that used in the third round draw but Saudi Arabia and Japan seeded equal 4th in that draw were separated by a random selection held at the start of the fourth round draw The pots were as follows Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 nbsp Australia nbsp South Korea nbsp Iran nbsp Japan nbsp Saudi Arabia nbsp Bahrain nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp North Korea nbsp United Arab Emirates nbsp QatarThe 10 teams were split into two groups of five teams each each containing one team from each of Pots 1 2 and 3 as well as 2 teams from Pot 4 The top two teams in each group qualified for the World Cup Finals with the two third placed sides advancing to a playoff All teams played home and away against each of the other four teams in the group Group A EditTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Australia 8 6 2 0 12 1 11 20 2 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 nbsp Japan 8 4 3 1 11 6 5 15 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 nbsp Bahrain 8 3 1 4 6 8 2 10 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 nbsp Qatar 8 1 3 4 5 14 9 6 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 nbsp Uzbekistan 8 1 1 6 5 10 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 Source citation needed 6 September 200821 30 UTC 3Bahrain nbsp 2 3 nbsp JapanIsa nbsp 87 Tulio nbsp 89 o g Report S Nakamura nbsp 18 Endō nbsp 44 pen K Nakamura nbsp 85 Bahrain National Stadium Madinat IsaAttendance 20 000Referee Abdul Malik Bashir Singapore 6 September 200822 00 UTC 3Qatar nbsp 3 0 nbsp UzbekistanSiddiq nbsp 37 Magid Mohamed nbsp 73 Al Bloushi nbsp 86 ReportJassim Bin Hamad Stadium DohaAttendance 8 000Referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Malaysia 10 September 200820 30 UTC 5Uzbekistan nbsp 0 1 nbsp AustraliaReport Chipperfield nbsp 26 Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 34 000Referee Saad Al Fadhli Kuwait 10 September 200822 00 UTC 3Qatar nbsp 1 1 nbsp BahrainSoria nbsp 6 Report Fatadi nbsp 67 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium DohaAttendance 7 000Referee Kim Dong Jin South Korea 15 October 200820 00 UTC 10Australia nbsp 4 0 nbsp QatarCahill nbsp 8 Emerton nbsp 17 pen 58 Kennedy nbsp 76 ReportSuncorp Stadium BrisbaneAttendance 34 320Referee Khalil Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia 15 October 200819 30 UTC 9Japan nbsp 1 1 nbsp UzbekistanTamada nbsp 40 Report Shatskikh nbsp 27 Saitama Stadium SaitamaAttendance 55 142Referee Ali Hamad Al Badwawi UAE 19 November 200818 00 UTC 3Bahrain nbsp 0 1 nbsp AustraliaReport Bresciano nbsp 90 3 Bahrain National Stadium Madinat IsaAttendance 10 000Referee Masoud Moradi Iran 19 November 200819 30 UTC 3Qatar nbsp 0 3 nbsp JapanReport Tanaka nbsp 19 Tamada nbsp 47 Tulio nbsp 68 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium DohaAttendance 13 000Referee Sun Baojie China PR 11 February 200919 20 UTC 9Japan nbsp 0 0 nbsp AustraliaReportInternational Stadium YokohamaAttendance 66 000Referee Muhsen Basma Syria 11 February 200916 00 UTC 5Uzbekistan nbsp 0 1 nbsp BahrainReport Abdulrahman nbsp 90 4 Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 30 000Referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Malaysia 28 March 200919 20 UTC 9Japan nbsp 1 0 nbsp BahrainS Nakamura nbsp 47 ReportSaitama Stadium SaitamaAttendance 57 276Referee Kim Dong Jin Korea Republic 28 March 200917 00 UTC 5Uzbekistan nbsp 4 0 nbsp QatarTadjiyev nbsp 34 45 2 53 Soliev nbsp 62 ReportPakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 18 000Referee Masoud Moradi Iran 1 April 200920 00 UTC 11Australia nbsp 2 0 nbsp UzbekistanKennedy nbsp 66 Kewell nbsp 73 pen ReportStadium Australia SydneyAttendance 57 292Referee Ali Hamad Al Badwawi UAE 1 April 200917 15 UTC 3Bahrain nbsp 1 0 nbsp QatarAaish nbsp 52 ReportBahrain National Stadium Madinat IsaAttendance 20 000Referee Sun Baojie China PR 6 June 200919 00 UTC 5Uzbekistan nbsp 0 1 nbsp JapanReport Okazaki nbsp 9 Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 34 000Referee Muhsen Basma Syria 6 June 200919 00 UTC 3Qatar nbsp 0 0 nbsp AustraliaReportJassim Bin Hamad Stadium DohaAttendance 7 000Referee Abdul Malik Bashir Singapore 10 June 200920 00 UTC 10Australia nbsp 2 0 nbsp BahrainSterjovski nbsp 55 Carney nbsp 88 ReportStadium Australia SydneyAttendance 39 540Referee Abdullah Al Hilali Oman 10 June 200919 20 UTC 9Japan nbsp 1 1 nbsp QatarAl Binali nbsp 3 o g Report Ali Afif nbsp 53 pen International Stadium Yokohama YokohamaAttendance 60 256Referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Malaysia 17 June 200920 20 UTC 10Australia nbsp 2 1 nbsp JapanCahill nbsp 59 77 Report Tulio nbsp 39 Melbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneAttendance 74 100Referee Khalil Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia 17 June 200919 30 UTC 3Bahrain nbsp 1 0 nbsp UzbekistanAbdulrahman nbsp 73 ReportBahrain National Stadium Madinat IsaAttendance 14 100Referee Masoud Moradi Iran Group B EditTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp South Korea 8 4 4 0 12 4 8 16 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 nbsp North Korea 8 3 3 2 7 5 2 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 nbsp Saudi Arabia 8 3 3 2 8 8 0 12 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 nbsp Iran 8 2 5 1 8 7 1 11 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 nbsp United Arab Emirates 8 0 1 7 6 17 11 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 Source citation needed 6 September 200822 15 UTC 4United Arab Emirates nbsp 1 2 nbsp North KoreaSaeed nbsp 86 Report Choe Kum Chol nbsp 72 An Chol Hyok nbsp 81 Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Abu DhabiAttendance 10 000Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan 6 September 200822 15 UTC 3Saudi Arabia nbsp 1 1 nbsp IranAl Harthi nbsp 29 Report Nekounam nbsp 81 King Fahd International Stadium RiyadhAttendance 50 000Referee Mark Shield Australia 10 September 200820 00 UTC 8North Korea nbsp 1 1 nbsp South KoreaHong Yong Jo nbsp 64 pen Report Ki Sung Yueng nbsp 69 Hongkou Stadium Shanghai China 1 Attendance 3 000Referee Muhsen Basma Syria 10 September 200822 15 UTC 4United Arab Emirates nbsp 1 2 nbsp Saudi ArabiaKhater nbsp 23 Report Otaif nbsp 69 Al Fraidi nbsp 73 Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Abu DhabiAttendance 15 000Referee Yuichi Nishimura Japan 15 October 200820 00 UTC 9South Korea nbsp 4 1 nbsp United Arab EmiratesLee Keun Ho nbsp 20 80 Park Ji sung nbsp 26 Kwak Tae Hwi nbsp 89 Report Al Hammadi nbsp 72 Seoul World Cup Stadium SeoulAttendance 30 000Referee Matthew Breeze Australia 15 October 200817 00 UTC 3 30Iran nbsp 2 1 nbsp North KoreaMahdavikia nbsp 9 Nekounam nbsp 63 Report Jong Tae Se nbsp 72 Azadi Stadium TehranAttendance 60 000Referee Abdullah Al Hilali Oman 19 November 200819 15 UTC 4United Arab Emirates nbsp 1 1 nbsp IranJuma a nbsp 19 Report Bagheri nbsp 81 Al Maktoum Stadium DubaiAttendance 8 000Referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Malaysia 19 November 200819 35 UTC 3Saudi Arabia nbsp 0 2 nbsp South KoreaReport Lee Keun Ho nbsp 76 Park Chu Young nbsp 90 2 King Fahd International Stadium RiyadhAttendance 60 000Referee Abdul Malik Bashir Singapore 11 February 200915 00 UTC 9North Korea nbsp 1 0 nbsp Saudi ArabiaMun In Guk nbsp 28 ReportKim Il Sung Stadium PyongyangAttendance 48 000Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan 11 February 200915 00 UTC 3 30Iran nbsp 1 1 nbsp South KoreaNekounam nbsp 58 Report Park Ji sung nbsp 81 Azadi Stadium TehranAttendance 75 000Referee Ben Williams Australia 28 March 200915 30 UTC 9North Korea nbsp 2 0 nbsp United Arab EmiratesPak Nam Chol nbsp 51 Mun In Guk nbsp 90 3 ReportKim Il Sung Stadium PyongyangAttendance 50 000Referee Matthew Breeze Australia 28 March 200919 00 UTC 4 30Iran nbsp 1 2 nbsp Saudi ArabiaShojaei nbsp 57 Report Hazazi nbsp 79 Al Muwallad nbsp 87 Azadi Stadium TehranAttendance 100 000Referee Yuichi Nishimura Japan 1 April 200920 00 UTC 9South Korea nbsp 1 0 nbsp North Korea Kim Chi Woo nbsp 86 ReportSeoul World Cup Stadium SeoulAttendance 48 000Referee Abdullah Al Hilali Oman 1 April 200920 30 UTC 3Saudi Arabia nbsp 3 2 nbsp United Arab EmiratesOtaif nbsp 4 pen Juma nbsp 70 o g Hazazi nbsp 85 Report Al Shehhi nbsp 38 Matar nbsp 45 1 King Fahd International Stadium RiyadhAttendance 70 000Referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Malaysia 6 June 200917 00 UTC 9North Korea nbsp 0 0 nbsp IranReportYanggakdo Stadium PyongyangAttendance 30 000Referee Sun Baojie China PR 6 June 200920 15 UTC 4United Arab Emirates nbsp 0 2 nbsp South KoreaReport Park Chu Young nbsp 9 Ki Sung Yueng nbsp 37 Al Maktoum Stadium DubaiAttendance 4 000Referee Abdullah Balideh Qatar 10 June 200920 00 UTC 9South Korea nbsp 0 0 nbsp Saudi ArabiaReportSeoul World Cup Stadium SeoulAttendance 32 510Referee Ben Williams Australia 10 June 200919 00 UTC 4 30Iran nbsp 1 0 nbsp United Arab EmiratesKarimi nbsp 53 ReportAzadi Stadium TehranAttendance 38 000Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan 17 June 200920 00 UTC 9South Korea nbsp 1 1 nbsp IranPark Ji sung nbsp 82 Report Shojaei nbsp 52 Seoul World Cup Stadium SeoulAttendance 40 000Referee Yuichi Nishimura Japan 17 June 200921 00 UTC 3Saudi Arabia nbsp 0 0 nbsp North KoreaReportKing Fahd International Stadium RiyadhAttendance 65 000Referee Muhsen Basma Syria Goalscorers EditAs of 17 June there have been 80 goals scored in 40 games for an average of 2 goals per game 3 goals nbsp Tim Cahill nbsp Javad Nekounam nbsp Lee Keun Ho nbsp Park Ji sung nbsp Farhod Tadjiyev 2 goals nbsp Brett Emerton nbsp Joshua Kennedy nbsp Shunsuke Nakamura nbsp Keiji Tamada nbsp Marcus Tulio Tanaka nbsp Mun In Guk nbsp Ki Sung Yueng nbsp Park Chu Young nbsp Naif Hazazi nbsp Abdoh Otaif nbsp Masoud Shojaei nbsp Mahmood Abdulrahman 1 goal nbsp Mark Bresciano nbsp David Carney nbsp Scott Chipperfield nbsp Harry Kewell nbsp Mile Sterjovski nbsp Faouzi Mubarak Aaish nbsp Abdulla Baba Fatadi nbsp Salman Isa nbsp Karim Bagheri nbsp Ali Karimi nbsp Mehdi Mahdavikia nbsp Yasuhito Endō nbsp Kengo Nakamura nbsp Shinji Okazaki nbsp Tatsuya Tanaka nbsp An Chol Hyok nbsp Choe Kum Chol nbsp Hong Yong Jo nbsp Jong Tae Se nbsp Pak Nam Chol nbsp Kim Chi Woo nbsp Kwak Tae Hwi nbsp Ali Afif nbsp Talal Al Bloushi nbsp Magid Mohamed nbsp Majdi Siddiq nbsp Sebastian Soria nbsp Ahmed Al Fraidi nbsp Saad Al Harthi nbsp Osama Al Muwallad nbsp Ismail Al Hammadi nbsp Mohammed Al Shehhi nbsp Abdulrahim Jumaa nbsp Subait Khater nbsp Ismail Matar nbsp Bashir Saeed nbsp Maksim Shatskikh nbsp Anvarjon Soliev 1 own goal nbsp Marcus Tulio Tanaka for Bahrain nbsp Fares Juma for Saudi Arabia nbsp Ahmed Faris Al Binali for Japan Notes EditSeveral Iranian players started their away match against South Korea wearing green armbands or wristbands a symbol of protest at the outcome of the Iranian presidential election 2 Most removed them at half time The newspaper Iran reported that Ali Karimi Mehdi Mahdavikia Hosein Kaebi and Vahid Hashemian had received life bans from the Iranian FA for the gesture 3 However the Iranian FA denied this claim in a response to FIFA s inquiry saying that the comments in foreign media are nothing but lies and a mischievous act 4 The Iran national team head coach Afshin Ghotbi also confirmed that it was a rumour and Iranian FA has not taken any official stand on this issue 5 References Edit Match played in Shanghai China as was the corresponding fixture in the Third round as North Korea refused to play the anthem and fly the flag of South Korea Iranian football team shows support for Mousavi with green arm bands at Seoul World Cup qualifier The Daily Telegraph London 17 June 2009 Retrieved 17 June 2009 Tiat Robert 25 June 2009 Iranian players receive life bans for gestures The Guardian Retrieved 25 June 2009 Iran denies punishing players for wearing green wristbands London The Daily Telegraph 25 June 2009 Retrieved 25 June 2009 Bell Jack 26 June 2009 Iran Did Not Suspend Players Coach Says The New York Times Retrieved 27 June 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC fourth round amp oldid 1178798160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
