2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)





































2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Dates 12 March 2015 – 10 October 2017
Teams 46 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 226
Goals scored 665 (2.94 per match)
Attendance 4,377,585 (19,370 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil
(16 goals each)

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The Asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for AFC teams.[1]


On 16 April 2014, the AFC Executive Committee approved a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019.[2] Therefore, the first two rounds of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers also acted as qualifiers for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.




Contents






  • 1 Format


  • 2 Entrants


  • 3 Schedule


  • 4 First round


  • 5 Second round


    • 5.1 Summary


    • 5.2 Groups


      • 5.2.1 Group A


      • 5.2.2 Group B


      • 5.2.3 Group C


      • 5.2.4 Group D


      • 5.2.5 Group E


      • 5.2.6 Group F


      • 5.2.7 Group G


      • 5.2.8 Group H




    • 5.3 Ranking of runner-up teams




  • 6 Third round


    • 6.1 Groups


      • 6.1.1 Group A


      • 6.1.2 Group B






  • 7 Fourth round


  • 8 Inter-confederation play-offs


  • 9 Qualified teams


  • 10 Top goalscorers


  • 11 Notes


  • 12 See also


  • 13 References


  • 14 External links





Format


The qualification structure was as follows:[2][3]




  • First round: 12 teams (ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.


  • Second round: 40 teams (ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.


  • Third round: The 12 teams (an increase from 10 for 2014) which had advanced from the second round were divided into two groups of six teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the two third-placed teams advanced to the fourth round.


  • Fourth round: The two third-placed teams of each group from the third round played home-and-away over two legs. The winners advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.



Entrants


The 46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification.[4] In order to determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round, the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 were used (shown in parentheses), as those were the latest published rankings prior to the first round draw. The FIFA Rankings of January 2015 were also used for seeding of the first round draw; however, for seeding in the second round and third round draws, the most recent FIFA Rankings prior to those draws were used.














From the January 2015 FIFA World Rankings[5]
Bye to the second round
(Ranked 1st to 34th)
 Competing in first round
(Ranked 35th to 46th)




  1.  Iran (51)


  2.  Japan (54)


  3.  South Korea (69)


  4.  Uzbekistan (71)


  5.  United Arab Emirates (80)


  6.  Qatar (92)


  7.  Oman (93)


  8.  Jordan (93)


  9.  China PR (96)


  10.  Australia (100)


  11.  Saudi Arabia (102)


  12.  Bahrain (110)


  13.  Iraq (114)


  14.  Palestine (115)


  15.  Lebanon (122)


  16.  Kuwait (125)


  17.  Philippines (129)


  18.  Maldives (131)


  19.  Vietnam (133)


  20.  Tajikistan (136)


  21.  Myanmar (141)


  22.  Afghanistan (142)


  23.  Thailand (144)


  24.  Turkmenistan (147)


  25.  North Korea (150)


  26.  Syria (151)


  27.  Kyrgyzstan (152)


  28.  Malaysia (154)


  29.  Hong Kong (156)


  30.  Singapore (157)


  31.  Indonesia (159)


  32.  Laos (160)


  33.  Guam (161)


  34.  Bangladesh (165)


  1.  India (171)


  2.  Sri Lanka (172)


  3.  Yemen (176)


  4.  Cambodia (179)


  5.  Chinese Taipei (182)


  6.  Timor-Leste (185)


  7.    Nepal (186)


  8.  Macau (186)


  9.  Pakistan (188)


  10.  Mongolia (194)


  11.  Brunei (198)


  12.  Bhutan (209)


Schedule


The schedule of the competition was as follows.[6][7][8]






























































Round
 Matchday
 Date

First round
 First leg
 12 March 2015
Second leg
 17 March 2015

Second round
 Matchday 1
 11 June 2015
Matchday 2
 16 June 2015
Matchday 3
 3 September 2015
Matchday 4
 8 September 2015
Matchday 5
 8 October 2015
Matchday 6
 13 October 2015
Matchday 7
 12 November 2015
Matchday 8
 17 November 2015
Matchday 9
 24 March 2016
Matchday 10
 29 March 2016


























































Round
 Matchday
 Date

Third round
 Matchday 1
 1 September 2016
Matchday 2
 6 September 2016
Matchday 3
 6 October 2016
Matchday 4
 11 October 2016
Matchday 5
 15 November 2016
Matchday 6
 23 March 2017
Matchday 7
 28 March 2017
Matchday 8
 13 June 2017
Matchday 9
 31 August 2017
Matchday 10
 5 September 2017

Fourth round
 First leg
 5 October 2017
Second leg
 10 October 2017


The inter-confederation play-offs were scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.[9]



First round


Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[10]




















































Team 1
Agg.
 Team 2
 1st leg
 2nd leg

India 
 2–0
   Nepal
2–0
0–0

Yemen 
 3–1
 Pakistan
3–1
0–0

Timor-Leste 
 0–6[N 1]
 Mongolia
0–3[N 1]
0–3[N 1]

Cambodia 
 4–1
 Macau
3–0
1–1

Chinese Taipei 
 2–1
 Brunei
0–1
2–0

Sri Lanka 
 1–3
 Bhutan
0–1
1–2

Notes




  1. ^ abc Timor-Leste won the first leg 4–1 and the second leg 1–0, thus winning 5–1 on aggregate and advancing to the Second Round. On 12 December 2017 FIFA awarded both matches 3–0 to Mongolia due to Timor-Leste fielding numerous ineligible players. However, this was long after the Second Round had been played so Timor-Leste advanced and Mongolia were not reinstated.




Second round


Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, at 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[11][12]



Summary



  Qualified for the Third Round and Asian Cup as winners or top four runners-up


  Advanced to the Third Asian Cup qualifying round as bottom four runners-up, third place, or top four fourth placed team


  Advanced to the AFC Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.


  Denotes a team that was disqualified as a result of a previous FIFA suspension.





















































Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H


Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Australia

Qatar

China PR

Iran

Japan

Syria

Thailand

Iraq

South Korea

Uzbekistan


Palestine

Jordan

Kyrgyzstan

Hong Kong

Oman

Turkmenistan

Guam

Singapore

Afghanistan

Vietnam

Lebanon

Kuwait

Myanmar

North Korea

Philippines

Bahrain


Malaysia

Timor-Leste

Tajikistan

Bangladesh

Maldives

Bhutan

India

Cambodia

Chinese Taipei

Laos

Yemen







Indonesia



Groups







Group A




















































































































Pos
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D
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GF
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 Qualification










1
 Saudi Arabia
 8
 6
 2
 0
 28
 4
 +24
 20
Third round and Asian Cup
—
2–1
3–2
2–0
7–0[a]
2
 United Arab Emirates
 8
 5
 2
 1
 27
 4
 +23
 17

1–1
 —
2–0
10–0
8–0
3
 Palestine
 8
 4
 2
 2
 24
 5
 +19
 14
Asian Cup qualifying third round

0–0
0–0
 —
6–0
7–0
4
 Malaysia
 8
 2
 0
 6
 7
 29
 −22
 6
Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

0–3[b]
1–2
0–6
 —
3–0[a]
5
 Timor-Leste[a]
 8
 0
 0
 8
 0
 44
 −44
 0

0–10
0–3[a]
0–3[a]
0–3[a]
 —

Source: FIFA
Notes:




  1. ^ abcdef Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[14]


  2. ^ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match, on 8 September 2015, 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 this match was forfeited by Malaysia and the result to be declared as a 3–0 win awarded for Saudi Arabia.[15][16]




Group B




















































































































Pos
 Team

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W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
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 Qualification










1
 Australia
 8
 7
 0
 1
 29
 4
 +25
 21
Third round and Asian Cup
—
5–1
3–0
7–0
5–0
2
 Jordan
 8
 5
 1
 2
 21
 7
 +14
 16
Asian Cup qualifying third round

2–0
 —
0–0
3–0
8–0
3
 Kyrgyzstan
 8
 4
 2
 2
 10
 8
 +2
 14

1–2
1–0
 —
2–2
2–0
4
 Tajikistan
 8
 1
 2
 5
 9
 20
 −11
 5
Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

0–3
1–3
0–1
 —
5–0
5
 Bangladesh
 8
 0
 1
 7
 2
 32
 −30
 1

0–4
0–4
1–3
1–1
 —

Source: FIFA


Group C




















































































































Pos
 Team

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W
D
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GF
GA
GD
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1
 Qatar
 8
 7
 0
 1
 29
 4
 +25
 21
Third round and Asian Cup
—
1–0
2–0
4–0
15–0
2
 China PR
 8
 5
 2
 1
 27
 1
 +26
 17

2–0
 —
0–0
4–0
12–0
3
 Hong Kong
 8
 4
 2
 2
 13
 5
 +8
 14
Asian Cup qualifying third round

2–3
0–0
 —
2–0
7–0
4
 Maldives
 8
 2
 0
 6
 8
 20
 −12
 6
Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

0–1
0–3
0–1
 —
4–2
5
 Bhutan
 8
 0
 0
 8
 5
 52
 −47
 0

0–3
0–6
0–1
3–4
 —

Source: FIFA


Group D




















































































































Pos
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1
 Iran
 8
 6
 2
 0
 26
 3
 +23
 20
Third round and Asian Cup
—
2–0
3–1
6–0
4–0
2
 Oman
 8
 4
 2
 2
 11
 7
 +4
 14
Asian Cup qualifying third round

1–1
 —
3–1
1–0
3–0
3
 Turkmenistan
 8
 4
 1
 3
 10
 11
 −1
 13

1–1
2–1
 —
1–0
2–1
4
 Guam
 8
 2
 1
 5
 3
 16
 −13
 7

0–6
0–0
1–0
 —
2–1
5
 India
 8
 1
 0
 7
 5
 18
 −13
 3
Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

0–3[a]
1–2
1–2
1–0
 —

Source: FIFA
Notes:




  1. ^ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[17] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.




Group E




















































































































Pos
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D
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GF
GA
GD
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 Qualification










1
 Japan
 8
 7
 1
 0
 27
 0
 +27
 22
Third round and Asian Cup
—
5–0
0–0
5–0
3–0
2
 Syria
 8
 6
 0
 2
 26
 11
 +15
 18

0–3
 —
1–0
5–2
6–0
3
 Singapore
 8
 3
 1
 4
 9
 9
 0
 10
Asian Cup qualifying third round

0–3
1–2
 —
1–0
2–1
4
 Afghanistan
 8
 3
 0
 5
 8
 24
 −16
 9

0–6
0–6
2–1
 —
3–0
5
 Cambodia
 8
 0
 0
 8
 1
 27
 −26
 0
Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

0–2
0–6
0–4
0–1
 —

Source: FIFA


Group F





















































































































Pos
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W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification










1
 Thailand
 6
 4
 2
 0
 14
 6
 +8
 14
Third round and Asian Cup
—
2–2
1–0
4–2
 —
2
 Iraq
 6
 3
 3
 0
 13
 6
 +7
 12

2–2
 —
1–0
5–1
 —
3
 Vietnam
 6
 2
 1
 3
 7
 8
 −1
 7
Asian Cup qualifying third round

0–3
1–1
 —
4–1
 —
4
 Chinese Taipei
 6
 0
 0
 6
 5
 19
 −14
 0
Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

0–2
0–2
1–2
 —
 —
5
 Indonesia (D)
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 Disqualified due to FIFA suspension[a]
—
 —
 —
 —
 —

Source: FIFA
(D) Disqualified.
Notes:




  1. ^ On 30 May 2015, FIFA announced that the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) was suspended with immediate effect for governmental interference.[18] On 3 June 2015, the AFC confirmed that Indonesia have been excluded from the qualifying competition, and all matches involving them have been cancelled.[19]




Group G




















































































































Pos
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W
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L
GF
GA
GD
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1
 South Korea
 8
 8
 0
 0
 27
 0
 +27
 24
Third round and Asian Cup
—
1–0
3–0[a]
4–0
8–0
2
 Lebanon
 8
 3
 2
 3
 12
 6
 +6
 11
Asian Cup qualifying third round

0–3
 —
0–1
1–1
7–0
3
 Kuwait[a]
 8
 3
 1
 4
 12
 10
 +2
 10

0–1
0–0
 —
9–0
0–3[a]
4
 Myanmar
 8
 2
 2
 4
 9
 21
 −12
 8

0–2
0–2
3–0[a]
 —
3–1
5
 Laos
 8
 1
 1
 6
 6
 29
 −23
 4
Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

0–5
0–2
0–2
2–2
 —

Source: FIFA
Notes:




  1. ^ abcd On 16 October 2015, the Kuwait FA was suspended by FIFA with immediate effect, after Kuwait had failed to comply with a decision from the FIFA Executive Committee that sports law of the country had to be changed before 15 October. The three remaining matches involving Kuwait (away v Myanmar, home v Laos, away v South Korea) were not played as originally scheduled, and were later awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait's opponents.




Group H




















































































































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L
GF
GA
GD
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1
 Uzbekistan
 8
 7
 0
 1
 20
 7
 +13
 21
Third round and Asian Cup
—
3–1
1–0
1–0
1–0
2
 North Korea
 8
 5
 1
 2
 14
 8
 +6
 16
Asian Cup qualifying third round

4–2
 —
0–0
2–0
1–0
3
 Philippines
 8
 3
 1
 4
 8
 12
 −4
 10

1–5
3–2
 —
2–1
0–1
4
 Bahrain
 8
 3
 0
 5
 10
 10
 0
 9

0–4
0–1
2–0
 —
3–0
5
 Yemen
 8
 1
 0
 7
 2
 17
 −15
 3
Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

1–3
0–3[a]
0–2
0–4
 —

Source: FIFA
Notes:




  1. ^ 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 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First Round of the competition.[20]




Ranking of runner-up teams


To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria were used:




  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)

  2. Goal difference

  3. Goals scored

  4. Fair play points

  5. Drawing of lots


As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[21]




























































































































Pos
Grp
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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification
1
F
 Iraq
 6
 3
 3
 0
 13
 6
 +7
 12
Third round and Asian Cup
2
E
 Syria
 6
 4
 0
 2
 14
 11
 +3
 12
3
A
 United Arab Emirates
 6
 3
 2
 1
 16
 4
 +12
 11
4
C
 China PR
 6
 3
 2
 1
 9
 1
 +8
 11
5
H
 North Korea
 6
 3
 1
 2
 10
 8
 +2
 10
Asian Cup qualifying third round
6
B
 Jordan
 6
 3
 1
 2
 9
 7
 +2
 10
7
D
 Oman
 6
 2
 2
 2
 6
 6
 0
 8
8
G
 Lebanon
 6
 1
 2
 3
 3
 6
 −3
 5

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.


Third round


Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round

The third round consisted of two groups of six teams. The first two teams in each group qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The two third-placed teams proceeded to the fourth round.


The draw for the third round was held on 12 April 2016, at 16:30 MST (UTC+8), at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[22][23]



Groups







Group A













































































































































Pos
 Team

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Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification












1
 Iran
 10
 6
 4
 0
 10
 2
 +8
 22
 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
—
1–0
2–2
2–0
1–0
2–0
2
 South Korea
 10
 4
 3
 3
 11
 10
 +1
 15

0–0
 —
1–0
2–1
3–2
3–2
3
 Syria
 10
 3
 4
 3
 9
 8
 +1
 13
 Advance to fourth round

0–0
0–0
 —
1–0
2–2
3–1
4
 Uzbekistan
 10
 4
 1
 5
 6
 7
 −1
 13


0–1
0–0
1–0
 —
2–0
1–0
5
 China PR
 10
 3
 3
 4
 8
 10
 −2
 12

0–0
1–0
0–1
1–0
 —
0–0
6
 Qatar
 10
 2
 1
 7
 8
 15
 −7
 7

0–1
3–2
1–0
0–1
1–2
 —

Source: FIFA


Group B













































































































































Pos
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Pld
W
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L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Qualification












1
 Japan
 10
 6
 2
 2
 17
 7
 +10
 20
 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
—
2–1
2–0
1–2
2–1
4–0
2
 Saudi Arabia
 10
 6
 1
 3
 17
 10
 +7
 19

1–0
 —
2–2
3–0
1–0
1–0
3
 Australia
 10
 5
 4
 1
 16
 11
 +5
 19
 Advance to fourth round

1–1
3–2
 —
2–0
2–0
2–1
4
 United Arab Emirates
 10
 4
 1
 5
 10
 13
 −3
 13


0–2
2–1
0–1
 —
2–0
3–1
5
 Iraq
 10
 3
 2
 5
 11
 12
 −1
 11

1–1
1–2
1–1
1–0
 —
4–0
6
 Thailand
 10
 0
 2
 8
 6
 24
 −18
 2

0–2
0–3
2–2
1–1
1–2
 —

Source: FIFA


Fourth round


Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round

The two third-placed teams in each group from the third round played against each other home-and-away over two legs to determine which team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.


The order of legs was announced during the draw for the third round.[24] Syria played their home match, as with all their home matches in the third round, in Malaysia due to the war time condition in Syria.[25]

















Team 1
Agg.
 Team 2
 1st leg
 2nd leg

Syria 
 2–3
 Australia
1–1
1–2 (a.e.t.)


Inter-confederation play-offs


Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)

The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg.[26] The fifth-placed team from AFC was drawn against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF, with the AFC team hosting the second leg.[27]

















Team 1
Agg.
 Team 2
 1st leg
 2nd leg

Honduras 
 1–3
 Australia
0–0
1–3


Qualified teams


The following five teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.







































Team
 Qualified as
 Qualified on
 Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Iran Third Round Group A winners 12 June 2017 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)
 Japan Third Round Group B winners 31 August 2017 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
 South Korea Third Round Group A runners-up 5 September 2017 9 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
 Saudi Arabia Third Round Group B runners-up 5 September 2017 4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
 Australia CONCACAF v AFC play-off winners 15 November 2017 4 (19742, 20062, 2010, 2014)



1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.


2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC in 1974 and 2006 (qualifying took place until 2005 and they left the OFC and joined the AFC in 2006).



Top goalscorers


16 goals




  • Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Sahlawi[A]


  • United Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil



11 goals




  • Australia Tim Cahill


  • Iran Sardar Azmoun[A]



10 goals




  • Australia Mile Jedinak


  • Syria Omar Kharbin



9 goals




  • Qatar Hassan Al-Haydos


  • United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout



8 goals




  • China Yang Xu


  • Iran Mehdi Taremi[A]



7 goals




  • China Yu Dabao


  • Japan Keisuke Honda


  • South Korea Son Heung-min



6 goals




  • Australia Tom Rogic


  • Iraq Mohannad Abdul-Raheem


  • Japan Shinji Kagawa


  • Jordan Hamza Al-Dardour


  • Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim[A]


  • Syria Mahmoud Al-Mawas


  • Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov



For full lists of goalscorers, see sections in each round:


  • First round

  • Second round

  • Third round

  • Fourth round





Notes





  1. ^ abcd This player's goal tally includes one or more goals which the player scored in matches that were subsequently forfeited, but which FIFA continues to count in its statistics.




See also


  • 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification


References





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External links




  • Official FIFA World Cup website

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