The AFC third round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007. The round began on 6 February 2008 and finished on 22 June 2008.
The top two countries in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the fourth round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.
The 20 teams (five teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round, and four winners from the second round) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:
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The 20 teams were split into five groups of four teams each, with all teams playing home and away against each of the other three teams in the group.
The top two teams in each group qualified for the fourth round.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Fourth round | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Iraq ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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H.M. Mohammed ![]() |
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Zheng Zhi ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Fábio César ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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E. Mohammed ![]() |
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China ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Zhou Haibin ![]() |
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E. Mohammed ![]() Akram ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Fourth round | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Fourth round | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 12 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
South Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Kwak Tae-hwi ![]() Seol Ki-hyeon ![]() Park Ji-sung ![]() |
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Jordan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Hong Yong-jo ![]() |
North Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Bzour ![]() Bawab ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Park Ji-sung ![]() Park Chu-young ![]() |
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Abdel-Fattah ![]() |
North Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Choe Kum-chol ![]() |
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Jordan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Park Chu-young ![]() |
North Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Hong Yong-jo ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Ovekov ![]() |
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Kim Do-heon ![]() |
Jordan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Abdel Fattah ![]() ![]() |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 15 [a] | Fourth round | — | 3–0 | 3–0 [b] | 3–0 | |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 15 [a] | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | 3–7 | 0–3 [b] | — | 2–0 | ||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Lebanon ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Ahmedov ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Qahtani ![]() Mouath ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kapadze ![]() Shatskikh ![]() Djeparov ![]() |
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Singapore ![]() | 3–7 | ![]() |
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Đurić ![]() Mustafić ![]() Wilkinson ![]() |
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Kapadze ![]() Karpenko ![]() Djeparov ![]() Denisov ![]() Ibrahimov ![]() Shatskikh ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Qahtani ![]() Hawsawi ![]() Tukar ![]() |
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El Ali ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 Awarded [note 3] | ![]() |
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Geynrikh ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Ghaddar ![]() |
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Tukar ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Ahmedov ![]() Djeparov ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Ab. Otaif ![]() Mouath ![]() Al-Harthi ![]() |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | Fourth round | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | ||
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | — |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al Shehhi ![]() Khalil ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Chaabo ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Hussain ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Zandi ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Matar ![]() |
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Al Hussain ![]() Malki ![]() |
There were 137 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal