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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

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The first round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) was played from 12 to 23 March 2015.

Format[]

A total of 12 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.

Seeding[]

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.

The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 (shown in parentheses below). The 12 teams were seeded into two pots:

  • Pot A contained the teams ranked 1–6 (i.e., 35–40 in the AFC entrant list).
  • Pot B contained the teams ranked 7–12 (i.e., 41–46 in the AFC entrant list).

Each tie contained a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the team from Pot A hosting the first leg.

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.

Pot A Pot B
  1.  India (171)
  2.  Sri Lanka (172)
  3.  Yemen (176)
  4.  Cambodia (179)
  5.  Chinese Taipei (182)
  6.  Timor-Leste (185)
  2.  Nepal (186)
  3.  Macau (186)
  4.  Pakistan (188)
  5.  Mongolia (194)
  6.  Brunei (198)
  7.  Bhutan (209)

Matches[]

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  5–1  Mongolia 4–1 1–0
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
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
19:00 UTC+5:30
 India  2–0  Nepal Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Chhetri Goal 53', 70' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17)
15:30 UTC+5:45
 Nepal  0–0  India Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)

India won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
18:30 UTC+3
 Yemen  3–1  Pakistan Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)
Al-Matari Goal 3'
Boqshan Goal 56'
Al-Sasi Goal 69' 		Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) 		Bashir Goal 67' (pen.)
23 March 2015 (2015-03-23)
18:30 UTC+3
 Pakistan  0–0  Yemen Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town (Bahrain)
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)

Yemen won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
16:00 UTC+9
 Timor-Leste  4–1  Mongolia National Stadium, Dili
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
Quito Goal 4', 7'
R. Silva Goal 84'
Neto Goal 85' 		Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) 		Batmönkhiin Goal 87'
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17)
16:00 UTC+8
 Mongolia  0–1  Timor-Leste MFF Football Centre, Ulan Bator
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) 		Patrick Goal 9'

Timor-Leste won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
16:00 UTC+7
 Cambodia  3–0  Macau Army Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Vathanaka Goal 63', 80'
Laboravy Goal 90+4' 		Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17)
20:00 UTC+8
 Macau  1–1  Cambodia Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Leong Ka Hang Goal 52' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) 		Bin Goal 29'

Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
19:00 UTC+8
 Chinese Taipei  0–1  Brunei National Stadium, Kaohsiung
Attendance: 6,273
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) 		Adi Goal 36'
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17)
20:15 UTC+8
 Brunei  0–2  Chinese Taipei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, [Bandar Seri Begawan
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) 		Wang Rui Goal 37'
Chu En-le Goal 52'

Chinese Taipei won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
15:00 UTC+5:30
 Sri Lanka  0–1  Bhutan Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) 		T. Dorji Goal 82'
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17)
16:00 UTC+6
 Bhutan  2–1  Sri Lanka Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
C. Gyeltshen Goal 6', 90' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC) 		Madushan Goal 34'

Bhutan won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers[]

There were 24 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

2 goals
1 goal
  • Flag of Bhutan Tshering Dorji
  • Flag of Brunei Adi Said
  • Flag of Cambodia Khoun Laboravy
  • Flag of Cambodia Thierry Bin
  • Flag of Chinese Taipei Chu En-le
  • Flag of Chinese Taipei Wang Rui
  • Flag of Macau Leong Ka Hang
  • Flag of Mongolia Batmönkhiin Erkhembayar
  • Flag of Pakistan Hassan Bashir
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Subash Madushan
  • Flag of Timor-Leste Patrick Fabiano
  • Flag of Timor-Leste Jairo Neto
  • Flag of Timor-Leste Rodrigo Silva
  • Flag of Yemen Abdulwasea Al-Matari
  • Flag of Yemen Ala Al-Sasi
  • Flag of Yemen Mohammed Boqshan

External links[]

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
AFC
First Round · Second Round · Third Round · Fourth Round (play-off for 5th place)
CAF
First Round · Second Round · Third Round
CONCACAF
First Round · Second Round · Third Round · Fourth Round · Fifth Round
CONMEBOL
Round Robin
OFC
First Round · Second Round (Nations Cup) · Third Round
UEFA
First Round · Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Group G · Group H · Group I · Second Round (play-offs)
Play-offs
CONCACAF v AFC · OFC v CONMEBOL
2019 AFC Asian Cup
Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F
Knockout stage · Final
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