Iran Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

The

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(AFC) section of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the

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and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots, while

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

and the

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did not enter qualification. This was the first time

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competed in World Cup qualification and the first time

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attempted to qualify for the World Cup as a member of the AFC, having moved from the

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at the start of 2006. Note that this edition saw the first effective participation of

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. The country, called "Burma" until 1989, was registered three times (1950, 1994, 2002) but withdrew each time before playing. Asia's four automatic qualifying berths were taken by

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and both

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and

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Korea.

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failed to become a fifth Asian representative in the World Cup after losing the play-off match against Oceanian representatives

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Seeding

The initial seeding (used in the draw for the first two rounds) was based on each team's performance during the qualification stage for the previous World Cup. The admission of Australia to the AFC complicated matters slightly (as they had not taken part in the previous AFC qualification cycle, but had progressed to the World Cup finals in Germany – and had advanced further than the AFC qualifiers). Initially, the AFC placed Australia as the first seed even though this contradicted the letter of the seeding – past practice (such as adopted by the AFC in the draw for the qualification to the 2008 Olympic Football Tournament) would have seeded Australia last. By the time of the main qualification draw in

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(which included the AFC third round), the seeding had been adjusted to rank the top 5 AFC nations according to their performance in the ''World Cup Final Tournament'' (of 2006). This resulted in minor changes to the seeding at that point.

Seeding for the first two rounds

Teams ranked 1–5 received a bye from the first two knockout rounds and are entered into the third round.
Teams ranked 6–43 entered at the first round, with teams ranked from 6–24 drawn against teams ranked from 25 to 43.
Of the first round winners, the eight lowest remaining seeds would go on to play in the second round. The other teams would receive a bye to the third round. * Guam and Bhutan withdrew after the draw, but before playing any matches.

First round

The official draw took place on 6 August 2007 at the AFC House in

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. Teams from Pot A were randomly paired with a team from Pot B. # For security reasons, Iraq played their home leg in

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, Palestine played their home leg in

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and Afghanistan played their home leg in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. # Bhutan withdrew. # Guam withdrew. # FIFA decided to move Myanmar home match to

. # Timor-Leste elected to play their home leg in

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. # Palestine failed to appear; Singapore was awarded a 3–0 win. The Palestine Football Federation appealed to have the match rescheduled on the grounds that its players did not receive permits to leave the

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, but FIFA dismissed the appeal.

Second round

Of the nineteen teams that progressed from the first round, the eight lowest seeded teams by FIFA rankings were required to play in the second round (the other eleven teams received a bye to the third round). As with the first round the draw took place on 6 August 2007 at AFC House in

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. As the teams involved were not known at the time, the draw placed teams ranked 16–19 against teams ranked 12–15. The ties drawn were * 17th against 14th * 16th against 12th * 18th against 13th * 19th against 15th

Third round

The top 5 seeds were joined by the eleven highest-ranked winners from the first round and the four second round winners.

Qualified teams

¹ On 30 October 2007, the

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was suspended from international football competitions by FIFA. On 9 November 2007, Kuwait was conditionally reinstated to international football competitions by FIFA.

Seeding

These 20 teams were drawn into five groups of four teams at the main group draw in

, South Africa on 25 November 2007. The seeding for the main draw was the same for the first two rounds, with the exception that the five seeded nations (those that qualified for the 2006 finals) were ordered on the basis of results in the 2006 finals tournament. This saw Iran move from fifth to third, and Japan and Saudi Arabia ranked equal fourth. The four seeding Pots used were:

Groups

The teams in each group played each other twice, once home and once away. The teams that finished first and second in their group qualified for the fourth round.

Group 1

On 26 May 2008, FIFA decided to suspend Iraq from all international competitions after the

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was disbanded by the government on 20 May 2008. The suspension was provisionally and conditionally lifted on 29 May 2008. Qatar fielded ineligible player Emerson in the 2–0 defeat to Iraq on 26 March 2008, prompting FIFA to controversially suspend him but clear Qatar of any wrongdoing, in direct contradiction to its decisions against

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. Iraq appealed the decision to the

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but it was rejected by the CAS, saying that Iraq submitted documents and appeal fees too late.

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Fourth round

In the fourth round, the 10 remaining teams were drawn into 2 groups of 5 teams.

Qualified teams

* Positions based on original final standings

Seeding

The 10 qualifiers were drawn into two groups of five teams at the draw in

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on 27 June 2008. 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 top 6 ranked qualifiers were split into 3 pots of 2 teams, with the bottom 4 ranked nations grouped together in a separate pot. Each group was allocated 1 team from each of Pots 1, 2 and 3, and 2 teams from Pot 4.

Groups

The teams in each group played each other twice, once home and once away. The top 2 teams in each group qualified for the

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Finals in South Africa. The third-placed teams met in a

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to determine who would play the OFC winner,

, in a separate playoff for a spot in the Finals.

Group A

Group B

Fifth round

Teams finishing 3rd in the fourth round groups played each other to determine a possible 5th qualifier from Asia. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in

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.Intercontinental play-off dates confirmed
Bahrain advanced to the Asia-Oceania play-off on the

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Inter-confederation play-offs

The Fifth Round winner then played the winner of the OFC qualifying group,

, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the

finals. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 2 June 2009 during the FIFA Congress in

Qualified teams

The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament. :

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

Goalscorers

There were 374 goals scored in 145 games (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 2.58 goals per game. ;8 goals *

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* Salman Isa *

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Naif Hazazi Naif Ahmad Hazazi ( ar, نايف أحمد هزازي; born 27 July 1988), also nicknamed ''Al Saqr'' which means ''The Falcon'', is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer, who plays as a striker former the Saudi Arabia national team. Persona ...

* Shi Jiayi * Mohd Noh Alam Shah *

Ki Sung-Yueng Ki Sung-yueng (Hangul: ; Hanja: ; ; born 24 January 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder for the K League 1 club FC Seoul. From 2008 to 2019, Ki was a full international f ...

* Kwak Tae-Hwi *

Seol Ki-Hyeon Seol Ki-hyeon (born 8 January 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a winger, and who currently is the manager of Gyeongnam FC. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA C ...

Firas Al-Khatib Firas Mohamad Al Khatib ( ar, فراس محمد الخطيب; born 9 June 1983) is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward. He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals. Club career Early life Al-K ...

Feras Esmaeel Feras Esmaeel ( ar, فراس إسماعيل; born 3 January 1983 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Nart Sukhum, which plays in Abkhazia. He plays as a midfielder. He is an ethnic Abkhazian. International career ...

* Teerasil Dangda * Artur Gevorkyan * Mamedaly Karadanov * Mekan Nasyrov *

Basheer Saeed Basheer Saeed ( ar, بشير سعيد، من مواليد; born 28 June 1981) is a professional footballer who has represented the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِي� ...

Victor Karpenko Victor Aleksandrovich Karpenko (russian: Виктор Александрович Карпенко; born 7 September 1977) is a retired Uzbekistani professional football midfielder, and current coach of FC Bunyodkor. Career Club Karpenko began ...

;1 goal * Obaidullah Karimi *

David Carney David Raymond Carney (born 30 November 1983) is an Australian former association football midfielder and who is incoming coach for 2023 season NPL NSW side Wollongong Wolves FC. Born in Sydney, he began his playing career with the New South Wa ...

Scott Chipperfield Scott Kenneth Chipperfield (born 30 December 1975) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a midfielder for Wollongong Wolves, FC Basel, FC Aesch and Australia. His 2010 FIFA World Cup profile describes him "as a talented attacker wi ...

Mile Sterjovski Mile Sterjovski (born 27 May 1979) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. Sterjovski played mainly as a right winger or as a second striker, but also played as a left winger and central midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Ma ...

Sayed Mohamed Adnan Sayed Mohamed Adnan ( ar, سيد محمد عدنان; born 5 February 1983) is a Bahraini footballer who once played for the national team, and currently playing for Al Hidd. International career He was a member of the Bahrain national football ...

* Zumratul Hossain Mithu * Samel Nasa *

Du Zhenyu Du Zhenyu (; born February 10, 1983 in Shenyang) is a retired Chinese people, Chinese international footballer. Club career Du Zhenyu started his career in 2001 with Changchun Yatai, where in his first season he made eighteen appearances, scori ...

Li Jinyu Li Jinyu (; born 6 July 1977) is a former international player who is currently the head coach of Wuhan. As a player he represented Liaoning Whowin and Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League and spent one season on loan at French club ...

* Wu Wei'an *

Li Weifang Li, li, or LI may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Landscape Institute, a British professional body for landscape architects * Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia, US, that teaches "political tec ...

* Sun Xiang * Yang Lin *

Zhang Yaokun Zhang Yaokun (; born 17 April 1981) is a retired Chinese footballer. Club career Zhang Yaokun started his football career in 1998 with Dalian Shide; however, due to an ankle fracture, he struggled to establish himself within the team and it wa ...

Zheng Bin Zheng Bin (; born July 4, 1977) is a Chinese football coach and a former international who played as a left midfielder or striker. As a player he represented Shenzhen Jianlibao, Wuhan Huanghelou and Wuhan Zall while internationally he played ...

Zheng Zhi Zheng Zhi (; born 20 August 1980) is a Chinese professional footballer and manager who played most of his career for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C., becoming their captain and serving also as their caretaker manager in two stints. ...

Cheung Sai Ho Cheung Sai Ho (27 August 1975 – 22 April 2011) was a Hong Kong professional footballer. International career In the 1993 Gothia Cup, at the age of 18, Cheung scored the then fastest ever goal on record (2.8 seconds). Cheung played h ...

Lam Ka Wai Lam Ka Wai (; born 5 June 1985 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers. Lam is an AFC B License holder. Club career Early career Lam Ka Wai lived away from his pare ...

Lo Kwan Yee Lo Kwan Yee (, born 9 October 1984) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers. Lo has represented Hong Kong at international level at various age groups, making his debut with the s ...

* Steven Dias *

Budi Sudarsono Budi Sudarsono (born 19 September 1979 in Kediri, East Java) is a retired Indonesian footballer and currently work as football coach. He normally plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He played for Persik Kediri in the 2007 AFC ...

Karim Bagheri Karim Bagheri ( fa, ; born 20 February 1974) is an Iranian professional football coach and former player. He played over half of his professional career for Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He is an assistant coach for Persepolis and t ...

Jalal Hosseini Seyyed Jalal Hosseini ( fa, سید جلال حسینی; born 3 February 1982), commonly known as Seyyed Jalal or Jalal Hosseini, is a former Iranian professional footballer who played as a centre-back and was the Captain of Iranian club Persep ...

* Ali Karimi *

Mohsen Khalili Mohsen Khalili ( fa, محسن خلیلی, born February 14, 1981) is a retired Iranian football forward. Club career Saipa He Played for Saipa for several seasons, helping the team win the Iran Professional League in the 2006/07 season, scor ...

Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia ( fa, ; born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional football coach and former player usually played as a right winger or right back. He is currently under contract by Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and also manages his own ...

Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht ( fa, علیرضا واحدی نیکبخت; born 30 June 1980) is an Iranian Association football, football coach and former player. He has played for F.C. Aboomoslem, Aboomoslem, Esteghlal F.C., Esteghlal, Al Wasl FC, Al ...

Ferydoon Zandi Ferydoon Zandi (born 26 April 1979) is an Iranian retired professional footballer. Early life Zandi was born in the city of Emden, in northern Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. He speaks German and Persian. He started playing ...

* Jassim Mohammed Ghulam *

Hawar Mulla Mohammed Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zebari ( ku, هەوار مەلا محەمەد تاهر زێبارى; ar, هوار ملا محمد طاهر زيباري; born 1 June 1981) is an Iraqi former professional footballer. He played as a winger or wingb ...

Seiichiro Maki is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Japan national team. Club career Maki was a key player for Komazawa University in Tokyo along with Masaki Fukai. After graduating from Komazawa University ...

Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for Belgian club Sint-Truidense V.V., Sint-Truiden. Internationally, he is currently the top active Japa ...

* Tatsuya Tanaka *

Atsuto Uchida is a Japanese former professional footballer turned coach who played as a right-back. Uchida started his career with Kashima Antlers, making his debut in 2006 at the age of 17. After four years and three J1 League Titles, Uchida moved to Germa ...

* Waseem Al-Bzour *

Hatem Aqel Hatem Mohammad Yusuf Aqel ( ar, حاتم محمد يوسف عقل) is a Jordanian footballer of Palestinian descent. International goals Honors and Participation in International Tournaments In AFC Asian Cups * 2004 Asian Cup *2011 Asian ...

* Thaer Bawab * Mahmoud Shelbaieh * Fahad Al-Rashidi * Aibek Bokoyev *

Cholponbek Esenkul Uulu Cholponbek Esenkul Uulu (born 15 January 1986) is a former Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the wes ...

Roda Antar Roda Abdelhassan Antar ( ar, رضا عبد الحسن عنتر; born 12 September 1980) is a Lebanese professional football manager and former player. Formerly captain of Lebanon, Antar scored 20 goals for his country as a midfielder. Antar sta ...

Mohd Bunyamin Omar Muhammad (), also spelled Muhammed or Muhamad or Mohammad or Mohammed or Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name literally meaning 'Praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَم� ...

* Ali Ashfaq *

Shamveel Qasim Shamweel Qasim (sometimes rendered Shamweel) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Bonda", who plays as midfielder for New Radiant SC. He is a member of the Maldives national football team. He is from the island of Hithadhoo, Addu Atoll. Persona ...

* Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav * Odkhuu Selenge * An Chol-Hyok * Jon Kwang-Ik *

Jong Tae-Se Jong Tae-se (romanization used by FIFA, otherwise spelled as in Japan and Germany; hangul: 정대세, hanja: 鄭大世; born ) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Japan, he represented the North Korea nation ...

* Kim Kuk-Jin * Pak Nam-Chol * Mohamed Al Hinai *

Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri Ahmed Mubarak Obaid al-Mahaijri ( ar, أحمد مبارك أحمد عبيد المحيجري; born 23 February 1985), commonly known as Ahmed Mubarak or Ahmed Kano, is an Omani professional Association football, footballer who plays for Al-Mark ...

Fawzi Bashir Fawzi Bashir Rajab Bait Doorbeen ( ar, فوزي بشير رجب بيت دوربين; born 6 May 1984), commonly known as Fawzi Bashir, is an Omani former Association football, footballer who last played for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional Le ...

Hassan Mudhafar Hassan Yousuf Mudhafar Al-Gheilani ( ar, حسن يوسف مظفر الغيلاني; born 26 June 1980), commonly known as Hassan Mudhafar, is an Omani former Association football, footballer who plays for Al-Orouba SC, Al-Oruba SC in Oman Profes ...

Hashim Saleh Hashim Saleh Mohammed Al-Balushi ( ar, هاشم صالح محمد البلوشي; born 15 October 1981), commonly known as Hashim Saleh, is an Omani footballer. Club career Hashim has been wearing the number 9 jersey for clubs like Al-Nasr S ...

Ali Afif Ali Hassan Afif Yahya ( ar, علي حسن عفيف يحيى; born 20 January 1988) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a left-back for Al-Duhail. Personal Afif has six siblings. His father, Hassan Afif, is of Somali descent and was b ...

Talal Al-Bloushi Talal Hassan Ali Al-Bloushi ( ar, طلال حسن علي البلوشي; born May 22, 1986 in Kuwait) is a Qatari footballer. who is a retired . He was a midfielder . and he played for Al Sadd and Al-Shabab and Al Arabi and Al-Markhiya and th ...

* Saad Al-Shammari *

Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan ( ar, خلفان إبراهيم خلفان; born 18 February 1988, in Doha) is a retired Qatari international footballer who played as a winger. He was named the Asian Player of the Year in 2006, becoming the ...

Magid Mohamed Magid Mohamed ( ar, ماجد محمد; born 1 October 1985) is a Qatari Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Shamal SC, Al-Shamal. He previously played for Al-Sadd Sports Club, Al Sadd and has been regularly called up ...

Majdi Siddiq Majdi Siddiq ( ar, مجدي صديق; born 3 September 1985) is a Qatari footballer of Sudanese descent. He currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Sailiya in the Qatar Stars League. He was a member of the Qatar national football team from 2004 t ...

Hamad Al-Montashari Hamad Al-Montashari ( ar, حمد المُنتشري, ''Hamad al-Muntasharī'') (born June 22, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian footballer for Al-Ittihad. Al-Montashari, a central defender, was declared the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, defeat ...

Osama Al-Muwallad Osama Al-Muwallad ( ar, أسامة المولد) (born 15 May 1984) is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a defender for Al Ittihad. He played for Al-Ittihad in the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup and has played several tim ...

Nasser Al-Shamrani Nasser Al-Shamrani ( ar, ناصر الشمراني) (born 23 November 1983) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays former the Saudi Arabia national team as a forward. Often considered one of the most versatile, effective Saudi Arabian striker ...

* Mustafic Fahrudin *

Fazrul Nawaz Fazrul Nawaz bin Shahul Hameed (born 17 October 1985) is a Singapore international footballer who play as a striker for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers . Club career Geylang United Fazrul went to a trial by Geylang United for Pr ...

* Kim Chi-Woo * Maher Al Sayed *

Aatef Jenyat Aatef Jenyat ( ar, عَاطِف جَنيَات; born 8 May 1986 in Homs, Syria) is a Syrian footballer who is currently a free agent, and is a former member of the Syria national football team. Career Club career Jenyat's career began ...

Sanharib Malki Sanharib Malki Sabah ( syr, ܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܡܠܟܝ; ar, سنحاريب ملكي صباح; born 1 March 1984) is a retired Syrian footballer of Arameans, Aramean ethnicity who played as a Forward (association football), striker. Besides his Syri ...

* Jamshed Ismailov * Dzhomikhon Mukhiddinov *

Dilshod Vasiev Dilshod Saidzhonovich Vasiyev (russian: Дилшод Саиджонович Васиев; born 12 February 1988 in Dushanbe, Soviet Union) is a Tajikistani football midfielder. Career Club During 2008, Vasiyev played for FC Mika in the Armeni ...

Patiparn Phetphun Patiparn Phetphun ( th, ปฏิภาณ เพชรพูล; born September 25, 1980), simply known as Tob ( th, ต็อบ), is a Thai retired professional footballer who played as a center back. He graduated from Wat Suthiwararam School ...

Totchtawan Sripan Totchtawan Sripan ( th, ธชตวัน ศรีปาน) or formerly Tawan Sripan ( th, ตะวัน ศรีปาน) nickname Ban is a Thai professional football manager and a former footballer. He is the current interim manager of T ...

* Suree Sukha * Nirut Surasiang *

Wladimir Baýramow Vladimir Karajayevich Bayramov or Wladimir Karajaýewiç Baýramow ( rus, links=no, Владимир Караджаевич Байрамов, Vladimir Karadzhayevich Bayramov; born 2 August 1980) is a former football player who last played as a ...

* Arif Mirzoyev * Guvanch Ovekov * Saif Mohammed Al Bishr * Nawaf Mubarak *

Ismail Al Hammadi Ismail Al Hammed ( ar, إسماعيل الحمادي; born 1 July 1988) is an Emiratis, Emirati Association football, footballer. He currently plays for Khor Fakkan Club, Khor Fakkan and for United Arab Emirates national football team and repres ...

Saeed Al-Kas Saeed Hassan Salem Al-Kass ( ar, سعيد حسن سالم الكاس) is a Emirati footballer who last played as a striker for Ajman Club. Saeed started his career in Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club in the UAE Second Division League. Since his begi ...

* Ahmed Mohammed Al-Mahri *

Abdulrahim Jumaa Abdulrahim Anbar Jumaa ( ar, عبد الرحيم جمعة عنبر; born 23 May 1979) is an Emirati footballer who played as a midfielder. Jumaa has frequently captained the United Arab Emirates national football team and led the team to their ...

Faisal Khalil Faisal Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi ( ar, فيصل خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 4 December 1982) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a centre forward for Al-Hamriyah and formerly for the UAE national football team. C ...

* Subait Khater * Ulugbek Bakayev *

Vitaliy Denisov Vitaliy Gennadyevich Denisov (; born 23 February 1987) is an Uzbek professional footballer of Belarusian origin, who plays as a left-back for Sogdiana Jizzakh. He is a former member of the Uzbekistan national football team. He is the son of ...

* Alexander Geynrikh *

Aziz Ibrahimov Aziz Ibragimov (also spelled Ibrahimov, born 21 July 1986) is an Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a defender for Turon Yaypan. Club career Ibragimov played for various clubs in his native Uzbekistan, as well as in Slovakia, the Czech Repu ...

* Islom Inomov *

Shavkat Salomov Shavkat Salomov (born 13 November 1985) is an Uzbekistani football striker for FK Surkhan Termez in the Uzbekistan Super League. Career Club In February 2013 Salomov moved to Zhetysu, after playing 6 seasons for Bunyodkor. On 9 March 2013 Salomo ...

Anvarjon Soliev Anvarjon Soliev (born 5 February 1978) is a retired Uzbekistani football striker and football coach. Early life He was born in To‘raqo‘rg‘on, Turakurgan of Namangan region. Career Navbahor Namangan Firstly he played in Yoshlik footbal ...

* Ilhomjon Suyunov *

Fekri Al-Hubaishi Fekri Al-Hubaishi (born April 18, 1978 in Yemen) is a Yemeni football striker. He is a member of the Yemen national football team. Career Fekri Al-Hubaishi started his career in Al Sha'ab Ibb, where he played 7 for seasons. After a short spel ...

* Ali Al Nono * Mohammed Salem * Haitham Thabit ;1 own goal *

(playing against

) *

Ramez Dayoub Ramez Jamal Dayoub ( ar, رامز جمال ديوب; born 9 August 1984) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a defender. A former Lebanon national team player, Dayoub played in Lebanon, Myanmar, Bahrain, and Malaysia, be ...

(playing against

) * Ahmed Faris Al-Binali (playing against

) *

Baihakki Khaizan Baihakki bin Khaizan (born 31 January 1984) is a former Singaporean professional footballer who played as a centre back for the Singapore national team. Football career Club career Along with Khairul Amri, Shahril Ishak and Hassan Su ...

(playing against

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

) * Anas Al Khouja (playing against

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

) * Alfredo Esteves (playing against

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

) * Fares Juma (playing against

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

)

References

External links

AFC Qualification 2010 Official Website
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