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The AFC Third Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...

 was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 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
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round
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....

, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

Format

The 20 teams (5 teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round teams ranked from 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked from 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

, and 4 winners from the second round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:Among the 19 winners of the first round, the 11 highest ranked teams received a bye and advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers...

) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:
Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D






































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
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round
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....

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Group 1

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The AFC Third Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...

 was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 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
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round
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....

, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

Format

The 20 teams (5 teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round teams ranked from 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked from 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

, and 4 winners from the second round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:Among the 19 winners of the first round, the 11 highest ranked teams received a bye and advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers...

) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:
Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D






































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
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round
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....

.

Group 1

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The AFC Third Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...

 was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 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
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round
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....

, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

Format

The 20 teams (5 teams given a bye directly to the third round, 11 highest-ranked winners from the first round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC First Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC First Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round teams ranked from 6–24 were randomly drawn against teams ranked from 25–43, and the draw took place on 6 August 2007 in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

, and 4 winners from the second round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the AFC Second Round matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:Among the 19 winners of the first round, the 11 highest ranked teams received a bye and advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifiers...

) were divided into four pots for the draw, each containing five teams. The pots were drawn as follows:
Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D






































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
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round
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....

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Group 1

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Group 3

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Group 4

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